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Print edition for May 11, 2004

Alleged 311 Boyz reach plea agreements
By Matt Pordum
Three alleged members of 311 Boyz gang entered plea agreements this morning in the beating that left another teen with a crushed face.
Senate panel seeks new probe
"Clearly, one of the key issues in mutual fund reform is eliminating the conflicts of interest that harms investors," said Andrew Gray, committee spokesman.
LV restaurateurs honored
Bradley Ogden restaurant in the Caesars Palace resort was named the best new restaurant in the nation and Luciano Pellegrini of Valentino at The Venetian was named best chef in the Southwest.
Army not jumping at chance to let paratroopers take a leap
All Dick Case wants to do is honor veterans of D-Day on the 60th anniversary of the attack by parachuting out of a plane in Normandy, France, on June 6.
River Commission claims Nevada Power owes $5 mil.
Kevin Rademacher
The growing dispute between Nevada Power Co. and the Colorado River Commission took another twist Monday.
Sierra Pacific reports quarterly loss
Kevin Rademacher
After losing more than $140 million in 2003, Sierra Pacific Resources, parent company of Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas, reported a loss of $44.5 million, or 38 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2004.
LV engineering firm sold
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but GRG acquired the assets of the two ABF offices in Nevada, which have 20 Las Vegas employees and 10 in Reno.
Betting no longer a hurdle
No Major League Baseball owner or executive, or any of the nine members of the relocation committee, has visited Las Vegas to discover how its sports books operate.
MGM MIRAGE asks court to reject suit
David N. Goodman
DETROIT -- Owners of the MGM Grand Detroit Casino are asking a federal appeals court to quickly dismiss an Indian tribe's lawsuit over the way that the city's three casino franchises were awarded.
Columnist Susan Snyder: On a bike, Bradford finds relief
Lauriann Bradford won't turn the first pedal stroke on her cross-country bicycle trip until next summer, but her journey began years ago.
Theaters give movies more impact
Kirk Baird
Or see a comedian perform when you're the only one in the audience?
Mayor proposes casino for downtown Chicago
Melanie Coffee
CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard Daley, who over the years has flip-flopped on the idea of a casino in Chicago, said Monday he's again asking the Legislature to pass a law allowing the city to have its own land-based casino.
Home theater offers more control, less distractions
Spencer Patterson
Given that schedule, perhaps it's no wonder I prefer doing the bulk of my movie viewing at home.
Sand dune obscures ocean view
John Curran
ATLANTIC CITY -- Eating her lunch in a Boardwalk pizza shop, gambler Marlene Fabyonic gazed toward the ocean, amazed by what she couldn't see.
Immunization schedule for May 11, 2004
NORTH LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 1820 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Community briefs for May 11, 2004
North Las Vegas Library, 2300 Civic Center Drive, will hold a seminar, "Finding Health Information on the Internet," from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Highlights of March 2004 revenue report on Nevada casinos
AP
-STATEWIDE: $930.3 million win, up 11.5 percent.
Wind wreaks havoc
Nick Christensen
The wind at the Las Vegas Paiute Snow Mountain Course stopped blowing around 6 p.m. Monday, but the dust will not settle until today.
CLASS! selects Southern Nevada's leading high school journalists
Ariel Gove, this year's winner of the Sandy Thompson Memorial Scholarship, took the $10,000 award (named for the late Las Vegas Sun executive) for the enthusiasm she brought to her high school journalism program, said Maureen McDonough, assistant director of CLASS! publications, a nonprofit monthly newspaper written for and by area high school students.
Coyotes hoping to take league by storm, but on road this year
Nick Christensen
Many of the Community College of Southern Nevada's baseball faithful made the two-hour drive to St. George, Utah, last weekend, hoping to see the Coyotes clinch home-field advantage for this week's Scenic West Conference baseball tournament.
Pedestrian, bicyclist are killed
Heather Rawlyk
A woman who had been crossing a street in northeast Las Vegas was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Monday night, and a bicyclist died after being hit by a car early today in Henderson, police said.
Teen enters plea in fatal shooting of his sister
By Matt Pordum
A 15-year-old boy who said he accidentally shot his sister while playing with a relative's gun pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Juvenile Justice Court on Monday and was released into his family's custody.
NRC plans to test nuke casks
Suzanne Struglinski
WASHINGTON -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will test special containers used to ship nuclear waste via train to try to help assure the public they are safe, but Nevada officials say the latest proposal still falls short of what actually needs to be done.
LV ranks low in adults with degrees
Dan Kulin
When it comes to population growth, hotels and convention centers, Las Vegas crushes most of its U.S. competition.
Columnist Jeff German: Israeli mob influence spreads
Mention organized crime and Las Vegas in the same column, and there's likely to be plenty of interest from local readers.
News briefs for May 11, 2004
A 17-year-old boy was arrested Saturday in the slaying of a man inside a condominium near Valley View Boulevard and Spring Mountain Road Friday afternoon.
Nevada's casinos win big in March
CARSON CITY -- Nevada casinos won $930.3 million in March, a record for a single month, the state Gaming Control Board reported today.
County launching latest anti-dust campaign
With one unhealthy day caused by dust last month and threats Monday of another because of high winds, Clark County officials today were to kick off their latest anti-dust campaign to try to cut down on the pollutant in the Las Vegas Valley.
Business news briefs for May 11, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- Three Californians were arrested Monday on charges of running a health insurance provider that left more than $30 million in unpaid claims for medical services when it was shut down, prosecutors said.
Hardware show debuts with strong numbers
By Liz Benston
The National Hardware Show -- the nation's largest trade show for home improvement products -- kicked off its first convention in Las Vegas Monday to a surge of exhibitors and retail buyers.
Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
Wednesday's card
Sacramento tops Las Vegas
Joe Blanton was the latest, striking out eight in seven innings to help the River Cats to a 4-1 victory in front of 9,640 fans on Monday.
Goldwater announces plan to challenge Boggs McDonald
Goldwater, D-Las Vegas, cited Clark County's burgeoning growth as the main catalyst behind his decision to run.
Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Crash won't keep Cope out of Richmond Busch race
Derrike Cope does not plan to miss Friday night's NASCAR Busch Series race at Richmond International Raceway despite being involved in a crash during practice and briefly hospitalized this past weekend.
Thompson's streak draws attention
THE RECORDS
State lawmakers will seek relief for uninsured Nevadans
Kirsten Searer
Nevada needs to chip away at its dismal health insurance situation by focusing on one uninsured group after another, some top Democrats said Monday.
Letter: Bush misled by 'higher power'
But it is impossible for the majority of decent, intelligent and well-informed Americans to believe that anyone's God would order an "all about oil" pre-emptive invasion into Iraq based upon lies. The war is causing the maiming and loss of lives of our courageous military members and terror and death to countless innocent human beings and their children in a country having nothing to do with Sept. 11.
Wednesday's horse racing entries
Post Time 1:20 p.m.
Regents cut CCSN president list to three
Having passed their initial interviews, three finalists vying to become president of the Community College of Southern Nevada were to face open forums today at each of the college's three campuses.
Site chosen for state prison pre-release center
CARSON CITY -- A site west of McCarran International Airport, about two to three miles from the Las Vegas Strip, has been selected for construction of a pre-release center for state prison inmates who have been approved for parole.
Candidates
State Senate
VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Leno's work ethic no laughing matter
When Jay Leno comes to work Las Vegas, he works in Las Vegas.
Ethics panel boss relies on thick skin and dedication
Kirsten Searer
Members of the state Ethics Commission:
Bingaman enters not-guilty plea in strangulation death of his wife
By Matt Pordum
A man accused of strangling his wife to death and then dumping the body in a garbage can pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of murder with the use of a deadly weapon.
New application seeks more water from rural valley
The Southern Nevada Water Authority has asked the state to approve seven more wells near the site of other planned wells that sparked opposition throughout much of Nevada and California.
Rebels men will feel at home in golf regional
Adam Candee
The seeding is not nearly as important as the course to UNLV men's golf coach Dwaine Knight.
Woman rescued at Red Rock is released from hospital
Metro Police also reported Monday that Asleson, upon the advice of her family, cut off an interview with investigators when they began pressing her for details to reconcile her initial accounts with those of the team that searched for her.
Jones ready to put halt to Tarver's opportunity
Dean Juipe
MAMMOTH CARD
Commerce leader lauds Vegas for aggressive ads
By Liz Benston
A year after the city's "What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" ad campaign hit the national airwaves, the spots have become part of pop culture as numerous TV shows, news programs and comedy skits repeated the phrase and created a steady stream of buzz for Las Vegas.
Federal lawsuit alleges police violated rights of 16-year-old
Jace Radke
An amended federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges that a Metro Police officer violated a 16-year-old's civil rights in 2002 when the officer chased and shot the teen after spotting him with a pellet gun.
Gaming briefs for May 11, 2004
ATLANTIC CITY -- New Jersey casinos won $394.2 million from gamblers last month, a 15.7 percent increase over April 2003, the state Casino Control Commission reported Monday.
Letter: Women should have control of reproduction
A woman's ability to fully participate in society is directly correlated to her ability to control reproduction. Without the access and use of contraception a woman can have 12 to 15 children during her lifetime. Not only is this economically unsustainable in many families, but unsustainable to society as a whole.
Editorial: Deal openly with scandal
But last week some conservative commentators, who effectively operate as part of the Bush political machine, started downplaying what had happened at Abu Ghraib. Talk show host Sean Hannity worried that the White House was going soft with its comments denouncing the treatment of Iraqi prisoners. Rush Limbaugh, during his radio program last Tuesday, likened what had happened at the prison to a college fraternity prank. "This is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones (a secret society at Yale University) initiation," Limbaugh said. "And we're going to ruin people's lives over it and we're going to ...
Obituaries for May 11, 2004
Michael Ray Brawley, 54, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. A mechanic, he was born March 27, 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mayor's mother dies at 93
Dan Kulin
Laura Goodman, mother of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and a professional sculptor who recently moved to Las Vegas to be closer to her family, died Friday at Valley Hospital Medical Center. She was 93.
Cask design among concerns
Stephen Curran
Edward and Glennda Jackson were among the 12 residents who turned out for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission informational meeting Monday in Pahrump, but the couple left with more questions than answers.
Sports briefs for May 11, 2004
Derek Thomas is calling on his Las Vegas roots to find his latest recruit.
High court to hear arguments on legislators' dual service
CARSON CITY -- Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Miriam Shearing on Monday ordered oral arguments to begin May 27 for the legal dispute about whether or not state and university employees can serve in the Legislature.
Computer glitch forces drivers to wait for licenses
CARSON CITY -- Another computer glitch, the second in two weeks, stopped the Department of Motor Vehicles from issuing new or renewed driver's licenses for more than four hours Monday.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Bonds feels no need to catch Aaron
Dean Juipe
Beset by innuendo and his own malaise, Barry Bonds says he's retiring from baseball after next season and that he'll do it without regret. At 39, he says he's exhausted and tired of the spotlight that has been trained on him during his entire adult life.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Semi-pro Strikers getting kicks in Summerlin
Forget what Paul Revere and his Raiders said. Kicks really aren't that hard to find for Las Vegas soccer fans, who just have to know where to look for them.
ACLU opposes petition, but backs Hansen's right to petition
CARSON CITY -- The American Civil Liberties Union will represent political activist Janine Hansen, who was arrested last week while gathering signatures for a petition that the ACLU opposes.

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