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Archive for May 20, 2004

'Glass house' on drawing board: While Major League Baseball owners met in New York to begin discussions toward relocating the Montreal Expos franchise, the first details emerged of a stadium that would house the team if Las Vegas wins the ...; 11:14 a.m.

Sports briefs for May 20, 2004: The 14th-ranked UNLV women's golf team trimmed nine strokes off its opening round total, shooting a team 299 Wednesday in the second round of the NCAA championship in Opelika, Ala.; 11:13 a.m.

Nevada Taxpayers Assocation opposes property tax initiative: CARSON CITY -- The 44-member board of directors of the Nevada Taxpayers Association has voted to oppose an initiative petition that would put a cap on raising property taxes.; 11:13 a.m.

Venetian pitching casino to Singapore officials: SINGAPORE -- Officials with Las Vegas Sands Inc., which opened a $240 million casino in Macau this week, are in discussions with Singapore government officials about developing what would be the first casino in the ...; 11:12 a.m.

Las Vegas City Council briefs for May 20, 2004: The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed an ordinance requiring businesses that sell motorized scooters and skateboards to disclose that such devices are subject to state laws regarding operator licensing.; 11:11 a.m.

News briefs for May 20, 2004: Three people were indicted by a Clark County grand jury Wednesday in connection with a consumer fraud case that targeted people who were unable to make payments on their vehicles, the state attorney general's office ...; 11:09 a.m.

Firm, founder to settle mutual funds probe for $175 million: Strong, 62, reaped more than $1.6 million for himself and his family from short-term trades in his company's funds, according to New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Strong Capital, ...; 11:08 a.m.

For gambling addicts, center is a lifesaver: By Liz Benston; When Barbara found out about the Problem Gambling Center from a friend several months ago, she obtained approval from her insurance company to pay for part of the treatment expenses. But she didn't come in ...; 11:02 a.m.

Woman on bicycle struck, killed by car: Jen Lawson; A woman was struck by a car and killed Wednesday night while riding a bicycle in a crosswalk at the intersection of U.S. 95 and Boulder Highway but the motorist will not be charged, the ...; 11:01 a.m.

LV may renege on deal to share courts: The city of Las Vegas wants out of the deal it made to put its seven municipal courtrooms in Clark County's Regional Justice Center, which is more than $15 million over budget and more than ...; 11:00 a.m.

Yucca funds reportedly not available: Suzanne Struglinski; WASHINGTON -- House appropriators can only give the Yucca Mountain project $131 million -- $749 million less than the Energy Department wants -- because there is no way yet to get more money to the ...; 10:59 a.m.

Union grills commission candidates: Candidates for the Clark County Commission turned out for the first mass forum Wednesday, an "interview" with county government and health care workers.; 10:58 a.m.

Girl hit on bike dies in hospital: Ed Koch and Mary Manning; Justyne Steffee wanted to be a dancer and earn a college degree just like her mother and grandmother.; 10:57 a.m.

County approves homes near sewage plant: Dan Kulin; Despite opposition from county staff and the area's Town Advisory Board, the Clark County Commission approved zoning changes Wednesday that allow for more than 800 homes on about 88 acres near a sewage treatment plant, ...; 10:56 a.m.

Las Vegas: It will cost employees to be lawmakers: The Las Vegas City Council says city employees should be allowed to hold state offices, but they will have to pay a price -- the paychecks and other benefits of their city jobs -- while ...; 10:56 a.m.

SBC strike could include Nevada workers: T.A. Badger; SAN ANTONIO -- The union representing 102,000 employees of SBC Communications, including hundreds in Nevada, said it would stage a four-day strike beginning Friday to protest a deadlock in contract talks with the nation's second-largest ...; 10:52 a.m.

Safeway shareholders deny Burd 17% of vote: Josh Fineman; PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. shareholders today withheld 17 percent of votes to re-elect Chief Executive Steven Burd to the board, a setback for pension funds that led a campaign to oust him as chairman ...; 10:51 a.m.

Union says strike at Coca-Cola would not occur for weeks: Alana Roberts; Teamsters leaders say the union will avoid striking at the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Las Vegas until June 6, when contract extensions for workers in two other cities also expire.; 10:50 a.m.

Analysts: Station on track to produce strong returns: By Liz Benston; Station Casinos Inc. executives were met with applause during the company's annual meeting Wednesday as shareholders cheered stock holdings that doubled over the past year -- the highest gain of any major casino company -- ...; 10:46 a.m.

Gaming briefs for May 20, 2004: Nearly every commercial passenger carrier serving McCarran International Airport showed double- or triple-digit percentage increases over last year as the Las Vegas airport enjoyed its best April ever.; 10:46 a.m.

Policy will be created to handle 'hazard' properties: The policy, which will have to come back to the council for final approval, includes taking action against irresponsible rental property owners and for the city to recoup taxpayer funds spent to take such action ...; 10:44 a.m.

VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Wynn opens wallet for framed figure: Wynn bought an 1885 portrait of "Treasure Island" author Robert Louis Stevenson by John Singer Sargent for $8.8 million Wednesday.; 10:42 a.m.

Eldorado graduate excels in Air Force medical group: Dick Benoit; Air Force Staff Sgt. Sandra Danial, Eldorado High School class of 1994 and daughter of retired Air Force Master Sgt. James and Sang Dunn of Las Vegas, was recently named the Materiel Command outstanding health ...; 9:57 a.m.

Nevada No. 14 in money going to Latin America: By Timothy Pratt; Nevada ranks in the top 15 states in the amount of money its residents born in Latin America send home to their countries of origin, according to a study released Monday.; 9:56 a.m.

Community briefs for May 20, 2004: In celebration of National Postal Customer Council Day, the Southern Nevada Postal Customer Council and the U.S. Postal Service invite the public to join them for a program from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m Wednesday ...; 9:56 a.m.

NLV City Council briefs for May 20, 2004: On the day North Las Vegas' six-month moratorium on new taverns expired, the City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved changes to city laws that will keep liquor-selling businesses farther away from churches, schools, parks and ...; 9:55 a.m.

School District, Las Vegas told to rip out illegal olive trees: The Clark County Department of Air Quality Management has ordered Clark County School District and Las Vegas officials to remove dozens of what they say are illegal olive trees, officials said.; 9:55 a.m.

New trial ordered in construction lawsuit: CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a new trial to allow the J.A. Jones Construction Co. to show it was entitled to more money than it received for the structural concrete work ...; 9:55 a.m.

School Board approves budget with reservations: By Emily Richmond; With a 5-2 vote, the Clark County School Board approved a $1.62 billion operating budget Wednesday, but board member Denise Brodsky told Superintendent Carlos Garcia that he had failed to make the case for some ...; 9:37 a.m.

GOP leaders say Kerry's Yucca pledge a campaign issue: CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn and Attorney General Brian Sandoval, both Republicans, say that Sen. John Kerry's pledge to stop Yucca Mountain if he is elected president will be a campaign issue in Nevada ...; 9:37 a.m.

Rogers seeks changes in regents' mission: Less than two weeks after becoming interim chancellor of the University and Community College System of Nevada, Jim Rogers has three agenda items on the upcoming June Board of Regents meeting designed to help streamline ...; 9:37 a.m.

Federal changes in lake levels will have little effect: Stephen Curran; The longest drought in modern history has made changes by the Bureau of Reclamation in how Nevada receives its water from the Colorado River "moot," a top water authority official said.; 9:36 a.m.

Judge asked to rule on regents' meetings: The Nevada attorney general's office has asked District Judge Jackie Glass to issue a summary judgment on whether university regents violated the state's open-meeting law during their Nov. 17 and Nov. 20 closed sessions.; 9:36 a.m.

Plea deal made in murder for hire triangle: By Matt Pordum; A man accused of playing a part in the killing of a UNLV student in a murder-for-hire plot involving a love triangle pleaded guilty Wednesday in exchange for a chance at parole.; 9:36 a.m.

State ranks low in overseeing lobbyists: CARSON CITY -- Nevada has received a failing grade in overseeing lobbyist spending at the Legislature, a national organization said Wednesday.; 9:27 a.m.

Prospective CCSN president couldn't pass up opportunity: CCSN's chosen candidate for president says he had no desire to leave his current job in Wisconsin but that the opportunity to be a part of the dynamic growth of CCSN was too great to ...; 9:27 a.m.

Firm to settle mutual funds probe for $175 million: Strong Financial would pay $80 million in disgorgement of revenue, civil penalties and fee reductions, in settlements with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the Securities and Exchange Commission that were expected to be ...; 9:26 a.m.

Economic indicators rise: The New York-based Conference Board also today revised up its leading-indicators index from March to 0.8 percent, the biggest jump since May.; 9:26 a.m.

Major elements of schools budget: A projected enrollment increase of 4.56 percent to 280,606 students, which would move Clark County up one spot to the nation's fifth-largest school district.; 9:23 a.m.

Obituaries for May 20, 2004: Florence Dolly Canepa, 93, of Pioche died Monday. She was born Feb. 22, 1911, in Stockholm, Sweden. A resident for 40 years, she was a retired nurse.; 9:23 a.m.

Small school expenditure might reap a big savings in energy: By Emily Richmond; The School Board on Wednesday approved spending $560,710 to expand the Clark County School District's energy conservation program.; 9:23 a.m.

NASCAR: LVMS shouldn't expect a second Cup date: If Las Vegas Motor Speedway wants to host two NASCAR Nextel Cup races each season, track owner Bruton Smith would have to move a date from one of his other tracks, NASCAR chairman Brian France ...; 9:20 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Move over, Irvin Wilhelm: Vegas kid makes baseball history: Well, for one day anyway, those cellular phone towers that the Cingular Wireless folks want to erect with great audacity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park weren't the big story in the eastern Tennessee foothills.; 9:19 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Top Fuel champ confident he'll break out of slump: When Larry Dixon arrived in Las Vegas last month for the spring NHRA event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he said he wasn't terribly concerned over his slow start.; 9:18 a.m.

Former trauma patients thank UMC medical staff: Caitlin Hudgins; NASCAR driver Richard Attisani Jr. was in a drug-induced coma for two months last summer while trauma surgeons worked to save his life after an accident at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway that left him ...; 9:16 a.m.

LV needs wins, a little help to playoffs: Adam Candee; The Gladiators are far from a lock to make the Arena Football League playoffs, even if they do complete their improbable run to end the regular season.; 9:16 a.m.

Group that helps homeless youths faces funding loss: By Timothy Pratt; Street Teens, a nonprofit organization that runs the Las Vegas Valley's only drop-in center for homeless youth, is in danger of losing up to $100,000 in federal funds if it can't show that it provided ...; 9:16 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's Hollywood Park selections: 1st Race -- DORST -- Smith sits Spawr trainee, draws good spot for two-turn tag opener, Dorst the horse? DEVOTED LOVER -- P. Val aboard Sise trainee, draws alongside top pick in route claimer, Devoted ...; 9:16 a.m.

Twelve candidates file for LV City Council seat: Novice candidate Gabriel Lither as well as Nevada Stupak, a veteran campaigner, plunked down a $100 filing fee and entered the race to fill a vacant Las Vegas City Council seat.; 9:16 a.m.

Friday's horse racing entries: Post Time 7:05 p.m.; 9:13 a.m.

Ultimate decision: Dean Juipe; Ordinarily, the retirement of a boxer with a 4-9-3 record would barely rate a mention.; 9:13 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Byrd has his price to return for Golota rematch: Dean Juipe; Chris Byrd is perfectly willing to accept a rematch with Andrew Golota , but the International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion from Las Vegas says he'll only do it for his price.; 9:12 a.m.

Fight schedule: At Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., (Showtime), Darnell Wilson, Middleton, Md., vs. Laudelino Barros, Brazil, 12, light heavyweights.; 9:11 a.m.

Lions secure school's 1st title: Adam Candee; As last year's playoffs ended, Brandon Harris and his Sierra Vista teammates looked ahead and saw little standing between them and a boys' volleyball state championship in 2004.; 9:07 a.m.

Okla. governor signs bill on gambling vote: Sean Murphy; OKLAHOMA CITY -- Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill Wednesday to authorize a statewide vote Nov. 2 on whether to allow pari-mutuel horse racing tracks to operate electronic gambling machines now played only at Indian ...; 9:05 a.m.

Prison locked down after guard attacked: CARSON CITY -- A section of the High Desert State Prison near Indian Springs remained locked down Wednesday because a correctional officer was attacked Tuesday night, the second attack on a guard this month, authorities ...; 9:05 a.m.

Judge approves plan to sell casino license: Maura Kelly; CHICAGO -- A bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday approved a plan that outlines how the bankrupt Emerald Casino Inc. can sell its license, even though Attorney General Lisa Madigan plans to try to revoke the ...; 9:04 a.m.

Inmate slips out of Metro custody: Jen Lawson; A 32-year-old detention center inmate slipped out of Metro Police custody Wednesday morning while at the County Courthouse and tried to carjack a cab driver outside the Golden Nugget, authorities said.; 9:01 a.m.

Letter: Driving is a real gamble: ROY RICHARD; 8:37 a.m.

Letter: Remember the real enemy: These photos of the prisoners in Iraq are child's play compared to murdering 3,000 Americans in the World Trade Center. How humiliating was it for the hundreds of Americans who jumped to their deaths? These ...; 8:37 a.m.

Letter: Teachers work hard more than 180 days a year: But the starting pay for a teacher with a four-year degree is less than $28,000, with a maximum pay of $56,000. Teachers received a 2 percent increase for the past two school years and this ...; 8:36 a.m.

Editorial: Are we ready for gasoline at $3 and up?: While many factors play into rising gasoline prices, there is a major one now that was largely absent in past spikes -- world demand. Previously "backward" nations, with their growing populations, are now industrializing at ...; 8:36 a.m.

Editorial: Commit to education: The state of Nevada should continue this program with or without tobacco money. This may be easier said than done, however, given the state's chronic lack of providing enough funding for higher education. The reality ...; 8:35 a.m.

Purl just wants to have fun in Boulder Theatre performance: The actress/singer will perform a cabaret show at Arnaz's Boulder Theatre in Boulder City at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, presenting songs by such legends as Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Sammy Cahn and Hoagy Carmichael.; 8:11 a.m.

Takin' It to the Street: Decatur Boulevard alive with live entertainment: Some are clubs, such as Money Plays, 4755 W. Flamingo Road, and Central Park West, 4760 W. Sahara Ave., which make most of their income from slots and provide live music as a perk to ...; 8:06 a.m.

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