Story archive for February 2005
Monday, Feb. 28
- Group holds diabetes seminar
- Assembly panel discusses bids on mental health triage
- Biogen, Elan withdraw MS drug; shares plunge
- News briefs for February 28, 2005
- Vandal again targets trees in Anthem
- Hughes bribe of Nixon alleged
- Classical station again goes off the air
- Vacant prison proposed for use as youth detention facility
- Mired in mold: Tests show problem rampant in public housing
- Wynn, MGM Mirage bid for Singapore casino franchise
- Expansion planned by new Showcase mall owner
- New state money can lure private funding at UNLV
- Land issues in NLV, Henderson eyed
- Changes needed in Guinn budget
- Wind turbines studied for high school
- Expert: Vegas market attractive for investors
- Use of hospitalists growing in LV
- Developer proposes high-rise condo project near Henderson
- Company posts loss
- Trade group adds lobbyist
- Sports briefs for February 28, 2005
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: 6 Derby contenders still to make 3-year-old debuts
- Biffle's gamble pays off
- Seniors bid farewell on big stage vs. Lobos
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Schedule is good news, bad news for Rebels
- Federated to buy May for $11 billion
- Father-son team sets Class 1 race record
- Personal income, new home sales drop
- Futures rise as snowstorm approaches East Coast
- Kyle Busch disappointed with career-best finish
- Preps: Championship recap
- Bishop Gorman's 'Chief' saved his best for last against Panthers
- Poll: Table games toss-up
- Gaming briefs for February 28, 2005
- Florida lawmakers struggle with slots
- Iowa, unlikely gambling pioneer, is expanding industry yet again
- Obituaries for February 28, 2005
- Pioneer casino boss Simmons dies
- Local Catholics pray for John Paul's recovery
- Letter: Cost of Iraq war is much too high
- Letter: Opposing more education funds is shortsighted
- Editorial: Nothing seamless here
- Editorial: Troubling development
- Hearing on complaints against eye doctor to continue
- Killer receives additional time for robbery
- Officers cleared in shooting of robbery suspect
- Peeping Toms prowl UNLV
- Nevada retirement plan offered as Social Security idea
- Birth announcements for February 28, 2005
- Community briefs for February 28, 2005
- Trekked Out: Fans lamenting end of 'Enterprise' as 'Star Trek' franchise teeters
Friday, Feb. 25
- Nevada lawmaker grills juvenile justice officials
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Orleans feels just right for NIAA tournament
- Cheyenne High School principal Matthew moves to Canyon Springs
- Centennial faces Reno with fourth title at stake
- Champs back for more
- New post-qualifying system could pull Gordon back to the pack
- Casinos face FEC fines over donation to Senate campaign
- AFL-CIO chief details agenda for LV meeting
- Advocates critical of fed OK of child welfare plan
- Legislative briefs for February 25, 2005
- Bill again introduced to ban executions of minors
- Summerlin Parkway, Rainbow ramps to close for weekend
- Teacher plans to hire lawyer to fight forced reassignment
- Three school health centers to close
- Juror's research leads to mistrial
- Ophthalmologist accused of ethical, professional lapses continues practice
- Columnist Jeff German: Growing old before our time
- Lawmakers spar over plan to let girl sing at Legislature
- Regulators OK nuke storage site in Utah
- Mandalay employees to keep existing benefits
- MGM Mirage-Mandalay deal clears final hurdle
- Golden Nugget pays $30,000 fine
- Communications director leaves
- New CFO named
- Academy offering scholarships
- Hospital owner reports profit decline
- Fitzgeralds owner eyeing Strip, Detroit expansion
- Rebels rollin' as Air Force rolls in
- Sports briefs for February 25, 2005
- High court dismisses Reno Hilton's appeal
- Assembly passes resolution against Social Security plan
- Middle school plans back on track
- Three officers face inquest in killing
- NLV City Council schedules special meeting
- Porter criticized on Social Security
- Leeway seen in hardship tax plan
- Goodman could still run for governor
- Foy, the man who gave wings to actors, dies at 79
- Political 'speech police' debate rests with judge
- Bill would ban executions of minors
- Man gets 40 years in death of actor
- News briefs for February 25, 2005
- Former UNLV assistant turning corner with Western Illinois
- Guatemalan Consul to visit LV
- Lady Rebels end road woes
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Internet rumor of race swap dismissed angrily in Atlanta, laughingly in Las Vegas
- Gladiators give Whelihan a spin at QB
- Gibbons: State should keep more land-sale money
- Eagles play for third title-game appearance
- Reno guard turns in gutsy performance
- Crusaders make leap of faith up to 3A
- Fishing report: Rainy weather left fishermen out in cold
- Qwest revises bid for MCI by adding share-value protection
- Maryland legislators set up slots bill for final vote
- Whistleblower sues HP
- Gaming Board members blast Blagojevich for meddling
- Jury awards $7.5 million in Wal-Mart discrimination case
- Court declines to hear ex-casino cashier's appeal
- Surgeons help boost survival rate
- Woman's protest gives two attorneys prominent play
- Mass transit trains skirting backyards raise concerns
- Panel says LV can learn lessons from L.A. growth history
- Letter: War on drugs is waste of money
- Letter: By firing teacher, principal sent the wrong message
- Beltway's new name is official
- Editorial: Easing traffic gridlock
- Editorial: No arrogance left behind
- Obituaries for February 25, 2005
- New department will concentrate on development
- High school students live by the sword
- New health lab offers area better defense
- Film focuses on diversity in heroes of 9/11
- Celebrities to try case of King David
- Community briefs for February 25, 2005
- State starting to shift aid to at-home care programs
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Comedian Morton is 'tooned into animation
- What a difference three years made for Vaughan
- Performing Arts for February 25, 2005
- On Display for February 25, 2005
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Shepherd, and his voice, are ready to stand out
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Dixie band told to coast away
- Datebook for February 25, 2005
- 'Mamma Mia!' changes cast, but not show's high quality
- Four takes on tackling taxes
- Nevada saddled in center of debate
- Rural counties, Vegas at odds
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Stop making speedy decisions
- Bill of Rights
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Doing more, not less
- Letter: Bush protecting drug companies
- Letter: Property tax issue waiting on Legislature
- Editorial: Recreational area needs a sound plan
- Columnist Jeff German: Vegas ties its future to MGM Mirage
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Don't glorify wrongs of the past
- Summer internships give high school students head start
- Bowling for independence
- UNLV gets a boost from Boyd
Thursday, Feb. 24
- Firing of officers urged after alleged cover-up
- Gibbons apologizes on camera for aired 'communist' remark
- Volcano, air crash risk issues still not resolved
- Rogers wants to be permanent chancellor
- Gas supply, demand uneven, PUC told
- Highway plan may displace hundreds
- Assembly panel OKs wage hike
- Two detection machines tested at McCarran
- Students pay tribute to fallen ex-classmate
- State agency mulls tow car regulations
- Taxable sales continue rising by double digits
- Rate deal lauded as step forward for Nevada Power
- CDW a catch for valley
- Hughes Center owner reports higher earnings
- Planned shooting range not given priority by panel
- State still fastest growing
- Political corruption case involving strip club postponed
- Harrah's partners with Singapore developer
- Sports briefs for February 24, 2005
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Mack dedicates fight to fallen 'brother'
- Sun ranked one of top 10 sports sections by APSE
- Prosecutor frustrated in new postponement in murder case
- Scattered thunderstorms may hit valley Friday, Saturday
- Doctor also faces charges in California
- LV places Daines on unpaid leave because of her candidacy
- State's plan to improve child welfare system gets federal OK
- Former detective evades indictment
- CAT drivers object to cameras recording them
- News briefs for February 24, 2005
- Boyd donation to UNLV set
- Psychologist helped Titans win the mental game
- Troops in combat areas get tax options
- Killer B's bring 'A' game off the bench
- Coronado High School's Bay wins principal award
- State tournament goes south
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Opponents catch up to Anderson in series opener
- Community briefs for February 24, 2005
- Letter: Hockey's mess is owners' fault and Bettman's
- Soaring growth lies ahead for popular airport
- Redemption on the menu for UNLV
- Media company posts huge loss
- Tribal police say they're handcuffed by California
- Letter: 'Crisis' describes whole system
- Letter: Better inspiration for Holocaust memorial note
- Legislative briefs for February 24, 2005
- Wranglers turn eyes to future
- Measure would give voters power to veto casino
- Falcons' line coach walks away again
- Reid seeks resolution on Social Security
- Small-town Pyramid Lake plays big-time basketball
- Communication mixup in homeless sweep admitted
- Reno hopes to hasten recovery
- Coronado's success well ahead of schedule
- Bill to increase tax on casino winnings dies
- Mandalay to report earnings
- Editorial: Wildlife, yes; drilling, no
- Editorial: Low regard for science
- Resident spurns council, going to court over emus
- Chain quiet on development
- State hires Gaming Board lobbyist over objections
- Obituaries for February 24, 2005
- Political powerbroker Smith dies
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Foundation's objective is to educate
- About Face: Caricaturists quick on the draw at Palace Station
- U.S. Senate leader addresses Nevada Legislature
Wednesday, Feb. 23
- Police won't charge teen in accidental shooting of siblings
- Storms wash away more rain records
- Lawyer: Nevada kept out of Yucca meetings
- Racing, wet street lead to death
- MGM-Mandalay buyout breezes by Control Board
- Culinary, Aladdin set to talk
- Rain delay: Weather puts valley construction projects on hold
- Homebuilder boosts 2005 forecast
- Senate OKs pay raise for lawmakers
- Tax hike solutions moved to front burner
- Appeals court overturns molestation conviction
- Wild horse protection sought
- Columnist Jeff German: Mandalay's Sloan charts new course
- Refinancing to cut quarterly profit by $133 million
- Mountain summit addresses the effects of increased use
- Utility, state agree on rate hike
- Mandalay Resort buyout is 'revenue story,' officials say
- Coalition looking to avoid another 'crisis'
- Investor wins approval to buy stake in Kerr-McGee
- NLV distribution center planned
- Police probe garbage bin find
- Resolution on centennial passes
- Legislative briefs for February 23, 2005
- Sports briefs for February 23, 2005
- Rogers nixes Hoppe sabbatical
- High school's science project Tad bit of work
- Reid urges registration law change
- Daines won't campaign for N. Las Vegas judge position
- Henderson opposition prompts RTC to give up on terminal
- News briefs for February 23, 2005
- Judge orders reinstatement for whistleblower
- Students chew the fat with 'Super Size Me' filmmaker
- Companies, executives ordered to pay up
- Seniors feel appeals made statement on taxes
- Consumer inflation increases by modest 0.1 percent in January
- Dollar rises as Japan, South Korea say they won't sell the currency
- Texas panel mulls gambling
- Slots bill on the move
- Weather increases West Nile threat
- Fight fixer goes to prison
- Reno coach declares: 'It would take a near-perfect game' to beat Gaels
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Baseball talk takes public hit from Wynn
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Kanaan maintains lofty goals after record-breaking season
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Living la vida 'pura'
- Columnist Peter Benton: Takefuji Classic just around the corner
- Columnist Adam Candee: No sparks flying from wet matches
- Rain a factor in crashes
- Company to purchase VirtGame for $20 million
- Lawmakers near nitty-gritty of slots amendment
- Job applicant sues casino over weight rules
- James refuses to name starter
- Cross-gender fight in the works
- Letter: Dental school is a valuable asset
- Letter: Amendment is more ambitious than older ERA
- Adding airport to monorail has baggage attached
- Senator wants rural input on petitions
- Goodman sits in on passage of resolution on centennial
- Editorial: Initiative is paying off
- Editorial: New Metro policy will save lives
- Hospital hosting diabetes classes
- Jewish Federation will host Dershowitz
- License plate will help the outdoors
- Obituaries for February 23, 2005
- Community briefs for February 23, 2005
- Regents to honor Nevada citizens
- The Pizza Guys: Arena, Facchini bring decades of experience to Las Vegas chain
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Bellagio, chefs boost Ruvo center
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: 'Salute to Heroes' gets healthy show of support
Tuesday, Feb. 22
- Former judge, community leader White dies at age 71
- Valley hit by record-setting rain
- Two people hurt in crash near McCarran
- Battle over Nevada's federal land sales is about to begin
- State mental health chief wants 400 more employees
- Judge pushes youth halfway house
- Nevada projected to lose $432 million in federal budget cuts
- Police modify 'excited delirium' response
- Columnist Jeff German: Prosecutors' union effort hits snag
- Copied cat gives pause at veterinarians' convention
- Supreme Court won't hear challenge of tribal compacts
- U.K. casinos may be limited to remote, poor regions
- For-sale industrial buildings are increasing in popularity
- MGM Mirage outlines deal to regulators
- Greek Isles owner refutes sale report
- Gaming briefs for February 22, 2005
- Company reports best quarter in three years
- Aristocrat enjoys record earnings
- Bank of America Plaza sold
- Jack Galardi hospitalized; license hearing postponed
- Sports briefs for February 22, 2005
- Still reeling from floods, state's rural residents brace for more
- Lottery still selling tickets after top prizes claimed
- Study: Misdirected baggage costs airlines $1.6 bil. a year
- Home improvement chain reports solid rise in earnings
- Company to rescreen 17,000 customers in wake of breach
- Consumer confidence slips in February
- Fourth-quarter profit rises
- Simple battery charge turns expensive for Las Vegas pilot
- Democrats make push for passage of minimum wage
- News briefs for February 22, 2005
- Coyote Springs clears hurdle
- Ousting opponents one by one
- Shades of 1998 for Valley High
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Watch out, here come the Rebels
- Dolezel improving, still out Saturday
- Letter: War is well worth continuing effort
- Letter: Finding ways to limit greenhouse gases is crucial
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Finishing second doesn't lessen thrill of race for defending champ
- Editorial: Ticktock, ticktock ...
- Preps results
- Editorial: Stop abusing the rights of the homeless
- Statewide homeless count almost 12,000
- Sandoval urges caution in quest for Canadian drugs
- Obituaries for February 22, 2005
- Blood drives
- Immunization schedule for February 22, 2005
- Community briefs for February 22, 2005
- Two youths given spirit awards
- L.A.-Vegas link examined at UNLV redevelopment forum
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Scenery is a bloomin' miracle
- The Romantics: Nevada Ballet Theatre performs celebrated 'Romeo and Juliet'
Monday, Feb. 21
- City to probe sweep of homeless camp
- Ex-wife expected standoff situation to occur
- Issue of soaring property taxes heats up
- Two killed as truck explodes in morning crash on I-15
- Protesters make stand at atomic museum opening
- Finance panel makes pitches for surplus funds
- Exoneration sought for UNLV professor
- Teens' note contained plot to kill a teacher
- Web site plans partnership with Strip property
- Insta-Move closed down by regulators
- Golden Nugget settlement, fine on Thursday agenda
- Antitrust waiting period expires for Harrah's-Caesars merger
- Asian Chamber honors leaders
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: NHL has been lapped by NASCAR
- Sports briefs for February 21, 2005
- Playboy concept store to open
- Low-fare carrier Song to add transcontinental flights
- Few respond to utility's request to increase rates
- Wreck cuts short younger Busch's experience
- Lady Rebels climb even in MWC
- Legislature weighs minimum wage
- EPA revises perchlorate evaluation
- Ohio lawmakers to take up another gambling debate
- Gambling board examines $280 million track sale
- Lawmaker wants casino
- Policy group warns of new lottery tactic
- Bank makes bid for Japanese lender
- Gaels stop Centennial juggernaut
- Rain expected to visit throughout the week
- Summit planned on problems at Mount Charleston
- Emergency funds OK'd
- News briefs for February 21, 2005
- Boxer gets 15 months in fight-fix conviction
- Gordon gets late push from Busch
- Rebels are on a Rocky Mountain high heading into Colorado
- Gladiators sink to all-time low on offense, 38-13
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Minimum weights finally raised to 116
- Letter: Taxes must be kept reasonable
- Letter: Bush's education plan is creating better schools
- Editorial: Teens need this law
- Editorial: A 'crisis' in name only
- Obituaries for February 21, 2005
- Alleged killer says victim fell 3 feet
- Lawyer reprimanded for missing deadlines
- ACLU seeking exoneration of UNLV professor
- Indictment: Actress falsely claimed cancer
- 15 county residents named to state boards
- Tour guides sought for post office
- Birth announcements for February 21, 2005
- Dialed-in Harry Connick Jr. a smooth operator
- Las Vegas singers face the music in Idol' competition
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Pet project an inexact science
- The Lonely Won: Oscar's victors often suffer from imminent decline
Sunday, Feb. 20
Saturday, Feb. 19
Friday, Feb. 18
- Lawmakers get first taste from bitter homeowners
- Airport land deals leave plenty of wreckage
- Valley could lose $16.2 million in low-income housing funds
- TSA to make rules conform to federal guidelines
- Casinos helping pull tribes from poverty, study shows
- Goodman criticizes secrecy of deal between utilities
- State's nursing student capacity may double
- Tougher laws for teenage drivers weighed
- Former skipper wants Navy to recognize heroic crewman
- New home sales set January record
- LV-based firm narrows losses
- Business leaders inducted into Nevada Hall of Fame
- Columnist Jeff German: Budget cuts hurt drug war
- Mississippi regulators approve Macau project
- Lawmaker wants to ban Nevada casino advertising
- Lake levels likely to keep dropping
- College donations contingent on state funding
- Broker arrested
- LV-Pittsburgh route planned
- Gladiators getting new results under new leader
- DEI duo controls one duel race
- Youngest starter takes on mantel of leadership
- Shows of determination
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Grounded Sherman's new career takes flight
- Sports briefs for February 18, 2005
- Where does UNLV's comeback rank against the all-time greats?
- Virgin Valley pulls a UNLV on Moapa Valley in semifinal
- Bulldogs, Panthers take different routes to championship game
- Centennial High buries season scoring record
- Balanced attack puts Rams in Sunrise final
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Qualifying race a learning experience for Busch
- Two killed in crashes ID'd
- Growth task force ready with ideas
- Motorists warned of closures as U.S. 95 work continues
- Senator questions Test Site security
- Holiday travelers to Southern Cal could face slides
- Shutdown of Indian casino in N.M. sought
- Nearby elementary locked down because of standoff with suspect
- Obituaries for February 18, 2005
- Fishing report: Largemouth fishing looks promising
- Winning lottery ticket worth $100,000 pulled from trash
- U.S. attorney, Santee Sioux reach gaming settlement
- Court: State can't tax cruises-to-nowhere
- Tribe sets sight on off-reservation casino
- Life Experience: Ever-expanding 'Celebration' trumpets Black History Month
- Lions set sights on eye care for poor
- Weight limits set for servers
- Longtime LV fight timekeeper Bisek dies at 72
- 'Super Size' filmmaker to speak after showing
- Supreme Court rejects killers' appeals
- State revokes parole for contract killer in 1974 case
- Killing of popular man saddens NLV neighborhood
- 'Crocodile Hunter' seeks Las Vegas zoo
- Ensign wants limits off Medicare therapy
- State's high suicide rate targeted
- Bill seeks fair regents' hearings for personnel
- Letter: Lottery would help education
- Letter: Bush not credible on Social Security
- Letter: President cannot be blamed for North Korea
- Editorial: Preserving our history
- Editorial: Council's about-face
- Community briefs for February 18, 2005
- Holiday Closings
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: When Lowers hits the road, the road hits back
- Datebook for February 18, 2005
- On Display for February 18, 2005
- 'Madness' at Joint is no day at the beach
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Owners strike right chord at Casa di Amore
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: In any color, Le Creuset remains top cookware
- CD a 'Gate' to Santamaria's work
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Gimme Gimmes raise bar with comedic release
- Performing Arts for February 18, 2005
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Stuart's resolve is legendary
- Wynn's Las Vegas
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Hackett engenders attention
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Thought is obstructed
- To The Hilt
- Columnist Jeff German: Tide may wash away advocates of Yucca
- Letter: GOP brought us war, huge deficit
- Letter: Another way to tax property
- Letter: Dental school is a great service, don't close it
- Editorial: Don't be quick to judge
- Editorial: So, why is Yucca work continuing?
- Strengthening the legacy
- Congressman questions Test Site security
Thursday, Feb. 17
- Strip club reopens after liquor license restored
- Protest of teacher's suspension continues
- Police question safety of Tasers
- New school designs to be safe and green
- Lawmakers back Guinn plan to save Millennium Scholarships
- Price of gasoline could reach record high
- Bus-stop death draws 40 years
- Delay in construction of solar energy project draws criticism
- LV airline plans Missouri flights
- Alleged peeping Tom arrested in Henderson
- News briefs for February 17, 2005
- Universities could be forced to return funds
- Groups tangle over Strip high-rise project
- FTC signs off on MGM Mirage's buyout of Mandalay Resort Group
- Third season to debut on Travel Channel
- The 'other' Hard Rock targets expansion
- Company honored by Asian Chamber of Commerce
- LV-based AmLand plans condo towers
- Nevada Power says proposed rate delay would mitigate effect of hike
- Public meetings scheduled
- Settlement reached in local suit over do-not-call violations
- Coaches expect close, exciting games in Class 3A semis
- Other side of the fence
- Teacher leaves campus after students protest
- Attorney says Sisolak should be compensated for airspace invasion
- Sunrise semifinals feature championship rematch
- Next two games crucial in shaping Lady Rebels' season
- Spoonhour still part of UNLV family
- Wynn team won't fight Adelson's Walgreens project
- Sports briefs for February 17, 2005
- Bill clarifies student residency
- Despite Yucca uncertainty, industry plans new plants
- Guinn lends support for mental court
- Legislative briefs for February 17, 2005
- Lawmakers launch new heliport effort
- Two killed in accidents on Lake Mead roads
- Local 1A teams swept from girls' tourney
- 60-story building to replace historic railroad cottages
- Governor's aide briefed on megamall casino
- Legislation to legalize slots advances in Maryland Senate
- Council enters land deal with McDonald
- Some considering linking slot machines with Texas lottery
- Racing Services founder says she should be acquitted
- City officials sign lease with Wild Rose Entertainment
- Tribe looks to develop floating casino off Mexico
- Grant program to help downtown area
- Leading economic indicators fall 0.3 percent in January
- Busch out front for IROC
- Letter: Trips to Iraq divert attention
- Letter: Leaders too far removed from average workers
- Editorial: A season melts away
- Editorial: Heartless budget plan
- Gillespie named NLV fire chief
- City seeks time to address issues of conservation
- Women of Faith conference starts at T&M
- Sea Scout's dream of wings comes true
- Community briefs for February 17, 2005
- Obituaries for February 17, 2005
- Member of gang sentenced to 14 years
- Status of DNA may be key in serial rape case
- Father of Marine who died in Iraq still has questions
- Columnist Susan Snyder: McCarran has a lot of issues
- That Sinking Feeling: Animatronic figures, tireless staff bring Atlantis to life at Forum Shops
Wednesday, Feb. 16
- Nuke official: Take Yucca benefits
- Homeland security funds would cause other law-enforcement cuts
- Wynn boasts high-tech slot floor
- Family says man killed by police mentally ill
- Speculation drives up shares of Riviera owner
- Plan to save scholarships offered
- Education official: Property tax cap would cause shortfall
- Control Board meetings on MGM, Mandalay buyout set
- Slot maker to open Asian office
- LV first in housing appreciation
- Gun maker expands to Nevada after ruling by California AG
- Bush's top economic adviser leaving his post
- Columnist Jeff German: Feds show Nevada no quarter
- Nevada officials dissect Bush's proposed cuts
- State amendment would double lawmakers' pay
- McCarran castoffs turned into gold
- New tax approved for car rentals
- Cancer insurance coverage urged
- Women of Distinction awards ceremony planned
- Domenici urges support for Yucca
- Unauthorized guns brought onto Test Site
- Budget cutbacks ground weekend weather balloons
- Bill would give guardsmen more health care access
- Ensign seeks to ban interstate sale of animal-fighting tools
- News briefs for February 16, 2005
- Angelos family nixes purchase of raceway
- Renewable energy report encouraging for Nevada
- Cities negotiates land deals with Oklahoma-based tribe
- Board vacancies stall projects in Illinois
- Obituaries for February 16, 2005
- State may garnish jackpots won by deadbeat parents
- MGM could decide soon on stake in MotorCity Casino
- Lottery chief proposes lower commissions on slot games
- Winnings for casinos remain relatively flat
- Man for all races
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Kudos to Sweet Lou, local legend
- Defending champs extended to OT
- New big shot on campus
- Funds OK'd for traffic controls
- Airport parking rates are changing
- Nation's construction at two-decade high
- Gates promises a more secure Web browser
- Three plead guilty to rigging insurance bids
- Sports briefs for February 16, 2005
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Hidden treasure? NCAA futures still carry value
- Editorial: Free press at stake
- Letter: Arafat's death key to cease-fire
- Letter: Reid's will won't be easy to dismiss
- Letter: System depends on hearty input, vigilant activism
- Desert Pines duo the real deal against Gators
- Editorial: Kindergarten proposal has worthy goal
- Battle brews over handicapped spaces
- Shorthanded Foothill succumbs to Valley's pressure
- Las Vegas defense in a rush to prove worth
- Will race for food: Past champions compare checkbooks with today's Nextel Cup drivers
- Columnist Adam Candee: Even with riches coming, free time is not a luxury Moore can afford
- Bail reduced in abuse case stemming from girls' stabbing
- Drug addict's taped testimony fingers defendant in killing
- Water, sewer rates to be raised over next two years
- Murder suspect wanted since 1993 in Chicago is caught in LV
- Legislative briefs for February 16, 2005
- Titus rips Bush plan to take land sales funds
- Immunization schedule for February 16, 2005
- Be careful when viewing wildflowers
- Monorail officials offer reassurance
- Community briefs for February 16, 2005
- Stiffer domestic violence law urged
- Big Business: Fashion industry has designs on expanding plus-size market
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Men's mag is loaded with Cargo
- FTC clears MGM Mirage buyout of Mandalay Resort Group
Tuesday, Feb. 15
- Ski resort reopens after avalanche
- Fed judge dismisses Mosley suit against discipline panel
- Arrest is made after body found at motel
- State's rate of black grads rises
- Bodman: DOE must be ready to restart nuke weapons tests
- Columnist Jeff German: Israeli mob still has grip
- Editorial: A new role for Dean
- Beers wants to pull dental school
- Cottages may make way for downtown high rise
- Gang member arrested in LV
- Ex-athlete, teacher gets 2-5 years in sex case
- Southern Hills Level II nursery
- MAGIC convention in town
- St. Rose, coalition reach deal
- Rise in room rates, payoff of markers lift profits on Strip
- Casino company buys motel
- Riviera narrows losses in fourth quarter
- Analysts debate effect of Indian gaming as 2004 revenue jumps
- Harrah's hopes to grab larger share of convention industry
- Moncrief to pay fine in exchange for criminal charges being dropped
- Sports briefs for February 15, 2005
- Green Valley wins with fourth-quarter fireworks
- Receiver: LV firm's title woes worse than expected
- Wynn hoping to make megaresort feel smaller
- NHL owner is sued over stake in casino
- Max makes early appearance from his Red Rock burrow
- Group complains about federal budget cuts
- Obituaries for February 15, 2005
- News briefs for February 15, 2005
- Outgoing Yucca director sees budget as top priority
- Martin content with final lap
- Seven-hour standoff ends in death of Las Vegas man
- Retail sales drop 0.3% in January
- 51s bring back two of team's leaders
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Canseco: Meeting here put Bonds on path to 73
- Superintendent tells lawmakers full-day kindergarten top priority for educators
- Disney taking hotel bookings 7 months before opening
- Assembly panel approves money for mental health triage center
- Felons' check-in law to be relaxed
- New school police chief must adjust to culture shock
- Equipment lodged under walkway
- Closure of casino meeting prompts ire of activists
- Off-night shooting doesn't stop Rams
- Letter: War funds must be in budget
- Letter: Health care crisis deserves most attention
- Top-seeded Bishop Gorman boys cognizant of last year's upset loss
- Tribe accuses Pataki of cronyism in deals
- Preps: Schedule
- Lawmaker pitches video lottery for bars
- Court OKs bankruptcy plan
- Poll finds most in favor of slot machines at tracks
- $324 million is pledged for Casino Windsor expansion
- Struggling DEI still the team to beat
- Editorial: Shield Nellis from growth
- Clarification
- Goodwill plans new training program
- U.S. music stores will feature LV Centennial CDs
- Community briefs for February 15, 2005
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Travelers driven to RV show
Monday, Feb. 14
- Man barricades himself in apartment
- Two women injured in crash
- News briefs for Feb. 14, 2005
- NBC spot in the cards for poker tourney
- More poker rooms going smoke-free
- City orders sweep of another camp
- Las Vegas concrete company plans IPO
- Lennar gains 300 acres from Celebrate Homes
- Gaming Commission chairman: Nevada Powerball would be illegal
- America West says McCarran congestion cause for concern
- Chocolate fountain flows at Bellagio
- Bighorn leading possible Nevadaquarters
- Union chief rips plan to shut down prison camp at Nellis AFB
- NHP car is stolen; six damaged during chase
- Computerized leg gives dancer hope
- Planned talks on locals casinos nixed
- Culinary Union finds new political director
- Sports briefs for February 14, 2005
- More rain records are expected to fall this week
- Obituaries for February 14, 2005
- Marine was to be home within days
- Supreme Court takes up county appeal
- NHP car stolen, six damaged during chase
- Comeback win one for the ages
- Jarrett in the driver's seat
- Two witnesses can't place weapon in suspect's hand
- Conviction returned in death of drug dealer at LV motel
- Rancho shoots for the stars without having a star shooter
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Home run record needs a recount
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Kentucky Derby fever strikes Vegas race books
- Lady Rebels see progress
- Mistakes don't get Gladiators down
- Kyle Busch unexpectedly strong in qualifying, focused on duals
- Preps
- Letter: Smaller classes must be priority
- Letter: Reid should lead proud, loyal opposition
- Editorial: Save the scholarships
- Relaying hope
- News briefs for February 14, 2005
- Verizon to buy MCI for $6.75 bil.
- Man hit after cars try to miss him
- GM pays $2 billion to end auto alliance, win diesel designs
- Editorial: Drug plan's bogus stats
- Tribe to argue again for recognition timeline
- February same-store sales rising within retailer's forecast
- Bankruptcy judge allows track to borrow $1.2 million
- Supreme Court to consider gambling law challenge
- BLB Investors moves to block gambling competition
- C-Leg offers hope for those missing knee
- Columnist Susan Sndyer: Holiday is key for Lovelock
- Next ACT set for April 9
- Birth announcements for February 14, 2005
- Community briefs for February 14, 2005
- Citizens learn what to do in case of disaster
- NLV, county to team up in restricting housing near Nellis
- Killers come up short in Grammy bid
- Mos Def's character outpaces material at House of Blues
- Thrills & Pills: Relationships boosted by erectile-dysfunction treatments
Friday, Feb. 11
- Recent floods raise questions about Yucca rail
- Nevada's casinos won record $10.6 billion last year
- Plan calls for annual apartment inspections
- Chu, DOE's top Yucca official, resigns
- Lawyers discuss handling of Yucca documents
- Utilities' agreements mean planning replaces lawsuits
- Treasures club may reopen soon
- Donation seen as cultural coup for UNLV collection
- Officials split on property taxes
- Moncrief may be close to settlement
- Professor eyes suit against university
- Golden Nugget owners vow to return to Vegas market
- Legislators seek solutions to health care affordability
- Contest winners record song
- Columnist Jeff German: Cabbie's recklessness nets suspects
- Union pickets Wal-Mart
- America West seeks efficiency in Las Vegas through pilot base
- Professional women dare to stay home
- Reid: Dean effective leader for Democrat Party
- News briefs for February 11, 2005
- Project offers a better way to get alcoholics off the streets
- Ex-investor relations manager accused of insider trading
- Mesquite, Boulder City seek separate seats on agency
- Sports briefs for February 11, 2005
- Gladiators' backs against the wall two games in
- McCullough ponders future after fifth loss in title fight
- Rematch: All eyes on Heath
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Centennial, Weitz have reached the summit
- New Utah coach brings out the best in star guard
- Rain is expected to continue
- Smaller feel sought for next generation schools
- Leach a hit with journalism students
- Technical foul helps Skyhawks complete rally
- Palo Verde fights through adversity, wins region
- Rancho snatches second place
- Foothill clinches playoffs
- Lady Rebels start second run through MWC in comfort zone
- Tibbetts returns to Las Vegas with no ill will for Wranglers
- Democrats urge Bush to call off attacks on Reid
- Property tax issue still county's prime concern
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Rusty has last chance to fill in the blank
- Fishing report: The only good news seems to be weather
- Casino-courses bill dies
- Senator disappointed lottery for troops won't advance
- McCain: Process for tribal casino 'wrong'
- Court upholds Narragansett Indians' land trust bid
- Legislative panel supports revised confidentiality statute
- Letter: Global warming widely accepted
- Letter: Citizens cherish public lands
- Letter: Four more years of awful policies
- Letter: Not paying IOUs is pure thievery
- Letter: Other solutions readily available
- Letter: Private sector not trustworthy for Social Security
- Editorial: Too many cases, too few judges
- Editorial: Ethics panel is weak
- Obituaries for February 11, 2005
- Defense puts killing blame on key witness
- Krolicki makes run for lieutenant governor official
- Controversy looms over Ivanpah airport deals
- CPR classes are scheduled
- Kids pour out their hearts, change to tsunami victims
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Seattle 'brothers' bringing full-blooded sound to Vegas
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Papa won't preach about cancellation of sitcom
- Uncle Tupelo's 'Anodyne' leaves fans wanting more
- Illegal prescription drugs seized at two grocery stores
- Man, 18, pleads guilty in death of housesitter
- Judge again dismisses lawsuit by man-turned-female stripper
- Burnett celebrates stories of life in one-woman show
- Fed jury convicts man in fatal heist
- 'Ka' succeeds on strength of its production, not story
- On Display for February 11, 2005
- Performing Arts for February 11, 2005
- Datebook for February 11, 2005
- Bard fans can get thee to CCSN
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Miller putting stock in her musical career
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Anderson at home in Branson
- Triple Threat: With three nominations, Killers join high-powered Grammy field
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Tardy Valentines can still make deadline
- Highlights of 2004 revenue report on Nevada casinos
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Give 'em hell, Harry
- Columnist Jeff German: Goodman fumbles chance to woo NFL
- Letter: Viagra should not be covered
- Letter: Nevadans should regret re-electing dishonest Bush
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Session spawns early intrigue
- Editorial: More schools needed
- Editorial: It's politics versus facts
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Neighbors on watch after attack
- Good Samaritan
- A huge mountain to climb
- Traffic cameras: Big Brother watching, or life savers?
- Scrapbooking provides creative outlet for hobbyists' memories
- Rapid response
- Mother of slain girl, 3, pleads not guilty to child abuse charges
Thursday, Feb. 10
- FBI agent found unconscious
- Ensign to re-introduce malpractice limit bill
- Center construction continues
- Senate committee hits snag on prescriptions
- State's voting machines being pushed nationwide
- Missing man on store video
- Teenager hit with murder charge
- Gibson urges action to keep city affordable
- High cost of building schools challenged
- Report: County judges buried by workload
- Insurer reports increase in quarterly profit
- Trade deficit effect on Nevada has remained small
- Mesquite to seek flood funds
- Panel isn't backing bid to change ethics laws
- Lincoln County land sale nets $47.5 million
- Lawmakers press Bodman on Yucca
- Caesars hails Las Vegas; Strip drives quarter
- SEC requests documents related to lawsuits
- Mall owner's income falls
- New Vegas furniture shows add more aspects
- Boyd profits soar on Las Vegas, AC power
- Nevada Power, Water Authority to announce cooperative agreement
- Centennial sets new standard for offense
- Robinson gets call to replace QB Dolezel
- Blankson on target in the clutch
- Sports briefs for February 10, 2005
- Columnist Jeff Haney: McCullough takes aim at second world title
- Rebels finish 14th of 15 teams
- Preps basketball: Boys' state rankings
- Preps basketball: Girls' state rankings
- Durango clinches No. 2 seed
- Boxing: WBC rankings
- Murder-rape suspect's IQ challenged
- Perkins' targeting of private hospitals comes under fire
- Gibbons set for Homeland Security panel
- Mother's accountability in 2-year-old's death unresolved
- U.S. trade deficit hits all-time high of $617.7 billion in 2004
- Expert urges cool heads in tax debate
- Lawmaker wants casinos to pay more tax
- Struggle over gambling heats up in Maryland
- Narragansetts propose new casino referendum
- Yucca board says shield concerns may slow licensing
- Palo Verde win sets up division showdown with Centennial
- $500 million bond plan advances
- Championship Chase
- Verizon makes informal buyout bid of $6.3 billion
- Candidate spins webs around Montandon domain names
- Law would place state's voting machines nationwide
- Bill would protect limits on nonresident hunting tags
- Economic hardship offered as key to property tax relief
- Letter: Bush plan: More harm than good
- Letter: Democratic Party out of good ideas
- Letter: Compromise on Social Security
- Letter: UMC didn't cut foundation ties
- Letter: Students really dictate classroom
- Letter: Lack of support disheartening for frazzled teachers
- Municipal judge candidate criticizes Kerns' record
- Single-payer health system encouraged
- Lawmaker frustrated over scholarship funding
- Editorial: New title, same clout
- Editorial: Time to act, not whine
- Community briefs for February 10, 2005
- Obituaries for February 10, 2005
- Eldorado graduate makes the best of hometown assignment
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Pay phones target of balm scare
- A Little More: Nevada Conservatory Theatre sees 'Man for All Seasons' play as relevant to our times
Wednesday, Feb. 9
- Property taxes take center stage
- Murder charge expected in girl's death
- Insurer's profit nearly doubles
- Budget cutbacks could force closure of Nellis federal prison
- Fewer malpractice rate increase requests made since limit passed
- Sunrise now second trauma center
- Workers dismantle water park
- Columnist Jeff German: Crazy Horse boss Faraci takes early 'retirement'
- District facing shortage of classroom seats
- Researchers: Traffic could slow down valley's growth
- California flu strain making way to LV
- Project would widen NLV roadway
- Construction plans for Yucca rail line could begin next year
- HCA, Universal Health reach rate agreements with coalition
- Clayton to recuse himself from megamerger debate
- Body found at Mojave High School
- Guinn names Reid relative to replace Hawk on board
- Tourists budgeting more for gambling trips
- New Year festivities aimed at attracting Asian visitors
- Goodman: LVCVA needs to address NFL stance
- Force goes for fourteen
- Morgan earns second start at point guard
- Overtime loss is no moral victory
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Recruiting Las Vegas not as new as you think
- Sports briefs for February 9, 2005
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Handicappers: Think about fading world champions
- Testing started on 11,400 inmates for tuberculosis
- Test pilots prepare to finish the manual on new Raptors
- Nevada delegation sees fight over highway funds
- Chu says DOE to improve plans to ship waste
- Daniels, who led Playboy empire in '70s, dies
- Cab crashes after being hijacked
- Profit strong; sales disappoint
- Boulder City candidate drops out
- Columnist Adam Candee: Spring not yet sprung for UNLV women
- Columnist Peter Benton: Tempo is the key to a more consistent swing
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- New voting machines needed to replace paperless versions
- Highway death raises questions on future of nutrition company
- Palo Verde, Centennial to meet in Sunset final
- Foothill locked out of playoffs
- Rancho rolls short-handed Desert Pines
- Falcons lose shooting star for one game
- Appraisal process key part of audit of land deals
- Shareholders of Trump Hotels aim to file own plan
- Gaming board hires five employees, divides duties
- Letter: Superintendent should step in
- Letter: Teachers blamed for students who don't make effort
- Authorities crack down on illegal gambling
- Official sides with taxpayer in challenge to gambling law
- Editorial: Sleazy Republican tactic
- Editorial: Under Bush, education is in a decline
- Task force sets water resources, air quality as priorities
- Firefighter's appeal in lawsuit rejected
- Gang member sentenced in crack cocaine sales
- With revenue a mystery, county plots spending
- Suspect's IQ, confession key in crime spree case
- Trial ordered in killing of tourist at McDonald's
- Gibbons asks why education funds not spent
- Storyteller will celebrate Black History Month
- Community briefs for February 9, 2005
- Obituaries for February 9, 2005
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Fremont gets whole lot of soul
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Junior League celebrates women at Stratosphere
Tuesday, Feb. 8
- DOE official says Yucca unlikely to open on time
- North Las Vegas medical complex included in budget
- Perkins proposes cut in property taxes
- School building projects over budget
- Study: 40 percent of Nevada grads not ready for college
- Reid slammed in Republican e-mail
- Transportation cuts may not affect local highway projects
- News briefs for February 8, 2005
- Police probe unrelated shootings; one dead
- Columnist Jeff German: Lawmakers must bolster meeting law
- Program for middle schoolers may be eliminated
- City in flap with family concerning flightless birds
- Golden Nugget's Poster deals, property accepts $30,000 fine
- Financial expert joins board
- Company increases dividend
- Gaming awareness group creates advisory council
- Aladdin, Clear Channel join forces
- Sports briefs for February 8, 2005
- Wynn ad a prelude to resort's April opening
- Settlement doesn't assure PurchasePro shareholders relief
- Clayton named to Control Board
- Health coalition negotiations with HCA remain contentious
- Legislature briefs for February 8, 2005
- Bush plans $191 million for new nuke plants
- Supporters want DOE to ask for $1 billion for Yucca
- Woman pleads not guilty in son's attempted murder
- Perkins comes out strong against pot
- BLM ready for 'historic' sale
- Effort to punish UNLV professor gains exposure
- Home-invasion shooting investigated
- Drivers asked to help with security
- Program to help middle school students may be axed
- Nightclub owner settles suit over Neonopolis bias
- Carson City briefs for February 8, 2005
- Tribe building plant to power properties
- Only two members to meet
- Penn-Argosy deal scrutinized
- Advisory council created
- Group of investors plans to purchase Lincoln Park
- Fourth-quarter earnings rise
- SEC filing details auditor fees
- December consumer credit rises less than expected
- Wranglers face familiar foe, former leader
- Rebels game in defeat
- Bies: Inflation 'under control'
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Bench the Leon-hearts in favor of lionhearts
- Patriots play disrespect card
- Letter: Panel has role in malpractice suits
- Letter: Betrayal of trust must be factor in abuse sentencing
- Editorial: Budget slams Nevada
- Editorial: Misguided priorities
- Community briefs for February 8, 2005
- Immunization schedule for February 8, 2005
- Las Vegas woman honored by Nevada Army Guard
- Obituaries for February 8, 2005
- Columnist Susan Snyder: High fashion is for the well-heeled
Monday, Feb. 7
- $651 million requested for Yucca
- Man suing golf club had previous trouble with regulator
- Valley woman's case highlights medical malpractice debate
- FTC approves purchase of Indiana riverboat
- Budget plan cuts funds to several Nevada programs
- Wellpoint reports lower profit in first earnings since merger
- Four longtime senators not returning to capital
- 73rd Nevada session starts today
- Krolicki delays revealing plans for election
- Two LV black men lose airport concession
- Ex-company chief receives prison term
- Prosecutors petition high court for death penalty reversal
- Nonprofit elects new board members
- Flights planned between LV, Missoula, Mont.
- Bush's proposed BLM cuts could hurt Nevada
- Big game hunting
- Analyst predicts Russia as world's next gaming hotbed
- Expert upbeat on LV housing
- Landry's has big plans for Nugget
- Events target AIDS in black community
- 'Forever Plaid' an enjoyable, affordable '50s nostalgia trip
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- News briefs for February 7, 2005
- Neighbors nervous after couple stabbed
- Obituaries for February 7, 2005
- Nurse faces five years in prison for role in planning escape
- Mystery shrouds LV visit
- Several incumbents face no challenges
- Passenger numbers rise; cargo volume sets record
- Horse industry preparing to lobby on gambling
- FTC seeks further information on sale of Caesars Tahoe
- Dollar holds near 3-month high
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Rock Hard Ten delivers for Mandella in Strub
- Sports briefs for February 7, 2005
- Letter: Focus should be on Americans
- Letter: Boulder City remains vigilant against growth
- Birth announcements for February 7, 2005
- Chancellor gets power to fire college presidents
- Editorial: Hope, peril await foes of Yucca
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Tags, you're full of it
- Rebels have no time to sulk with Utes up next
- UFC finds home in Vegas
- Preps: Weekend results
- Young Gaels move on
- Country's winding road leads to Strait
- Ad blitz
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Quick trip covers a lot of territory
Friday, Feb. 4
- Largest watch store opens in Forum Shops
- School Board to work with new motto
- More file for positions on election ballots
- Teacher who was subject of violent cartoon fired
- Report: Nevada making headway in Yucca fight
- Lawyer: Airport land probe long overdue
- Landry's to buy Golden Nugget
- Couple stabbed in their home
- Guinn: Ex-official merits school honor
- Columnist Jeff German: Monorail's track record grows worse
- Flood victims still struggling
- Federal briefs for February 4, 2005
- Mother of stabbed kids is indicted
- News briefs for February 4, 2005
- Incidents resemble violence of 311 Boyz
- Man attempts to rob clinic
- Survey: Qualified workers scarce
- Nevada hospitals' profit down
- Hooters Air arrives in Vegas
- Hard Rock scores management deal
- Binion eyeing LV casino opportunities
- Judge: Seed firm CEO must repay creditors
- Ameristar Casinos earnings double
- Sports briefs for February 4, 2005
- Signings highlighted by first-year player
- Regents have no solution to textbook costs
- State workers will receive added health benefits
- Damaged sewage line being repaired
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Hall of Fame at UNLV forevermore Fred's World
- Maddux: Burnitz deal makes Sosa trade work
- History shows Rebels can turn season around
- 'US MARINE' will settle for 'Devil Dog' on Ward 6 ballot
- Congressman pushes Yucca action
- Metro officers who saved babies receive awards
- Columnist Sal DeFilippo: Oscar was really good, man
- Guinn asks for Yucca documents
- Hand-to-hand combat gets a grip on fans
- UNLV bidding practices studied
- Metro rookie hits 3 vehicles en route to call
- State offering tips to seniors on planning long-term care
- With San Jose on the horizon, Gladiators focus on mistakes
- Illinois, Louisville on collision course
- Fishing report: $10,000 tagged trout escapes without hook at Cave Lake event
- Preps: 2004-05 Signees
- Check-in controversy ices shooter in Skyhawks' OT loss to Gators
- Cimarron-Memorial expected to breeze through regionals
- Intensity ratcheted up for postseason
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Defending Nextel Cup champion hopes to make amends with drivers, fans
- Preps: Results
- With loan approved, confirmation dates set, Trump case moves on
- Lure of slots draw hopefuls from across U.S.
- New property owners expect to take over in April
- Measure to allow off-track betting fails
- Man loses appeal in killing of his mother, girlfriend
- 146,000 jobs added in January
- Woman linked to motel killing not granted immunity
- Last indicted Rolling 60s gang member is finally behind bars
- Late arrivals increased in 2004
- Atkinson Gates resting at home
- 63-year-old man convicted in killing
- Arts Advocates offers scholarships
- Community briefs for February 4, 2005
- Letter: Student's cartoon wasn't a big deal
- Letter: Linking tsunami, global warming is ridiculous
- Editorial: Reform sales of land
- Editorial: Outrageous sentencing
- Man sentenced in Vietnamese scam
- Test Site cleanup to include destroying unexploded shells
- Obituaries for February 4, 2005
- Saxophonist, bandleader Koral dies at 79
- Raptor testing entering its final stages at Nellis
- Council members want Boyd land deal review
- Brandin, purveyor of poultry, fish to LV resorts, dies at 87
- 'Forever Plaid' an enjoyable, affordable '50s nostalgia trip
- Theatrical Release: Cirque du Soleil tops itself again with staging of "Ka"
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Harary to 'debut' at Suncoast
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: 'Seasoned' Karam content on any sized stage
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: McGraw hasn't taken Strait path to stardom
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Drummer Bennet beats a path to Las Vegas
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Diamonds for Dinner is a girl's best friend
- Datebook for February 4, 2005
- Performing Arts for February 4, 2005
- Gang's best? That's 'Entertainment!'
- On Display for February 4, 2005
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Land deal symbol of cronyism
- Columnist Jeff German: President may be Nevada's biggest enemy
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Preserve the safety net
- Life's Work
- Letter: Don't touch Social Security
- Letter: Bush fooled Nevadans twice to vote for him
- Editorial: Legislature has no time to squander
- Columnist Susan Snyder: For ranger, ideas are springing up
- Spreading the wealth
- Future perfect
- College Goal Sunday helps ease angst of obtaining financial aid
Thursday, Feb. 3
- Sprint earnings almost quadruple
- Pulte earnings soar 60 percent
- NASDAQ requests more information on application
- Preparers trying to get taxpayers to file sooner
- PacifiCare profit doubles
- Local airlines to add new markets
- McCarran updates parking pay system
- Business and labor group considers building hospital
- Decision on Tropicana delayed
- State welfare agency seeks budget increase
- Black groups want ex-superintendent to be recognized
- UNLV hotel college looks at Singapore
- Deadlines set on malpractice cases
- Test Site guards failed attack drill
- Abraham: Congress should sidestep EPA on Yucca
- Neighbors duke it out over high rise
- Slaying suspects just wanted to shoot a car
- Nevadans say ground is laid for historic debate in Congress
- Teen who killed woman in crash could be out of prison soon
- BLM's latest land auction brings in $602.49 million
- City paid $7 million for land in Boyd proposal
- Atkinson Gates kept at UMC overnight
- News briefs for February 3, 2005
- Henderson prepares for St. Pat's parade
- Sunrise awaits trauma center OK
- Man killed in crash on Interstate 15
- PRODUCT REVIEW: Microsoft Streets & Trips avoids road to nowhere
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Toughman Gergen a prisoner of the sport
- Report addresses growth problems in Clark County
- High school to honor O'Callaghan
- Obituaries for February 3, 2005
- Virgin River flood plans considered
- Ward 6 candidate list grows
- LV to wait a month before voting on Lamb Park's future
- Tarkanian sworn in to office
- Fossils, plants keys to NLV expansion plans
- Two buildings given grants for downtown facelift
- Retailer's January sales rise
- Sanford: UNLV has reclaimed city recruiting
- Rookie once more
- Internal affairs finds evidence of misconduct against lieutenant
- New consul for Mexico vows to help oppressed
- Testing process may have led to excessive monorail wear
- Krolicki softening stand on Millennium program
- Cheyenne extends Palo Verde's skid
- Sports briefs for February 3, 2005
- Mentally ill continue to flood emergency rooms, panel says
- Three men get 2-5 years in attack on house sitters
- Preps: Boys' top ten
- Woman to be key witness in killing of drug dealer
- 'Big 3' carry Durango to victory at Western
- Ensign asks Interior Department to look into McCarran land deal
- History not long, but still heated in Centennial-Shadow Ridge rivalry
- Proposed development concerns residents, environmentalists
- Plan to rebate car registrations is under fire
- Utah swing pivotal for Lady Rebels
- Preps: Wednesday's results
- Letter: Rationale for invading Iraq was all wrong
- Editorial: Placing it all on red
- Corrections
- Editorial: Bush again jabs Nevada
- Letter: Kennedy won't 'pay any price'
- Letter: Bush did not properly plan
- Zoning board approves two casino sites in Vicksburg
- Kansas coalition seeks expanded gambling
- Super Bowl a sure bet to tempt problem gamblers
- Governor: Arbitration likely in dispute over gaming payments
- Lawmakers: Lottery game would help fight cancer
- Lottery chief not happy with eScratch performance
- Koval-Tropicana tops collision list
- Community briefs for February 3, 2005
- LV's municipal pool wins another national award
- LV Marines help to protect supply routes in Fallujah
- Boulder City festival is long on shorts
- Framing the Discussion: Third Thursday feeds growing art interest in Las Vegas
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Response has led to vicious cycle
Wednesday, Feb. 2
- Metro Police, BLM included in audit of county land sales
- Education official: State can't meet requirements
- Bush aims to redirect Nevada money
- Henderson council briefs
- News briefs for February 2, 2005
- LV sisters' case sheds light on immigration law
- Nevada wildlife program in deep financial trouble
- Stoic 13-year-old praises slain mom during tribute
- NFL rejects LVCVA's bid for ads
- State lacks funds for AIDS patients
- Judge orders home study of family
- Strip's gaming profit soars
- Columnist Jeff German: Casinos learning to play nice with NFL
- Slaying hits casino employees hard
- Monorail shut down for repair
- Berkley, Gibbons to lead group
- Official: Phasing in power rate increase could increase cost
- Group may appeal Web site ruling
- Surge in gambling revenue doubles Harrah's Entertainment earnings
- Snow: Valley development must change to ease traffic
- Past Nevada Medal Winners
- Quick first step
- Sanford's class gets 'A' grade
- Not just for bats anymore
- Wallace feeling a touch of retirer's remorse
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Treatment Parsons received is the pits
- Girls' state rankings
- School District official seeks spot on state board
- West division gets two more teams
- Sports briefs for February 2, 2005
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Late money at betting windows will be for the Birds
- Auditors inspect finances of defunct charter high school
- Columnist Peter Benton: Singh headlines list of players on 2005 Hall of Fame ballot
- Columnist Adam Candee: Outlook for UNLV women may not be so sunny
- Twins carry Basic to win against Foothill
- Wet winter can increase wildfire dangers
- LV Water District issued flood of water-waster fines
- Commissioner doesn't expect many NHL players to sign
- Hendrick team ably fills voids created by tragedy
- Preps: Tuesday's results
- Letter: Social Security reforms a sham
- Letter: Sarkisian sisters hardly a threat to national security
- Guinn asks for presidential disaster declaration
- Mesquite's response to Virgin River flood scrutinized
- Editorial: Why did this happen?
- Editorial: Panel won't serve victims
- Sands seeks to reduce loans' interest margins
- Obituaries for February 2, 2005
- Moratorium extended on neighborhood casinos
- Slot legislation proposed
- Tribe may withhold payment
- Caesars says tribe settled land claim with New York
- Resignation of head of problem gambling group sought
- Company will sell advisory unit to focus on credit cards
- Manufacturer profit dives 84 percent on charges
- PacifiCare awards $40,000 in grants
- New homes approved on 16 acres
- Henderson council briefs for February 2, 2005
- Council considers annexing 3,626 acres in southwest
- Community briefs for February 2, 2005
- Immunization schedule for February 2, 2005
- Groundbreaking held for psychiatric hospital in LV
- Former UNLV student sues school over poor grade
- Ex-judge candidate arrested for battery
- Rape victim: 'I know those eyes'
- Lone Mountain killing jury gives 40 years to life
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Wine benefit at Hilton draws a grand attendance
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Tiffany is always good company
- Peter's Principle: Mastrioni brings attitude, strong work ethic to Las Vegas restaurant
- Fiscal 2004 gross and net profits report on Nevada casinos
Tuesday, Feb. 1
- As cases pile up, Nevada's high court seeks funds for more judges
- Fundraising group may cut ties with UMC
- Searching for greener pastures
- Rogers wants full-time fundraising role
- Man arrested in fire at parent's home
- Berkley bill would divert nuke funds
- Columnist Jeff German: Lois can do much for Ward 1
- 'Mustard busters' relish yanking of invasive weed
- Lawyers in DA's office weigh union
- Stratosphere gets special delivery
- Airport land sale policies reviewed
- Talks continue over hospital rates
- Democrats say they won't give in to Bush
- Nevada remains big hit with filmmakers
- Reid pledges to fight possible new effort on bunker buster
- Hospital operators see income rise
- News briefs for February 1, 2005
- MGM Mirage's profit surpasses expectations
- Auction set for Wednesday at Cashman Theatre
- Sierra Health profit exceeds estimates
- Company with Henderson plant reports improved earnings
- Alliance Gaming announces $7.5 million quarterly loss
- National Lampoon, Barrick to offer spring break package
- Rx plan pushed for disabled
- Berkley tries again to divert nuke funds
- Candidates file for seats across valley
- Minnie to the Max: Callback founder employs energy, experience to boost LV entertainment scene
- High court rejects killer's appeal
- Metro Police put Super Bowl partiers on notice
- Appeal on attorney's fees rejected
- Firm fined $850 million over insurance practices
- Casino revenue in Miss. remains steady
- Council approves $700 million expansion to Foxwoods
- MTR Gaming stock surges
- New York blocks simulcasts to track
- Jurors asked whether execs meant to pay bribe or bonus
- Sports briefs for February 1, 2005
- L.A. water agency rains on LV parade
- Letter: State violated homeless' rights
- Letter: Use state surplus to fund freeze on property tax
- LV will take more time to study Lamb Park deal
- Lone Mountain murder case ends in guilty verdict
- County agenda grows with high rises
- Editorial: Iraq outlook not all rosy
- Editorial: A vote for freedom
- Reid's ring inspires team to try for its own
- Rebels defenseless in loss
- Drivers downplay latest rule changes
- Wranglers show no ill effects from flu
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: NASCAR's pretty boy not afraid to get dirty
- Division title could go down to the last goal
- Preps: Monday's Results
- Martin considers future as owner, just not in Nextel Cup
- Memorial service planned today for woman whose son survived attack
- Pollard, former pop singer, dies
- Obituaries for February 1, 2005
- Community briefs for February 1, 2005
- LV teacher studies marshes with Jason team
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Dietician shows she has class
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- Live Main Event blog: Cada and Moon set to square off heads-up
- Judge dismisses suits blaming Las Vegas Sands for stock drop
- Freddie Roach talks tough; Manny Pacquiao backs it up
- Commercial development in Las Vegas grinding to a halt, analyst says
- Vegas area adds three resorts to elite AAA list
- Adult model alleges Las Vegas company isn’t sharing profits
- Strip sign-lighting ceremony set for Monday
Blogs
The Kats Report
Life in the Limelight: Wayne Newton (2 Comments)
Politics: Ralston's Flash
An entire campaign in one mail piece for Harry Reid (2 Comments)
Miech Again
On the road to Long Beach, UNLV hoops style (13 Comments)
The Kats Report
Vocal strain prompts Wayne Brady to call off 'Making It Up' until 2010
The Greene Room
New Mexico soccer player goes MMA on BYU (16 Comments)
Elsewhere
Fontainebleau suit takes aim at Soffer empire (8 Comments)
Mono puts date for Lesnar title defense in question
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76 Trombones + 4 concert at Artemus Ham Hall
Artemus Ham Hall at UNLV | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Smothers Brothers at The Orleans Showroom
The Orleans Showroom
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Abbacadabra at The Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton
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Roy Clark at The South Point Showroom
South Point Showroom
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Zowie Bowie's Vintage Vegas Show at Monte Carlo
Lance Burton Theater
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