Story archive for October 2008

Saturday, Nov. 1

• Las Vegas couple share experiences from rural Cuba

Friday, Oct. 31

• Rebels hope to repeat history against TCU
• Obama on the economy
• After ‘Believe’ premiere comes the after-party
• Green Valley boys dominate Sunrise Regional cross country meet
• U.S. Attorney appoints election officer
• High schoolers, elected officials talk current events
• Kruger 'not interested' in Arizona job
• Lawmaker aims to revoke tax breaks for golf courses
• Michelle Obama returning to Las Vegas
• Feds seek license to operate topless bar
• UNLV president names Hardigree to top post
• Clock says it's time to fall back
• Expect costumes, long lines at early voting sites
• Program seeks to protect children from sex offenders
• Weekend to scare up cooler weather
• A good, long look at ... TCU
• Las Vegas notables offering up tasty Halloween treats
• A time for change
• A vote for Nevada Day
• Reasons aplenty to reject McCain candidacy
• Economy not the plumber’s strong suit
• ACORN dust-up a GOP distraction
• Questions ahead of Election Day
• No. 22: Talking politics
• Cops' case against 'Suge' Knight stalled
• Impressed by student founder, Berkley donates to microbank
• Sea change on TV screens
• Laugh, then be amazed
• Timing is everything
• Nevada turns 144, but what's to celebrate?
• Palin clan makes kindly pitch
• The parallel presidential campaign in Spanish
• Declining sales prompt CSN to refocus plant-sale program
• All tricks, solo treating for Gibbons
• Women-friendly politics
• Basic grabs Henderson Bowl win over Gators
• Vegas magicians backing Angel’s ‘Believe’
• The long road to the Cirque stage
• Bull riders begin run in Las Vegas
• Luxor preps for post-premiere party
• Gorman rolls up 10th win against Bonanza
• Desert Oasis hands Boulder City overtime loss
• Cheyenne slams Cimarron, claims home playoff date
• Hodge keeps Panthers perfect over Legacy
• With loss behind him, injured player eyes new goal
• Del Sol running game overpowers Silverado
• Defense propels Desert Pines over Canyon Springs
• Coronado ends losing streak with overtime win
• Valley defeats Rancho to secure playoff spot
• Roundup of other Las Vegas area prep games
• Enterprise Library hosts Halloween pajama party for youngsters
• Skateboarders, BMXers rock and roll at AmJam competition
• Redevelopment funds shifted from businesses
• Violin and piano duo synchronize onstage and off
• Foreclosures forcing debt on HOAs
• Silverado news briefs
• Slower swing can reap rewards
• Silverado education in brief
• Hospital earns consumer award
• Man find yoga counteracts effects of failing kidney
• Mixed-use center proposed for St. Rose Parkway
• Son of football great helping students get recruited
• World champ taps the brakes on drag racing career
• Summerlin births
• Liberty may gain students
• Wheelchair athlete's back flip lands him in record book
• Palo Verde senior aces tournament
• Faith Lutheran defender lives up to hype
• Senior stunned, thrilled with gift of garden
• Summerlin deaths
• Derby raises $48,000

Thursday, Oct. 30

• High school football scoring updates
• Death of man involved in police shooting ruled suicide
• Police: Kidnapped boy's mother involved with drug money
• New trial ordered in Las Vegas amputated leg case
• Man charged after body found in motor home freezer
• Brothers chasing state title for Palo Verde football
• 'Playboy Blood' gang members indicted
• Wynn shares rise, buoyed by Macau resort
• Lawyer: Mom of abducted boy told police of warning
• Gorman girls snag tennis state title
• Court denies appeal of two Vegas convicted killers
• Meadows sophomore specializes in diversity
• Meadows soccer headed to playoffs
• Police ask assistance to identify robbery suspect
• Bonanza wins fifth state tennis title
• Gibbons: Feds should give states direct economic aid
• Governor to hand out treats alone on Halloween
• Ghering Elementary students collect recyclables, raise money
• Molasky joins insurance company
• A.G.: State employee stole $47,676 from Welfare Division
• Suspect arrested in Lee Canyon homicide case
• Higher turnout possible as Democrats continue early voting surge
• Driver's license numbers show decline in new residents
• Primm hotel closes rooms during midweek
• McCain, Palin to rally Monday in Nevada
• Mining, marriages expected to decline in the next two years
• Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort goes on winter schedule
• Reno-based IGT reports sharply lower 4Q profits
• Daytime and nighttime temperature records possible
• Residents hit the Cascata greens for Golf Day
• The long journey from Normal
• Red team notches two wins in UNLV scrimmages
• ‘Blah, blah, blah’
• Guilty of corruption
• A false rallying cry
• Our economic system is far from laissez-faire
• Rethinking the trickle-down theory
• Naturally, businesses look for incentives
• Hendrix disciple performing music he calls timeless in tribute tour
• Life led fighter to ring
• ‘Shenandoah’ spirited, solid
• The governor is still relevant
• Retail strip edges out credit freeze
• No. 23: Fade pattern
• Lots of songs in her heart
• A low political profile
• Pro bowler hoping for shot in tournament
• Titus ventures into less friendly parts
• Races for upper chamber shift from attack mode to turnout mode
• In party eyes, Ensign’s mettle may offset result
• A piece of paper, a point of pride for this voter’s family
• The other outrage in kidnapping case
• Palo Verde boys' soccer clinches No. 2 spot in Northwest
• Coronado teen races into Speed Truck Challenge Series
• Injured player surprises teammates with rivalry on the line
• Students enjoy new additions to annual festival
• Seniors' aerobic class not just for exercise
• Basic seniors continue homecoming tradition
• Boulder City in brief
• Students bubble over with excitment for science
• Personal changes can lessen effects of economy
• Groups ask for help sending holiday stockings to soldiers
• Letters to the editor
• Government should do something about unkempt properties
• Play brings culture to the Las Vegas Valley
• Park money from public lands dries up
• Local drag racer on road to fame
• NSC gets grant to expand online nursing degree program
• Boulder City Celebrations
• Journalist left important legacy
• Kindergartners brighten hospital with decorated pumpkins
• Artists adapt to changing economy
• Casino MonteLago opens new meeting room
• Henderson in brief
• Letters provide context to historical events
• Boulder City deaths
• Ghost hunters to dish on local haunts
• Businesses recognized for helping schools
• Henderson offers to help pay rent to attract business to Water Street
• Meeting to finalize Veterans Day plans
• Middle schools look for ways to deal with budget cuts
• Henderson deaths
• Henderson youth softball team finds unexpected success
• Even video games can be educational
• Hawthorn Suites refines its plan
• Boulder City ballot initiatives include property tax question
• Autumn is the time for scouting and cleanup
• Valley artist's surreal creations portray another dimension
• New DragonRidge Country Club facility ahead of schedule
• Crowding at Henderson high schools to be addressed
• Political signs may get more leeway
• The Hemenway sheep should just be left alone
• Smell of smoke may not wake someone
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Births
• Wolff Elementary uses fall festival as fundraiser
• Controversial hospital tax goes to Boulder City voters
• Free dental care available on Nov. 12 to those in need
• Developers celebrate as Lake Mead Crossing fills up
• Council looking at ways to fund recycling plant
• Seniors find joy in clogging
• Honoring center members who have left us
• Coronado senior hopes to leave championship legacy
• Be vigilant of happenings in your neighborhood
• Senior credited for helping hold young team together
• Henderson business in brief

Wednesday, Oct. 29

• Stars to line up for first glimpse of 'Believe'
• Vegas killer wants reduction in sentence
• Clark County taxable sales grow for first time in three months
• Boulder City senior looks back with pride
• Early voting ends Friday
• Cold War era radioactive wastes leaving Nevada Test Site
• Las Vegas homicide suspect caught in New Mexico
• Altercation led to Monday school lockdown, police say
• Las Vegas man held in boy's kidnapping freed
• Lost weight leads to more playing time
• Casinos jump as MGM announces funding
• Coronado boys take 2nd in state tennis tournament
• Robber in eastern Las Vegas Valley sought
• Councilwoman sues Boulder City over survey
• Family pride on the line in Henderson Bowl XVIII
• Obama to rally Saturday in Henderson
• Pedestrian critically injured in crash
• Nevada Day prompts Friday closures
• Boulder City residents turn out to vote early
• MGM Mirage cuts costs, delays future projects as profit falls
• AP poll: Obama widens lead in Nevada
• Attacking the president
• Solar passing us by
• Honoring the heroes
• Unrestrained capitalism can’t be tolerated
• ‘Green’ tax breaks are a smarter subsidy
• McCain defeat tops Nevadans’ wish list
• Political campaigns aren’t charities
• Budget mess is Dems’ first test
• Noting need group serves, state bolsters Urban League
• Olson kept local ally in dark
• 'Believe' two days from public debut
• Vanda ready to tattoo Chavez Jr.
• Illusionist’s big ‘Ta-da!’
• New ad links Porter with Bush, omits vote trend
• No-show by Ensign not fully explained
• Aliante has locals in its sights
• Memories plentiful for Mack and me
• Go forth, cooperate, Reid advises leaders
• State: No false or stifled votes here
• We’re American citizens and we vote
• Michael Strembitsky
• These Three Nevadans
• No. 24: Pavarotti plays the Mack
• GOP pins Senate hopes on $5 million influx
• Leaders hopeful forum will spur action
• Centennial Hills resident named Nevada's Special Olympics Coach of the Year
• It's time to respect the National Anthem
• Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial rolling into town
• Registrar: Early voting draws more to the polls than in 2004
• Boulder City goes pink to fight breast cancer
• Telescopes bring distant galaxies to life

Tuesday, Oct. 28

• The history of the Henderson Bowl
• Basic set for Henderson Bowl showdown with Green Valley
• MGM Mirage to post 3rd-quarter earnings Wednesday
• Report: Las Vegas, Phoenix post steepest home price drops
• UNLV professors discuss presidential politics
• Atlantic City suspends casino smoking ban
• Parents of baby abandoned at casino appear in court
• Officials battling spread of invasive mussels
• Boyd Gaming: Echelon resort likely delayed through 2009
• Boyd Gaming: Echelon resort likely delayed through 2009
• Stocks surge as investors hunt for bargains
• Two die after weekend head-on crash; memorial planned
• Two Las Vegas men killed in rollover, 1 injured
• Henderson City Council briefs
• Henderson man missing
• Democrats continue to stream into early voting polls
• Death of man shot by both police and himself under investigation
• Wynn accepting reservations for Encore in Vegas
• Nevada State Bank parent takes part in bailout
• Experts at Brookings event say Las Vegas will boom again
• Mondays with Mike: They get no regards
• Feeding frenzy
• Nuclear weapons
• Tackling regional issues
• Will America live up to its inclusive rhetoric?
• Democrats champion nanny government
• UNLV hoops notebook: Family ties a little fuzzy
• Obama shows poor financial judgment
• Star helps fan get photo
• Efforts to further career cost 'Britney' his job on Strip
• No. 25: UNLV's basketball teams open arena with a bang
• Nuns gave hospital name, not life
• At season’s start, oddsmakers pick the Lakers to top the league
• Conditions at jail ‘harsh,’ but court can’t change them
• Third World as classroom
• State goes after CSN official’s estate
• Those empty homes for sale are harming communities
• Laissez-faire loses luster
• Housing market optimists
• Vegas-set film financed in new way
• Citing downturn, R-J offers workers buyouts
• The irrational exuberance of Democrats
• One eventful edifice
• Family members star in campaigns’ last act
• Las Vegas man who died in ATV accident identified
• NSC mentorship program reaches out to middle schoolers
• Artists show their wares at 10th Annual Fall ArtWalk
• Dog lovers gather for annual pug picnic

Monday, Oct. 27

• McCain's daughter makes campaign appearance in Henderson
• Gun prompts lockdown at Henderson school
• Amador Vista Park gets final approval
• UNLV student arrested for possessing explosive components
• Cal-Nevada Transport owners arrested for embezzlement
• Room tax signatures filed
• Two Las Vegas men killed in rollover, 1 injured
• FBI busts child prostitution rings; Las Vegas teen rescued
• McCarran traffic falls 13 percent in September
• Local man arrested for toddler's death
• Volunteers sought for Lake Mead cleanup
• Salvation Army seeks 75 holiday bell-ringers
• Man robs bank in west valley
• UNLV students turning out to vote early
• City National Bank gets Treasury investment
• Two die after weekend head-on crash
• Parents arrested after 10-month-old abandoned at casino
• STRIP SCRIBBLES: Biden’s family picks pasta and parmignon
• McCain's daughter, Obama's wife in Las Vegas today
• CenturyTel plans to acquire Embarq Corp.
• General Growth to sell Strip properties
• General Growth to sell Fashion Show, other malls on the Strip
• Brush burning to cause smoke in eastern valley
• Poll: Obama up by 4 in Nevada
• Helping the little guy
• Protecting public health
• Potential disasters
• Alternative energy’s costs make it impractical
• Bailout thick with corporate thievery
• Democrats are ones looking out for us
• Democrats guilty of attacks, too
• For veterans, VA-backed home loans offer security
• Galvanizing the gun vote
• Six questions for Matt Callister
• MGM Mirage, Harrah’s take separate paths
• Proving alleged cover-up won’t be easy
• Darger to pick up relief in the post
• Wes Myles, father of downtown Vegas art
• There’s still money to lend
• Lounge singer has moved up
• Among this group, Vegas looks pretty good
• Where the new voters are
• Education ‘Flat’ funding better than none

Sunday, Oct. 26

• A mainstream philosophy
• FBI hurting for agents
• Obama overcomes McCain’s negative smears
• Don’t blame Obama for plumber fiasco
• Palin inadvertently criticizes McCain
• Campaigns are a huge waste of money
• Religious freedom a bedrock U.S. principle
• How do they really feel about Ensign?
• Why Porter might just ride out a perfect Democratic storm
• Decision may come Monday on building for police
• Overnight, focus shifts to possible filibuster-proof Senate majority
• Minister to base his war on porn at local church
• Even at economic crossroad, leaders accept challenge to look forward
• Solar takes no shine to Nevada
• Yucca isn’t the only difference
• Obama presses edge on the economy
• Multistate cooperation key to future of Nevada
• Complaint cites debt of Heller campaign
• Dean: From ‘Scream’ to nearly realizing 50-state dream
• UNLV hoops notebook: Kruger unveils his 'Playbook'
• Hawaiian Festival draws thousands to Lake Las Vegas

Saturday, Oct. 25

• Rebels' late-game woes continue with BYU loss
• UNLV-BYU Notebook: Clayton just fine ... according to Clayton
• Kitchen fire blamed for column of black smoke
• Woman found shot to death in south valley
• LIVE GAME BLOG: UNLV's fate decided late yet again, Rebels fall to BYU, 42-35
• Obama rallies supporters in Las Vegas
• Woman nabbed for DUI after 3 pedestrians injured
• Motorcyclist injured in crash along Las Vegas Blvd.
• Adams lifts Spring Valley over Bonanza
• Wranglers snag first victory of the year
• Del Sol hands Basic loss, gets back into title hunt
• Explaining the financial mess
• Inspection gap poses risks
• Friendlier skies?
• Find a way to attract retirees to Las Vegas
• Treat responsible homeowners fairly
• Voters must educate themselves on candidates
• Dennis Miller, Harry Reid showdown?
• Anti-Titus ads: Several sponsors, one basic message
• Eight seconds to glory
• Boulder City stomps out Faith Lutheran, 34-14
• It’s a new day at the Stratosphere
• 2 Palin crowds, 2 differing sign-of-the-times moments
• As race tightens, Titus pressed to attack
• The Elevator: Up and down the Vegas sports scene
• Halasz propels Gators over Skyhawks
• Late field goal sends Foothill over Liberty
• Defense strong as Cimarron-Memorial notches win
• After slow start, Desert Pines secures playoff spot
• Centennial keeps rivalry trophy another year
• Sierra Vista win knocks Clark from playoffs
• Cheyenne routs Arbor View with running game
• Roundup of other Las Vegas area prep games

Friday, Oct. 24

• Hard Rock 'tops off' new tower
• High school football scoring updates
• UNLV hoping past lessons pay off at BYU
• Federal indictment charges motorcycle gang members
• Panel suggests counties take over senior tax rebate program
• Panel proposes state workers pay more for health insurance
• State retirement fund down, but buys $800 million in stocks
• Boy kidnapped in Okla. found in Las Vegas with mother
• virt(UNLV): Rebels come up short in shootout, BYU prevails 42-35
• Police searching for jewelry store robbers
• Police looking for fraud victims to come forward
• Truck driver convicted in attempted casino extortion
• The Hills Park hosts Arthritis Walk on Saturday
• Michelle Obama to attend Monday rally in Las Vegas
• Inside Angel’s crammed diary as Believe Countdown reaches Day 7
• Adelson to partake in capital program
• Mail ballot requests due by Tuesday
• Police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing
• Pedestrian killed on 215 Beltway identified
• Husband of embattled judge pleads guilty
• Tentative settlement reached in defective plumbing lawsuit
• Gas prices set to tumble below $3
• Warm temperatures in weekend forecast
• McCain the socialist?
• False and misleading ads
• Economy should be fixed from the bottom up
• Why Obama will pass tests of presidency
• Media should refrain from cheerleading
• Rich should wake up to needs of the poor
• A roundup of campaign trail tidbits
• Limestone will give Smith Center ‘elegant’ air
• The chase for Yarborough
• Local Hispanic papers agree: Obama’s the one
• Liberace-like talent, up close
• A good, long look at ... BYU
• Lessons of life learned from a pot of chili
• Character witnesses
• Violent biker gang stripped of emblem
• The dead tycoon, his girlfriend, her lover and stolen silver
• It’s getting close to the election
• Wranglers open home season in poor fashion
• Stop calling already!
• Economic view through eyes of mall voters
• Attacks, retorts crowd out issues
• Far from family, Massamba transitions to UNLV squad
• Faith Lutheran junior in elite class
• Civil War soldiers prepare for battle
• Silverado news briefs
• Former Gorman soccer star returns to Las Vegas after a year in Oregon
• Silverado education in brief
• Summerlin births
• Silverado home sales up in September
• Summerlin deaths
• Summerlin hockey guru hopes to build dominant club team at UNLV
• Walk raises $11,000 for charity
• Congressman tells health care companies not to be like the DMV
• Aliante Station on track for November opening
• Middle schools helping students prep for college
• City, CSN partner up to build new fire station
• Centennial soccer aims to win state
• Summerlin community briefs
• Fair raises $1,000
• Parents, teachers mull textbook options
• Child Focus teaches kids to fish
• Temple hosts debate with candidates and McCain, Obama supporters
• Summerlin education briefs

Thursday, Oct. 23

• Las Vegas-built solar power plant components up and running
• Lawmakers celebrate land act's 10th anniversary
• Gibbons threatened with another lawsuit
• Homeless man sought in homicide
• Obama campaign outlines weekend visit
• Reid talks economy at Asian Chamber luncheon
• IRS trying to give $4 million back to Nevadans
• Man to surrender exotic animal license after panther attack
• Holly reveals Halloween secret as Angel Believe countdown reaches Day 8
• Democrats announce new robo calls aimed at Latino voters
• Howard Dean thanks volunteers in Las Vegas
• Panel hears arguments in McCarran flight path case
• Supreme Court upholds Vegas murder conviction
• Angel, Carrot Top and Fantasy girls join Tila Tequila at Luxor club opening
• UNLV cheerleader recognized nationally
• Gaming Commission OKs licensing for Aliante Station
• University research gets $2 million check for building
• Blog: Letters from Afghanistan
• Bonanza hopes to solidify season against Spring Valley
• Nevada hepatitis C outbreak largest in U.S.
• Democrats continue early voting surge
• Highs in upper 70s today, warming up for weekend
• Henderson International girl's volleyball close to playoffs
• Cutting educational budgets
• An unworthy choice
• A complete sham
• It’s time to get serious and get out and vote
• Money redistribution nothing new in U.S.
• GOP contradicts years of its rhetoric
• A few words from the trail
• Through tears, war memories
• GOP picks stylin' over dialin'
• His medium (the organ) is his message
• Caesars empire goes modern with latest hotel expansion
• Free spirit stuck in BYU doghouse
• Feeney’s flying star lands on the Strip
• Negative ad strategy may be holding sway
• We’ve missed the story
• State plan could ease pressure of ‘tsunami’
• UNLV gives merit pay as it shows others door
• Call hub waits to unleash shrill script, detached force
• Solar, wind not the prescription for cheaper gas
• UNLV hoops notebook: A slimmer, stronger Wink
• Wranglers open in front of home crowd
• Frightening times call for some good scares
• Young drivers benefit from alternative sentencing
• Henderson education briefs
• Vote your conscience this election
• Silverado couple master long-distance relationship
• Emotions run high at high school anti-drinking program
• Senior Center meals have improved, kitchen passed inspection
• Tax will not require hospital to open board meetings
• Recycling catching on at Miller Middle School
• Students with learning disabilities succeed in regular classroom
• Henderson births
• Carefully judge Internet information before using
• 'Beauty and the Beast' off to a roaring start
• Boulder City Celebrations
• White Middle School takes fitness seriously
• Thousands tackle Pumpkinman Triathlon
• If pulled over, sit tight until police say otherwise
• Henderson deaths
• Boulder in brief
• Politics can enter genealogical arena
• Golfers compete with teammate in mind
• Boulder City Council briefs
• Springs Preserve gets into Halloween
• Putting performance sets Henderson golfer up for pro debut
• Swing-state status boosts Nevada
• Man bowls two perfect games during league play at Sunset Station
• Sportsmen, master shooters compete at Desert Lake Classic
• Residents asked to vote in 'Green and Great' contest
• To avoid winter fires, treat candles with respect
• Life-saving surgery gets runner back on track
• Henderson community briefs
• Reunion honors 31ers, tries to bring Boulder City history to life
• Nevadans hold clout in election
• There's so much in the world to confuse us
• Former Basic baseball star relishes new role as youth coach
• Lake Mead girls' volleyball ready for state
• Letters to the editor
• Boulder City deaths
• Four locals inducted into Southern Nevada Golf Hall of Fame
• If we create the traffic, NDOT will have to give BC a stoplight
• Couple recognized for contributions to the arts
• Coronado, Foothill help raise $3,000 to battle breast cancer
• City seeks public's help to gather names for Veteran's Day ceremony
• Town hall meeting to discuss proposed road

Wednesday, Oct. 22

• Jim Marsh Cup up for grabs
• A truly mobile lineman
• County plans centennial celebrations
• Boulder City battles Faith Lutheran for playoff spot
• Judge issues order in Gibbons e-mail lawsuit
• Coronado girls golfers take third in state
• Selfless Green Valley grad making splash with UNLV team
• Schedule set to replace Loux
• Reid, Goodman tour foreclosed homes, present remedy
• Poll: Obama up by 5 points in Nevada
• Police, Hard Rock Café host 'Trunk-or-Treat'
• School Board considers rezoning district
• Dow skids more than 500 points
• Henderson Zappos exec to appear on Oprah Winfrey show
• North Las Vegas police release video of armed robbers
• Strip Scribbles: Celebrity sightings and tonight’s top tips
• Las Vegas resident in kidnapping case held, bail set
• Court: Lawyers must disclose if they've been sanctioned
• Attorney general files judgment against Pfizer
• Pedestrian killed overnight by truck on 215 Beltway
• Gusty winds, cooler temperatures on tap
• Democrats continue to lead way in early voting
• Car fire spreads to townhouse, displaces five residents
• High-security driver's license system coming to DMV
• UNLV defense hopes to taketh away more often
• Serious medical inquiry
• ‘Books’ who talk back
• Powell laid out a compelling argument
• GOP engages in class warfare in reverse
• The best way to spread wealth
• Neither party should have absolute power
• Voters turning blue
• A governor sued three times!
• UNLV hoops notebook: The story behind 'Chopper'
• $1 million pledge to boost literary efforts
• Temple becomes tiny battleground
• Valley’s city governments feeling pinch
• Dennis Miller: Politics on the brain
• Former FBI expert on body language will teach poker seminar on how to gain an edge at the tables
• Why Palin softened her rhetoric
• Hard lesson: Budget cuts mean layoffs
• Direct from Broadway
• Jutta Chambers, Henderson police chief
• Ad reiterates unfair claims about Titus
• Conservative groups dig deep to prevent Senate supermajority
• After-school program brings disabled together
• Groups work to mitigate Henderson's feral cat problems
• Serene Country Estates to get tavern
• Planners to decide next week on Park Heights development
• Mosaic a welcome addition to Henderson Events Plaza
• Event gives students an early taste of politics
• 2 projects approved for vacant land near Sunset and Gibson
• Park service looking for input on Lake Mohave improvement projects
• Schools remind students, parents of bus safety
• City Council supports solar panels and corrals but not new lake
• CSN features art, cultural events

Tuesday, Oct. 21

• Corpus-Massucci misses state title by 1 stroke
• Green Valley and SECTA boys' soccer teams battle to second tie of season
• Caesars Palace tops off new $1 billion tower
• Judges tabbed to settle election disputes
• Fred Thompson makes cameo at local McCain office
• Faith Lutheran sophomore wins state golf title
• Boulder City girls' golf team snares state title
• Strip Scribbles: Celeb sightings and tonight's tip
• Del Vecchio booted from bench for stepdaughter sex scandal
• Victim in deadly Strip fight identified
• Coroner: Man in burning home died of blunt force trauma
• HUD funds to help new home buyers
• Kerkorian cuts his losses on Ford Motor stake
• Obama to campaign in Las Vegas again
• Early voting gets under way in Henderson
• Criss Countdown – Day 9: Tickets selling as well as Love, new illusion added to finale
• Palin makes appeal to women voters
• Outlaw motorcycle gang members arrested in Las Vegas
• Bonfire warms up students for homecoming
• Hawaiian festival, regatta comes to Lake Las Vegas this weekend
• Child playing with matches ignites apartment fire
• Police arrest Las Vegas resident in kidnapping case
• Injured player's spirits still riding high
• Criss & Holly back together, spotted at Cathouse
• Official: 5 arrested in Las Vegas in Mongols case
• Gibbons, wife to hand out Halloween candy together
• Criss Countdown — Day 10: Believe performance features a true hangout for Angel
• Palin criticizes Obama for wanting to redistribute wealth
• Armed man assaults woman in Henderson park
• Organized crime probe leads to arrests
• Sunny skies and warm temperatures today
• Strong praise for Obama
• Going green pays off
• Risking an outbreak
• Keep owners in homes to help lenders, too
• Pickens needs help from fellow titans
• Vote, but take attack ads with grain of salt
• UNLV hoops notebook: Bowling is right down their alley
• Mondays with Mike: Injuries, big plays not at a premium
• All signs pointing to an Obama win
• Coming at county from city, state
• Second show, tougher crowd
• The woman suing the governor
• Country singer’s at a comfortable place, halfway to superstardom
• Poker pro urges casino smoking ban
• House panel: White House used taxes on politics here
• For Gondo, no place like home
• John Grogan: Reformed reporter wrote ‘Marley & Me’
• Bank seeks to foreclose on club, leaving others owed with zilch
• Suing Nevada’s Governor
• Legally, doctor is under no limits
• In Boulder City, two officials arouse ire from new sources
• Head Start meets big need
• Teachers tread lightly discussing classmate's disappearance
• Wranglers focus on home opener after rough road trip
• Marine camp teaches youth discipline, character
• Palo Verde student gets perfect score on ACT exam
• Love of Lab propels 'Marley' author to silver screen
• Grant lets students get up-close look at ballet
• Foreign students make themselves home at Palo Verde

Monday, Oct. 20

• Green Valley kicker a precious commodity for playoff-hopeful Gators
• Ethics panel clears Clark County judge candidate Pollock's campaign sign
• Settlement near in Del Vecchio case
• More local candidate debates televised this week
• Midler to campaign for Obama tonight
• Feds fine tribal company for safety violations
• Bill to protect renters in foreclosure cases
• County election official counting on early voting
• Henderson comprehensive plan nears final approval
• M Resort asks for 11.5 more acres
• Henderson man dies in motorcycle crash
• Police make second arrest stemming from boy's abduction
• Bill Clinton thoughtful as he stumps for Obama in Reno
• Las Vegas couple identified in Utah plane crash
• More injuries for Dancing With the Stars cast revealed at celebrity-studded party
• Campaign releases details on Palin's visit to Henderson
• Nevada jobless rate at highest level in 23 years
• Fight on Las Vegas Strip turns deadly
• Kidnapped boy returned to father
• Warm weather ahead
• Turnesa adds own name to family's legacy
• Protect the Colorado River
• Timetable’s bad timing
• Safeguarding taxpayer info
• McCain, Palin stoop to name-calling
• There’s plenty of blame to go around
• The little guy has been pillaged again
• If he wants a nuclear dump, he can have it
• Nevada not yet decided
• Rebels look to go where Stanback has been
• Nevada Ballet sparkles, haunts
• School’s late opening doesn’t dim gratitude of man it’s named after
• Insulting proposition
• Six questions for Daniel Bogden
• Doug Peterson: "My church is probably on the concert stage"
• Analysts transform from bulls to bears
• Titus ad unfair on pay raises, Social Security
• Clinton makes his case for Obama
• New details emerge in suit against Gibbons
• Why Lennox Lewis tops the ballot for the Boxing Hall of Fame
• Property stolen, recovered
• Kuchar relishes runner-up finish
• Las Vegas resident named best truck driver in Nevada

Sunday, Oct. 19

• Fire blamed on child playing with matches
• Live Blog: Bill Clinton stumps for Obama in Las Vegas
• Vegas papers split over presidential endorsement
• Fire guts Summerlin home
• One dead, one critical in homemade plane crash
• UNLV’s late lead slips again, this time to Air Force
• UNLV-Air Force Notebook: Secondary changes no quick fix
• UNLV basketball notebook: The first practice after the FirstLook
• Using popular vote would raise morale
• State budget in need of fresh ideas
• RNC's robocalls ineffective, annoying
• Allegation against consultant might ripple
• Even major players feel serious squeeze as revenue drops, debts rise
• Solar investment that pays
• A pay-to-play judicial system?
• Election could help fulfill union dream, management nightmare
• Putting on a show
• Voters bring passion to polls
• Risk-laden financial moves tantamount to gambling
• Barack Obama: Our choice for President
• Biden’s got the down-home spirit
• Rookie ready for Round 4

Saturday, Oct. 18

• LIVE GAME BLOG: Rebels drop third straight as Air Force escapes Sam Boyd with 29-28 win
• Technology plays big role on PGA Tour
• Kidnapped boy found unharmed
• Warm weekend ahead
• Rebels give fans FirstLook in style
• Wildcats dominate rivalry game in showdown of offenses
• Nuclear politics and Nevada
• Ballot question decisions
• Important questions for McCain to answer
• What’s the difference between Bush, Palin?
• America tumbling down the rankings
• Don't vote. At least not yet.
• Suit links Gibbons to agency chief’s firing
• UNLV professor, on TV, recalls a kindly William Ayers
• ‘Terrorist’ ad called reckless
• How low will they go?
• Albright says Obama is presidential
• Rebels' season can still be saved
• The Elevator: Up and down the Vegas sports scene
• Food Network star returns to alma mater for benefit dinner
• Students sample chef’s school lunch creations
• Falcons celebrate homecoming, Indiana Jones-style
• Teachers hit by pellet gun
• Chaparral keeps cleat after rivalry game
• Win puts Basic back in postseason
• Late conversion lifts Green Valley to dramatic win
• Healthy Palo Verde squad cruises to win
• Three turnovers doom Boulder City
• Gaels ready to sweep state tennis tourney
• Song wins at Sunrise Region finals
• Murray helps Liberty blow by Coronado
• Roundup of other Las Vegas area prep games

Friday, Oct. 17

• Man charged in connection with Friday homicide
• LIVE BLOG: Scrimmage caps inaugural FirstLook at Thomas & Mack
• Biden rallies in Henderson ahead of early voting
• UNLV tries to rekindle magic against Air Force
• High school football scoring updates
• Governor sued in text-message controversy
• Details released on Obama rally with Bill Clinton
• Most UNLV law graduates pass bar exam
• Wranglers announce 2008-09 roster
• Court order bars O.J. Simpson from selling ring
• Poll: Obama has 5-point lead in Nevada
• Expectations high as UNLV has first official practice
• Planners reject dorms at Henderson International School
• Police: Grandfather might lead them to kidnapped boy
• Air marshal appeals his dismissal
• Student fight leads to stabbing
• Cowboys determined to keep cleat from rival Sundevils
• Weather remains warm through weekend
• Former Masters champion takes share of lead at TPC Summerlin
• Our choices for Congress
• Southern Nevada benefits from Shelley Berkley’s independent voice in Congress
• How Jill Derby would bring a breath of fresh air to Congress
• A good, long look at ... Air Force
• McCain clear loser in presidential debate
• Tournament site topic too hard to let pass at media day
• If only Florida had gone the other way
• McCain campaign has crossed a line
• Senatorial ‘debates’ child’s play?
• Conservative themes dominate debate
• Cuts would hurt neediest most
• She’s back, lawsuit in hand
• Song use draws threat to sue Heller camp
• Turnesa trying to make name for himself
• Willis recalls lessons learned Down Under
• Tournament has its share of in-the-rough patches, but star power should keep it around
• Newcomers could have big role, face big tests
• Autumn brings cornucopia of arts to valley
• Neiszner, Wranglers skate toward sixth season
• A&E: Criticism: Reviewing the reviewer
• Californians' work for Obama is here
• Take Five: Suddenly, Jay Mohr is everywhere
• Bruce Woodbury and the County Commission
• The off-camera drama told a story, too
• Metro busy with family fights
• Centennial freshman girls win Powder Puff game
• Hanged dog incident raises awareness of cruelty
• Everyone can be a rock star
• Letters to the editor
• Early voting gets under way Saturday
• Proposed building shorter by one floor
• American Indian flair added to Fall ArtWalk in Summerlin
• National Youth Science Day demonstrates breadth of 4-H programs' focus
• Cactus Rose group helps romance writers hone their craft
• Four high schools begin search for groups to help through We R Community
• Crime prevention fair gets community involved in safety
• City: Vital services not affected by cuts
• County weighs budget cuts
• Bishop Gorman plays satirize love
• Summerlin woman studying dreams
• Fundraiser helps employee with medical bills
• Education in brief
• Summerlin births
• Obituaries
• Summerlin news briefs

Thursday, Oct. 16

• Latest case a reminder of unsolved 1978 abduction
• Vegas man with pipe bomb arrested at NY airport
• Man arrested in fatal motorcyclist crash
• Man chalks up 500th college visit
• Team USA likely to keep calling Las Vegas home
• Kidnapping leaves behind neighborhood of fear
• Runway status lights coming to McCarran airport
• Las Vegas brothel owners sentenced to prison
• Bill Clinton to campaign for Obama in Las Vegas
• Bally Technologies falls despite legal progress
• Hip hop mogul's court date rescheduled
• Police: Boy's kidnapping linked to drugs
• Bishop Gorman baseball players to be honored at World Series
• Starters in secondary now a game-time call for Sanford
• Our choices for Senate
• Adams, Cummard fitting choices for preseason honors
• County Commission choices
• Partisans hear what they want to hear
• People overestimate a president’s power
• AIG executives don’t live in the real world
• Is Uncle Sam a gambler in disguise?
• Keep your distance from Black Box stage while this stinker is running
• Tourney champ looks to repeat
• DeGeneres steals show
• Fiercely contested race comes to living rooms
• Nothing slow about her softball passion
• Tigerless tourney up for grabs
• Business lobby digs in for budget battle
• Undaunted by the intensity of Campaign ’08
• Mob-era gambling boss was ‘Old Vegas’
• Majority a magnet for money
• Adult football team gives players one last chance to compete
• Hawaii governor says nation wouldn’t be safe under Obama
• He’ll leave a legacy of learning
• Political miracle links McCain, Virgin of Guadalupe
• 'Believe' making progress with two weeks to go
• Playing Giselle is a dream come true for dancer
• The art of collecting
• Traveling pink fire truck makes NLV stop
• Dog a therapist for young and old
• Del Sol girls' volleyball team eyes first trip to playoffs
• Bank failure hits resident hard
• Run to help school invest in bigger track
• Study will look at connecting trails
• Letters to the editor
• Coach to retire from soccer club after two decades of service
• Park worker gets award for cataloging cultural resources
• Club owner will keep tournament old school
• Jennifer Hetterscheidt and her golden retrievers Buddy and Leo
• Law enforcement never ends, not even for holidays
• Henderson pastry chef on her way to the Culinary Olympics
• Many answers are already in hand
• Veterans are 'Glad to serve, but glad to be home'
• Boulder City gets bypassed by federal, state agencies
• Financial stress felt at the senior center
• Pool closes out season on dog day of autumn
• Business in brief
• Sue Esrey and Thunder
• Early voting available at City Hall
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Births
• Tina Nathalia-Gonzalez and her puppy Maeve
• Henderson deaths
• Budget cuts put damper on planned water park
• Education in brief
• City to study annexing land in valley
• Boulder in brief
• Make educated votes this year
• Pumpkinman triathlon a chance to show off Boulder City
• Meetings to honor 31ers to continue
• Triathlon to divert traffic
• Parade to kick off homecoming festivities
• Coronado junior travels around the country chasing a hockey dream
• Former Gators hoops star plays rec league while pondering future
• KNPR relaunches service for Southern Nevada nonprofits
• Boulder City Celebrations
• Cooler weather frees up gardeners for inspections
• Mark Kemp, son Connor and their basset hound Wally
• Bartlett Elementary students aim to walk way to 26,526-mile goal
• After life of search and rescue, dog finds rest in suburbs
• Make a plan now to escape house fires
• Peace Corps attracts young and old alike
• Sandi Jacobs and her Labradoodle Mickey
• Sunset Park event to benefit foster families
• Voting is crucial, especially this year
• Game a chance to support Eagles
• Trying to go cold turkey in a frigid place
• Salon offers wigs on wheels
• Thurman White spirit coaches aim high for first year
• Boulder City deaths
• Meryl Townes and her first dog, Hans
• Age doesn't keep extreme biker off of the racing circuit
• Boulder City hoping to avenge last season's loss to Virgin Valley

Wednesday, Oct. 15

• Hawaii's governor stumps for McCain in Henderson
• Police to share immigration status with feds
• McCain, Obama get tough, personal in final debate
• Former Cimarron star lands under center at SEC powerhouse LSU
• Liberty senior hurdles hearing impairment
• Piece of 'bomb' dropped from plane hits truck on Las Vegas Boulevard
• Las Vegas not out of MLS expansion plans
• Reid unveiling economic stimulus package
• Attorney releases photos to recreate governor's alleged attack
• Youth baseball club holds tryouts
• AT&T to bring 350 call center jobs to Las Vegas
• Telemundo deal at Neonopolis makes mayor dance
• Now a senior, Murray has found home in Liberty's backfield
• Strip Scribbles: DJ AM recovering, tonight’s tip
• Mirage dolphin gets name in employee contest
• Complaints dropped against B.C. officials
• Warmer weather on tap for the week
• Woman kidnapped, assaulted on walk to church
• Robin Leach:Luxe Life
• Faith Lutheran linebacker packs mighty punch despite small frame
• City quietly ends arena talks with REI Neon
• Playboy Mansion scandal revealed: Holly admits she didn’t run security check on twin replacement, spills secrets about Mindfreak magician dates
• The battle of the bone takes center stage
• Grand jury transcripts released in CSN misconduct case
• Amber Alert issued for boy, 6, kidnapped at gunpoint
• Skyhawks win in 2-day tiebreaker battle for girls' golf title
• Early voting begins Saturday
• A team-by-team glance around the MWC
• Flair's run on the record books nearly complete
• Our choices for Assembly
• Conservatives dead wrong on the economy
• Palin attacks echo those of Red Scare
• Big government is Democrats’ end
• Tax cuts put debt on nation’s charge card
• Obama’s promises would bloat deficit
• Will candidates actually debate?
• Patient's husband remembers her wry humor, last pain-filled weeks
• Party rifts return over economic jump-start
• 50 artworks make a singular gift
• Presidential campaigns will deploy armies of poll watchers
• Students sell, borrow, invest, learn
• Six questions for Patricia Cunningham
• The bailout's buying power
• Half-truths mar ad on Porter
• State to weigh old answer to new problem
• UNLV alumni back on the links at PGA tourney
• Her outlook darkened as her addiction deepened, journal details
• When drugs bring harm not healing
• A pure act of sadism
• Despite low tax revenue, Boulder City doesn't need budget cuts
• Mannion Middle School celebrates Fall Festival
• In a time of need, Henderson's Hopelink taking a hit
• Corpus-Massucci propels Gaels to regional golf title
• Boulder City won't stop euthanizing feral cats
• Henderson to host National Trails Day on Saturday

Tuesday, Oct. 14

• Coaches have high hopes for hoops season
• Biden to campaign Friday in Henderson
• Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal dies at age 79
• Thomas leads Palo Verde to another win
• Cimarron's defense scores twice in win
• Summerlin to host "America's Biggest Open House"
• Heavy turnout for last-minute voter registration
• Man sentenced in identity theft
• Obama groups organize march to early voting Saturday
• Charity brings smiles to kids at TPC Summerlin tourney
• Former cocktail waitress sues governor, former sheriff
• Timberlake creates fan frenzy
• Henderson to get BMX park
• Oktoberfest arrives at Lake Las Vegas
• Henderson approves ramp onto I-515 at Horizon Drive
• NIAA adjusts high school bowling rules, proposes new wrestling tournament
• Rivalry week set to draw record crowds
• North Las Vegas woman dies in motorcycle crash
• Vocational school students struggle to stay competitive on gridiron
• Former O.J. Simpson co-defendants to be sentenced Dec. 9
• Day laborer charged in two deaths
• Wynn announces chefs for restaurants at Encore
• Sneak preview of new Hard Rock lounge grabs the governor
• Prison director may resign if cuts exceed 14 percent
• Police release video in convenience store robbery
• Today is the last day to register to vote
• Connection helped get him here, but Hoffman proves valuable for Rebels
• Mondays with Mike: Focus, focus and more focus
• Stimulating the economy
• Erasing public doubt
• Mandating the impossible
• Republicans have become what they loathe
• Not exactly the party of fiscal restraint
• Relief at pump won’t solve energy crisis
• Palin sorely lacking in areas that matter
• A few goofy, outrageous things
• This celebrity may save it
• Cuts seen as a ceiling
• Margin of error is polls’ fine print
• Is McCarran's thermometer in the shade?
• In downturn, more seeking help, in more ways
• The O.J. Simpson robbery trial
• Audit office helps pay its own way in lean times
• Orchestra hits jazz notes, shifts gears
• Pop star took quickly to game, plays it well
• Beholden to no one, South Point owner shuns cuts
• Venetian bringing 'Real Deal' to poker fans

Monday, Oct. 13

• Candidates find consensus on health care, retirement at forum
• Man accused of child sex crimes agrees to plea deal
• Buckley: State should get tougher on delinquent taxpayers
• UFC announces two-year deal with broadcaster
• J-Lo gets married again and Celine Dion grabs a Strip vacation
• Apartment fire does $150,000 in damage near UNLV
• Renaissance Festival brings thousands to Sunset Park
• Vegas down, Macau up in the third quarter, Wynn Resorts says
• Police still looking for Harrah's robber
• Police see increased interest in job openings
• Hospital gets $4.3 million for neonatal care unit
• Governor out of state this week
• Dow jumps 936 as governments pledge bank aid
• Victim in fatal Sunday shooting identified
• Cool temperatures, windy conditions persist
• Gas prices fall below $3.30 in Las Vegas
• Voter registration ends Tuesday
• Judicial candidates vying to take the bench
• Our recommendations for justice of the peace races: Gibson, Sullivan and Lee
• McCain, on campaign trail, finds conscience
• Give bailout cash to working people
• McCain is wrong about taxes’ effect
• Democrats want socialism again
• Both parties are dishonest, corrupt
• Prepare for storm of propaganda
• Domineering win unleashes Dawson’s ambitions
• STEPHEN CAPLAN
• Government workers to pay more for insurance
• Derby could benefit from Democratic voter surge
• Together again and still relevant
• Strengthened conservative credentials are on Heller’s side
• Kobe Bryant fond of warm Vegas memories
• The housing bubble in Nevada: How big a slice were ‘subprime’ loans?
• Six questions for author David Thomson
• Sophisticated stock ranking
• Next president has power, though not absolute, over waste dump decision
• Background checks to be required for more jobs
• Theus-led Kings keep exhibition competitive
• Key races in Henderson

Sunday, Oct. 12

• Game blog: Lakers defeat Kings in Las Vegas
• Marching bands compete in annual Showdown
• Berkley meets with leaders in Afghanistan
• Man, 22, shot to death near downtown
• J-Lo, Anthony renew vows in 3 a.m. ceremony
• Supreme Court needs experience on the bench
• Candidates show promise of boosting the reputation of District Court bench
• Chief execs should help bankroll bailout
• Don’t let McCain fool you again
• Alternative solutions to lift middle class
• Bailout won’t help Main Street America
• Pressure-packed election
• Power broker wins concession slot at McCarran
• Predictable responses from both parties to the ACORN voter fraud controversy
• Starting in House as party man, Porter changed with the times
• Two decades later, how we got here
• You couldn’t find even 1 talkative lawmaker
• Dawson silences Tarver
• Titus shows she’s learned from mistakes of run in ’06
• Giving taxpayers a stake is an idea worth a look
• Xtreme Couture finds success at Night of Combat II
• Voter fraud isn’t what — by some — it’s cracked up to be
• You can trust that your vote counts in Nevada, election officials say
• McCain more erratic than presidential

Saturday, Oct. 11

• Red Rock Canyon, Resort stops on water conservation tour
• Disabled community benefits from Tony Orlando charity concert
• Thousands welcome fall season at Summerlin festival
• Gaels celebrate homecoming in style
• Palo Verde's homecoming week brings out "Panther Pride"
• Fire at apartment complex displaces 21
• J-Lo and Marc Anthony 'Believe'
• Pedestrian critically injured in collision with vehicle
• Fall A+E Guide:Theatre
• Blustery cool day ahead, with chance of showers
• Roundup of other Las Vegas area prep games
• Green Valley girls' tennis snags regional championship
• A downward spiral
• Protecting the public
• Predicting future health
• Iraq has been biggest drain on our economy
• See through the lies spread by the GOP
• Iraq effort lacked civil affairs focus
• Vegas is perfect spot for film’s premiere
• Kings' Theus making return trip to UNLV
• Go back to sleep, Governor
• ‘Girls Gone Wild’ mogul posts bail, walks free
• Clean tech seen as safe bet
• Titus backs renewables; Porter says, ‘drill, baby’
• Victory Bell finds home again at Foothill
• Aging Boulder City Hospital dares to dream of progress during downturn
• Split up district? They disagree
• New bike color, same results for Stewart
• The Elevator: Up and down the Vegas sports scene
• Bonanza boys topple Palo Verde's tennis dynasty
• Kindred seasons: NASCAR's Busch siblings
• War of words comes down to tonight's title bout
• Cheyenne relies on run game to rout Legacy
• Arbor View hands Centennial fifth loss
• Hoover Dam a highlight at water conservation conference
• Gorman scores homecoming win over Sierra Vista
• Gators get shutout win on homecoming night
• Bonanza secures playoff spot with Durango win
• Basic hangs close as Wildcats get 28-21 win
• Del Sol's Eamon gets 99 yards on former team

Friday, Oct. 10

• Henderson City Council briefs
• All Gators need for homecoming inspiration is love
• Clark County students get early taste of politics
• High school football scoring updates
• Justin Timberlake to help register voters at Obama rally
• Gibbons: Special legislative session might be needed
• Final forum on struggling Boulder City Hospital canceled
• O.J. Simpson seeks new armed robbery/kidnapping trial
• Strip Scribbles: Celeb parties and weekend events
• Federal court asks Nevada Supreme Court to interpret law
• Hef says procreation problems led to breakup with Holly, rebounding with Playboy ‘twin-pack’
• A.G. files challenge to Yucca radiation rule
• Drug cartel's hidden Nevada pot farm seized
• 16-year-old suspect in boy's stabbing surrenders
• Last day to register to vote is Tuesday
• Number of visitors to Las Vegas slides in August
• North Las Vegas homicide suspect sought
• Strong winds bringing in cooler weather
• Hidden from most radars, Adams relishes the feeling
• Spotlight on candidates who seek education seats
• Frederick and Fletcher, Olsen or Wallace, are our choices for state Board of Education
• Despite flaws, Whipple the best pick in the race for higher education system regent
• Economy turns one Republican to Obama
• Neither party has all the answers to crisis
• Dust advisory in effect through tonight
• McCain has us over a barrel on bin Laden
• In debate, McCain was just annoying
• Jousting with shadows
• Gambler pursues very small claim
• Ad attacks widely backed Titus votes
• Visitor to many campuses isn’t seeking one to attend
• Art museum + entertainment = boom?
• Full band, no instruments
• Findlay's Okonji knows his purpose half a world away
• Aged underdog leads in word war
• Obama purchases network TV time
• Police go preventive on violence in the home
• Still hoping for peace on Earth
• Conveying the spirit of Louis Armstrong
• If a hospital is unionized, might care be better?
• Sun City to vote on fire station
• Summerlin births
• Summerlin deaths
• Silverado community briefs
• Summerlin community briefs
• Three Gorman baseball players head to Florida to showcase talent for scouts
• Scottish event offers peek at culture, heritage
• Represent and recycle
• High school bands to battle at Silverado
• Gym members step up against cancer, AIDS
• Justin Timberlake headlines charity golf tournament at TPC at Summerlin
• Church troupe does 'Sound of Music'
• Business network to prevent crime
• Students from across region work to raise environmental awareness
• Proposed cell tower meets resistance
• School bus routes are reinstated
• Resident sings in Grammy-winning choir, produces own album
• Schedule doesn't slow Silverado student
• Celebrities expected to draw curious to golf tournament
• African safari unforgettable for Summerlin couple
• Tennis skills part of player's family tree
• Palo hoops player commits to Northern Arizona
• Remodeling done on courts at Spanish Oaks Tennis Club
• Gorman cornerback ready to take game to next level
• Elementary students pick out their own Halloween pumpkins

Thursday, Oct. 9

• Judicial races
• Gibbons, Gansert request voter signature information
• Obama rally brings Timberlake to town
• Don’t “Believe” the hate
• Man sentenced to life in claw hammer death
• Corrections department unaware of potential voter fraud
• Fees to increase at Red Rock Canyon
• Palin rally becomes issue in Nevada judicial race
• Shots fired, one person injured
• Three sought in shooting; school lockdown lifted
• Court: Wynn tip dispute to be decided by Labor Commissioner
• The Help Desk
• Strip Silence
• Boy, 17, stabbed to death in church parking lot identified
• Copening challenges incumbent Beers for state Senate seat
• Man arrested in deadly stabbing of mother
• Casino win on Strip declines 8th straight month
• Mojave Max tortoise successor chosen
• Dust affecting travel on Interstate 15
• After warm day today, temperatures to take a tumble
• UNLV football: Making the grade
• A worthy investigation
• Honoring deceased veterans
• Budget cut victim
• Obama has plan that will help the economy
• Top-down approach to rescue misguided
• U.S. needs smart, capable leaders
• Good Samaritans walk among us
• Strip veteran’s musical dark, ambitious, meandering
• It’s gory. It’s scary. It’s camp. Just don’t call it trash.
• Football Dad-umentarians
• Regulators eye financing before OK’ing Aliante
• Beers calls ‘backroom fix’ charge political
• Council takes early swing at coming deficit
• To close ranks around Obama, labor hits streets
• Five Stages With Henry Rollins
• Birdman of Maryland Parkway
• An epidemic of illiteracy
• McCain’s absence vexes Nevada backers
• Judge, lawyer in libel suit to view Adelson file
• Senate Democrat still crossing his fingers
• RTC sets up group to address pedestrian safety
• Community's needs are just as strong in a weak economy
• Boulder City deaths
• Senior player helped Tech tennis come into its own
• Bishop Gorman player free to blow his own horn
• Boulder in brief
• Boulder City athlete hoping to beat last year's time in triathlon
• Cox Elementary students honor mom who helped
• Record number of high school freshmen failing
• Fall, winter, perfect time for clothing to catch fire
• Device helps Nevada State students understand lessons
• Witches can cause their own horrors in horticulture
• One dead, one injured in accident on U.S. 93
• Country store has become age-old tradition
• Meals On Wheels linked to British goodwill
• Albertsons to host Goodwill drop sites
• League title in reach of volleyballers
• Silverado students celebrate spooky homecoming
• New airport manager meets with committee
• City fixing airport shortcomings found by FAA
• Boulder City golfers ready for girls' tournament
• Ballfields at park to get water-smart turf
• Kazel hoping to boost team's physical game
• Frank Lamping students turn into pastry chefs in after-school program
• Liberty homecomming honors world culture
• Boulder City's fall sports seasons ending on high notes
• Buiness in brief
• New study says not all eighth graders should take algebra
• Local physician recognized for the second time
• Pets blessed at feast celebrating St. Francis of Assisi
• Pets find homes at adoption event
• Mom watches boy become a man
• Trip to the Cape gives visitors a dose of Heaven
• Kids join walk to raise money for cancer group
• Students get hands-on lesson in philanthropy
• Thrill seekers fulfill lifelong dreams through skydiving
• Man gets 120 days for inappropriate behavior
• Henderson community briefs
• Education in brief
• City hires new consultant for landfill work
• Galleries honor Mexican tradition with sugar skulls
• Henderson deaths
• Poker pub crawl to raise money for dog park
• Marching band suffers loss, adjusts to new director
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Births
• Basic football shows it's up to the challenge of a shifting coaching staff
• Basic golfer takes third in division game
• You can ride your horse in town, but take your manure with you when you leave
• City doesn't have funds to expand Anthem Highlands park
• New coaches inject more spirit into White Middle School's cheer and dance squads
• Party honors life of youth on his birthday
• Mixed martial artist turns to sport to escape trouble
• Boulder City alums get ready for reunion
• Italian village moves to Germany for Oktoberfest
• Boulder City Celebrations

Wednesday, Oct. 8

• Senate District 5 - Breeden challenges Heck
• Assembly District 4 - McArthur vs. Ballew
• Third suspect arrested in hotel shooting, robbery
• Smoking ban for Atlantic City casinos delayed; Nevada casino goes smoke-free
• Gorman grad Orth making early splash for UNLV
• Another out-of-state sex offender arrested in Las Vegas
• Green Valley alum making mark with California
• Juvenile stabbed to death in church parking lot
• Foothill eyeing return of prized Victory Bell
• Home sales up last month as prices continue tumble
• Assembly District 5 - Toussaint vs. Loop vs. Woolbright
• Shell joins effort to reduce tobacco sales to minors
• Carey celebrates Cannon’s birthday bash
• Successful racer back on local tracks after summer on the road
• Holly says she’s lonely after splitting from Hef
• Las Vegas Market to move from summer to fall for 2009
• Gaming Board calls for OK of Aliante Station
• Motorcyclist dies in U.S. 95 crash
• Homicide detectives search for son accused of stabbing mother
• Only six days left before voter registration deadline
• Couple sentenced to life in death of 3-year-old girl
• State Senate, Assembly candidates talk education at forum
• Boy, 16, critically injured in one-vehicle crash
• O.J. Simpson's last drink as free man wasn't juice
• Henderson to trim expenses to cover $28.2 million shortfall
• The absentee governor
• Right role for the Army?
• Addressing older people
• No starting spot guaranteed in UNLV secondary
• Trash talk should have no place in politics
• Don’t be hoodwinked by folksy routine
• Cut foreign aid, get our house in order
• Hawkins, Marshall '100 percent' set to sign with UNLV
• How far will Rogers’ strategy take him
• Six Questions: Joel Bergman, architect of themed megaresorts
• Are you ready for some (more) politics?
• Injuries twice national average
• New sex offender laws could rise out of limbo
• Flawless records cancel out
• Tarver ready to back up talk
• Posturing in advertising not so different from history of painting
• Belt-tightening puts crimp on officers’ monitoring of felons
• Winning the business of the highest of rollers
• Hard-to-swallow O.J. humor video salvaged
• Fright Dome: Dark, scary meets hot, heavy
• Her newest music has ties to the past
• Porter ad calls Titus a ‘self-serving’ pol
• Titus ad connects Porter to Bush fiscal policies
• Fraud probe worries champions of black vote
• Even blind Republicans find an ACORN
• Knights, kings, queens and wenches gather for festival
• Dance students from Japan learn some American moves
• Troubled economy hurts jobs program for disabled
• Tony Orlando concert to benefit Opportunity Village

Tuesday, Oct. 7

• Wildcats keep no-loss record intact against Chaparral
• Touro University looks to refinance $23.5 million debt
• Panthers move past Gaels in tennis regionals
• Assembly District 29 – Henderson: Fellows faces Mastroluca
• Nevada Supreme Court: Schumacher, Pickering seek open seat
• Coronado advances to regional tennis finals
• Assembly District 23 – Henderson: Woodbury, Herr vie for open seat
• Local candidates face off in televised debates
• Ozark, Spiegel agree in one arena: Nevada needs more jobs
• Incumbent Christensen sees challenge from newcomer Martin
• Scroggins, Sisolak, Narter vie for Woodbury's seat
• Summerlin triathlete narrowly misses qualifying for national squad
• Boulder City officials look into energy-producing landfill program
• Metro Police call gang initiation e-mail a hoax
• Local watch parties planned for Obama-McCain debate
• Suspicious fires damage 2 parked boats, house
• Basic star on field despite illness
• Nevada to get $1.1 million in drug settlement
• Police release photos of men wanted in robbery
• Only seven days until voter registration ends
• Las Vegas office raided in voter fraud probe
• Virginia fugitive wanted for sexual assault arrested in Las Vegas
• Las Vegas man killed in crash of kit-built airplane
• Accidental deaths of children up from a year ago
• Coroner to examine police involvement in suicide
• Holly and Hef are ‘no longer’ she says
• Back-room dealings
• ‘Chaotic last hours’
• A growing challenge
• Why the GOP is responsible for state we’re in
• Price of oil is down; why not price of gas?
• If bar low enough, Palin won debate
• President an example of irresponsibility
• Lottery wouldn’t be a threat to casinos
• Volunteers forge ahead with plan to treat uninsured
• Presidential races and the rules
• Up in the sky, a (moving) sign of suddenly desperate times
• Tossing around memories
• They’re cutting back, but they're having fun
• Now, how about the stock market?
• No place to sit, take notes
• Corrections officer fired for alleged plot loses his appeal
• Off-road race kicks up dust in the desert
• Rock landscaping on Interstate 215
• Clothes make the king, queen
• Claim Palin was union member hard to pin down
• UNLV basketball notebook: Kruger 'Playbook' set for release
• Ruling: Plaza can’t have name all to itself
• Actress, singer-songwriter Katey Sagal to perform in Henderson

Monday, Oct. 6

• Art in the Park draws more than 100,000 attendees
• Cox celebrates new payment facility
• Countrywide settlement to help fight foreclosures
• Fires planned for wood burning in Spring Mountains
• Tax amnesty program brings in $27 million
• Stylists work to reduce domestic violence
• Ralph Nader on the issues
• Suspects sought in fatal shooting of wife, mother
• John McCain on the issues
• Barack Obama on the issues
• Photos show jail cell similar to Simpson's
• Man who died in ATV crash identified
• 11-year-old bicyclist killed in collision identified
• Cooler mornings ahead
• A deadly proposition
• The forgotten war
• Bailout may not keep economy from sinking
• Biden suffered knockout in debate
• Campaign will leave only Palin standing
• Gold Butte should be suspicious of bill
• Get rid of those who can’t stop spending
• Northern Nevada gaining prominence
• Six questions for John Beane
• Analyst cites ‘damning statistics’ against ref
• Catherine Borg
• Volatile at best, stocks in sector take a wild ride
• How times have changed: Now shopping center is news
• Lawmakers look to public for ideas
• ‘Caveman’ star to moonlight at Fitzgeralds
• The money race in Nevada
• Bailout no quick fix for valley
• Violence, yes, but soon it won’t all be ‘domestic’
• For hikers in Henderson, park will offer happy trails
• With more songs to tap, Panic will offer less spectacle
• Shakespeare group brings the bard to Lyal Burkholder Middle School
• Boys play Romeo -- and Juliet -- during school performance

Sunday, Oct. 5

• Man dies in ATV crash south of Las Vegas
• Rain, lightning, thunder gone from Las Vegas
• Reid bridges partisan gap
• Providing leadership
• Standing firm
• Bailout f lies in the face of fiscal responsibility
• $700 billion will buy us problematic future
• Charm no substitute for qualifications
• Palin’s performance reminiscent of Bush’s
• Disinterest drags down America’s future
• Why no principled conservative would seriously contend that Palin belongs on the ticket
• Shifting alliances
• UNLV scientist: Use war ships to wring salt out of sea water
• Builders freed up, so UNLV saves on parking garage
• Rushed law threatens regulation
• Porter amiable, if low key, in state Senate
• Hate what they got us into, but we need politicians now
• Romney visit rallies more than GOP base
• Where does Gibbons work? Apparently not at his desk
• How Reid rode to the rescue after bailout rejection
• Henderson Bandfest ushers in season for competition
• Titus fought for growth ring, lost — and learned
• Self-help center would aid amateur civil lawyers
• One Book kickoff brings people, pooches to Henderson Pavilion

Saturday, Oct. 4

• Parks officials unveil upgrades for Arroyo Grande Sports Complex
• UNLV-CSU Notebook: Johnson learns from his predecessors, carries Rams
• Hales tells it like it is after shoddy defensive showing
• UNLV stumbles into bye week with 41-28 loss at CSU
• 11-year-old bicyclist killed when hit by pickup truck
• LIVE GAME BLOG: Rebel defense can't hold late as Rams escape with 41-28 win
• Chance of showers expected tonight into Sunday
• Motorcyclist in critical condition after Las Vegas accident
• Easy voter registration period ends today
• Presidential timber?
• Protecting Americans
• Reducing medical errors
• Palin can’t skate by on just her personality
• Biden scored by making subtle points
• GOP ticket did not benefit from debate
• Criticism of the government off mark
• We deserve the government we elect
• Obama campaign proactive in Nevada
• 100 years of service
• Hawaiians for Obama are working their Vegas links
• Crisis makes withdrawn bond effort fortuitous
• Defense in sting case claims agents used racial slur
• The Elevator: A look at the local sports scene
• Prefight, rhetorical punches fly
• Canadian's hockey dreams lead to Las Vegas
• Del Sol stomps out Foothill, 40-17
• Wildcats get revenge on Valley
• Virgin Valley stops Faith Lutheran, 33-20
• Palo Verde defeats Spartans in OT to keep record perfect
• Dehart helps power Silverado past Coronado
• Wolves get a win after Liberty fumbles twice
• Blocked extra point helps Green Valley to 21-20 win
• Bishop Gorman thumps Clark for shutout win
• Adams unloads on Spring Valley for 33-20 win
• Roundup of other Las Vegas area prep games
• 'Ring game' awaits Rebels in Fort Collins

Friday, Oct. 3

• virt(UNLV): Rebels fall in Fort Collins, 41-24
• Man in critical condition after car rolls over
• Synagogue might come to Henderson neighborhood
• Man, woman injured in highway shooting
• Nevada State College unveils new building
• High school football scoring updates
• Former councilwoman announces bid for Henderson mayor
• Sexual assault suspect sought
• Medical board won't speak to press
• Wind, maybe rain, possible tonight with cooler temperatures
• Poll: Obama has 4-point edge in Nevada
• Simpson guilty on all counts
• Angel talks with preview audiences about the ongoing changes at Believe as Halloween approaches
• Woman shot to death during family celebration
• Saturday last day for easy voter registration
• Heller only Nevada legislator to vote against $700 billion bailout
• Congress OKs historic bailout bill; Bush signs it
• Smarting from last year's defeat, Las Vegas determined to beat Valley
• North Las Vegas police seek help on bank robbery
• Windy today, with cooler temperatures, storms ahead
• Exacting a human toll
• Getting used to windmills
• Definitive answer needed
• A good, long look at ... Colorado State
• Bailout would let culprits off the hook
• With Palin, we’ve reached new depths
• The truth of GOP culpability hurts
• Protect precious Gold Butte region
• NFL is six degrees from UNLV
• Junk mail — from candidates
• When Harry Reid speaks ... stocks tank
• If you didn’t get the message ...
• Need for workers spurs call for action
• UNLV basketball notebook: Jones settles in as a Rebel
• Amid the turmoil, students zone out
• One in a city of 215,000 and still struggling
• Property owner gets a break on fine, but others shouldn’t expect the same
• D-I prospects will be Findlay's foundation
• As slots get tighter, so do some retirees
• What can’t Brady do?
• Berkley to make U-turn on bailout
• He’d shed teaching job to avoid ethical conflict
• No way Titus could be responsible for all this
• Well, Porter did take the money ... over time
• Off-road race kicks up dust in the desert
• Bonanza grad leading UNLV hockey team
• New conference to showcase water conservation technology
• Silverado news briefs
• Summerlin deaths
• City doesn't want planes from McCarran making 'right turn'
• Gifted athlete plays at varsity level in three sports
• Basketball player dominates in volleyball
• Board rejects school for gymnastics
• Jiu-jitsu fighter practicing for mixed martial arts debut
• Summerlin in brief
• Summerlin births
• Dancing into the sunset
• Holley leads by filling team's needs
• Upgrades slated for many libraries
• Library adding programs
• Summerlin education briefs

Thursday, Oct. 2

• Palin stands her ground in VP debate with Biden
• SEIU picketing St. Rose Dominican hospitals
• Indicted CSN employees placed on paid leave
• Police looking for man who attempted to rob business
• Romney, in Boulder City, roots for McCain, Palin and Porter
• Romney campaigns for Porter, McCain in Boulder City
• Berkley to switch vote, support bailout bill
• Secretary of State concedes mistakes on delinquent list
• O.J. Simpson trial goes to jury
• Employer contribution to stay steady with likely unemployment rise
• Trial delayed for man accused of ex-wife's murder
• Summerlin salon encourages businesses to network
• North Las Vegas VA hospital gets final contract
• Easy voter registration period ends Saturday
• Felix Rappaport
• Two workers injured at Strip construction site
• NTSB official: Remains found at site of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane crash
• Residents air concerns about Sunset Park renovations
• Another warm day, but cooler temperatures approaching Las Vegas
• More sound science?
• Correction plan not enough
• Addressing foreclosure crisis
• True leaders follow their own convictions
• Bailout bill defeat was bipartisan
• Leave the tax breaks out of bailout plan
• Mob museum a serious endeavor?
• Shot here, premiering here
• Official: Many candidates’ reports filed late, not at all
• Time for something drastic?
• TOO FAST.
• After nearly 60 years, life’s routine, love still isn’t
• Dawson ready for Tarver, title
• EPA offers a bit of comfort on cancer risk
• Bailout: Their defining moment
• Here today, there tomorrow
• Radiant Anton lights up showrooms here and in Palm Springs
• Political rivals agree on helping tenants in foreclosed homes
• This campaign ad you can believe
• OSHA faults crane company in CityCenter death
• 'Believe' audience looking for magic in show's previews
• Former teacher, Gettler, dies
• Key to dealing with change is seeing it as a learning opportunity
• Keep in touch, no matter the method used
• Silverado couple going head to head in chili cookoff
• Disabled people recognized for work to help others
• Legion Hall to be on Italian TV
• Leaving her own legacy
• Champions facing off for adoption
• Valley girls get hockey team to call their own
• Government misjudged lifeline
• Boulder City deaths
• Boulder in brief
• Dogs get their day in the pool
• From doodles to designs
• Residents asked for input on Enterprise development
• Carp in Lake Mead good for tourism, not ecosystem
• October is Fire Prevention Month
• Eagles open league play against Moapa
• Dropouts aren't always criminals
• Workshop helps hunters stay sharp
• City to hold ethics training for employees, elected officials
• Local groups join Make a Difference Day
• Four funny men bring improv show to Henderson
• Hospital officials prepare for defeat
• Brothers strengthen defense for Boulder City soccer squad
• Player sets soccer record for school
• Event combines food and music with charity
• Club founder helps kick off golf season
• Solar companies to study lake bed
• A Coronado Circus
• Group lauded for driving safely
• Mixed-use zone request dropped after neighborhood opposition
• Soldiers turn job hunters
• Club founder helps kick off current season
• Boulder City Celebrations
• College celebrates new building with tours, ribbon cutting
• Races bring bicycling action to indoor arena
• Cool vegetables can blossom
• Henderson community briefs
• Handmade crafts for sale at Sun City Summerlin fair
• Training class prepares dogs, owners for show
• Cox shuts payment facility on Water Street
• Time with weights pays off for Foothill senior
• Moving to the front
• Player uses speed to help Gators soccer team
• Golfers honor fallen teammate
• Play's the thing
• Nationally ranked basketball player makes Henderson home
• Latin student group helps spruce up Las Vegas Wash
• Center celebrates centenarians
• Request for bail money could be a trick
• Boulder City Council briefs
• Henderson education beriefs
• Two Gals closes up shop
• From learner's permit to winner's circle
• Taking on the Goliaths
• Weigh the credibility and quality of possible sources
• Students gather for dance
• Planning Commission approves proposal for casino's expansion
• Liberty runners reach milestone
• Report: Dropouts more likely to become criminals
• Car club plans to aid local charities
• Veterans cemetery to get new maintenance facility
• Tennis players could see postseason play
• Man to be sentenced for killing
• Fitness center collects underwear, money for charities
• Enlisting the parents to motivate students
• Church invites community, animals to feast
• Locals married
• Foothill High finds 'one thing' to do to battle hunger
• Disability doesn't mean college is not an option
• Art galleries show off for Third Thursdays
• Training exercise shows how Boulder City might help in a disaster
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Births
• Dance takes Club 328 students back to Rydell
• Coach brings college experience to the field
• Jewish school celebrates new home
• Henderson deaths

Wednesday, Oct. 1

• Defense rests in O.J. Simpson trial
• Bailout passes Senate, House foes soften
• Coroner confirms death of former police officer
• Another 48-hour blast for Hollywood’s young TV stars on the Strip
• Feds offer assistance on mortgages -- if lenders cooperate
• Mother indicted for murder in diabetic daughter's death
• Police release video in Hilton sports book robbery
• Police find pickup truck sought in connection to Friday night shooting death
• Search begins anew for adventurer Steve Fossett near Mammoth Lakes
• Edward Halverson pleads not guilty to attempted murder
• Police seek three in Orleans hotel shooting
• Natural gas pipeline maintenance may produce odor, noise
• Only three days left to register to vote
• Shelters, rescue groups work to save abandoned pets
• Gas prices slide below $3.50 a gallon
• October arrives with summer-like heat
• The big picture
• Making life better
• Right questions, wrong timing
• Don’t look for the McCain you once knew
• Self-interests killed the bailout plan
• Bush, GOP again unfairly blamed
• Don’t blame Dems for bailout failure
• Partisanship ignores country’s needs
• Speaker Buckley’s earnestness
• He gets to the naked truth about the people all around us
• Obama hard truths displace red meat in Reno
• Anti-Titus ad is laced with digs, distortions
• Bad driving proven, NLV camera-ready
• Californian packs a punch as boxing returns to Silver Nugget
• Palo Verde's Rost lets general do the talking
• Hospital must improve infection control
• Manilow show gets update, and this time it's 'ultimate'
• Is Urban League in state of denial?
• Putting Nevada’s Families First
• Former UNLV soccer star reaching out to Gondo
• Mike Little, the accidental environmentalist
• Titus turns albatross into eagle: Southern accent has its charms
• Awards honor old style of entertainment
• UNLV defense goes back to basics ... sort of
• Former Olympian at home coaching gymnastics in Las Vegas
• New scam targets grandparents

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