Story archive for August 2009

Tuesday, Sept. 1

• Harry Reid: Reform a ‘moral issue’ with financial benefits

Monday, Aug. 31

• Jurors weigh death penalty in Luxor pipe bomb case
• Local product promoted to big leagues with Yankees
• Mix Master Mike to DJs: 'Just stay true to who you are'
• Gibbons names Boulder City woman to Regents post
• Killer's attorney argues state's death penalty is invalid
• RTC breaks ground on $17 million downtown transit center
• Hundreds rally against Harry Reid, proposed health care reform
• Travel site sued by several casinos files for bankruptcy
• Light Group to run nightclub, pool in CityCenter
• Locomotives add 19 new players to Las Vegas squad
• Patient safety concerns prompt closure of Vegas group home
• Man who died from injuries in garage fire identified
• Wranglers add former Boston University standout
• General Growth reports Vegas results after bankruptcy
• Man gets four years for 100 mph chase on U.S. 95
• Jon like a gosling out of water at Wet Republic bash
• Probe continues into alleged U.S. 93 DUI crash
• Kick boxer scores win with fourth round knockout
• Longtime county clerk Shirley Parraguirre dies
• NLV pastor arrested for alleged lewdness with minor
• Henderson woman, 18, found dead in Utah wilderness
• Wildfire smoke a factor in poor air quality through Wednesday
• Summerlin HOA draws lawsuit over pipeline pressure
• Paris Hilton, top models and comedians light up Las Vegas
• Smoky skies to continue across Las Vegas tonight
• High-profile missed catch a source of offseason motivation
• Representation at stake
• Tough choice coming up
• Looking back at UFC 102
• Woman home from hospital stay gets warm welcome
• A fighter for our rights
• Reform will cost; so will failure to reform
• Some concerns about public plan baseless
• Column on insurance executive a must-read
• Doctor’s win in defamation case a hollow victory
• Why UNLV won’t kick off this season in Minnesota
• Suit raises illegal immigrant rights issue
• Poor Harry Reid. He wants it all to be so simple …
• New impersonator show will have a ‘La Cage’ feel
• Southwest pilots’ input nixed deal for Frontier
• Doctor who hosted party faces charges
• ‘Wicked’ worth the trip from Vegas
• Lisa Landry: Not dirty, not clean, her routine is ‘beige’
• Cloud seeding creates rain Northern Nevada needs, Las Vegas wants
• Elisabeth Daniels, Nevada Fight Fraud Task Force chairwoman
• Bootleg Canyon Park drainage project under way
• Grant to help adults with early memory loss
• Ensign gives keynote as program teaches teens life's lessons

Sunday, Aug. 30

• A guide to MAGIC after parties
• Northwest valley house fire does $100,000 in damage
• Classic tunes rule fighters' entrance music
• Hot and smoky conditions today in Las Vegas
• Thiago Silva makes a point to prove he's back against Keith Jardine
• Not so fast Dan
• Brian Viloria retains IBF light flyweight title
• Educating America
• Worker deaths decrease
• Public option is a cost-cutting necessity
• Sewer, ramp work ties up local roadways
• Reid’s idea of reform would save families
• Government care strips our freedom
• ‘Option’ is not the problem; ‘public’ is
• Special budget concerns
• U.S. schools chief seeks big changes, has money to spend
• Recession’s effects evident even in school-bus stops
• Another fiscal crisis, another tax study
• Experts to advise, provide cover, on cuts
• Uncivil behavior is nothing new in politics
• Future alight with possibilities
• Meet Brian Sandoval: Candidate for governor?
• An old Nevada memory to share
• Home state finds it hard to warm up to Reid
• McCarran joins U.S. airports using Customs kiosks
• Hotel bailout case goes before Ethics Commission
• Randy Couture inks six-fight deal with UFC
• Antonio Nogueira proves he's still a force in the heavyweight division

Saturday, Aug. 29

• Woman dies in Lake Mohave boating accident
• Motorcyclist critically injured in crash in Summerlin area
• UNLV football releases depth chart for Saturday's opener
• Woman treated for smoke inhalation after clothes dryer fire
• Fertitta remembered for 'kindness, generosity, integrity' at funeral
• Nogueira spoils Randy Couture's homecoming
• Air Force plane damaged while landing at Nellis
• Las Vegas High sophomore has breakout game in win
• Hypnotist withdraws bank lawsuit
• California man in critical condition after accident
• Rain nightclub at the Palms goes silent to honor DJ AM
• 110-degree heat to hit Las Vegas area
• Canadian team sweeps MMA event
• Hypnotist sues bank over loans
• Economy inching upward
• Historic power lines?
• A grown-up Internet?
• In recognition of Wilderness Society’s work
• Solar project benefits our people and planet
• Time for gun-toting folks to act like adults
• Did he just say that?
• After the event, Reid's GOP rival has 5 questions
• The Elevator: Crash Test Dummies
• With distance, civility
• Homebuilders seek a little help from their government
• Urango stops Bailey to keep 140-pound title
• Steps toward a more diverse future
• Why are the street lamps on Interstate 15 so tall?
• A Vegas classic who will be missed
• The battle of the heavyweight greats
• Nevada State College expands middle school outreach program
• Palo Verde pounds Spring Valley
• Injured Green Valley grad returns to cheer on his team
• Trick play leads Green Valley to victory over Centennial
• Basic shuts out Boulder City to retain Jug
• Like father, like son
• Builders banking on D.C. boost
• Breaking down UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira

Friday, Aug. 28

• Gorman starts out slow but thumps Dixie 48-14
• Police seek convenience store robber
• 2010 Acura RDX
• Community Bank of Nevada's parent plans Chapter 7
• Las Vegas resident talks to Joan Rivers about getting rich
• Portland looks ready for first UFC show
• Drew Carey helps Bronson band keep it hip
• Rain's DJ AM found dead in Manhattan apartment
• Sierra Vista drops opener to Pine View
• UFC 102: Where to watch in Las Vegas
• Arbor View's big first half punishes Eldorado
• Liberty falls to Legacy
• Police: Teen charged in sex assault threatened to kill
• Durango looks sharp against Rancho
• Desert Pines has a strong debut
• UFC looks to be heading to Vancouver
• Harry Reid 'tele-town hall' on health care starts out civil
• Del Sol beats Valley in season opener
• Taxable sales plummet 20.5 percent in Nevada
• Clark holds opponent scoreless
• Foothill opens strong
• Sheldon Adelson sues contractor over alleged home mold
• Las Vegas High sophomore has breakout game in win
• Private investigator seeking $37,338 tied to Ted Binion case
• Police raid 'party house,' arrest couple on drug charges
• Tropicana names new leadership amid rebranding
• Coroner rules Michael Jackson death a homicide
• Jury finds men guilty in Luxor bombing case
• Police: Teen who suffocated infant dumped baby at Strip hotel in 2006
• Court rejects man's appeal in baseball bat slaying
• Rapper Too Short arrested in Vegas for DUI
• Fantasy football, Jackson tribute draws models, musicians to Las Vegas
• Air quality advisory issued for ozone levels
• 20-year National Guard solar plan advances
• Trial set for man in Las Vegas casino debt case
• California doctor joins MGM Mirage board
• Heat warning issued for Las Vegas, cooling stations open
• Employers told to brace for swine flu’s return
• Commission adds slot cheat to Black Book
• Buyer beware
• Southwest’s failed Frontier bid a win for Las Vegas
• Existing-home sales remain healthy
• New Vegas wireless Web access has high speed, small footprint
• Souped-up Three Square food bank could serve as model
• Prospects are grim for job growth in Las Vegas
• Q&A: Nevada Democrat Rep. Dina Titus
• The List: Casino Operators
• Lenders quicker to repossess undeveloped land
• Forum to address DesertXpress train proposal
• Jim being Jim
• Foreclosure mediators appointed to oversee program
• Rivalry still important for Basic, Boulder City
• Quality of life
• Preventing swine flu
• Just say no to Gadhafi
• Criticism of government help is nothing new
• Trust in government has not been earned
• Rare baseball card on display at Henderson card shop
• Chinese promise display of unique fighting skills
• Lewin Group hardly an objective source
• A better system needs more providers
• Solar power’s time has come in Nevada
• The mayor’s Oscar-worthy performance
• Peck presses for free speech as if he’s still with ACLU
• Six Questions for Tracy Puckett
• Reid's views on overhaul taking shape
• If model’s killing has a familiar ring to it ...
• Clark County’s local government leaders
• Poker show 'Face the Ace' shuffles, redeals
• Investing in the District
• Berkley tries to quell rumors about health care reform
• Third lawsuit filed over Corrales-Castillo boxing matches
• Silverado defeats Chaparral in season opener
• Loss to Lyoto Machida is all the motivation Thiago Silva needs
• No secret to his success
• Fireside chat with UFC President Dana White

Thursday, Aug. 27

• Del Sol tailback eyes breakout season
• Yuriorkis Gamboa, Juan Manuel Lopez ready for spotlight
• State weatherization program appears to be moving forward
• Carmen Electra returning to 'Crazy Horse Paris'
• Stacy Keibler to host Las Vegas Fantasy Football fest
• NV Energy takes fight over Henderson transmission line to court
• Judge to consider moving Krolicki trial out of Vegas
• Q & A: Matt Goss ready to be himself in Las Vegas
• Jury deliberates in Luxor bombing trial
• 9th Circuit orders charges reinstated in medical fraud case
• Ex-IRS worker pleads guilty for bribe to 'fudge' numbers
• Four charged after $7 million Vegas pot operation busted
• MGM Mirage announces debt-exchange deal
• Man dies from injuries in garage fire
• Creditors probe deal that took Station private
• Findlay hoops adds two from Turkey
• Warrant: Metro took guns from Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s home
• Woman who died in house fire was third-grade teacher
• Jerry Koloskie named UNLV's interim AD
• Police: Henderson teen suffocated infant after hiding pregnancy
• 'Deadliest Catch' captain fishing for a crew
• Missing NLV woman found unharmed, returned home
• 16-year-old charged as adult in sex assault case
• Cannery casinos weigh on company's earnings
• Excessive heat to sear Las Vegas
• Ryan Wolfe: A pro in Rebels' clothing
• ‘Lion of the Senate’
• A totally wrong outlook
• Could the 51s and Aces turn into a minor league rivalry?
• Henderson schools have easy road to playoff glory
• Little to gain in staying in Iraq, Afghanistan
• Public insurance option is way to go
• The real meaning of the Constitution
• Immigrants would get health coverage, too
• Insurance companies protect themselves
• Sought: More schools like West Prep
• Nevada needs a superhero
• Boulder City takes $760K plunge into reserve fund
• Nevada’s on-the-job fatalities fell in ’08
• Latinos few in one place: Local politics
• At 76, Joan Rivers still active, still caustic
• Utah pipeline unlikely to bring relief at the pump
• Mountain West’s TV strategy: Remote control hide-and-seek
• There’s a fine line between folksy and crass
• State puts $45 million aside for Vegas-Primm portion of train
• Agency gets authority to set fines for bilked homeowners
• Keith Jardine looking for consistency, not new career
• Behind enemy lines

Wednesday, Aug. 26

• Judge considers letting hepatitis trials go forward
• Board OKs pursuing stimulus money for F Street project
• Fontainebleau suffers defeat as judge sides with banks
• A tearful Ricky Hatton meets Muhammad Ali
• Teen might back out of murder plea in student's death
• Henderson teen wins first professional match at US Open
• Kathy Kinney and the emancipation of Mimi
• At Chamber meeting, Harry Reid plays to the center
• Like a book, our lives have multiple chapters
• Other victims of alleged police impersonators sought
• Boulder City youth golfer shines on junior circuit
• Losing bidders for I-15 widening project get $300,000
• Boulder City police apologize for wrong information in crash
• Boulder City golf out to defend state crown
• UNLV welcomes $14 million gift from nonprofit
• When searching for these Vegas visitors, beware of viruses
• Police capture barricaded man after five-hour standoff
• Suit accuses man of false advertising over Rio bridal show
• Knowledge really is power at 'School House Rock Live!'
• Court rejects killer's request in 1994 slaying of Canadian tourist
• Contractor must pay into health fund after subcontractor didn't
• Arrest made in theft of $100,000 sports car from casino
• Average balance for Nevada credit card holders drops to $6,517
• Near-record heat heading for Las Vegas
• Checks and balances
• Countering the hysteria
• VA officials run wild
• What part of ‘option’ don’t they understand?
• Cherish every moment of your high school career
• Weakness is the cost of bipartisanship
• Boulder City looking for more ways to cut costs, generate revenue
• RTC opens new bus maintenance facility
• Germany seems to have it figured out
• Whole Foods is not what it seems
• U.S. needs strategy for reforestation
• Ralston marvels at Democrats’ ability to revive Gibbons
• Remember this number: $2 billion.
• Unflattering Time magazine story puts agent in hot water
• DMV making identity thieves’ faces their own worst enemies
• ‘Jersey’ boys are steppin’ out for solo shows
• When politicians and guns get together ...
• Vegas headliners will show Gloved One love in tribute show
• Lem Banker talks life, love and betting sports
• Kirk Kerkorian’s gift feeds future
• Lawsuit may further delay funding for weatherizing
• Linda Quinn, executive director of the Lied Discovery Children’s Museum
• Power lines tying up progress?
• Biker-chick flick won’t have typical scene at premiere
• Summer's end a great time to grow leafy veggies
• Caregivers need a helping hand, too
• Department recruiting for Explorers program
• Centenarian has seen a number of changes
• Gabriel Gonzaga looking to add a little excitement to his game
• Obit: John Hansen
• Obit: Paul Braun
• Obit: Paul Rolle
• Obit: Ronald Magee
• Boulder City celebrations
• Home cage advantage
• Obit: Lewis Harvey
• Obit: Carol Jo Braun
• Boulder City in brief
• Obit: Marlene Little
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births

Tuesday, Aug. 25

• Reid: Kennedy a 'model of public service and American icon'
• Woman dies in NW valley house fire
• Tourism Commission takes pass on room tax issue
• Woman pleads not guilty in road rage crash
• Portland fans backing hometown hero in first-ever UFC event
• Federal inspector: Tighten Yucca Mountain credit card use
• Politicians mark dedication of county shooting park
• Las Vegas area sees eighth death from swine flu
• Imprisoned white supremacist denied liver transplant
• Commission to review 215 Beltway bid again, minus two members
• Court rejects killer's appeal over dismissed potential jurors
• MGM Mirage responds to shareholder lawsuit
• Federal charges dropped against child molester Chester Stiles
• Older cars among Nevada's most stolen
• Aristocrat Leisure reports revenue, profit declines
• Kan. lottery chief: Mike Ensign not in casino plan
• VA secretary says agency has no Vegas travel restrictions
• The List: Residential Real Estate Brokerages
• Ex-Henderson city manager a finalist for Montana job
• Metro: Suspicious suitcases in Summerlin not a threat
• Utility investigates odor, three schools off lockdown
• Report: Vegas, Detroit show weakness as home prices rise nationally
• Girl, 16, injured in hit, run collision in northwest valley
• Temperature to hit 101 in Las Vegas
• Time for answers
• Med flights too risky
• Trotter earns jersey while rebounding from off-field woes
• Medical tourism
• Listen to reason, not anger about health care
• Reform health care this way instead
• Shouters obscuring important points
• Governor can't stop gloating
• Electric cars aren’t an improvement
• Richard McGee: Conductor, trombonist
• Students back to school, staying close to home
• Minor conferences, and other factors in football bets
• Economy's bust stings hospitals built for boom
• Next week, registering a vehicle will cost more
• Recent foreclosures: Auction notices on homes
• As Gibbons gains power, lawmakers see danger
• Next AFL-CIO chief pledges to press for health care, labor law reform
• Commitment to fighting crime strong in weak economy
• Years of energy research wins prestige, but no payoff
• Woman, 21, injured in icy Utah crash coming home to heal
• Randy Couture's Muay Thai trainer more than just a masseur
• Tracking down the Spider

Monday, Aug. 24

• Bradley bout to be ruled no-contest
• Wife, mother, Frankie Valli’s girlfriend
• Court rejects appeal of man who killed pimp over prostitute
• Station's legal battle heats up in bankruptcy case
• Man arrested in June slaying in North Las Vegas
• Michael Jackson's children in Las Vegas over weekend
• Police: Two charged in double homicide might be in Mexico
• 78 couples pre-file for domestic partnership rights
• Funeral arrangements set for Frank Fertitta Jr.
• Police search for possible kidnapping victim
• Thursday deadline set for Harry Reid's 'tele-town hall'
• Mayweather-Marquez puts boxing back on the big screen
• 3 sentenced in NLV gang initiation beating death
• Crash probed that killed French students leaving Vegas
• Fitness center franchisor accuses Vegas couple of contract breach
• Summer's over: Clark County students back in the classroom
• Seven arrested in three unrelated arson cases
• Coroner identifies woman found dead in car trunk
• Privé issued county violation for elevator
• Strip photo galleries in legal battle over trade secrets
• Police seek missing car in Jasmine Fiore murder after Ryan Jenkins found dead
• Green Day still not following the rules
• Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s car found at shooting, search warrant served
• Eddie Murphy, Ludacris, Green Day light up Las Vegas
• Fire burns homes under construction in southwest valley
• Chance for more thunderstorms for Las Vegas
• Taking aim at tax havens
• Fish tainted with mercury
• DUI campaign shifts focus amid changing trends
• Deception as marketing tool
• Slimmer, stronger Massamba out to prove he belongs
• America, its uninsured need public option
• Look into insurers’ practices isn’t attack
• Part of the problem, not the solution
• Like it or not, we’re in this together
• 'Matsuri': These acrobatics to be enjoyed, not pondered
• Use of foreign labor by slot makers sparks regulation consideration
• So now that we have three constitutional officers …
• How the TSA compensates lost or damaged goods at McCarran
• Court to rule on whether hepatitis cases can proceed
• Not in my back yard, say foes of planned solar plants
• Seduction by room rate
• In arena football, it’s not about the money
• Companies, city officials scrutinize how Vegas awards contracts
• Turnover high in Boulder City as firefighters lured to other squads
• Randy Couture: Before he was known as 'The Natural'

Sunday, Aug. 23

• Local band Afghan Raiders earns honors
• Poll: Either GOP challenger could topple Harry Reid
• 2 French teens killed in Calif. crash after leaving Vegas
• Severe storm watch for Las Vegas area canceled
• ‘I’m sorry, so sorry’
• Gibbons’ stimulus stew
• Frank Fertitta Jr.: 1938-2009
• Dustin Philips dominates fight at Worlds Collide
• Wedding planning gives actress Mena Suvari the jitters
• Boulder City pool closes for repairs
• Smart planning needed in energy development
• No number, no problem for new Rebels tight end
• Obama must show stronger leadership
• Sensible solutions for health care problems
• The operative word in this plan is ‘option’
• More self-assured Titus clarifies her position on health care overhaul
• Don’t expect GOP to call out their own
• Mesquite: Feeling pain from Vegas, getting down to business
• Germany has socialized health care, here’s one look at how it works
• Notebook: No. 1 defense stingy, No. 1 offense sloppy in Saturday scrimmage
• Governor not budging in bitter feud over stimulus
• Deliberate growth amid boom reflects Eureka owner’s heritage
• With critical issues to tackle, UNLV leader takes reins
• Windmills to sprout as energy producers
• Many paths to teaching posts
• Spending on education will pay off in long term
• Are two Reids too many?
• Diaz defeats Malignaggi by unanimous decision
• Spokane captures ArenaCup title with record-setting rout
• Couture's son victorious, as is best-selling author

Saturday, Aug. 22

• Kyle Busch breaks slump in Bristol, stays alive for Chase
• Black Eyed Peas give surprise performance at Rain
• Fight over health care draws crowd to Titus event
• Autopsy: Boy overcome by carbon monoxide at Lake Mead
• Las Vegas to get cooler temperatures, chance for rain
• New training for soldiers
• Family docs need help
• Tall trees, high prices?
• Medicare proves government’s competence
• Group plans drive to retire $1 million debt on Boulder Dam Hotel
• We can’t afford not to reform health care
• Government fails too often to be trusted
• Toplessness law is discriminatory
• Happy birthday, ladies
• 25 years out, no end in sight to water pipeline fight
• Don’t pay disposal fee on old AC compressor units
• Station Casinos founder left his mark as philanthropist
• The Elevator: Big hitters
• TV crew learns the lesson of its story
• Enrollment at 3 of 4 Boulder City schools exceeding expectations
• Proposed park to highlight water, energy conservation
• McCall wins lackluster fight
• Centennial quarterback out to earn some respect from recruiters
• Las Vegas boxer may need new nickname
• Ryan Couture ready to get back in ring after first setback
• They play arena football for love, not money

Friday, Aug. 21

• Lady luck paved Miss September's road to Playboy centerfold
• Privé issued 30-day license, to reopen tonight
• El Nino arriving, tweaking Las Vegas weather
• 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
• U.S. education secretary to visit Las Vegas school
• 11-year-old boy boating with parents drowns at Lake Mead
• 'Stars Among the Angels’ benefit on Sunday at Green Valley Ranch
• 10 cooling stations open to serve homeless
• Two arrested in Thursday shooting east of Strip
• Testimony begins in fatal Luxor bombing case
• Frank Fertitta Jr., patriarch of Station Casinos, dies
• McCarran passenger count drops for 17th month
• Builder disputes claim that Chinese drywall linked to LV health problems
• Standoff ends at west valley apartment complex
• Jobless rate leaps to 13.1 percent in Las Vegas
• Heat sears its mark into Las Vegas record books
• Clean energy bonanza
• Doctors seeking insurance burden relief
• Hospital capacity outpaces slower growth in valley
• CityCenter's Aria to protect blackjack dealers from smoke
• Analyst: LV keeps spot at top of list of distressed properties
• Lawyers' role in foreclosure mediations sparks debate
• Hotel32 to offer technology, VIP treats, gateway to CityCenter
• Lawyers honored for their help for Holocaust survivors
• Sports medicine docs enjoy strong demand
• Regulators shut down local bank operators, credit union
• How to get your money's worth on JetBlue's all-access pass
• Mediation law may have slowed default notices
• Chinese emphasize quality in Las Vegas products show
• A German perspective on reform
• Not ‘getting over’ Obama’s remark
• Q&A: Dr. John Ruckdeschel
• Ely report card: Grades show balance between offense, defense
• An unfortunate glitch
• What’s missing in debate?
• A terrorist’s release
• U.S. must fix out-of-control health costs
• Put down the guns and join the debate
• Racers gear up for Las Vegas-to-Reno off-road race
• Rational discussion is what’s needed
• Democrats will fight for liberal agenda
• Vick deserves chance to redeem himself
• Teach For America is working for students
• Ralston teaches the history lesson John Ensign wouldn’t
• Republicans want to make Reid’s town hall the issue
• With his artistic career taking off, medical school will have to wait for aspiring doctor
• All these machines, no place to show them
• Toni Basil teaches street dance at 'Ballet Boot Camp'
• Japanese athletes add action to music in return of ‘Matsuri’
• Rematch of draw has one fighter heavily favored
• Mayor Oscar Goodman ain’t afraid of Brian Sandoval
• Audience reaction isn’t always what it seems
• John Ensign signals affair still off-limits
• McCall says faith powered him back to the top
• Middle school students donate clothing items to help peers
• Foothill alum ushers in Arena Football's return to Las Vegas
• Lauren Conrad, Mena Suvari, Marilyn Manson heading to Las Vegas

Thursday, Aug. 20

• Injuries reported in boat fire at Lake Mead
• Judge's order puts AG back on Krolicki case
• One of Albuquerque area's most wanted arrested in Vegas
• Police seek two charged in double homicide
• I-15 blasting, closures end ahead of schedule
• Father: Henderson cop had relationship with teen sister-in-law
• DA: Murder charges filed in death of model Jasmine Fiore
• Metro: Foul play not suspected after body found in trunk
• Jury rules in favor of NLV officers in police custody death
• Kings of Leon fans paint The Joint plaid
• Police searching for man suspected of homicide, robbery
• David Copperfield sued over alleged sex assault
• Man injured in shooting east of Strip
• Authority reaffirms support for water pipeline
• Passenger on Vegas-bound flight strips naked, arrested
• Suit claims Cox Communications installers weren't paid OT
• Feds sue man over alleged Mount Charleston debris dumping
• Northbound U.S. 95 reopens after car fire
• North Las Vegas Council approves manager’s performance in split vote
• Police raid nets illegal drugs at unlicensed pharmacy
• Excessive heat warning issued for Las Vegas for Friday
• Chaparral plans to be aggressive on defense
• Armed but not ready
• Laying down the law?
• Gorman's new coach bringing energy to talented roster
• Sierra Vista will rely on inexperienced players
• Coronado coach optimistic in first year
• Members of Sun's preseason team in a class of their own
• Centennial ready for breakout season
• Cheyenne coach impressed with athletes on his roster
• Palo Verde eyes return to state title game
• Faith Lutheran ready for challenge of large-school classification
• Don Hewitt: 1922-2009
• Arbor View looking to break through in Northwest
• Cimarron's speedy tailback will key running game
• Desert Oasis thinking playoffs in second year
• Liberty beefs up roster thanks to transfer policy
• Teams out to prove they can compete with big boys
• Dedication to the weight room stressed at Las Vegas
• Legacy looks to be competitive in tough Northwest
• Silverado expects a memorable season
• Rancho to rely on its rushing game
• Green Valley will rely on offensive line
• Basic looking to build on last year's success
• Foothill eyes return to top of league
• Another landlord sues over rent paid by Binion's
• Durango should be much improved
• Canyon Springs looks to improve on one-win season
• Town-hall shouters showing their ignorance
• Leave health care fixing to providers
• Time has come for universal health care
• Overhaul of system would be reckless
• Sunrise Mountain ready for first year
• Spring Valley eyes first playoff victory
• Valley's offense will feature explosive athletes
• Head of the class
• 'Hillywood Show' gaining an audience
• Nevada high court weighs judge’s legitimacy
• Pahrump ready to snap two-year losing skid
• Why casinos in Nevada won't go online (for now)
• Eldorado signal caller continues to mature
• A statement via raw fish and jazz
• Del Sol could air it out on offense
• Gibbons sets lofty fundraising goal
• Pinball Hall of Fame a balm for the Vegas soul
• Western plans to stick with running game
• Losing streak behind them, Clark thinking playoffs
• Nevadans feel left out
• Shadow Ridge returns several starters from last year
• Desert Pines expected to challenge Las Vegas
• Fired workers’ claims typical of nonnatives who mull union bids
• Bonanza hopes to compete with league's top teams
• John Ensign works on healing image
• Henderson Science Center board’s budget approved

Wednesday, Aug. 19

• North Las Vegas city attorney resigns
• Jury deliberates case of man who died in police custody
• Body found in car trunk near airport
• Police raid pharmacy, search for illegal prescriptions
• Reality TV contestant in Jasmine Fiore death has criminal record
• Promoter Dino Duva partnering with Chinese team
• Youngest Kardashian sister doesn't rule out possible future pregnancy
• Reality TV contestant in ex-Vegas model's death has criminal record
• Crews extinguish wildland fire near Mesquite
• Federal drug czar makes stop in Las Vegas
• Goldman will refuse to sell Simpson footballs
• Bus, pedestrian collision closes lanes at Strip
• Deep Boulder City volleyball squad preparing for season
• John Ensign: I did nothing 'legally wrong'
• Rulffes: School District prepared to deal with H1N1 virus
• I-15 reopens after three collisions
• Suits claim businesses failed to pay overtime
• Court rejects killer's request to withdraw guilty plea
• NLV detectives searching for missing woman
• Greek Isles owners suggest property might be sold
• Calif. man arrested in NLV in fatal beating of stepson
• Las Vegas temperatures to climb to 106 today
• Burning Question No. 5: The secondary? Starting jobs may never be solidified
• Day 7 Notebook: Rebels' tempo draws praise
• Squabble misses the point
• Worth the fight
• Not just for men anymore
• Health care reform should be a no-brainer
• Monte Carlo shows off new boutique-style HOTEL32
• Put focus on what’s in health care bill
• ‘Socialist’ cries mask hecklers’ motives
• President’s ‘czars’ are unconstitutional
• Former UNLV swimmer making a splash with Team Canada
• Board’s waffling on nightclub vote had side of juice
• How clubs were punished: Warn, warn again
• This should have stayed in ‘South Park’ creator’s drawer
• Drought requires community to pursue all of its options
• Jewelry hub won’t adorn Symphony Park soon
• Gun range opponents’ ammo: Environmental studies
• Details are set for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
• Quick guide to pronouncing ‘Smatresk,’ last name of the new UNLV president
• If bettors think they’re above this football seminar, they likely need it
• On Israel, a break with Obama
• Old Vegas kind of guy
• Bad feelings complicate achievement inequity issue
• Vehicle traffic on I-15 at Calif. border sees uptick
• Zappos donates shoes, backpacks to give kids a boost
• Fatal crash rattles small Clark County town
• In Henderson, Titus voices support for affordable education
• Tally marks can point us in right direction
• We can all help keep kids safe at crosswalks
• Boulder City in brief
• Boulder City Council in brief
• Boulder City celebrations
• Obit: Halley Mortenson
• Obit: Andrew Peterson
• Judah, John-Juarez rematch highlights big Mayweather-Marquez undercard
• Obit: Rick Sowles
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births
• Age nothing but a number for former champs
• Letter to the editor
• Obit: Cynthia Masluk

Tuesday, Aug. 18

• Kourtney Kardashian talks about her pregnancy-induced cravings
• Strikeforce CEO Coker sees endless possibilities
• Sunrise Hospital to lay off 100 workers
• 'Ask a Mistress' designed for show and tell
• Remembering entertainer Ray Jarvis
• Gibbons bypasses lawmakers, names stimulus director
• County union pitches cost savings to avoid layoffs
• Shaq stands tall in Vegas against De La Hoya
• Legislature dissolved agency but call load remains
• Fish, snail in Nevada waters may get federal protection
• Report: Officials silent on Ensign's father's casino plan
• County grants temporary license to Prive
• State to begin taking domestic partners forms Monday
• Attorneys question jurors in Luxor bombing case
• Church leader in child sex case dies
• After foreclosure, Greek Isles casino has new owner
• Woman who drove 100 mph with child pleads guilty
• Henderson officials break ground on $2.6 million library
• Reid releases details of 'tele-town hall' meeting on health care
• M Resort chief reflects on first six months
• House fire does $200,000 in damage, displaces father and son
• Wynns sell 2 million shares of stock ahead of divorce
• Hot and dry again for Las Vegas
• Burning Question No. 4: Which kicker(s) and punter will emerge from fall camp?
• Day 6 notebook: Anthony out with concussion
• Heroin a growing threat
• Threatening Afghan voters
• The man who beat Tiger
• Attach strings to U.S. visa for Ahmadinejad
• ‘Clunkers’ program a flimsy house of cars
• Really, who cares about consequences?
• Turn cold shoulder to the Eagles, Vick
• Gold Spike reborn as larger Lady Luck sits idle
• Legislators’ peeve holds up money for child welfare
• Gaming win at Clark County casinos
• Money to make homes more energy efficient starts flowing from state
• Explaining the red carpet’s role in Las Vegas
• Lawyers seek liver transplant for Aryan Warrior
• In deal, ex-ACORN official promises to testify against others
• UNLV leader weighs options in selecting athletic director
• The speculation that followed
• Artist Amy Sol: Experimenting with paint
• Lower Lake Mead visitation numbers buck national trend
• 'Welcome' sign to offer community information, alerts

Monday, Aug. 17

• Crews battling wildfire near Mesquite
• Kourtney and Khloe talk motherhood
• Garrison Keillor to speak at UNLV
• Red Rock floats plan to raise fees; public comment sought
• Police seeking other victims of suspected street robber
• 2 Honolulu police officers arrested in valley on drug charges
• Atmosphere's Daley plays musical storyteller
• Report: Number of past-due mortgages likely to increase
• From the Octagon to the stage
• Jury selection starts in deadly Luxor bombing case
• Privé close to receiving temporary liquor license
• Officer involved in shooting near Nellis identified
• School bus driver among 2 identified in weekend homicides
• Louie Anderson sues over fall in Excalibur food court
• Fontainebleau, banks take steps to resume construction
• Shed fire causes power blackout to 700
• A look back at a historic night in mixed martial arts
• Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Kardashians among stars seen in Las Vegas over weekend
• Hot and dry weather continues for Las Vegas
• Burning Question No. 3: Can the offensive line go from solid to dominant?
• Day 5 Notebook: Two-minute drill caps Sunday's lone session
• Taking care of veterans
• Big mandate, no money
• A cautionary tale
• Kruger gives fans their offseason Rebels hoops fix
• Consider motives of health care reform’s foes
• Angry at industry’s misguided pawns
• Obama’s critics have selective memory
• Let Michael Vick have a fresh start
• Blues trio on farewell tour after 25 years of performing
• Points for playing are targets of thieves — often casino employees
• Check written in boom times bought ticket for space flight
• You don’t see news releases too often from a candidate …
• Fate of Fontainebleau will likely be determined by new owner
• Metro sees dramatic rise in heroin seizures
• Masto: New means secured to fight child pornography
• Some casino promos not as advertised
• David Stone: President of Nevada Association Services
• Taste of tropics a welcome escape
• Against Donaire, Concepcion overweight, over the line
• Local tattoo artists stack the deck with custom cards
• City Council OKs contract for landfill improvements
• NLV Police join in school supply drive for kids
• Teens, Boulder City reap benefits of federal stimulus funds
• Teen chisels through red tape for shaved ice business

Sunday, Aug. 16

• Rumer Willis turns 21 in Las Vegas
• Playboy pirate party reveals booty of guilty pleasures
• A new Criss Angel emerges in Las Vegas
• Man dies after fight, parking lot stabbing
• Morning argument turns deadly in northwest valley
• 100-plus temperatures return
• Despite nonstop frustrations, Hieron leaves San Jose somewhat happy
• Payne out to prove he's more than just the 'fade'
• Day 4 Notebook: Balance is promising for Rebels
• Health care’s human face
• Opportunity to cut crime
• Eunice Shriver: 1921-2009
• Every side deserves its chance to be heard
• Obama’s brand of change disappointing
• ‘Clunkers’ program breaks what was fixed
• Soldiers deserve benefit of education
• In administering stimulus funds, everyone's playing the blame game
• Disabled? For benefits, apply, keep waiting
• We must be ready to tap new water source
• School District again taking heat for unequal achievement
• Governor, Democrats on brink of showdown over stimulus funds
• Fix the unfairness to online poker
• Political intrigue brewing in the 2010 governor’s race
• Tule Springs preservation prospects take off
• No real town hall, no problem; local radio talker hosts her own
• The cost of building a solar powered economy
• Dining while dangling above Strip proposed
• Drive offers school supplies to child abuse victims
• Negotiations under way for more solar energy in Eldorado Valley
• 'Cyborg' does all the talking in and out of cage

Saturday, Aug. 15

• Jones Jr. KOs Lacy, keeps light heavyweight title
• Metro searches for robbery suspect
• Donaire: Same champion, different weight
• 'Cyborg' TKOs Carano
• Police seek help in search for bank robber
• Kardashian clan to add another - Kourtney's pregnant
• Slightly cooler temperatures move in to Las Vegas
• Burning Question No. 2: A one-man show or a committee at running back?
• Day 3 notebook: Despite strides, Grant far from satisfied
• The fast-changing auto
• This is democracy?
• A 1960s flashback
• They didn’t see problem, now offer solutions
• Raising taxes will impair capitalism
• Our leaders have not earned our trust
• Fresh look at Berkley
• In hurried appearance, ex-official admits to felonies
• CityCenter gives condominium buyers hope for price cuts
• District’s new teachers fewer than in recent years, full of enthusiasm
• A lad’s Jimi Hendrix Experience: Going to Cubs games
• Where are the GOP’s ideas, plans?
• Only one woman can be champion
• You want to be an orthodontist? Perhaps you’d like an MBA, too
• Man found beaten, dead along freeway
• Donaire ready for an upgrade
• Carano ready to write one for the history books

Friday, Aug. 14

• Metro identifies man in police shooting near Nellis
• Former Rebel Flair signs with UFL
• Minus coach, Legacy beat in Little League semifinals
• Community Bank of Nevada handed to FDIC
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs makes surprise trip to Las Vegas
• Carano, 'Cyborg' both make weight
• Jury convicts business owner Robert Kahre of tax fraud
• Attorney: Family satisfied with settlement in police shooting
• 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
• Death of man shot by police ruled justified
• Two adults, three children escape Henderson fire
• Colonial Bank taken over, including Las Vegas branches
• Hooters loses $5.05 million in 2nd quarter
• Station Casinos swings to loss in second quarter
• Lit drummer dies days after band's local show
• Ex-Nevada AG Sandoval resigns as federal judge
• Planet Hollywood reports worsening finances in quarter
• Prive withdraws appeal of liquor license denial
• Former county official pleads guilty to 3 felonies
• Gibbons skirts legislators in action to oversee stimulus
• Police seek suspects in unrelated robberies
• Fourth person charged in beating death of man, 82
• 19-year-old man found safe in Southern Nevada desert
• Black Gaming warns again of possible bankruptcy
• 2,475 marijuana plants found in remote grow operation
• State closer to launching foreclosure mediation program
• Court reinstates IGT whistleblower suit
• Vegas mother whose child drowned arrested in Florida
• Pirate-themed party and Playboy bunnies to light up Las Vegas
• Hot, dry blast to blow through Las Vegas, fire warnings to north
• The List: Commercial Printers
• Desert Community CEO plays pint-size pitchman
• Clinton expands his clean energy challenge
• High-tech roofs
• Q&A: Bob List
• LV allure
• Contractors concerned about higher taxes on businesses
• Home sales, prices cool a bit in July
• Lotus Broadcasting, Vegas stations focus on community
• Down economy means tourism suffering statewide
• Chamber to energize small-business support
• Burning Question No. 1: Will the d-line have more bite in 2009?
• Day 2 notebook: Randle wows with big run
• Facts under attack
• No way to fly
• Bridging the generation gap
• Success of ‘Clunkers’ is basic economics
• Health care reform too big to get wrong
• Reducing costs of health care is key
• Enough outrage for many issues
• Annoying Peck will be missed
• 'Pinoy Power 2': Top Rank plays up national pride
• Artist capturing the look of a Vegas night
• Paver learns its skeletons cost it a 215 Beltway job, not record
• Unceasing recession spurs more tax talk
• 'Girls Gone Wild' producer ordered to pay Wynn millions
• Young performer realizing a dream
• Reid’s reelection has X-factor: Reidisms
• Connie Burnett Ferraro: Hometown Muralist, Boulder City
• Metro to mini-marts: Together we can kick crime
• It’s no superstition: DJs playing only Stevie Wonder in salute
• For veterans, a new world at college
• Get 'em while they're cold
• Third time a charm for Privé's liquor license?
• Aspen Financial attorneys battle to keep Guinn-appointed judge
• Carano-'Cyborg' set to make history
• Following back injury, Luevano set to defend his title

Thursday, Aug. 13

• Jeremy Piven brings "The Goods" to Vegas
• Helicopter makes emergency landing in Lake Mead area
• Carson City lawyer chosen to lead Ethics Commission
• Q & A - Harry Basil’s in town, hide the Krazy Glue
• Will Ferrell knows his Manolos
• Women's boxing to debut at 2012 Olympics
• Arreola picks up pace in preparations for Klitschko
• NV Energy announces deal for solar power from plant
• After eight with Kate, Jon Gosselin heads to Las Vegas
• Man accused of assaulting woman, 18, in Mandalay Bay garage
• Cable TV food shows coming to Las Vegas
• Air quality advisory issued for smoke from Calif. fire
• Court rejects Southwest Airlines’ bid for Frontier
• 19-year-old man missing in Southern Nevada desert
• Suspected scam artist gets passport back
• Police seek possible victims of man accused in attempted assault
• Hilton's earnings tumble in second quarter
• Officer in fatal shooting on leave for separate incident
• Conventions
• Sands reworks credit deal to allow Macau sale
• Legacy's dramatic win clouded by coach's suspension
• N.J. man says Jackson memorabilia stolen in NLV
• Woman says son who died in desert was experienced outdoors
• Report: Nevada tops foreclosure list for 31st month
• Adelson-backed school sues Web site operator
• Utah, Nevada draft water agreement
• Fire guts vacant duplex near downtown
• 'America's Got Talent' headed to Las Vegas
• Above-average heat to hit Las Vegas today
• Day 1 Notebook: Barefield first to lose his stripe in Ely
• Keeping up the fight
• Protecting children’s health
• A job seeker’s dilemma
• Cell phones threaten art of conversation
• Inspiration of movie 'Rudy' suing over home construction
• Michael Jackson eyed Vegas ‘Wonderland’
• Public meeting held on proposed Primm solar plant
• UNLV assistant headed to sports Hall of Fame in Kansas
• Construction restricts traffic on area roads
• Insurers protect profits at all costs
• Health care plan creates confusion
• Obama care would enable Big Brother
• Mob museum would not help city’s image
• Bipartisan event? Hardly
• Scientology ups profile
• Palo Verde’s hopes high with the season dawning
• Valley will subsidize BC power no more
• Rural practices give Rebels chance to cool off, focus
• City’s rural past fades with ranch
• Campaign finance reporting in clear need of transparency
• Why lines predict more wins than are possible
• Artists shine light on cabaret
• Heller acknowledges the John Ensign effect
• Rulffes presses for families’ choice in school attendance
• Just call man at center of hepatitis cases Dr. Delay
• Harris has big plans for the future of UFC's sister organization

Wednesday, Aug. 12

• Police looking for missing man with Alzheimer's
• Second man dies in Monday triple shooting
• $100,000 sports car stolen from casino, burned
• Current path won’t fix health care
• No illusion -- Criss Angel kickoff calls for two-drink minimum
• Pavlik to meet Williams for 160-pound titles
• Salon supplier claims companies diverted products from casinos
• Gwen Stefani still a powerhouse
• Casino supplier reports increase in profit
• Metro helicopter makes emergency landing in intersection
• Feds permit MGM Mirage to import 2 dolphins
• Regulators close credit union with local branches
• Man dies of exposure after vehicle gets stuck in wash
• Q & A with Carrie Snow
• Attorneys: Bankruptcies could delay hepatitis trials
• Officer's 'friendly warning' for handicapped parking nets drug stash
• Lenders to foreclose on Lake Las Vegas’ last golf course
• Las Vegas temperature to hit 105
• Shaping America’s future
• A new OSHA chief
• Boulder City Council endorses Vegas-to-Phoenix interstate
• A victory for forests
• Summerlin developer says it hasn't violated rights of Hughes heirs
• Economy needed the push ‘Clunkers’ gave it
• Candidate’s Yucca proposal unworkable
• Case against public option cuts both ways
• Free speech used as excuse to be boorish
• Unusual deaths have clear King
• Longtime Elvis impersonator to go beyond the standards
• Spellbound by Reid’s effect on opponents
• Pianist gives all fans the presidential treatment
• Dread spreads at UNLV over less money, more students
• Governor balks at shift of stimulus authority
• Teaser bets: When, where you should pay to tweak spread
• Las Vegas' guru of alternative fuels
• Talk about a good news/bad news …
• Harry Reid leads tour of Nevada's clean energy potential
• Clark County School District’s new hires plunge, but there’s an upside
• Visible address vital in an emergency
• Police auxiliary an opportunity to help B.C.
• Obit: Sumaia Khoury
• Obit: Howard Stevens
• Obit: Eva Ledford
• Boulder City celebrations
• Obit: Raymond Christiansen Sr.
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births
• Probate records can help provide information
• Obit: Mary Bevan
• Mulch, in many forms, is crucial
• Obit: Norbert Nies
• Obit: Robert Eby
• Boulder City in brief
• Obit: James Ayres

Tuesday, Aug. 11

• Smoke from California wildfire reaches Las Vegas
• Gretchen Wilson clearly celebrates her redneck roots
• Metro lieutenant suspended with pay during investigation
• Gorman grad passing on lessons of former coach
• Man, 68, identified in single-vehicle fatal crash
• Dive operations suspended in search for drowned California man
• 1 arrested, 1 sought in fatal triple shooting
• Feds withheld negative Yucca data, say Nevada officials
• Gibbons not planning on special session
• Ohio fugitive accused of charity theft arrested in Vegas
• Boyd Gaming elects St. Jude's CEO to company board
• HOA manager's license suspended over improper checks
• Judge removes herself in Krolicki case over conflict
• $10 million approved to continue fighting Yucca
• Use of 'Tropicana' name at issue in lawsuit
• Full House reports profit growth for second quarter
• LVCVA OKs $480,285 for Metro intelligence analyst
• Man arrested in death of woman, 65, in NLV
• Hatton will only fight Khan if he can promote bout
• Gaming Partners International top officer retiring
• Las Vegas tourism numbers continue fall
• DEA searches Vegas pharmacy in probe of doctor
• Recession hits Riviera hard in second quarter
• Economic conditions stall golf course hotel project
• Strip gaming win at lowest level in four years
• Highs in the 100s for Las Vegas
• UNLV football notebook: With pads in play, defense shines
• A governor’s tantrum
• Rating the nation’s colleges
• Filing shows Binion's owner delinquent on rental payments
• Improving border security
• Hopes for mob museum are far-fetched
• Obama has no time to waste on ‘birthers’
• ‘Certificate of Live Birth’ is the real deal
• Health care reform is about working people
• Chicago's storied Wrigley Field truly one of a kind
• See unions’ future here this week, but hurry
• Please forgive my excitement for the fall arts season
• The Rebel Yell, the UNLV student newspaper …
• An unspoken energy summit goal: Reelect Reid
• CEO of Three Square Food Bank: Nourish your spirit, Las Vegas
• Artist Danielle Kelly: Like Vegas, always evolving
• Nonito Donaire: Super fly wants to be Bruce Lee of boxing
• Sun named one of 10 U.S. papers ‘that do it right’
• Democrats: Green U.S. at grass roots
• Clark County weather snapshot
• Gasoline study: Pipeline from Utah would cut prices here
• First Friday a celebration of art, community
• Latest Strikeforce fight goes up in smoke

Monday, Aug. 10

• Gorman advances to Legion World Series
• Las Vegas home sales, prices stable in July
• Family: Police action during arrest contributed to death
• Tour helicopter makes emergency landing near Lake Mead
• Kansas transfer Thomas out 6 months following shoulder surgery
• Bally's to reopen sports book Aug. 26
• Man dies in crash blamed on medical incident
• On board with team name
• Hard Rock hotel weakness weighs on earnings
• 1 dead, 2 injured in neighborhood shooting
• Search in Utah for Henderson woman, 18, scaled back
• Collision critically injures woman, closes roadway
• Clinton: Efficiency efforts would bring jobs boost
• Visa alleges trademark infringement in Vegas lawsuit
• Court date set for 2 in liquor store slaying
• Alleged gunman arrested in death of 8-year-old girl
• Usher, Gwen Stefani, Diana Krall light up Las Vegas
• Las Vegas to climb back into the 100s
• Saint Preux creating a buzz after redshirt season
• Setting county priorities
• A circus atmosphere
• Adding Army doctors
• Las Vegas needs better public transportation
• Instead of clunkers, how about housing?
• Don’t insure illegal workers on our backs
• An overlooked point on birth certificates
• People’s will can’t be ignored indefinitely
• UFC 101: What happened in Philly, and a look ahead
• The Vegas way out
• You might think today will be a great day for Nevada …
• Former Prive workers blast handling of tips
• A look at voter turnout by state
• John Civitello, Food & Beverage Director at El Cortez
• ‘Bite’: As lifeless as its bloodsuckers
• Natural gas gets attention where renewables ruled
• No spendthrift, state has ballooning health care bill
• New principal eager to know Boulder City students
• Scheduled blasting prompts I-15 delays near Calif. border
• BLM seeks comment on proposed solar plants near Primm
• What's next for Silva?
• Who's doubting now?

Sunday, Aug. 9

• UNLV football notebook: Childers finding his way in UNLV secondary
• Man, 50, presumed drowned in Lake Mohave
• Bowles shocks Torres
• 51s get glimpse of goal in trip to baseball shrine
• Hotter weather returns to Las Vegas
• Quite an encore
• Wild and crazy Bell ready to make his presence felt
• A wise legislative move
• Extend the lifeline
• Aiding struggling homeowners
• Pacini honored for service on Boulder City Council
• Shame on those trying to sink reform efforts
• Clunkers program robs Joe to pay Jane
• Whatever care we get, so should leaders
• Mob museum aims to educate, entertain
• How politicos reacted to Reid's challenger for Senate seat
• Along with growth, suburban town limited housing pain
• Making sense of gaming's big crash
• Titus seeks the story of your loan
• Marathon struggle to pay tax bill ends
• Rebecca Lambe: The force behind state Democrats' success
• Legacy of first 100 days rests on second
• Gibbons ready to tear at legislative patch
• Studies have documented the failures of our tax system
• Some commissioners haven’t learned not to meddle with airport contracts
• Wave of ads on health care in Nevada target Reid

Saturday, Aug. 8

• Penn keeps belt with win over Florian
• Missing man found near Premium Outlets
• Two arrested in shooting of liquor store clerk
• One dies in rural Clark County crash
• In face of league punishment, Rashard Lewis hits Studio 54
• For Usher, there’s no place like Palms
• Las Vegas to be cooler than normal
• Overton man critical after truck rolls
• Pedestrian in critical condition after vehicle collision
• UNLV football notebook: Staying healthy no longer a concern for Clayton
• New Octagon girl ready for debut at UFC 101
• Endangered post offices
• A latent health threat
• Policing the roads
• UNLV, UNR make Forbes' list of the nation's top 500 colleges
• Hypnotist sues company over charter flight
• 'Far-Away Frank' and his nemeses reminisce about mob days
• Sorting through the health care hyperbole
• Nation needs to move further to the right
• State’s tax structure doesn’t need fixing
• Government’s track record not so good
• Putting a blogger in his place
• Facing possible life sentence, troubles worsen for alleged pimp
• Young lawyer’s first trial heard by state Supreme Court justice
• Philly all set for UFC debut
• Water project earns Sun a national award
• Dome rangers going up, early arrivals going down
• Mob museum contractor at odds with city
• A van to reflect the stages of his life
• 51s ready for game at one of baseball's historic stadiums
• Angulo scores TKO in fight at Primm
• Breaking down UFC 101: Penn vs. Florian
• Bowles, Torres title match finally arrives
• Day 5: 'Rocky' readies fight fans for UFC 101

Friday, Aug. 7

• Legacy Little League drops regional opener
• A tougher course awaits golfers for fall PGA Tour event
• Metro asks for help locating missing man
• 2010 Subaru Forester
• Celebs rein in on making it rain
• Board delays vote on malpractice agreement with ex-pol
• Tarkanian enters race against Reid
• 29 arrested in Las Vegas, Mesquite gang sweep
• New director takes reins at Henderson Chamber of Commerce
• 82-year-old man who died from beating identified
• Fighters, Philadelphia fans weigh in
• Pahrump man accused of sex assaults against children
• Reid plans town hall meeting over telephone
• Boulder City denies wrongdoing in child sex case
• Bakers count their success in cupcakes
• Harmon Avenue at Strip closed to traffic for months
• Clark County code for nightclubs and topless pools
• Vegas boy dies after getting stranded in Death Valley
• Fontainebleau builder agrees to six-month license suspension
• 10 people safe after second boat sinks at Lake Mead
• Nevadan Bob Abbey confirmed to lead BLM
• Usher, Busta Rhymes, Jenny McCarthy and Ali Landry all heading to Vegas
• Cooler temperatures move in to Las Vegas
• Impressive role model
• Cindy Ortega
• Southwest’s bid for Frontier raises questions in Las Vegas
• Reid a savvy Yucca foe
• Water conservation efforts don’t have to be expensive
• Index shows 'no clear signals' that local recession is at end
• Underwater LV homeowners more likely to walk away, study says
• Summit to address workforce's role in clean energy shift
• Does going green bring the promise of jobs?
• Foreclosure frenzy hits apartments
• Downturn depletes ranks of Las Vegas millionaires
• Despite Kiper's praise, Wolfe focused on task at hand
• Confirmation long overdue
• Lack of volunteers
• Making products safer
• County files lawsuit over airport construction problems
• Small business loses in health care status quo
• President of UFC talking more than just trash
• BJ Penn amazes with leap from pool
• Sirb warns UFC fighters to bring their 'A' game to Philly
• Naysaying might have some consequences
• Look into options for long-term care
• See through the false claims made by GOP
• Political maneuvering for 2010 elections
• In opposing Sotomayor, is GOP risking the Hispanic vote?
• Unions want their money’s worth from politicians
• Harry Reid and GOP’s tactics
• A look at womanhood
• Once rock-solid child abuse signs now uncertain
• Longtime lawsuit finally to get court airing
• A boost for UNLV gallery
• Lit keeps the light on for ailing drummer
• Six Questions for Randy Swallow
• Hardworking Koloskie quietly pushing to be UNLV AD
• Down the road, competition for M Resort?
• NLV accepting proposals for mixed-use development
• CSN Boulder City campus to offer classes but no credits -- yet
• Book on Griffin: Former champ ready to shock Silva
• Breaking down UFC 101: Silva vs. Griffin
• The new and improved Kenny Florian
• Benavidez eyes No. 1 contender spot
• Virtual UFC fighters put on show in Philly

Thursday, Aug. 6

• Boxing card set for Friday night in Primm
• Billy Joel tribute artist comes home to Vegas to perform
• Comedy benefit planned Aug. 13 for teen entrepreneurs
• Tropicana shows off new logo tied to redesign
• Parents sue over elementary school's year-round schedule
• Smatresk appointed UNLV president with 2-year contract
• Woman facing charges in May road-rage crash
• Contract employee killed on Air Force land identified
• Mirage sues Denver Broncos player over alleged debts
• Streams, wetlands to be restored as railroad settles claims
• 1 injured, 6 rescued after boat sinks at Lake Mead
• Child molester Chester Stiles suffers injuries in prison fight
• UNLV football notebook: ESPN mention begins exciting morning for Rebels
• Council upholds higher speed limit on Seven Hills Drive
• $340,622 judgment against School District overturned
• State board looking into procedure for jewelry implanting
• Kohl's plans job fairs for 450 positions at new valley stores
• Campaign seeks to lure Calif. businesses to Vegas
• Las Vegans react to Sotomayor confirmation
• Strong winds usher in smoke from wildfire
• Q&A with Karl Hyde of Underworld
• Chanel sues Vegas company over alleged counterfeit products
• High winds to create fire, driving hazards for Las Vegas
• Woman, 73, struck by car while crossing street, critically injured
• UNLV athletics joins the Twitter revolution
• Diplomatic breakthrough?
• Striving for safer food
• Repairing baseball’s image
• No straw-man fights in UFC
• Suit seeks collection of $1.5M judgment against Strip entertainer
• Democrats simply want insurance for all
• Former UNLV standouts set sights on the next level
• Former Rebels predict exciting basketball season ahead
• Hydrogen energy can be produced cleanly
• Clunkers program is achieving its goals
• Car buybacks are a government sham
• Obama needs to show his birth certificate
• Acute care alone can’t ensure our health
• Taking money out of their own graves
• They’ve got the moves
• Rebels follow lower temps to Ely to train
• Ex-lieutenant governor has performed his last surgery, per settlement
• Money woes force Henderson cuts, again
• Spending more to serve might have consequences
• First he’ll be at the sound board, then the mike
• Why some American values are obstacles to insurance system overhaul
• Yes/no wagers on future winners gain foothold in casinos
• GOP team boss likes chances of (TBA)
• I apologize to Mayor Oscar Goodman
• Berkley: High-speed trains a ticket to more tourism dollars
• Local artist happy to hit the wall
• Gritty BC star making moves to compete at next level
• Silva already putting on a show
• Even champions need comebacks sometimes

Wednesday, Aug. 5

• V. Klitschko to fight Arreola in Sept. in LA
• Gaming execs: Despite reports, hackers didn't touch ATMs
• Henderson receives grant for toddler swim classes
• Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche at Vegas premiere of 'Spread'
• Work on NLV park progresses to chagrin of second-lowest bidder
• Two contract employees killed on Air Force land
• Boulder City man chasing an Endurocross dream
• Feds, state close historic nuclear blast site
• Parks commission gives input on city’s plans
• Ashton Kutcher and nerds Digg Las Vegas
• Mother who police say provided booze for teen party sentenced
• Four post offices removed from list of possible closures
• Titus outlines concerns with health care bill
• Thousands not told of food stamp expiration because of printing error
• Judge halts work on 215 Beltway project
• EPA re-evaluates rocket fuel chemical's effect on children
• Vegas gaming supplier to acquire Sparks company
• Hip-hop hoedown hits Las Vegas
• Southwest Gas Corp. loss narrows
• Reid: Congress will extend $8,000 home tax credit
• Man sentenced in shooting death of Palo Verde freshman
• Park Service plans to protect rare pupfish
• GOP: Ensign affair hurt efforts to field Reid opponent
• Ameristar's profit drops 16 percent in quarter
• Police: Man fatally shot himself near 'Welcome' sign
• Fontainebleau suit against lenders moved from bankruptcy court
• Suspicious midnight blast investigated in NLV
• Doing something with his life
• Red flag fire warning, wind advisory coming Thursday
• Boyd still interested in acquiring Station properties
• Third Town mixes it up with rock and country
• Energy-saving movement
• Imposters as heroes
• Airline safety bill
• Chrysler guilty of morally bankrupt ploy
• Hydrogen not a practical solution
• Dissent on incentive program is misguided
• Heller unresponsive to people of Vegas
• The tangled web of deception John Ensign wove
• ‘Metal God’ of Judas Priest aims to live up to mantle
• Sax player making rare stop on home turf
• ‘Newgrass’ via old RV
• Do streets named for cities near Stratosphere reflect MLB standings?
• Whale’s defense vs. Harrah’s gains traction
• What if the Republicans had too many candidates
• Legislature reins in Gibbons; Democrats cite incompetence
• Gary Booker, full-time defense attorney, part-time Boulder City prosecutor
• U.S. history onboard
• For now, Ensign in GOP’s good graces
• Ode to doubleheaders
• Little-known fund’s $100 million might save jobs, programs
• Old friends pay visit to B.C. Senior Center
• Lawyers want judge removed from Aspen Financial lawsuit
• Henderson forced to make more budget cuts
• Henderson rejects proposed NV Energy project
• Cancer can't steal the love we have for others
• Emergency kit can be lifesaver on the road
• Boulder City in brief
• TLC helps tomatoes survive late summer
• Longtime Philly fight man helping to sell UFC
• Obit: Nancy P. Ward
• Different tools can help unearth more recent data
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births
• Obit: Cleatus Pace
• Obit: Millie Sanger
• Fighter says struggles only made him stronger
• Boulder City celebrations
• Obit: Anita Hinkle

Tuesday, Aug. 4

• Fugitive arrested in Las Vegas on attempted homicide warrant
• Police-firefighter softball game highlights Boulder City event
• Community, police come together for National Night Out
• 10 more settlements OK'd in Kitec plumbing suit
• Commissioners want to beef up Park Police
• Arena football great sad to see league fold
• Investment company president pleads guilty to wire fraud
• Atlanta man charged with murder in death of ex-boxing champ Forrest
• Union concessions split county commission, firefighters
• Board grants parole to convicted murderer
• Clark County swine flu deaths rise to seven
• Police make arrest in shooting of 8-year-old boy
• Planners OK temporary move for charter school
• Man accused of kidnapping, sex assault might face more charges
• Newly appointed councilwoman ready to serve
• 'National Night Out' events to help fight crime
• Kickbacks from adult clubs to cab drivers spur legal battle
• Police: Mayweather uncle arrested in Vegas scuffle
• Goodman marks Mob Museum progress
• Ensign to oppose Sotomayor 'to protect sanctity of Constitution'
• Coroner IDs woman killed in I-15 crash
• Stratosphere owner sees loss in second quarter
• Privé requests delay in appeal over liquor license
• Beyoncé, Pamela Anderson, Usher hit Vegas over weekend
• Red flag fire warning issued for Thursday
• Keep moving on hydrogen
• Opportunity for veterans
• A wildly popular program
• Advantages of government-run health option
• Those bailed out made out like bandits
• Rove misses point of universal health care
• Influence with U.S. senators easy to buy
• Heat turned up on alleged Ponzi schemer
• The 'density' of Las Vegas area crime
• E-mails pull Ensign back in affair cauldron
• Diana Krall: A rock star on the piano
• Stardust is next stop in virtual tour of Old Vegas
• Sen. John Ensign misled his top political operative
• Bold plan aims to put families in foreclosed homes
• Singer-songwriter: 'It’s not overwhelming. It’s inviting.'
• A year later, woman back to work, finally
• Las Vegas man fluent in fencing, more
• DMV services in Boulder City suspended during building renovations
• From big pond to small pool, former DA metes out justice
• Las Vegans among investors suing over auctioned securities
• 51s split doubleheader, fall short of .500 mark
• Riddle goes home
• All-Star Victorino welcomes UFC to Philadelphia

Monday, Aug. 3

• Committee vote delays $10M in stimulus money
• Hundreds remember Forrest as soft-spoken champ
• Man accused of kidnapping, sex assault arrested
• Double dipping with Jason Ricci
• City in settlement talks over ice cream truck driver's shooting
• Nevada jobless trust fund nearly broke
• Beyoncé bootylicious in Las Vegas
• Judge delays decision on change of venue request in Krolicki case
• Metro identifies officer involved in Saturday crash
• Lawsuit against Luxor's CatHouse alleges contract breach
• E-mails show Ensign's staff knew of affair
• Democrats reject Gibbons’ 'stimulus czar' proposal
• Residents decry possible loss of post office
• Desert Pines coach thrilled to represent Nevada at coaching summit
• Ventriloquist Terry Fator to appear on 'America's Got Talent'
• Three charged with murder after man, 82, dies from beating
• Former Henderson football coach accused of theft
• Schneider to pay Tarkanian $150,000 to settle lawsuit
• Police: Man sought in desert slaying likely still in Vegas
• One dead, several injured in I-15 crash near Vegas
• Vegas company sued over Web site promoting escorts
• O.J. Simpson lawyers argue for prison release
• Areas northwest of Las Vegas to be under fire watch
• Vegas downturn weighs on MGM Mirage earnings
• Time for a cure
• Hello? Anyone there?
• An environmental mess
• Health care reform half-measures are no use
• Careless gun owners to blame for deaths
• Politicians mostly put their own needs first
• One week from today the Nevada Patriots …
• Housing affordability and minimum-wage earners
• Home-price decline’s halt may be final, or just pause
• Culinary Union sees shot in Station insolvency
• Outlet sells books as they should be: Used, cheap and plenty
• Here comes Vegas’ new breed of buyer
• With justified swagger, Jerry’s Nugget offers best parlay bets
• 'Jubilee!': Topless and timeless
• Dr. Larry Sands: Chief Health Officer with the Southern Nevada Health District
• Michael Jackson’s death changes attitudes toward tribute band
• Former exec: Company lacked needed licenses
• Philly native pumped for UFC's first event in hometown

Sunday, Aug. 2

• Vince Neil has hectic homecoming weekend
• Fire watch coming Wednesday for counties northwest of Las Vegas
• Lawsuits pile up in Las Vegas real estate investment scam
• Smell of smoke forces plane to land at McCarran
• Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee take Vegas together
• After $50,000 award to Tarkanian son, jury moves on to punitive damage
• Staying home to play at UNLV, Marshall feels no added pressure
• Bishop Gorman defeats Reno for American Legion state baseball title
• Improving safety
• Reid wins another round
• Addressing long-term care
• Election season cuts far into work on policy
• What to do about a disgraced employee?
• Smoking ban brings tourists back to Vegas
• American embarrassment: The birther movement's shocking poll numbers
• Senate working swiftly to right Nevada’s — and nation’s — course
• The state of the nation according to the Brookings Institution
• Cornering Heller is tricky business
• Pilot’s grounding costing state time, money
• What a cranky swamp cooler can teach you about life
• State bars physician from J-1 visa waiver program
• Plan suggests ways to raise productivity of the too-few park police
• For summer recess, lawmaking to pause, not partisan sniping
• Weighing the pros and cons of Clark County suing Web sites for room tax revenue
• With arena plan dead, what next for former REI Neon site?
• Recovery in Vegas? Not so fast
• Bradley keeps 140-pound title over Campbell

Saturday, Aug. 1

• Gas prices creeping up, but lower than a month ago
• Motorcycle cop injured in crash with car
• August brings more high heat to Las Vegas
• Pedestrian critically injured in downtown Las Vegas
• A voice of reason
• The only thing to fear
• Camp Cartwheel brings joy to sick children and volunteers
• It’s what you wear
• Hoover Dam bypass bridge inches toward completion
• GOP rewriting history to blame Obama
• Congress’ insurance is good enough for us
• Health care reform is a problem for all of us
• Democrats have no reason for overconfidence
• The pimp: Was it a role or was it a reality?
• Will the greatest boxer ...
• Attorneys now find hope in Bogden’s nomination
• The Elevator
• Can books survive iPublishing?
• Hard times dash high hopes for downtown's Streamline Tower

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