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Archive for February 23, 2009

Hookah bar shooting suspect appears in court: By Jeff O'Brien; Witnessses remembered a scene of violence and chaos today during a preliminary hearing for Carlos Orellana, a man charged with murder in the death of 21-year-old Brandon Gahagan.; 7:00 p.m.

Plumbing problems may continue to grow: By Jeff Pope; Already in the midst of a lawsuit regarding the Kitec plumbing system, Pulte Homes and its subsidiary Del Webb are investigating potential problems with Wirsbo brass fittings in some of its Sun City Anthem communities.; 6:53 p.m.

Trailblazer remembered for fast pace: By Cassie Tomlin; Brent Thomson was a no-brakes kind of guy. He threw himself head-first into work, art and downhill mountain biking, taking everyone else speeding with him.; 6:47 p.m.

Nevada State student recognized with scholarship: By Dave Clark; Saying Nevada State College senior Jess Kusak fell into another career could not be more true. The former professional ballerina literally broke a leg performing and has pivoted toward a future in communications.; 6:22 p.m.

Dead body found in northwest Las Vegas: By Mary Manning; Metro Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body found in northwest Las Vegas on Monday evening.; 6:15 p.m.

Lamping students get help with major production: By Dave Clark; Mounting a production of "Little Red Riding Hood" may seem like a daunting undertaking for a group of 67 kindergarten through fifth graders to begin with. But these Frank Lamping Elementary School students had only ...; 5:25 p.m.

Economist: Vegas housing market to recover in 2010: By Buck Wargo; The steep drop in home prices and newly approved $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers will help pave the way for a recovery of the Las Vegas housing market in 2010, according to the chief ...; 5:09 p.m.

Henderson settles lawsuit over police incident: By Jeremy Twitchell; A Henderson man who sued the city after being injured during a traffic stop has agreed to a $75,000 settlement.; 4:58 p.m.

Congresswoman answers questions in BC: By Cassie Tomlin; In her second visit to Boulder City as a new congresswoman, Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., heard concerns both local and national.; 4:40 p.m.

Workshops to discuss business sign rules: By Cassie Tomlin; The city has set up two workshops designed to help resolve a recent controversy about signs that are too big.; 4:18 p.m.

No arrests made in teen shooting death: By Mary Manning; Metro Police have not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting of two teenage boys during a party in east Las Vegas on Friday night, but one of the boys has died.; 4:00 p.m.

Construction worker dies in accident at McCarran: By Alexandra Berzon, Mary Manning; A construction worker at the new Terminal 3 roadways project at McCarran International Airport died Monday afternoon. The man was a laborer working for Las Vegas Paving Corp., said Randy Walker, Clark County director of ...; Updated 5:32 p.m.

Students face their futures at career fair: By Dave Clark; Foothill High School freshman Ashley Ciciliano is thinking of entering politics, and Thalia Alvarez is leaning toward a career in the kitchen after the I Can Be Career Expo at the school Feb. 18.; 3:09 p.m.

Yucca funding: Another $100 million cut: By Lisa Mascaro; Congress today proposed slashing Yucca Mountain's funding by nearly another $100 million for the remainder of fiscal 2009, severely gutting the project and potentially forcing several hundred job layoffs in Nevada.; Updated 4:03 p.m.

Girl, 11, testifies in trial of accused rapist: By Cara McCoy; A girl who says accused child rapist Chester A. Stiles molested her when she was 6 years old told her story in court Monday. The girl, now 11 and in the fifth grade, has since ...; Updated 9:28 p.m.

Boyd Gaming offers to buy Station: By Sun Staff; Boyd Gaming is offering to purchase Station Casinos as part of a reorganization plan or a bankruptcy auction. In a letter delivered to Station's board of directors today, Boyd Chief Executive Officer Keith Smith said ...; Updated 5:02 p.m.

City adopts plan for new museum: By Jeremy Twitchell; Henderson's vision for a proposed museum district on a 160-acre site on Galleria Drive near U.S. 95 began to solidify Tuesday night.; 1:36 p.m.

Letter from Boyd Gaming to Station Casinos: See the letter from Boyd Gaming to Station Casinos.; 1:30 p.m.

BC's oldest church welcomes new leader: By Cassie Tomlin; Grace Community Church members said Pastor David Graham is a breath of fresh air for the congregation— free spirited yet grounded. They hope he'll draw younger families to the nondenominational place of worship.; 1:02 p.m.

Roundtable helps writers save memories: By Cassie Tomlin; If you write for yourself, you'll always have a good audience, and if you read for the Writers Roundtable, you'll always come away with ideas, participants say.; 12:39 p.m.

Veterans Home to present nutrition lessons: News Staff; The Nevada State Veterans Home will hold once-a-week nutrition talks throughout March, which is National Nutrition Month. The community is invited, and admission is a can of food for Emergency Aid of Boulder City.; 12:17 p.m.

Air Force joins investigation into deaths of former airman and wife: By Mary Manning; Nellis Air Force Base officials say they are cooperating with North Las Vegas Police in the investigation of a domestic dispute that led to the deaths of a husband and wife on Friday. Capt. Amanda ...; 11:27 a.m.

78-year-old woman killed on electric scooter identified: By Mary Manning; The 78-year-old Las Vegas woman who was killed Sunday morning as she crossed Sahara Avenue on an electric scooter has been identified as Odilia Consuegra-Rodriguez, the Clark County Coroner's Office said.; 10:53 a.m.

Ex-husband due in court in death of woman: By Mary Manning; The ex-husband of a woman who was stabbed to death about 11 p.m. Friday is due in court Wednesday and he is being held without bail.; 10:45 a.m.

Buckley outlines her forced savings bill: By Cy Ryan; CARSON CITY – Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas, unveiled a forced savings plan for state government aimed at cushioning its budget against boom and bust cycles.; 10:32 a.m.

Bank warning customers of scam: By The Home News; Community Bank of Nevada says its customers have been targeted by a second scam.; 9:04 a.m.

CityCenter hotels begin accepting reservations: By Sun Staff; CityCenter announced today it is beginning to accept reservations for the Vdara Hotel and Aria Resort and Casino.; 8:50 a.m.

Warmer this week, slight chance of rain: By Mary Manning; As temperatures rise to 70 degrees today and then stay in the low 70s through the week, a 20 to 30 percent of rain through today gives way to clear skies for the week.; 7:50 a.m.

Cutting waste in homes: In the future homeowners might be more apt to hesitate a moment before flipping on a light switch. They might ask: “Is this really necessary?”; 2:08 a.m.

Empowering city courts: Jail is not always the appropriate sentence for offenders, especially for those whose backgrounds are clean and whose nonviolent crimes were not that serious.; 2:07 a.m.

Spending stimulus money: Now that money from the economic stimulus package is coming to Nevada, it is important that the process for deciding how to spend those funds is as transparent as possible.; 2:06 a.m.

New city hall is good for union, not rest of us: Erik Qualle, Las Vegas; Of course a local laborers union is embracing Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman’s elaborate plans for a new City Hall.; 2:05 a.m.

To cut each payment, lengthen term of loan: Bob Fuller, Bullhead City, Ariz.; An effective way to reduce monthly mortgage payments would be to amortize mortgages over a longer period — the length of time to be determined by the amount of payment reduction.; 2:04 a.m.

Stimulus plan still has too much pork: Stephen J. Chiarello, Henderson; The writing of the whole stimulus package sent chills down my spine.; 2:03 a.m.

Democrats forgetting what they criticized: Jo Anne Smith, Mesquite; It hasn’t been long since the Democrats were complaining about the excess spending, scandals, corruption, etc., of the Republicans.; 2:02 a.m.

Bailouts rewarding all the wrong people: Reuel Williams, Las Vegas; Why are we rewarding failure (General Motors, Chrysler), laziness (refusal to work/welfare) and bad behavior (company mismanagement/failure to pay mortgages)?; 2:01 a.m.

iPhone technology under casinos’ skin: By Liz Benston; More than a decade after the seminal blackjack strategy book “Beat the Dealer” brought the shadowy art of card counting to the masses, opportunistic blackjack players in the 1970s and 1980s began wearing miniature computers ...; 2:00 a.m.

Business group set to take on Culinary: By Sam Skolnik; A coalition of downtown’s biggest businesses, alarmed at the Culinary Union’s attempts to clamp down on the city’s redevelopment agency, has decided to fight back.; 2:00 a.m.

Rebels rise, fall to meet rivals: By Ron Kantowski; I have this theory that if the Rebels were to schedule the Lakers, they would probably lose by four points. And if they played the Washington Generals, they would probably lose by five. It’s not ...; 2:00 a.m.

Hopes lowered for workers’ comp overhaul: By Alexandra Berzon, J. Patrick Coolican, Michael Mishak; To hear the leader of the Nevada AFL-CIO tell it, the workers’ compensation system in Nevada is a crime, cheating employees out of treatment for legitimate injuries and all but encouraging employers to fire injured ...; 2:00 a.m.

Chris Powell, GM of Las Vegas Motor Speedway: By Ron Kantowski; For 362 days every year, he is an executive vice president and general manager of Las Vegas Motor Speedway.; 2:00 a.m.

Sculptor Miguel Rodriguez: By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; 2:00 a.m.

Plans limp along for mall meant to spur NLV renewal: By Mike Trask; For nearly a decade, North Las Vegas has been pursuing ambitious plans to give its aging downtown a makeover. To help execute the effort, the city’s Redevelopment Agency began plotting ways to draw fresh businesses ...; 2:00 a.m.

Subpoena of Rizzolo sparks buzz of speculation: By Jeff German; Prosecutors have subpoenaed former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo to testify before a federal grand jury this week.; 2:00 a.m.

Library branch inside Galleria mall to open Saturday: By Jeremy Twitchell; Henderson Libraries is set to celebrate Saturday at the grand opening of the system's new branch inside the Galleria at Sunset mall.; 2:00 a.m.

Our very fine 'Phantom': By Joe Brown; I’ve seen Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” at least five times, in four cities, and I can say without reservation that Las Vegas provides the finest “Phantom” experience possible.; 2:00 a.m.

Winter Market turnout kindles some optimism: By Mark Hansel; In this topsy-turvy economy, it seems down really is up.; 2:00 a.m.

Nevada's aging population not as old as other states: By Chris Morris, Alex Richards; Nevada has been following a national trend — aging populations.; 2:00 a.m.

Solar company to focus on manufacturing: By Stephanie Tavares; California-based solar energy company Ausra appears to be banking on its Southern Nevada manufacturing plant.; 2:00 a.m.

The first major bellwether tax vote of the session …: By Jon Ralston; … could come this week and next as the Gang of 63 takes up that room tax question Gov. Jim Gibbons used to fill a nearly $300 million hole in his budget; 2:00 a.m.

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