Story archive for June 2009

Tuesday, June 30

• 2-year-old nearly drowns in backyard pool
• Wranglers introduce new coach and general manager
• Vegas nonprofit says name used in Craigslist scam
• Lance Burton to stay 6 more years on Strip
• More charges, defendants added in boy's kidnapping case
• Judge denies change of venue for hepatitis C trials
• The Shade Tree
• Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas
• Dr. Anthony and Diane Pollard
• Cox Communications
• Children’s Heart Foundation
• Reid, Titus, Horsford: Green energy means more Nevada jobs
• Jennifer Bradley
• Annette Fuentes
• Rulffes named Nevada superintendent of the year
• In brain health, Nevada ranks middle of pack
• Penny Mendlovic
• Board extends coverage to domestic partners of state employees
• McCarran Marketplace brings lift to established neighborhood
• Costco delivers ...
• No pressure on Tivoli Village
• Johnny McGuire’s Deli
• Cadillac Ranch
• Lifestyle center concept works
• City loses big box, anchor tenants
• It pays to be a tenacious tenant in Las Vegas retail market
• DMV fees to increase starting Wednesday
• 'Duchess of Poker' Annie Duke to be queen of clubs
• Strip retailers find ways to work with change in consumer spending habits
• Residents in Henderson, NLV vie for city council appointments
• Reid weighs in on court's ruling for Al Franken
• Cox Business
• 2-year-old boy dies after falling into backyard pool
• Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services
• Rob Langrell
• Troubled real estate projects prompt lawsuits
• Police: Man impaired on drugs drove on sidewalk, struck bicyclist
• Report: Home prices fall at slower pace in April
• Family escapes early morning Henderson fire
• Heat, isolated storms in forecast this week
• Making its concerns known
• F Street fiasco
• ‘Extraordinarily evil’
• Obama should let go of one noble intention
• Klaasen is quick and calm with a dart
• Pussycat Dolls founder branches out from modest start
• Columnist’s solution hurts us, not them
• Hampton wrongly portrayed as a villain
• Clinton impeached for lying, not for sex
• Hypocrisy, more than infidelity, riles voters
• Berkley on health care: ‘We need to change our paradigm’
• Info for Iran, from UNLV
• When bathrooms open, so can the school
• For UNLV professor, groundbreaking work in soil, water field
• Deaf pupils in danger of losing their school
• People in the Arts: Shakeh Ghoukasian
• Nevada jeered, American Samoa cheered for stimulus Web sites
• Sports book picks for fee rarely bring much return
• 'Men of X' is newest addition to former showgirl’s skindustry
• By far the funniest thing I've read
• North-south fight over money may get new life
• Is it legal to shoot a firearm anywhere in the deserts around Las Vegas?
• Boulder City to restore weekend hours at rec center gym
• City money could rescue historic Boulder Dam Hotel
• Mir jokes about new baby boy, serious about Lesnar

Monday, June 29

• Major League veteran trying to resurrect career
• Valley’s anchored market falls victim to economic downturn
• Candidate hit with state's largest fine for violations
• Court rejects appeal in $100,000 bogus check case
• Man barricaded in residence arrested
• Technology brings soldier in Iraq, wife together for baby’s birth
• Man sought in northwest valley shooting death
• Anna Kournikova among stars at Las Vegas ping pong tourney
• Bicyclist dies, motorist arrested for DUI
• What students at U.S. public colleges and universities pay
• Gorman football a dynasty in the making
• Lindsay Lohan and the Kardashian clan party through Las Vegas
• Attorney suing Harrah's loses law license; case dismissed
• Travel Web site says Vegas is top holiday destination
• Salazar, Reid announce public lands initiative in Vegas
• Judge approves bankruptcy for Lake Las Vegas golf course
• Connie Brennan
• Janis Stevenson
• Shawn D. Lane
• State Bar sues accounting firm over missing $300,000
• Lisa McQuerrey
• John C. Holliday
• Carrie Michelle Henderson
• Mary A. Kerner
• Rob Dorinson
• Man, 33, dies from swine flu in Clark County
• Substitute teacher charged with child porn possession
• Small construction fire doused at Strip resort
• Motorcyclist identified in suspected DUI crash
• Police release vehicle description in triple shooting
• After hottest day this year, rain chances enter forecast
• Impressionist, Vegas headliner Fred Travalena dies
• Making real cuts
• More than skin deep?
• End of an era
• Affairs clash with Republicans’ rhetoric
• Leaders who betray trust must step down
• Unabashedly inappropriate trio of artists reemerges
• If fired, Ashley could stay on faculty, might find new presidency
• Breathing warmth, not fire, this magic show charms
• Wait times climb at the DMV; Northern Nevada, you’re next
• Recruit retirees for a Las Vegas recovery
• Survey says: NLV residents happy with city
• Look who’s in the jobless line: Bosses
• At UNLV, change at top would have costs
• Crazy enough for a 24/7 city: An all-night run to Vegas
• Lower blackjack minimum may not be deal for players
• Visitor slowdown has historic Boulder City hotel needing money

Sunday, June 28

• Over the decades, Clapton, Winwood have only gotten better
• 2-year-old critically injured in pool accident
• Collision leaves Australian man in critical condition
• Argentina’s Maidana stuns Victor Ortiz
• Man critically injured in hit and run near Strip
• 2009 VW Touareg
• Time to come forward
• Homeowners struggling
• Propping up housing market
• If we have patience, Obama will prove us right
• His star burned bright long after his heyday
• Sanford’s hypocrisy typical of his party
• Heller feels pressure to take on Reid
• ‘Innovative’ move makes NV Energy’s rate hike manageable
• U.S. can’t squander the trust of Israelis
• Fire service could suffer from latest cuts
• Practice of building before designs are done hits wall at Fontainebleau
• All in a day’s work: Sitting down with the president
• The fight over the closing of F Street
• Blame game over financial hit to county is under way
• Longtime elementary principal reflects as he readies to leave

Saturday, June 27

• Lindsay Lohan back in Vegas — minus Ronson
• Demonstrators rally for health care reform
• Boy hit by truck in parking lot, critically injured
• Temperatures expected to rise to highest mark of year to date
• Kardashians celebrate birthday in Las Vegas
• Holly Madison takes time off from 'Peepshow'
• The correct ruling
• Keeping the public informed
• The King of Pop
• Was Ensign right to fear same-sex couples?
• GOP hasn’t cornered market on infidelity
• Henderson's Central Christian Church expanding again
• Bidders fight for Michael Jackson memorabilia at Las Vegas auction
• Profits come before patients for insurers
• Handling the public display of contrition
• Suburb to get the lead out of gun range
• Ashley says he’s ready to respond to state’s concerns
• The Elevator: Gonzaga and those other teams
• Baseball, Nevada style
• ‘Hangover’ brings new customers, campaign to Caesars
• Auto care franchise, franchisee spar after investigation

Friday, June 26

• Motorcyclist, passenger injured after collision with SUV
• Supreme Court urged to extend foreclosure mediation
• Air Force adding 329 positions, aircraft at Nellis
• County's taxable sales fall by 17 percent in April
• Truck flips, catches fire; traffic diverted
• Grand jury indicts former teacher in child porn case
• Woman, 28, dies in Red Rock climbing accident
• Authorities raid store where surgeries were performed in back room
• Vegas pianist wows Imelda Marcos
• Man arrested in fatal beating near homeless camp
• Homebuilders say real estate news isn't all bad
• Mayweather fight rescheduled for Sept. 19
• Permit for group home denied
• Hearing for woman charged in NLV standoff postponed
• Three arrested in LV roommate deaths appear in court
• Greek Isles lender wants to sell, says owner has no equity left
• Ramp from U.S. 95 to Summerlin Pkwy. to close for construction
• Thief steals Miss Nevada crown
• Gibbons calls for report on high gas prices
• Kardashians, LiLo, Anna Kournikova make for celebrity-filled weekend
• Divers find drowned man's body in Lake Mead
• Rain goes away, summer heat sizzles Las Vegas
• Conventions
• How many walk LV Strip? Mobile message deliverer now knows the answer
• NV Energy inks solar deal
• D. Taylor
• Construction slowdown fuels male, Hispanic job losses
• Housing: ‘Problem that won’t go away’
• Go maglev
• Online travel agents are possible tax target
• McCarran passenger declines running parallel to capacity cuts
• Korean ambassador working to boost economic ties to U.S.
• Home prices drop to 2000 levels
• Commercial developers, lenders in 'stare down'
• Timely coverage
• Rougeau trying to climb ladder all over again
• Unhealthy rhetoric
• Looking for leadership
• A way to save lives
• Ensign’s position makes him most culpable
• Let’s put Ensign’s affair in context
• Fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson in Las Vegas
• Survey finds most residents like living in North Las Vegas
• Neighbors win battle against NV Energy transmission line
• Lake Mead marinas buy time to move to deeper water
• Searchlight residents still wary of proposed wind farm
• GOP is becoming party of hypocrites
• Supporters celebrate passage of gay rights bill
• Democrats not known for fidelity
• Respect the position, man or woman
• Magician's new act a bit more revealing than a typical show
• Pay vs. jobs
• Child abuse escalates with money woes
• Off the cuff, Ensign guarded but genial
• 6-pound burrito enters bouts with eaters as heavy favorite
• For mayor, unusual disappointments
• Sporting out-of-state plates? Better be visiting
• Not a year into his job, courts chief leaving for New York
• Oddity became his legacy
• Poker’s HORSE a serious game
• Airline, ex-employee lock horns in war-zone hazard pay battle
• Local musicians plan EP release party
• 'GSP' prepared for greatest challenge

Thursday, June 25

• 51s pitcher regaining velocity after shoulder problems
• Search under way for missing swimmer at Lake Mead
• Nashville's Bluebird Café gives a musical cue to Green Valley Ranch
• Five Vegas theaters to get broadcast of 'Forever Plaid' from L.A. theater
• Riviera stock delisted from N.Y. Stock Exchange
• Court rules MGM can recover insurance claims
• Man found in vacant lot shot to death
• Three plead guilty in NLV gang initiation beating death
• Locals react to U.S. soccer win over Spain
• CAT van damaged in Henderson wreck
• Michael Jackson dead at 50
• RTC announces bus route changes
• Legislature created energy czar, now funding in doubt
• Las Vegas Sands finishes towers at Singapore project
• Metro identifies officer injured in crash
• Analysts: Weak economy could hurt NV Energy rating
• OSHA investigating worker injury at Henderson park
• Wranglers hire Stockton assistant to replace Gulutzan
• Obit: Ronald Daniels
• Obit: Marion Ames
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births
• Police release incident report, 911 call in Danny Gans death
• Another golf course to close at struggling Lake Las Vegas
• Letter from Ryan Beaman to county commissioners
• Police search for suspects in unrelated shooting deaths
• Rain possible through Friday, then clear and warmer
• Abunassar a key fixture in Vegas summer hoops scene
• Bad ruling for environment
• Healing a sick system
• Keeping the nation safe
• We need health care options where few exist
• Republican leaders show no self-control
• Why is only Ensign being singled out?
• Disparaging eBay comment sparks lawsuit
• A ‘camp’ for refugees of the recession
• Obama tells Sun: Nevada’s housing pain is on my mind
• U.S. guns are crossing border, but how many?
• Jamming just like it’s Old Vegas
• A $16 artifact rich with significance
• Entertainers play benefit for lupus group at TI
• Fallout of budget cuts: Museums’ closed doors
• Tapout moves forward after death of company's founder
• Six questions for Rossi Ralenkotter
• The band Yes taps keyboardist’s son, tribute artist
• Test scores don’t quantify progress at all schools
• Group asks for ethics probe of Ensign
• Extension of jobless benefits worth cost
• Strip performers star in Cirque dancer’s show
• NCAA’s obstinacy a sure bet
• Football legend adds bowling honor to resume

Wednesday, June 24

• Little Leaguers eyeing elusive win in all-star tournament
• Boulder City American Legion team downs Faith for first win
• Program for repeat offenders sees success in graduates
• WWE coming back to Vegas after three years
• New councilman tagged with lots of extra duties
• Boulder City Council OKs sale of building to Senior Center
• Registry helps adoptees find biological families
• Free HIV tests, town hall meeting and energy assistance
• Keep fireworks safe
• A mid-year assessment can keep our lives on track
• Cox donates $500 to Senior Center
• Man arrested in death of girl, 8; another man sought
• Boulder City Celebrations
• New City Council members sworn in
• Boulder City in brief
• Council seeks more details about proposals for new solar plant
• Officials laud transit center, buses as ‘close' to light rail
• Company takes action after execs criticized in Arizona
• Crash injures Metro Police officer, snarls traffic
• Condo developer files for bankruptcy protection
• Homeless man sought in Monday homicide
• Las Vegas man accused in $31 million tax fraud scheme
• WAC tourney coming to Orleans Arena
• NLV officials to be sworn in next week
• Henderson man faces child sexual assault charges
• NV Energy rate increase gets commission's OK
• Teen pleads guilty in shooting death of Palo Verde freshman
• Mother faces charges in child shooting case
• Henderson science center board accepts city’s $21 million gift
• Trial set July 7 in 2007 Strip casino shooting
• Rare rain falls across Las Vegas area
• Flying solar in Nevada
• Protecting voters’ rights
• Three-team league should make for unusual season
• ‘Green’ as sales gimmick
• We need meaningful health care reform
• Look where the ‘free market’ has gotten us
• Obama’s critics show disregard for life
• Calls for war being made too cavalierly
• Why not have a walkable arts cluster? We do, sort of
• Some pay for Duke’s abuse
• High-speed train plan gets notice in D.C.
• Let the people decide Minnesota’s election
• For Ensign, a new lot in Congress
• Cancer institute director steps aside as colleague takes the reins
• Fox News had Hampton’s letter earlier than it said
• After ‘Top Chef’ run, Chef Gene home in Summerlin
• Male nudity is show’s point, yes, but there’s more

Tuesday, June 23

• Anna Kournikova coming to Vegas for 'tennis' tourney
• Thousands flock to Hard Rock seeking jobs
• Report: County has lost 50,000 registered voters
• St. Jude’s mourns longtime supporter Ed McMahon
• Vegas timeshare company to close sales operations
• Lindsay Lohan coming to Vegas
• Man charged in shooting death pleads not guilty
• Two Southern Nevada E. coli cases reported
• Publication picks Gorman as nation's best prep baseball team
• MGM Mirage removes bankruptcy warning
• Man pleads not guilty in Mother's Day stabbing death
• Flood of new hotel rooms dims Vegas outlook for ’10
• Southwest offers deal in debuting Milwaukee flights
• Two sentenced in killing of adult club doorman
• Officials searching for man accused of senior exploitation
• NLV mother arrested for allegedly scalding child
• Babysitter accused of burning toddler with curling iron
• Police seeking return of 3-year-old NLV boy
• Traffic lights at west valley intersection back in service
• Airline crew gets early win over war-zone hazard pay
• Appeals court: 'Forcefully extracted' DNA violated man's rights
• Ensign apologizes during lunch with GOP senators
• Northern Nevada casino companies seek Chapter 11
• Five hurt in structure collapse at McCarran
• Heat in forecast today with rain possible this week
• Taking a fresh look
• More subcontractors accuse Fontainebleau of failing to pay for work
• ‘Barely’ maintaining
• BYU assistant says coach upbeat in fight with cancer
• Iran approach just right
• Personal misdeeds come at public’s expense
• President’s plan will kill competition
• Obama’s compromise doesn’t do enough
• Next stop: Taxpayer bailout?
• Performer’s blues nothing if not authentic
• We warned you, but did you listen? No.
• Fighting expansion on Henderson's rural edge, inch at a time
• Iran-like protests unlikely in North Korea
• Afghanistan strategy sacrifices U.S. troops
• Going for 100
• Nevada neighbor shares its air pollution
• Sneak peek at NFL
• Lots of logical uses of stimulus money ruled out
• When will I get my property tax bill?
• Back in Washington, Ensign received warmly
• New rules to take effect for schools and motorists
• New law could beef up Boulder City recall lawsuit
• High-end cars available for high-speed test drives

Monday, June 22

• Two months later, Playmate back in Vegas
• Regents to discuss future of UNLV president at July meeting
• Arizona regulators say Vegas company should lose license
• Criss Angel sued over alleged unpaid royalties
• CSN to delay 5 percent tuition hike
• New law levies harsher child prostitution punishment
• Agency downgrades debt of Las Vegas Monorail
• Police: Man sought in death of Cuban immigrant
• Police identify man killed while chasing basketball into street
• Stuck accelerator sends Supreme Court justice's car into store
• Parents face charges in child shooting case
• Ensign back in D.C.; group plans ethics complaint
• Two tied up at gunpoint in home invasion
• Driver cited for striking Metro Police car
• Hard Rock hosts job fair in search of 800 workers
• Air quality advisory issued as triple-digit heat returns
• Station still in talks on debt restructuring
• Boy, 10, injured in crash; driver arrested for DUI
• Failed OSHA oversight
• Fontainebleau subcontractors want bankruptcy case moved
• More subcontractors accuse Fontainebleau of failing to pay for work
• ‘Chopper’ Jones has little playing time, lots of inspiration
• Brutal century ahead
• The usual suspects
• PETA better served by actions than words
• Nurses deserve right to organize
• Nevada, Obama join ranks of socialists
• Parents at 11 schools opt for stricter dress code
• Harrah’s thinks it can gain from online gambling
• At City Hall, artists from 50 states salute, or chide, their homes
• Raise? Don’t you know that we’re in a recession?
• Swelling default, foreclosure figures ominous
• Hunting licenses in Nevada
• If Motown had been Vegas ...
• A year later, football star's senseless death still stings
• Chef Kerry Simon, of Simon (at Palms Place) and Cathouse (at Luxor)
• Unstimulated: Innovation
• Culinary’s unemployed offered low-cost coverage
• Blood brothers now

Sunday, June 21

• Program helping to boost reading skills
• Brits living American (global) MMA dream
• An invasion of privacy
• Supreme Court error
• A poorly run agency
• DesertXpress plan doesn’t get the job done
• Universal health care is way more efficient
• Do wrongdoers think they won’t be caught?
• Church plan helped Anthony prevail
• Hoover Dam sign hurt business, so it’s changed
• Suddenly, on the brink of homelessness
• Thieves, drunks and lawyers are why your rates are so high
• On home defect legislation, lobbyists went to the wire
• Pinball hall’s move will put it closer to where the tourists are
• We dads have big jobs, and we love it
• In state GOP, Ensign finds few defenders
• State gaming regulators shied away from policing borrowing
• Jobless rate in western U.S. tops 10 percent

Saturday, June 20

• Klitschko wins via TKO in front of 61,000
• Sanchez defeats Guida in bloody battle
• Gavin Rossdale gives special show at the Palms
• Surfing helps calm autistic children
• Infection threat still real
• Relief from heavy traffic
• Soldier on leave from Iraq meets supporters back home
• A well-rounded education
• Defending Bush is wasted time and effort
• Will senator call for his own resignation?
• Ensign, like Clinton, deserves forgiveness
• Culinary Union agrees to wage freeze
• What's the deal with consultant contracts?
• The Elevator: Wishing happy trails to Gully and the Fisher King
• War of words between Ensign and Hampton escalates
• Maturation of democracy at stake for Islam in Tehran
• Online classes backed, despite cost
• Brits proved tough enough for MMA
• 'Daddy' Stevenson ready to bring big win home
• Woman, 103, attributes longevity to genetics, clean living

Friday, June 19

• High temp hits 100s for only third time this year
• Man chasing basketball hit by pickup truck
• Hockey stars take their best shots at NHL Awards events
• Scary Sanchez stares down Guida at 'TUF' weigh-in
• Las Vegas killer loses appeal over escape
• With landlord's help, CSN's Boulder City campus to stay open
• Robbery suspects with semi-automatic weapons sought
• Chicken Ranch brothel sues county over regulations
• Penned to close, Anchor Blue starts selling off merchandise
• Dema Guinn museum concourse dedicated
• Goodman honors WWII women with ‘Rosie’ proclamation
• McCarran passenger traffic down 11.5 percent in May
• 2009 Mini Cooper Convertible
• Court: Nursing home CEO must repay $1.25 million in gambling debts
• Boulder City High students finalists in speech and essay contests
• George R. Hensel Essay Contest winner
• Ensign's office says Hampton made 'exorbitant demands'
• Man surrenders to police in death of 2-year-old girl
• Regents approve tuition hikes, faculty furloughs
• Cox adds digital phone service in Boulder City
• Joel Madden, Gavin Rossdale, Rampage Jackson among stars lighting up Las Vegas
• Fontainebleau subcontractors say contractor conflicted
• 'Rock Cabaret’ returns to Liberace Museum
• Gibbons says he feels 'very badly' for Ensign
• Chicago’s secret’s out: Upper U.S. Showband plays Fitzgerald’s
• Judge orders mediation for Fontainebleau, banks
• Las Vegas to hit 101 degrees today
• Culinary to offer low-cost health care coverage to laid-off hotel workers
• Competing high-speed train plans battling for support
• Hint of optimism
• The List: Temporary Employment Agencies
• Jobless rate hits all-time high
• For too many, red means go
• Conventions
• Green products abound at builders expo
• Catching the potential of social networks
• Republic Services continues streak with driver award
• ‘Hangover’ shouldn’t be endorsement to act stupid in Las Vegas
• Businesspeople unite to save pets left behind
• John V. White
• Builder tweaks sales process
• Honk for vouchers
• The List: Permanent Staffing Firms
• Layoffs spawn startup law firms
• Worst in nation: Las Vegas commercial properties in distress
• Veteran lawyer survives ‘ordeal’ of Nevada's bar exam
• Cold confections
• Nevada arbitration ruling may have national implications
• Institute board changes leaders
• Brandon, Thomas hoping to build alumni bridge at UNLV
• The nation’s poor economy
• Improving aviation safety
• A potential nuclear mess
• Thompson finds little down time since joining Pilots
• BYU forward, Utah center could be drafted into NBA
• President’s spending is out of control
• Health care doesn’t have to be this tough
• Citibank employees work for us now
• Ensign disappoints many, including himself
• Forget paint canvases, substitute skateboards
• Jeff Tweedy puts Wilco back on course
• Text of Doug Hampton's letter to Fox News
• Law school gets more selective
• Audit of NLV agency confirms dysfunction
• Mike Caro: 'Mad genius' of poker
• Spouse in Ensign affair sought help in letter to Fox News
• Lawmaker: DA’s office used intimidation
• Before smashing success, there was Vegas
• Weekend rugby tourney in a league of its own
• Doing things the Carano way
• Benefactor saves CSN's Boulder City center from closure

Thursday, June 18

• Senator Ensign says Craig Resignation Best For GOP
• Thomas' pro hockey journey now contains Vezina Trophy
• Ovechkin repeats as league MVP
• Businesses file suits claiming Fontainebleau bills went unpaid
• Cirque to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Live play-by-play of the NHL Awards in Las Vegas
• Study: Las Vegas' leafy areas add to air pollution
• Henderson buys out more than 100 employees
• NHL players gather for pre-awards breakfast at Palms Place
• Goodman: Economy could kill City Hall project
• Report: Las Vegas could be magnet for green jobs
• Henderson transferring land for teaching clinic, vocational training center
• Gaming Commission issues license to CEO with short leash
• Chelsea Handler bringing her sarcastic voice to Las Vegas
• Regents approve new chancellor for higher education
• Draft plan would hike NV Energy rates
• Students' inventions help the disabled
• Las Vegas fugitive caught in New Mexico
• Suspect in slaying of beauty queen returned to NLV
• Ensign's office: Woman's husband approached media with story
• History to come alive at 31ers reunion
• Jury finds two men guilty in slaying at LV timeshare
• Ex-MGM Grand exec gets OK to run Tropicana
• Desert Oasis football coach stepping down
• Commission rezones property, says use must be compatible
• Traffic signals restored at west valley intersection
• Supreme Court reinstates death penalty for Vegas killer
• `Jersey Boys,' StubHub team up for ticket venture
• Sad day for Nevadans
• A road to renewables
• NHL stars weigh in: Can hockey work in Las Vegas?
• County can’t afford more police right now
• Ensign like Bush in the wrong ways
• Put this revelation in context of GOP’s past
• Senator should live by own words, resign
• Gatlin, with brothers, back where career started
• The remarkable woman sitting alone in the next airplane seat
• Police enlist teammates in unsafe areas
• NHL cleans up for Vegas awards show
• Porter’s bills are becoming laws without him
• Where did the Swim-In Pool Supply Co. sign go?
• Feds say state wronged reservist, withheld old job
• Law allows restaurants freedom to be charitable
• Unanswered: Why he told
• See a real talent. But for your own sake, ditch the cell phone.
• Rory Reid hits duo of likely rivals with 1 stone
• Rogers: Northern, southern colleges should be funded equally
• "Mickey" songstress keeps close Vegas ties
• NHL takes a true Las Vegas-style vacation
• Council approves zoning of land targeted for annexation
• Birth notices
• Sanchez on deck
• Boulder City celebrations

Wednesday, June 17

• Boulder City gets extra money for airport improvements
• North Las Vegas mayor, councilwoman bid farewell
• Man charged in cold case murder denied bail
• Department looks for volunteers
• Legion baseball returns to Boulder City
• IGT lays off managers to cut costs
• Henderson day care expansion gets city's approval
• Man rescued after falling into 12-foot trench
• Judge to expedite Fontainebleau bankruptcy case
• Windermere Summerlin, Prudential to merge
• Boulder City football works on rushing attack at camp
• Retail, gaming center planned at Las Vegas Blvd. property
• New member elected to board of directors
• Boulder City in brief
• Probe into Moulin Rouge fire finds human link
• Statement from couple regarding Ensign affair
• Supreme Court dismisses appeal of officer on death row
• Take time to check irrigation systems
• Check information by going to original sources
• Henderson City Council briefs
• Strapped city crosses fingers for tax revenue improvement
• Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy; Vegas store open
• Courts prep for wave of foreclosure mediation requests
• Bail lowered for man charged with DUI in UNLV student's death
• Girls Rock in Vegas under way for summer
• Juveniles arrested after 25 properties vandalized
• Bank robbery results in three arrests
• Boosters selling bricks to raise money for Boulder City High
• Abercrombie-owned store closing at Fashion Show
• School bus driver arrested for sexual assault of minor
• Ensign's mistress saw salary double, son was paid $5,400
• Nevada's jobless rate hits 11.3 percent
• Las Vegas avoids 100-degree heat for another day
• Ovechkin, Kesler take 2K10 to the Strip
• Stealing one’s medical ID
• Larry King: From CNN to the Encore stage
• UCLA great to coach local high school basketball team
• Providing a public service
• Regulators turned lap dogs
• Senators’ favored train system is surprising
• Online gambling is a personal choice
• Ensign's mea culpa tops bad day for GOP
• When all else fails, just blame Bush
• T. Arthur Ritchie Jr., Chief judge, District Court
• Ensign fallout could weaken GOP efforts to rebuild party at state, national levels
• ‘Vocal Soup’ to be an organic blend of styles and performers
• Herrera will serve out sentence in Las Vegas
• In the red at Bethpage Black
• Rogers calls for Ashley’s ouster
• Readers come to the rescue
• How city came by millions for projects
• Hoover Dam checkpoint relocated in Arizona
• Girl's parents file suit over 2007 bicycle death
• Flair continues to chase dream with upstart UFL

Tuesday, June 16

• Henderson swears in new mayor, council member
• Las Vegas revs up for NHL Awards
• Wranglers coach accepts AHL promotion
• Gibbons names Reno man as adjutant general
• Recordings preserve World War II memories
• Rogers: UNLV President Ashley should be fired
• Cirque staffers step up for stilt-walking record
• County, cities hammer out plans for foreclosure funds
• Gibbons' chief of staff resigning for 'new opportunities'
• Fishing for a title shot
• Ovechkin and Kesler lace ‘em up at Caesars
• Obit: Jeanette Brown
• Obit: Nita Andrews
• Lenders: Cost overruns led to Fontainebleau loan default
• Obit: Alice Wright
• Obit: Agnes Russell
• Obit: Belinda Larsen
• Obit: Garry Kretser
• Obit: Terry Jensen
• Obit: Troy Craft
• Statement from Sen. John Ensign
• Former Henderson mayor joining The Greenspun Corporation
• Couple pleads guilty in toxic pet food case
• Ensign acknowledges extramarital affair
• Tourism Commission backs bonds for downtown mob museum
• Suspect in east valley shooting captured in San Diego
• One teen critical, two others flee crash scene
• Family sues Metro over fatal 2007 shooting
• State to pay ABC News over Election Day dispute
• Police make arrest in 15-year-old homicide case
• State Sen. Hardy resigning to cut costs at day job
• Police identify slain toddler; man sought for questioning
• Bail set for man accused of tying up tots to watch sports
• MGM Mirage receives consent from note holders
• MGM Mirage plans hotel in Egypt
• Slight chance of showers today for Las Vegas
• Build rail for the future
• Electronic fraud
• NASA cost overruns
• Heap shame on Johns of child prostitutes
• From upstart to $1 billion behemoth, Zappos marks 10 years
• Private health care system leaks money
• Video of stabbing helps defendant get plea deal
• Zappos’ shy CEO has the company running on happiness
• Bet here, not there, for a reasonable house edge
• Artist Justin Favela
• Debate over free clinic in park obscures bigger issue
• Toast this recession loser: Ponzi schemes
• Print edition showcasing award-winning Web team
• Titus presses administration to act fast on highway spending
• Many hands draw maps showing renewable lodes
• Bush takes unfair share of the blame
• A new kind of local TV news show debuts
• MountainView resists nurses’ organizing bid
• '702.tv' host takes plunge to show unique Vegas jobs
• A guide to the 2009 NHL Awards

Monday, June 15

• Holly Madison 'turned away' from nightclub
• States, energy secretary agree to safe nuclear waste transport
• Person of interest named in death of 2-year-old
• Anthony's 10-vote win in Ward 4 withstands recount
• Discovery Channel's Time Warp slows down Las Vegas stunts
• Summerlin gears up for annual July 4 parade
• Flood control work to cause traffic snags in western LV
• Fall date likely for Mayweather-Marquez
• Justice Department sues on behalf of fired state worker
• Jury awards $475,000 in class action plumbing lawsuit
• Boyfriend facing sex assault charge in toddler's death
• Economy claims two Las Vegas area thrift stores
• 'World's Greatest Dad' long but funny along the way
• Former Boulder City High star attempting boxing career
• Neonopolis owner sued over past-due bill
• Pedestrian struck, killed while running across I-15
• ND’s Fuego closes, Viashow Inc. declares bankruptcy
• Man sentenced to life in fatal shooting of mother
• Memorial service for Daniel Towbin set for Wednesday
• Battleship and Clue slot machines on the way
• Fatal crash in northwest valley under investigation
• MGM, Harrah's casinos among those suing ex-Illinois governor
• Hotel chain with four Vegas locations files for bankruptcy
• Las Vegas abuzz with celebrities, including Willem Dafoe, Terrell Owens
• Willem Dafoe makes first visit to Las Vegas
• Jon Voight continues criticism of Obama, Democrats
• Why deficit has mushroomed
• A heinous crime
• Lenders seek dismissal in investor lawsuit cases
• Bank, lending company’s owner dispute status of private jet
• Friendly faces greet riders
• Mining has skirted fair taxation for decades
• Ensign’s criticisms suspiciously selective
• Conservatism has several fatal flaws
• Recalling the horror of 1972
• Amid cost cuts, executives’ pay raises hackles
• Hollywood’s attention unwelcome
• Gordie Brown: A show stuck in time
• Meet Ron White’s funny longtime drinking buddy
• Fritz Reese, certified sommelier
• Nevada No. 2 in 18- to 64-year-olds without health insurance
• Will Web poker bust spark fight or flight?
• High school, the sequel: Adult ed grads wiser, grateful, career-ready
• State thinks big on solar power
• High-speed route not well thought-out
• ‘Dateline NBC’ special to focus on Vegas crime

Sunday, June 14

• CineVegas celebrates with awards ceremony
• From letters to sketches, 'Found' is a great find
• Lennox Lewis inducted into boxing hall of fame
• Cotto ready for Pacquiao, anybody
• Mayweather fight postponed
• 'Thor at the Bus Stop' a film in magic realism
• 'The Revenant' longer than it should be
• Mother's boyfriend charged in toddler's death
• 'Asylum Seekers' film gets noticed with nuptials
• Cotto wins close one over Clottey
• Fixing health care
• Easing up on oversight?
• Picking up the tab
• Time for America to play by OPEC’s rules
• Sotomayor not above criticism
• Fraud may motivate domestic ‘partners’
• Are you ready for ... a longer general election cycle?
• Ensign, Heller opposed tobacco bill
• Hundreds of vehicles to get GPS devices
• Public or private, rail line will need major subsidies from government
• Maglev or DesertXpress? One could be your new ride
• On Obama and Mideast peace, and other thoughts
• Trade-offs between technologies include speed, cost
• Spread of hate should not be underestimated
• Complications abound when identity stolen is a patient’s
• Pedestrian suffers critical injuries on Sahara Avenue
• Holly Madison keeps latest love on a leash
• UFL hopefuls show off skills at Sam Boyd Stadium
• Boulder City proposes plan to sell building to Senior Center
• Las Vegas boxers win titles at USA Nationals
• Henderson considers closing city offices on Fridays
• Children get chance to win prizes for reading

Saturday, June 13

• Las Vegas boxer scores win in professional debut
• SI cover boy leaving high school after two years
• 2009 BMW Z4
• Franklin edges Silva at first UFC event in Germany
• Filmmaker indicates real tale even darker than 'Darkness'
• Gaming pioneer remembered for honesty, education work
• '(500) Days of Summer' is just another love story
• Despite budget cuts, Nevada Southern Railway Museum still rolling
• Creating a medical registry
• More work than a job
• Ready for a water landing?
• Dissent is the right and duty of Americans
• Legislature should have heeded Gibbons
• Governor at least good for a laugh
• Point-counterpoint: Busch strikes a chord, and discord
• To some, Bogden + Reid doesn’t add up
• The Elevator: Up and down the Vegas sports scene
• Latest graduation ranking has familiar ring
• Advice for graduates: Do what you love, not just what pays you the most
• Case of alleged sibling abuse prompts suit against county
• Andre Agassi prep school graduates inaugural class
• Girl, 8, one of two victims in fatal NLV shootings
• City employees help coworker in time of need
• A mission on the diamond
• Training with the enemy

Friday, June 12

• Boulder City finalizes deal for third solar power plant
• Silva not ready to call it quits
• Despite snags, White confident Germany event will go without hitch
• Swine flu kills New York woman in Las Vegas
• UNLV survey aims for insight into sustainability
• Suspect in slaying of Las Vegas beauty queen arrested in Tennessee
• Two Las Vegas men indicted in foreclosure rescue scam
• Henderson fire causes $300,000 in damages
• Tropicana Atlantic City sold to Carl Icahn-led group
• Solid performances keep 'The Square' grounded
• 'Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo' disappointing
• Police: Man left tots tied up while he watched basketball
• Top football players transfer high schools
• Appeals court upholds northern flight route from McCarran
• Group says poker winnings are frozen
• Judge: Protest of 215 Beltway paving bid too late
• Pink's Hot Dogs opening in Las Vegas
• Homebuilder alters marketing campaign after trademark suit
• Auto executive Daniel Towbin dies of heart attack
• Police: Deaths of 2 men found shot to death a mystery
• Police seek person of interest in shooting death
• 12-year-old critical after bicycle-pickup truck crash
• Motorcyclist dies after crash near Las Vegas Strip
• Dennis Hopper, Jon Voight, Willem Dafoe in Las Vegas this weekend
• Scare tactician
• Joe Bastianich
• Affordable housing topic still relevant despite price drops
• LV Sands in Pennsylvania: A marriage made in Bethlehem
• Former MGM Grand ‘wizard’ recommended for Tropicana license
• The List: Accounting Firms
• Conventions
• Chambers split on how business fared in Legislature
• And ... action!
• Vacancies don’t deter longtime LV developer
• Diversification helps boat dealer remain above water
• Bank exec leaving post to enter public service
• Reform could take many years
• Office market depressing land prices in valley
• Smaller home price drop may signal bottom
• Visitor volume still down — but by only 2.9%
• Columnist faces scary side of the Florida Everglades
• Lawsuit spotlights illegal taxi, limo kickback practice
• Regulator reminds sports books they can’t take bets on Aces, 51s
• Yet another costly veto
• Vegas economy shows glimmer of hope
• Colangelo looking forward to Vegas mini-camp
• A giant step backward
• Big Brother is watching
• Fear the fanatics, not the true believers
• Give Obama some credit, and support
• War contractor bonuses an outrage
• Down, never out
• Pot legalization group targets Vegas
• Beauty industry’s worry lines
• ‘Identity theft buffet’ lands ex-broker in court
• Tent city plans shorting other needy?
• We can’t afford more electric bill increases
• WSOP props odds offer insight into tournament
• Rock singer had window on showbiz in Vegas’ prime
• Lobbyists focusing on groups of lawmakers
• Governor's idle hands
• Possible conflicts of interest are workforce board’s norm
• Gaming companies ask Culinary for ‘relief’ on raises; they’re talking
• Meeting’s focus shifts to broader housing crisis
• Las Vegas' Magdaleno stuns Warren in U.S. boxing semifinals
• Mayweather Jr. proud to be an American
• Q&A: Jeremy Roenick talks NHL Awards, hockey in Vegas and his place in pop culture lore

Thursday, June 11

• Now those are fightin' words
• Jim Fassel introduced as coach of Vegas UFL team
• Learn poker from the master
• Cheap Trick to play the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' live at Hilton
• Bank of America wants change in Fontainebleau bankruptcy plan
• Kendra Wilkinson whispers to friends about pregnancy in Las Vegas
• NV Energy to buy power from Searchlight solar plant
• High school football games headed to prime time television
• Cher's daughter announces sex change
• Trowbridge files for recount in Ward 4 race
• City Council gives final OK to plan to revamp Boulder corridor
• David Steen
• Bicyclist killed on Charleston Boulevard identified
• Kirk seeking recount in Henderson mayor's race
• Ozzy Osbourne talks about latest Las Vegas 'addiction'
• 2 accused of selling counterfeit slot machines
• Newsweek: 6 Clark County schools among nation’s best
• Michael Townsend
• Police: Same man suspected in two robberies
• Flu keeps half of students home from school
• Pussycat Dolls singer wants to sing at Pacquiao fight
• The List: Highest-Paid Executives of Publicly Reporting Companies (Print Edition Correction)
• Cannery casinos owner sues Web site operator
• MGM Mirage says $1.05 billion tender offer expires
• Gibbons won't bring back state's adjutant general
• Police seek two in death of toddler found in trash bin
• Foreclosures increase as Nevada keeps top spot
• Stars align for CineVegas
• Sarah Silverman steals CineVegas red carpet
• Stephen Jones
• Michael R. Kammerling
• Jak K.E. (Kem) Fredrick
• Trisha Peebles
• David Stone
• Sue Naumann
• Al Twainy
• Ken Alber
• Greg Clapp
• Nicola Fryatt
• Chris Jensvold
• Randy Highland
• Steve Schiller
• Kevin E. Burke
• Scott Howard
• Sharon Strehlow
• Klif Andrews
• Barbara M. Barron
• Matthew Ryba
• Mike Hillis
• Blake Anderson
• Sue Kwasneski
• Jim Van Compernolle
• Paul Burn
• Jon Perry
• Tommy Isola
• Robert E. Carroll
• MaryKaye Cashman
• Fara Karr
• Ron Snyder
• Robert Filary
• Garrett Toft
• Kevin Singer
• John McClelland
• Molly Kay Hamrick
• John J. Moran
• Jennifer Sloan Hilsabeck
• David R. Scherer
• Rita Brandin
• Keith D. Russell
• David Cousley
• Yohan Lowie
• Jason Koverchuk
• Todd Grotstein
• Michael Hurston
• Brad Peterson
• Terri Sturm
• David Almany
• Bobbi Miracle
• Vincent Schettler
• Robert A. Fielden
• Robert W. Solomon
• Andy Hantges
• Sherri Green
• Charles W. Van Geel
• Jeremy Aguero
• Bruce Richards
• Tyler Jones
• Harvey Harrigan
• Gordon Miles
• Brad Friedmutter
• Kathryn Bovard
• Jason E. Kuckler
• Ralph I. Murphy
• Peggy L. Chandler
• Richard T. Serfas
• Daniel J. Sheridan
• Sarah Prinsloo
• Bryan Cowart
• Matthew Boyd
• Jody Walker Belsick
• Michelle Shetrom
• Jake Joyce
• Scott Loughridge
• Paul Jenkins
• Mark Otero
• Julie A. Barbagallo
• Heather Soto
• Robyn Yates
• Jack A. Rappaport
• Susan E. Houck
• Michael A. Del Gatto
• Ed Schiel
• Daniel Bartlett
• Kirk Boylston
• Catherine Granger
• Rick Digatono
• Tom Patterson
• Soozi Jones Walker
• Benjamin Girardin
• Erin Olson
• Ray Lucchesi
• Al Barbagallo
• Jeff Manning
• Russell A. Joyner
• Cassie Catania
• Linda Gonzales
• Jonelle Vance
• Kathleen M. Nylen
• Rhonda Panciro
• Rob Benson
• Tracy Skenandore
• Rob Tuvell
• Rick Shelton
• Robert L. Moore
• Sean L. Coulter
• John Lopeman
• David Edelstein
• Rob Dorinson
• Michael Murphy
• Mark Stark
• Randy Ecklund
• Sandra Enriquez Naseef
• Rosemary D’Amato
• Laura Jane Spina
• John P. Vorsheck
• Andrea Behrens
• Michelle Ford
• Sallie Doebler
• Kit Graski
• Devin Lee
• Leslie Parraguirre
• Rebecca Wachter
• Dave Kohlenberger
• Dan Hale
• Jon Legarza
• Steven Fink
• E. Thomas Naseef
• Isabel Henry
• Dean Kaufman
• James Hall
• David G. Pugsley
• Sam Gladstein
• W. Rick Sellers
• Joe Crisci
• Xavier J. Wasiak
• Tami Lord
• Mohammed Thomad
• Dale Stoeber
• Kevin Wallace
• Jim Rizzi
• Craig Galati
• Elizabeth J. McNamara
• Deborah Ogilvie
• Michael Byrne
• George Kallis
• Greg Korte
• Tom Grant
• Robert Gurdison
• David Driscoll
• Robyn MacAdams
• Janet Carpenter
• Phillip N. Ralston
• Jerry Stanley
• Michael Crowe
• Kip Barton
• Tom O’Neill
• Kipp Cooper
• Brian Krueger
• Brent Wright
• John Restrepo
• Robert Schulman
• James Beasley
• Jonathan Fine
• Bruce Deifik
• Christopher W. Larsen
• Dave Ray
• Michelle DiMauro
• Thomas Wucherer
• Brian Gordon
• Daniel C. Van Epp
• Art Farmanali
• Joy Rineer
• Frank Nielsen
• Brian Gardner
• Larry F. Singer
• Kevin T. Orrock
• Katherine Matheson
• David Strickland
• Christopher E. LoBello
• Natalie Manning
• Dennis W. Layton
• Jeremy Moskowitz
• Dean Willmore
• Loren Glen Smets
• Richard Bemis
• Forrest Barbee
• Guy Deiro
• Paul V. Mangual
• Richard E. Myers
• Robert Strehlow
• Keith Huffman
• Bea Goodwin
• Nicole Ford-Munoz
• Len Christopher
• Frank Gatski
• Carol Howes
• Nancy Regal
• Ryan Martin
• Theron LaFountain
• Victor Fuchs
• Aldo Martinez
• Daniel J. Naef
• Matt Clafton
• Brian Riffel
• Debra A. Sinclair
• Anthony P. Dazzio
• Marilyn Neve
• Michele Seibold
• Daniel S. Amster
• Susan Wincn
• Toni Stewart
• Taber Thill
• Susan Cotton
• Julie Cleaver
• Edward A. Vance
• John J. McNamara Jr.
• Gary Siroky
• Bradley D. Schulz
• Carolyn Muse Grant
• Robert Silecchia
• Kathy Hilty
• Adam Knecht
• Paul Hoyt
• Rob Skinner
• Natalie Allred
• John Woods
• Jennifer Ouellette
• Steven R. Carpenter
• Darrin D. Badger
• Elizabeth Stilley
• Stephen Siegel
• Michael Mixer
• Jason Demuth
• Patti Dillon
• John Ramous
• Shawn Danoski
• Dan Ballard
• Douglas S. Schuster
• Nikkole Liesse
• Scott Crisci
• Kevin Higgins
• Karly Urata
• Brian Esposito
• Miriam Campos-Root
• Mark Wilmer
• Doug Roberts
• Bryce Clutts
• Roy Burson
• Alan Schachtman
• Joseph E. Kupiec
• Cam Walker
• John Sullivan
• Jeffrey Roberts
• Phil Thomas
• Rocky Cochran
• John K. Kelly
• Barton C. Hyde
• Daniel Holden
• Randy Broadhead
• Matt Parkins
• Bridget Richards
• Matthew Hoyt
• Walt Knoblock
• Frank Pankratz
• Mathew Lawson
• Wade J. Simpson
• Ben Cornwall
• David L. Jewkes
• Lawrence F. Ward
• Thomas T. Stilley
• Sam Villanueva
• Nick Hannon
• Jeff Ehret
• Douglas E. Abell
• Christopher J. Funai
• Aundrea Beach-Greco
• Danielle Steffen
• Jon Sparer
• Joe Garcia
• Daniel J. Doherty
• Thomas G. Warden
• Ray Sedey
• Steven T. Mumford
• Bill Hughes
• Cathy Horness
• Michael Campbell
• Nelson L. Tressler
• Bob Hamrick
• This is leadership?
• No tolerance for bias
• A sensible voucher plan
• Sotomayor’s ‘wise Latina’ comment has truth
• Obama can’t reform health care alone
• Recession has not hurt oil companies
• For Bobby Vinton, old big-band sound is new again
• 2010 shaping up as election year to watch
• Somber numbers worth pondering
• With Cotto up next, Clottey fights for recognition
• NV Energy hits mark for renewable generation
• Warning! This exhibit is gross
• With little data, panel plans talk on foreclosures and minorities
• Friendly helpers greet bus passengers
• UNLV cuts recruiting frills to disarm fiscal hawks
• CityCenter inspectors told: Easy on the paper
• Danny Gans report raises questions from pain specialists
• Rating agencies: Gaming supplier will feel economy's pinch
• Fontainebleau debt rating downgraded after bankruptcy
• 'Cro Cop' says he's back and better than ever
• WEC's Brown a fluke no more
• Keeping family on track

Wednesday, June 10

• Runner helping team whenever he's needed
• Fontainebleau wants expedited hearing on $656 million
• UNLV president back early to deal with crisis
• A few finishing touches on those zombies
• Blues musician Glenn Patrik talks about his songs
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births
• New Las Vegas Sands casino tops $1M a day
• GOP plan would increase nuclear waste destined for Yucca
• Faith Lutheran graduate picked by Yankees
• Henderson deaths
• Study: Plenty of options to improve parking on Water Street
• Researching land requires a critical eye
• Girl found dead in trash bin near Convention Center
• Revitalized marathon set to take over Strip
• Boulder City Celebrations
• Elections coming to senior center
• Boulder City deaths
• Proper manners a way to brighten everyone’s day
• Giants RB Jacobs wants to take swing at boxing biz
• Summer a good time for teens to volunteer
• The sisters Kardashian to take Las Vegas
• Henderson City Council briefs
• Brother act
• Leaner staffing to raise classroom sizes
• Trip to jail costs Boulder City taxpayers
• Boulder City in brief
• Animal rights groups try to halt Mirage from importing dolphins
• Man arrested after tots found bound and gagged in garage
• Investment companies sue banks over Fontainebleau financing
• Tampa Bay drafts Bishop Gorman star
• Del Sol football player competes with the help of a prosthetic foot
• Q & A: Hubert Keller of 'Top Chef Masters'
• Health officials investigating H1N1 flu at school
• One of two men shot to death identified
• Gibson reflects on 12 years as mayor of Henderson
• Girls killed in I-15 crash were Moapa Valley High students
• Jack Clark leaves Henderson City Council after 16 years
• Man accused in Tropicana parking lot death pleads not guilty
• Boulder City Council certifies municipal election results
• Council appoints new city clerk
• Former political consultant pleads guilty in stabbing death
• Australian company writes off Fontainebleau ownership interest
• Las Vegas temperatures on a roll
• Performance at UNLV
• North Korean gulags
• Recovered Shaw up to the challenge in the post
• Learning lessons from 9/11
• Beverage tax is wrong way to fight obesity
• Sotomayor’s critics fight a losing battle
• U.S. needs fuel now, and that means oil
• Hepatitis C trials unlikely to be moved
• As president, Ensign would be Bush III
• With patrons as advisers, small casino thrives
• Thomas Finn, Police Chief of Boulder City
• Maglev train to press on without Reid
• Accused hate the system, so they use tricks to tie it up
• Clark County roads wait for stimulus while rurals get work
• After session, launching a charter school no easier
• Furloughs creating staffing ‘nightmare,’ longer wait times
• Engelbert Humperdinck: Heavy workload hasn’t aged or slowed ‘King of Romance’
• Our kind of culture
• For a certain state of mind
• KNPR to host town hall meeting on mortgage crisis
• Henderson, unions approve deals, minus pay hikes
• WEC looks to build off record-setting weekend

Tuesday, June 9

• Henderson narrowly OKs $21 million for museum
• Fontainebleau developer files for bankruptcy; more jobs cut
• Obama to nominate former Nevada official to head BLM
• Teenage girls killed in I-15 rollover near Mesquite
• Injured football player realizes dream of walking at graduation
• Las Vegas chef to be featured on 'Top Chef Masters'
• Las Vegas charity helping out brides-to-be
• Rollover in dry lake bed injures two off U.S. 95
• Man illegally in LV sentenced to life for selling meth
• Governor vetoes bill to fund state taxation study
• Tyson marries in Vegas 2 weeks after child's death
• Advocacy group for online poker says government froze millions in winnings
• Shuffle Master reports higher profit in quarter
• Hospital sued over security after alleged parking lot sex assault
• Two Melting Pot locations close after loan defaults
• Police release sketch of sex assault suspect
• Investor sues developer over bankrupt Henderson project
• Hearing set for Southwest Gas rate hike proposal
• Coroner: Gans' death was accidental; health problems a factor
• Man who died in motorcycle crash identified
• Las Vegas elementary school illness investigated
• Reid sides with Desert Xpress fast train option
• Home prices drop by smallest amount since 2007
• Police investigating deaths of three men
• Clouds, cooler temperatures continue
• An old crisis returns
• A breach in security
• Failure in the cockpit
• Veto of benefits protection bill misguided
• Law-abiding gun owners need privacy
• Reasons for rejecting Bork, Estrada sound
• Reid suddenly silent about exit strategy
• Mines seek timeout on a pollution control
• Desire, months of searching haven’t landed woman a job
• Train proposals seek momentum
• Saxophonist interested in more than music
• Tribute band Adbacadabra’s agent signed real ABBA
• ‘Southern Belle’ of 702.tv gets real in SOAPnet show
• Declining gas tax revenue means fewer road projects
• Hands off city’s redevelopment money, for now
• In one month, casinos lost money on basketball bets
• Business success for dummies
• Where does the water for The Lakes come from?
• Realtors say low appraisals sinking deals
• Decision on Ashley wanted soon
• In Labor's heart, Dems didn't deliver

Monday, June 8

• Blink 182 to play July 23-24 in Las Vegas
• Lab results: Herpes virus killed Lake Mohave carp
• Joan Rivers impersonator gets divas together for Anthem show
• Magician Rick Thomas aborts tour to play Sahara
• Gibbons signs bills on child porn, hospital patient 'dumping'
• Kings of Leon to play in Las Vegas
• Southwest Exchange owner pleads guilty to wire fraud
• Supreme Court rules judge must hear petition in murder case
• Green Valley High graduate ready for appearance in Omaha
• California trumps Las Vegas for MMA news
• Building Trades council endorses Rory Reid for governor
• Reid, labor secretary discuss $25.6M for state's jobless
• Las Vegas gas prices keep rising, up to $2.62
• Johnson leaves Las Vegas with good impression of UNLV program
• Man accused of Obama threat to be extradited to Utah
• Las Vegas warmth short-lived as showers return
• UNLV president's e-mail
• Two motorcycles, SUV involved in critical injury crash
• Supreme Court sides with elderly couple in mining dispute
• Area leads nation in credit card delinquency
• Bette Midler, Carmelo Anthony, Evander Holyfield out on town in Las Vegas
• Gavin Rossdale, wife Gwen Stefani playing Las Vegas separately
• ‘Mighty expensive dinosaur’
• Border crisis heats up
• Reasons to go ‘green’
• Utility rate hikes another reason to go solar
• U.S. pursues policies that will harm Israel
• Starting a comeback climb
• Next foreclosure wave building with defaults on fixed-rate loans
• Comparing home sale prices with a year earlier
• Stimulus flow starting here as a trickle
• Allen and Blackwell cruise home for South Point gig
• Carmen Lai, Clark High School Senior and Nevada Presidential Scholar
• Harrah’s execs cashed huge checks
• Web site based in Vegas helps individuals find insurance
• Recession fills area’s ER beds with mentally ill
• Outlook for Fontainebleau slides from bad to worse
• Setting steals the show
• Students get taste of fame, state’s history at annual parade
• Some need vehicles that are not ‘green’
• Brown beats Faber again

Sunday, June 7

• Las Vegas man critically injured in ATV accident
• Faith Lutheran golf tourney set for Monday
• Pete Wentz has run-in with photog in Las Vegas
• The politics of fear
• Bailing out highways
• Insurmountable barrier?
• Cheney’s revisionist history not fooling many
• Religion always seems to undermine peace
• Court should be interpreting the law
• With override of veto, a sigh of relief
• If the end is peace, then it justifies the speech
• Nominee presents pronunciation pickle
• For members of one artist residency, the desert is their muse
• Web chatter ahead of police in revealing details of crime
• Vote to spend millions on museum expected Tuesday
• Upbringing works in judicial nominee’s favor
• How speaker corralled the final vote for partnerships
• How we did: A look back at the session
• Homeowners’ chance to make good on permits
• Session evaluation: A winner, a loser, but mostly a wash
• Las Vegas temperatures warming into mid 80s

Saturday, June 6

• UNLV Singapore campus graduates first class
• Man who threatened president arrested in Laughlin
• Criss Angel store opens at Circus Circus
• Kyle Busch wins Nationwide Series race
• Behind the scenes, tournament has stable of 850 dealers
• Man sought for threatening president arrested in Laughlin
• Detectives seek help in armed robbery
• Promises fulfilled
• Time to clean house
• Healthier than tobacco?
• Dealers the victims as taxpayers take over GM
• Don’t forget what happened to Bork
• School cuts should be outside of classrooms
• Looking ahead: Buckley could be formidable candidate for governor
• Lawmakers pave way for vote on appointing judges
• Looking back: Horsford earns praise for performance
• Chosen one? Well, one SI chose
• Sports Illustrated's past cover kids found mixed success
• Wife of UNLV president sends apology note to Rogers, regents
• With VIP lines, airport catches up to clubs, buffets
• Letter from Bonnie Ashley to the Regents and chancellor
• Miley Cyrus returning to Vegas in September
• Evans says nightmare gave him needed wake-up call

Friday, June 5

• Four-vehicle crash involving bus injures eight
• Teacher recognized for inspiring students
• Applications roll in for brothel's male prostitution jobs
• Bills on judges, construction workers among 58 signed
• Bootleg Canyon trailmaster position left vacant
• 2009 Ford Flex
• With Elvis-themed casino out, lenders want Strip property
• Bank robber leaves without cash
• Driver in bus collision charged with DUI
• Boulder City graduates prepare for new adventures
• Gaming board: No more 'tolerance' with Vegas company
• State gets $25.7 million in stimulus funds
• Cirque du Soleil founder space-bound
• North Las Vegas standoff with police ends
• D.A. drops charges in fatal police collision
• Coco Montoya pays homage to Koko Taylor
• Report: Las Vegas area lost 14,400 construction jobs
• Visitor decline shows smallest drop in 11 months
• Metro sued over woman's fatal stabbing of daughter
• Sign updated to direct drivers through downtown on way to dam
• Officials: Cause of fatal fire near Stratosphere unknown
• Prison guard fired for smuggling pillow, air mattress
• Henderson man dies in motorcycle crash
• 'Substantial' losses lead to Riviera stock delisting
• Strip gaming win tumbles in April
• MGM Mirage looks to Asia for expansion
• Joel Madden, Mario Lopez, Audrina Patridge heading to Vegas
• Cooler weather arrives for weekend
• Greenspun helps fund telecom company’s growth
• A session that business could love
• Apartment rents drop to 2006 levels
• Judicial selection bill advances
• Elections won’t change the face of LVCVA board much
• The List: Highest-Paid Executives of Publicly Reporting Companies
• Analysts exaggerating foreclosure projections, broker says
• House subcommittee, Titus tackle changes to workforce law
• Cracking down
• Rossi Ralenkotter
• Lessons from Nellis
• Emeril cooking up new ideas for Las Vegas Sands
• Bank Takeovers 101
• Congress makes reform a priority
• Rescuing the rescue plan
• Make gun permits public
• Kruger’s competitive edge not meant for golf course
• Surprising development
• Harrah’s execs dominate top spots on compensation list
• Realtors complain about 'low-ball' appraisals
• Low home prices spur sales, traffic
• Attackers need ounce of GOP senators’ class
• Policy on automakers void of common sense
• ‘First lady’ of UNLV oversteps her bounds
• A governor’s race where unusual dynamics are at play
• Ingenuity, born of necessity
• State sends no representative to talk on high-speed trains
• Harrah’s to hold memorial for beloved gaming pioneer
• First Friday scales back to its roots for slower months
• The book of Silly Quotes by Jim Gibbons
• For disabled marathoner, saving home is toughest test
• Losers lovable on prop bet
• Power, luck, finesse bring gay rights win
• Post-election, NLV manager’s hold on job is tenuous
• TV weathermen lectured on misused term
• Why not sever pricey ties to company?
• Session’s savior in his own eyes
• Edgar comfortable proving doubters wrong

Thursday, June 4

• One dies in apartment fire near Stratosphere
• Local soccer club shoots for national respect
• Clark County prosecutors: Keep O.J. locked up
• North Las Vegas breaks ground on city hall
• Governor vetoes bill to allow state employee negotiations
• Man wanted for questioning in NLV rifle robbery
• Vegas names round out Forbes Top 100 list
• Rate of violent crime drops in Las Vegas
• No more homework, no more books
• George Foreman III to follow in his father's footsteps
• Synchronized swimmer in a class of her own
• Henderson City Council adopts conservation plan
• Suit alleges UNLV sorority members damaged car
• Man robs store, but drops gun on the way out
• Late mail ballots won't affect Las Vegas council race
• Lawsuit filed in I-15 death of stranded honeymooners
• Mirage dolphin dies from lung infection complications
• No coroner finding yet in Danny Gans death
• Driver cited after crash debris hits bus passenger
• Trader Vic's in Miracle Mile Shops to close
• Las Vegas Sands settlement cancels trial over Macau interests
• Man accused of killing waiter pleads not guilty
• A short-term vision
• Get out the vote
• ‘Protected’ funds being seized
• Report: Industry’s demand will rebound, but more pain ahead
• Lenders seek control of Lake Las Vegas hotel
• Obama’s desires should speak to all religions
• Judge Sotomayor: More than fit to serve
• Scapegoat for Obama era never in question
• Baseball leaves fans out of the equation
• Nevada’s ‘mighty expensive dinosaur’
• For the well-intentioned, losses in city elections sting
• Berkley: Obama must not forget our old friend Israel
• At UNLV, president’s wife raises eyebrows
• Bird’s-eye view of the valley, from the Stratosphere
• Carlos Santana, headliner at The Joint at Hard Rock
• Entertainer says he’s exporting Vegas to the rest of the country
• Rich heritage of exotic dance
• A showman on any stage
• A muzzle for the Senate majority leader
• New study will nix barrier, create another
• Commission gives blessing for 80-acre movie compound
• NLV takes a pass on downtown redevelopment plan
• Eyeing the horizon

Wednesday, June 3

• NLV city manager agrees to pay cut, contract extension
• Mosley trying to finalize deal with Pacquiao
• Buckley looks back on session at town hall
• Two Boulder City seniors earn NIAA's top honors
• Jazz saxophonist Sam Butera dies
• Las Vegas company to plead guilty in toxic pet food case
• Closure of child care center leaves parents scrambling
• City National Bank exec leaving for public service
• Garrett students crank up the volume to celebrate test scores
• Facts need to be verified through multiple sources
• Passengers stranded at McCarran after Mexico grounds airline
• Shade cloth can help prolong growing season
• DUI trial for former councilwoman postponed a fifth time
• Embarq to become CenturyLink after deal
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births
• Clark County is not a bottomless piggy bank
• Abundance of testing leading to exhaustion
• Henderson deaths
• Boulder City Celebrations
• Everyone working together to help center
• Boulder City deaths
• Boulder City Council in brief
• Know warning signs of heat-related maladies
• Colonial Bank owner announces appointments
• Harrah's, Full House make appointments
• Workshops focus on maintaining home values
• Construction set to begin on new U.S. 95 interchange
• Boulder City in brief
• Bank responds to lawsuit over shopping center loan
• Pope honors former Southern Nevada clergyman
• Judge tells AG to find prosecutor in Krolicki case
• Brakes put on proposed high school realignment
• Board recommends licensing of ex-MGM Grand exec for Tropicana post
• State fines LV group home for Alzheimer’s patients
• Firefighter accused in assault on unpaid leave
• Hydrogen peroxide spill blocks Craig Road traffic
• Death of man near Hoover Dam ruled suicide
• MGM Mirage to challenge ruling on Macau casino partner
• Clouds, isolated storms expected into evening
• White says Kimbo Slice won't get special treatment
• Fixing the tax system
• Simmering change for schools
• Ethics for the MBA
• Labor costs aren’t carmakers’ main problem
• Glad Obama came for Reid fundraiser
• Green energy foes, please stand down
• Thankful lawmakers kept colleges afloat
• Nevada’s diminished governor
• Poker veteran has seen it all
• Passion to perform still propels Julio Iglesias
• ‘Evil’ people’s attacks cited by departing UNLV dean
• Blow by blow with hired gun
• Card check might be union war’s collateral damage
• Out to revive a locals joint
• James Campos, Chief of Nevada Workforce Solutions Section
• Rainy-day fund’s defeat a bitter pill for education
• Closing mine part of bigger battle
• When it came to election reform, those facing elections wanted no reform
• Group’s bane: The man

Tuesday, June 2

• North Las Vegas judge wins another term
• Former CSN, Las Vegas High infielder returns home to beat 51s
• Hard Rock Hotel bringing on 1,200 workers
• Anthony wins council seat with 10 votes to spare
• Wood wins race for North Las Vegas council seat
• Boutin handily wins Henderson City Council race
• Walker steps to a win in BC Council race
• Buck defeats Robinson in race for North Las Vegas mayor
• Hafen victorious in see-saw battle for Henderson mayor
• Motorists escape serious injury in three-car crash
• Boulder City Hospital negotiating surgery partnership
• Family settles over taking of airspace by McCarran
• County OKs plan for free medical care clinic in park
• As business slows, brothel seeking to add male prostitutes
• Former Southern Cal commit Johnson to visit UNLV this weekend
• Las Vegas awarded Mountain West tourney through 2013
• Gibbons says he has permit but doesn't carry concealed handgun
• Lawsuit: Taxi companies extorting kickbacks from adult clubs
• Trial postponed in Las Vegas Sands-Macau lawsuit
• State Supreme Court hears arguments in labor dispute
• I.T. company sued over stock option allegations
• Test Site wells planned to gather information on groundwater
• Las Vegas 'prodigy' makes Sports Illustrated cover
• American West sues LV homeowners over defect claims
• Apartment complex maintenance shop catches fire
• Nevada Supreme Court upholds murder conviction
• Despite fiscal problems, Harrah's seeks to expand holdings
• Heather Graham offers advice after Las Vegas-based 'Hangover'
• Lessons learned from 'The Hangover'
• GM’s fight to survive
• Stamp of disapproval
• Excellence in the making
• Ready students for workforce as Iowa does
• Unions responsible for GM’s failure
• Governor’s slight of Obama is shameful
• Obama’s trip here was on taxpayers’ dime
• Home sweet ... Vegas sports scene
• With colleges’ budget cuts final, what now?
• Leaving door cracked for state tax overhaul
• Gilbert case may turn on investigator’s testimony
• For trio of stand-ups, Erin go bragh meets Erin go Ha!
• Imagine: No hunger in Vegas
• Newspaper: Open records on Gibbons’ concealed-gun permit
• What does the neon 'DST' sign mean at the top of the California?
• Titus urges loosening of rules for housing aid
• Woman owing city fines on property has a theory on curious fire
• Preserving dance, one student at a time
• The Man Formerly Known as Governor
• Foreclosure help could hinge on who holds the note
• Polls close amid light municipal election turnout
• Bill on casino expansion tied to churches dies
• Tax hike, vetoes and economic woes define session

Monday, June 1

• Mature beyond his years, Snider transitioning back to minors
• Senate overrides F Street veto; cost estimated at $45M
• Veto override sets stage for off-road vehicle charges
• Perfect timing helps Icahn group land AC Tropicana
• Henderson planners OK day care expansion
• Immigration advocates rally for system overhaul
• Suit alleges civil rights violations by Metro Police
• Ensign optimistic about GOP in Iowa visit
• Wrongful death suit filed in beating at LV timeshare resort
• Local dealerships relieved, anxious about GM bankruptcy
• Controlled crashes a 'hands-on lab' for investigators
• Police seek two robbery suspects
• Clinic sues doctor over alleged misconduct
• O.J. Simpson's Vegas memorabilia back in Calif
• UMC kidney transplant program recertified
• Analyst: Sands execs say they have breathing room
• Henderson fire causes $1.2M in damage, empties 16 apartments
• Obama's plan to save GM: bankruptcy, $30 billion
• No Doubt to perform Aug. 7 in Las Vegas
• Report: Nevada leads in home-loan delinquencies
• Christina Aguilera, Bill Maher, Olsen twins light up Las Vegas
• Man who died in motorcycle-bicycle crash identified
• June begins with showers after a dry spell
• Lunkin wins $1.9M, second bracelet at poker series
• A push for transparency
• Timeout for roadless rule
• Water wasters beware
• County firefighters: Get realistic about pay
• Rest of U.S. shouldn’t co-sign for California
• We pay for cable TV in more than one way
• Sotomayor will be bad for whole nation
• More answers about Carlos Santana and The Joint
• Republican U.S. Rep. Dean Heller of Nevada …
• Col. Chris Chambliss
• Even whales feeling pinch of hard times
• A new way to pay for breast implants
• Where recent out-of-state homebuyers are based
• To find value in prop bets, toss out favorites
• New courts will stress treatment of gamblers
• Want to join Santana in ‘residence’ at The Joint? You better have an album in the all-time top 100
• Seeing patients as circles’ centers
• Welcome home, Carlos
• How many homes do banks really own?
• Titus offers schools help in cashing in on stimulus
• Kruger, Kansas State coach laid groundwork for series

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