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Little Leaguers eyeing elusive win in all-star tournament
By Ray Brewer
Photo: Al Kermode, left, coach of the Little League team The Boulder City Little League Majors Division all-star team knows history isn't on their side. Still, the group of 11- to 13-year-olds are confident they can accomplish something that is rarely done by the local ...
11:30 p.m.
Program for repeat offenders sees success in graduates
By Jeremy Twitchell
Normally, the defendants’ box in Judge Douglas Hedger's courtroom is not an ideal place to be. And with 30 arrests from 2000-2008, Richard Heavin knows that well -- he's entered the Henderson Municipal Court judge's ...
11:00 p.m.
Boulder City American Legion team downs Faith for first win
By Ray Brewer
Photo: Boulder City baserunner Aubrey Wrightsman, right, Boulder City High's American Legion baseball team picked the right team to beat for its first win of the summer. The Junior Division Eagles rallied in their final at bat June 18 against visiting Faith ...
11:00 p.m.
WWE coming back to Vegas after three years
By Melissa Arseniuk
It’s been three years but the WWE is heading back to Las Vegas.
10:05 p.m.
New councilman tagged with lots of extra duties
By Jean Reid Norman
Within his first hour as a city councilman, Cam Walker had a full schedule. Of 15 local and regional boards and commissions on which the Boulder City Council has a seat, Walker was elected by ...
8:48 p.m.
Boulder City Council OKs sale of building to Senior Center
By Jean Reid Norman
The Boulder City Council unanimously approved a deal to sell the Senior Center of Boulder City to the nonprofit group that runs it and provide the center with $160,000 a year for the next 10 ...
6:52 p.m.
Registry helps adoptees find biological families
By Stefani Evans
Heroes are where we find them. The sun beamed a little brighter August 12, 1930, when Santo Vilardi and Jennueffa Polizzi, immigrants from Alimena, Palermo, Sicily, welcomed their new son in Kearny, N.J.
6:40 p.m.
Free HIV tests, town hall meeting and energy assistance
By Jeff Pope
News briefs from around Clark County.
6:29 p.m.
Keep fireworks safe
Bill Wilson
Celebrating our country's Independence under the beautiful sparkling lights of a fireworks display is a wonderful time-honored tradition. However, the misuse of fireworks will have some foolish and impulsive people celebrating the holiday under the ...
6:29 p.m.
A mid-year assessment can keep our lives on track
By Judy Miller Gerard
July is a time when business people are ending their fiscal year, taking a mid-summer look at how things are going and making plans for the remaining six months of the year in order to ...
6:11 p.m.
Cox donates $500 to Senior Center
Lori DeCreny
I had the pleasure of joining many of Boulder City's business owners and politicians at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting held June 18 at the Hacienda.
6:05 p.m.
Man arrested in death of girl, 8; another man sought
By Mary Manning
Man arrested in death of girl, 8; another man sought One of two men sought in the death of an 8-year-old North Las Vegas girl has been captured. The girl, Savanah Bullins, was shot and killed inside her father's second-floor apartment on June 12, police ...
5:56 p.m.
Boulder City Celebrations
The Boulder City News
Birthdays and anniversaries in Boulder City.
5:40 p.m.
New City Council members sworn in
By Jean Reid Norman
Photo: New City Councilmen Cam Walker, left, and Duncan M Cam Walker and Duncan McCoy took their places on the dais June 23 after being sworn in as new Boulder City Council members.
5:39 p.m.
Boulder City in brief
The Boulder City News
News from the Boulder City area.
5:25 p.m.
Council seeks more details about proposals for new solar plant
By Jean Reid Norman
The Boulder City Council asked for more details about two proposals for a new solar power plant on the dry lake bed in the Eldorado Valley on Tuesday before deciding which it wants to pursue.
5:19 p.m.
Officials laud transit center, buses as ‘close' to light rail
By Kyle B. Hansen
Photo: From left, County Commissioner Larry Brown, RTC Ge Las Vegas and Clark County officials joined the Regional Transportation Commission in breaking ground this morning for a new $11 million transit center in the northwest valley. The Centennial Hills Transit Center will include approximately ...
5:04 p.m.
Company takes action after execs criticized in Arizona
By Steve Green
Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. of Las Vegas said Wednesday it further distanced itself from two of the company's founders -- men sharply criticized by Arizona regulators who want to stop Global Cash from doing ...
4:53 p.m.
Crash injures Metro Police officer, snarls traffic
By Mary Manning
Photo: Metro Police investigate a traffic accident Wednes A Metro Police motorcycle officer suffered moderate injuries Wednesday when a pickup truck lost control on a rain-slicked road and hit the officer, who was standing near his parked motorcycle waiting for a tow truck, ...
Updated 8:16 p.m.
Condo developer files for bankruptcy protection
By Steve Green
Condo developer files for bankruptcy protection Real estate developments in Henderson and northern Las Vegas are among the latest to be hit with loan default notices -- and one has filed for bankruptcy. Henderson condominium developer Aspen Peak LLC filed for ...
3:47 p.m.
Homeless man sought in Monday homicide
By Mary Manning
Metro Police are seeking a homeless man in connection with a homicide that occurred Monday.
3:02 p.m.
Las Vegas man accused in $31 million tax fraud scheme
By Torey Van Oot
A federal court has barred a Las Vegas man accused of coordinating a tax fraud scheme that cost the Treasury Department an estimated $31 million in lost revenue from continuing to promote his services.
2:57 p.m.
WAC tourney coming to Orleans Arena
By Brett Okamoto
The Orleans Arena will host the Western Athletic Conference tournament and the Arena Football League 2 championship game, it was announced Wednesday morning.
2:02 p.m.
NLV officials to be sworn in next week
By Jeff Pope
North Las Vegas will hold a swearing-in ceremony on July 1 for the officials chosen by voters in this year’s municipal election. Mayor-elect Shari Buck, Councilman Robert Eliason, Municipal Judge Sean Hoeffgen, and Councilwoman Anita ...
12:27 p.m.
Henderson man faces child sexual assault charges
By Mary Manning
A Henderson man accused of sexually abusing a girl over several years was indicted by a Clark County Grand Jury last week.
12:27 p.m.
NV Energy rate increase gets commission's OK
By Alexandra Berzon
Southern Nevadans will see their monthly electricity bills increase an average of $10.29 over the course of a year following an order adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at a meeting Wednesday morning. That's a ...
Updated 3:16 p.m.
Teen pleads guilty in shooting death of Palo Verde freshman
By Mary Manning
A 19-year-old facing murder charges in the killing of Palo Verde High School freshman Christopher Privett pleaded guilty today to voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon and accessory to murder in connection with the Feb. ...
12:03 p.m.
Mother faces charges in child shooting case
By Mary Manning
The mother of a 10-year-old North Las Vegas boy who shot a 7-year-old girl last month turned herself in to police this morning, charged with child neglect and endangerment.
10:21 a.m.
Henderson science center board accepts city’s $21 million gift
By Jeremy Twitchell
Photo: Consultant Raymond Shubinski, contributing editor Henderson’s $21 million gift to jumpstart fundraising efforts for a space and science center will soon be in the hands of the advisory board appointed to oversee the effort. The board, which includes former Mayor ...
10:12 a.m.
Trial set July 7 in 2007 Strip casino shooting
Associated Press
Jury selection is set to begin July 7 for a man accused of spraying a Las Vegas Strip casino with gunfire in 2007.
9:48 a.m.
Rare rain falls across Las Vegas area
By Mary Manning
Photo: As raindrops bead up on a car windshield, Mandalay A trace of rain at McCarran International Airport shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday surprised weather forecasters. The National Weather Service said showers and thunderstorms will continue through this afternoon, but the main feature of the ...
Updated 3:14 p.m.
Flying solar in Nevada
No one ever said it would be easy to get a large-scale solar energy industry up and running in Southern Nevada, despite our abundant sunshine. As we said recently, one major obstacle is finding ways ...
2:07 a.m.
Protecting voters’ rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to rule on whether a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act is constitutional. The 8-1 decision leaves intact the Justice Department’s authority to approve changes in ...
2:06 a.m.
Three-team league should make for unusual season
By Ray Brewer
The Boulder City High football team could lose all of its games this fall and still be playing for a berth in the state semifinals. The same can be said for longtime rivals Moapa Valley ...
2:05 a.m.
‘Green’ as sales gimmick
A Canadian company that advises clients on how to develop and market “green” products has popularized a new word — green- washing — that consumers should know about.
2:05 a.m.
We need meaningful health care reform
Tom Harper, Henderson
In his Monday letter to the editor, headlined “Nevada, Obama join ranks of socialists,” George Barnette labels the new proposed government health plan as “socialism” and agrees with a June 13 letter from Stuart Posselt that ...
2:04 a.m.
Look where the ‘free market’ has gotten us
Terry E. Peele, Las Vegas
In his Monday letter to the editor, George Barnette states, “It took the Obama administration only five months to destroy more than 200 years of a free-market democracy and implement socialism.”
2:03 a.m.
Obama’s critics show disregard for life
Jules Greenberg, North Las Vegas
It’s disgusting to watch Sen. John McCain and other Republican leaders pushing President Barack Obama to make strong, inflammatory speeches about the Iranian election, speeches that would likely result in harsher repression.
2:02 a.m.
Calls for war being made too cavalierly
Richard A. Brown, Pahrump
Now that we are hearing from most of our politicians about what we should be doing in Iran, I think it’s time for the representatives and senators (might just as well throw in the “journalists” ...
2:01 a.m.
For Ensign, a new lot in Congress
By Lisa Mascaro
Photo: Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., leaves a Republican poli Republican Sen. John Ensign is adjusting to his new political life, and it is a bit complicated. The once-rising national star who pledged to use his growing political influence to rebuild Nevada’s troubled Republican Party ...
2:00 a.m.
After ‘Top Chef’ run, Chef Gene home in Summerlin
By Sarah Feldberg
If you know anything about chef Gene Villiatora, know this: He’s a cook’s cook – creative, resourceful and perfectly comfortable doing whatever it takes to feed people, whether that’s frying up an order of calamari ...
2:00 a.m.
Male nudity is show’s point, yes, but there’s more
By Joe Brown
Photo: Naked What comes after the full monty? That would be “Naked Boys Singing!,” a musical revue with seven men singing and dancing in the altogether. Certainly there’s no shortage of bare men in Las Vegas, with ...
2:00 a.m.
Let the people decide Minnesota’s election
Ron D’Alessio, Henderson
After seven months of endless lawyers’ fees, court costs, etc., now totaling millions of dollars in the ongoing charade involving the outcome of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken, I ...
2:00 a.m.
Some pay for Duke’s abuse
By Jeff Haney
Stylish sunglasses snug atop his World Series of Poker Academy ball cap, a guy wearing a Packers jersey was trying to justify his decision to re-raise, from out of position, with a fairly weak hand.
2:00 a.m.
High-speed train plan gets notice in D.C.
By Lisa Mascaro
High-speed train plan gets notice in D.C. The proposed DesertXpress train between Las Vegas and Southern California got a shout-out on Tuesday at a Senate hearing on the future of high-speed rail. It came as the Federal Railroad Authority prepares to release ...
2:00 a.m.
Fox News had Hampton’s letter earlier than it said
By Jeff German
Fox News received Doug Hampton’s letter about Sen. John Ensign’s adulterous affair three days earlier than the network reported, according to information obtained exclusively by the Las Vegas Sun. Fox said it didn’t receive the ...
2:00 a.m.
Why not have a walkable arts cluster? We do, sort of
By Kristen Peterson
Wouldn’t it be something if the city’s contemporary galleries, artist studios and boutique stores were clustered in one area? Add a coffee shop, a book store, maybe a restaurant and, wow, imagine the possibilities.
2:00 a.m.
Cancer institute director steps aside as colleague takes the reins
By Marshall Allen
When Dr. Nicholas Vogelzang arrived at the Nevada Cancer Institute in 2004, the organization was little more than a dream. Now as he departs — not entirely by his own choice — he calls his ...
2:00 a.m.

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