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Cimarron falls to Douglas in state baseball: By Ray Brewer; The Cimarron-Memorial baseball team was defeated 9-5 on Thursday by Douglas High of Northern Nevada in the large-school state tournament.; 10:53 p.m.

Law enforcement agencies dedicate memorial to fallen officers: By Jeff Pope; Hundreds stood silently as the red, white and blue lights lit up the night and the new Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial. Local, state and federal law enforcement personnel, dignitaries and friends and families paid ...; 10:32 p.m.

Star pitcher helps Gorman squeeze by Green Valley in extra innings: By Steve Silver; Bishop Gorman senior Jeff Malm is known for his prowess at the plate, but it was his extraordinary command on the mound Thursday that lifted the Gaels past Green Valley 2-1 in eight innings in ...; 9:45 p.m.

Senate passes school funding bill: By Cy Ryan; CARSON CITY – The Senate has given final approval to a bill to send $2.4 billion in state funds to Nevada’s public schools in the next two years. Under the bill, the basic support guarantee ...; 8:06 p.m.

Encore Theater packed one last time for Gans: By Jerry Fink; As in life, in death Danny Gans filled the showroom. More than 1,000 fans, friends and family members said goodbye to the much adored impressionist Wednesday afternoon at the Encore Theater – which had been ...; Updated 12:32 a.m.

Thousands of dead carp foul up Lake Mohave beaches: By Cara McCoy; Park Service officials are warning Memorial Day travelers that thousands of dead carp are washing up on the shores of the lake and a funky odor will be afoot along the beaches as the fish ...; Updated 4:37 p.m.

Students learn about government with mock council meeting: By Jean Reid Norman; Nobody would expect Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump to become central figures at a Boulder City Council meeting, but their names were dropped numerous times in the Council Chambers on Thursday.The Youth City Council, an ...; 7:40 p.m.

Madame Tussauds unveils Criss Angel, in wax: By Melissa Arseniuk; It wasn’t an illusion: There were two Criss Angels at the Venetian Thursday afternoon. While the pair shared many similarities, there was one major difference: one of them was flesh and bones and the other ...; 7:31 p.m.

Lawmakers reach agreement on employee benefits: By David McGrath Schwartz; Legislative leaders appeared to reach a tentative agreement on reforms for public employees benefits Thursday evening, clearing the way for the passage of spending and tax bills.; 7:01 p.m.

Henderson OKs funds to prepare for moving water, sewer lines: By Jeremy Twitchell; Boulder City’s hopes for a new bypass to route heavy traffic around the town are having financial ramifications in Henderson. The Henderson City Council unanimously authorized $100,000 Tuesday night for city engineers to plan the ...; 6:43 p.m.

Court: Ethics Commission has no authority in Hardy case: By Cy Ryan; The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the state Ethics Commission has no authority to process an ethics complaint against Sen. Warren Hardy because of the separations of power.; Updated 6:48 p.m.

Poker Palace hit with $250,000 fine: By Richard N. Velotta; A North Las Vegas casino has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine for allowing a group of alleged illegal bookmakers to lay off bets at the property’s race book. Representatives of the Poker Palace on ...; 6:13 p.m.

Police: Man sought in robbery, kidnapping: By Mary Manning; North Las Vegas Police today released an image of a suspect involved in a robbery and kidnapping that occurred in March.; 5:12 p.m.

Henderson moving to electronic billing for utilities: By Jeremy Twitchell; Henderson utility customers will soon have the option of going paperless after the City Council unanimously approved a contract to make the Department of Utility Services’ billing system electronic. Customers can already pay their bills ...; 4:22 p.m.

UNLV sued over 2008 championship game scuffles: By Steve Green; Two basketball fans are suing UNLV and the Thomas & Mack Center, saying they were injured when scuffles erupted among fans after a 2008 championship game. Utah County, Utah, residents Brett Walkenhorst and Chad Walkenhorst ...; 4:20 p.m.

Boulder City church planning to build youth center: By Jean Reid Norman; Bethany Baptist Church is raising money to build a 4,000-square-foot youth center to give the congregation’s teens a place to meet and play.; 4:06 p.m.

SEC: Las Vegas company's stock manipulated for profits: By Steve Green; The stock of a Las Vegas company selling an anti-aging product was manipulated by schemers who profited by having the company issue false information in press releases in 2006, federal regulators charged Thursday. The Securities ...; 3:53 p.m.

No rocker for Joe Cocker: By Mark Whittington; Joe Cocker celebrated his 65th birthday Wednesday night -- with a little help from his friends.; 3:32 p.m.

Lawmakers debate cutbacks in retirement benefits: By Cy Ryan; Lawmakers and business and union interests on Thursday debated proposed cutbacks to public employee retirement and benefits.; 2:58 p.m.

Sheriff: Skeletal human remains found near Primm: Associated Press; Authorities in California's San Bernardino County are investigating the discovery of skeletal human remains off Interstate 15 about a mile south of the Nevada border town of Primm.; 2:36 p.m.

Las Vegas Sands wants shareholder lawsuits thrown out: By Steve Green; Hotel and gaming operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. is trying to have three lawsuits filed by disgruntled shareholders thrown out of court. The company says the three suits should be dismissed because the four shareholders ...; 2:33 p.m.

Gibbons vetoes bills on increasing fees, stealing periodicals: By Cy Ryan; Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed four bills Thursday, including Assembly Bill 257, which would make it a crime for an individual to take more than 10 copies of a free or complimentary periodical.; 2:10 p.m.

Harrah’s CEO sees signs of stability: By Amanda Finnegan; Gary Loveman, CEO of the world’s largest casino operator, said during a television interview Wednesday that Harrah’s Entertainment is in a more stable place than last fall and earlier this year. "The underlying fundamental health ...; 1:02 p.m.

Driver sentenced in fatal bus stop crash: By Mary Manning; A man convicted on charges stemming from his collision into a bus stop last summer that left one woman dead and another without legs was sentenced today to 18 years to life in prison.; 12:54 p.m.

The price we pay for having nightlives: By Team Hangover; Partying all the time is hard work. Team Hangover makes some serious sacrifices in their personal lives to keep the booze flowing through their veins.; 12:30 p.m.

Henderson residents can report drug activity anonymously: By Mary Manning; The Henderson Police Department's Community Relations Unit has introduced a new anti-drug campaign designed for citizens to anonymously report drug activity.; 12:28 p.m.

Court employees warned of possible flu case; 47 statewide: By Mary Manning; One of Clark County's suspected flu cases is a Las Vegas Municipal Court employee, according to a court memo.; Updated 5:31 p.m.

‘Fabulous’ sign garners historic designation: By Amanda Finnegan; The “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign is now officially etched into history. Clark County officials announced today that the famous Las Vegas landmark has been accepted into the National Register of Historic Places. The sign, ...; 10:59 a.m.

One analyst raises Western Alliance's rating as another hammers deal: By Steve Green; A stock analyst raised his rating Thursday on Western Alliance Bancorporation of Las Vegas after its $191 million secondary stock offering -- contradicting a critic of the deal who said it was bad for shareholders.; Updated 6:51 p.m.

Henderson City Council briefs: By Jeremy Twitchell; News briefs from Tuesday's Henderson City Council meeting.; 10:33 a.m.

Police: 10-year-old boy shot girl, 7, visiting home: By Mary Manning; North Las Vegas Police are investigating a shooting that has injured a young girl. The 7-year-old girl is in critical condition at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.; Updated 3:31 p.m.

Tiësto to play in Las Vegas over holiday weekend: By Melissa Arseniuk; Las Vegas calls itself the entertainment capital of the world and Tiësto is the top-ranked DJ on the planet: It’s only natural that the two converge.; 6:33 a.m.

Temperatures in high 90s expected today: By Mary Manning; Temperatures will remain above the normal upper 80s to low 90s accompanied by clouds in the Las Vegas Valley through the Memorial Day weekend.; 6:16 a.m.

Horsford keeps Senate late into the night: By David McGrath Schwartz; CARSON CITY -- The brinksmanship of the 2009 legislative session went to a whole new level in the wee hours Thursday when Sen. Steven Horsford used procedural rules to call recalcitrant senators to the floor ...; 5:50 a.m.

Doing the right thing: The Nevada Legislature wisely chose to walk the path of basic human fairness by recognizing that domestic partners should enjoy community property rights and other benefits.; 2:07 a.m.

Have they no shame?: A plan to open a medical clinic to serve uninsured people at Clark County’s Paradise Park has run into fierce opposition from nearby residents. Some of these residents claim the clinic would ruin “their” park ...; 2:06 a.m.

Justice and DNA tests: A University of Virginia professor recently studied 225 court cases in which the primary suspect was exonerated through DNA testing. He found that prosecutors in nearly 20 percent of the cases had opposed the testing.; 2:05 a.m.

Bush deserves all the trashing he’s received: Jeff Silverman, Las Vegas; In his Tuesday letter to the Las Vegas Sun, Bob Lewicki called for an end to the trashing of George W. Bush and his administration. Mr. Lewicki wants the “nonsense” to cease. But the trashing ...; 2:04 a.m.

Here’s a way to make the GOP go crazy: Stanley R. Goldfarb, Las Vegas; The U.S. Constitution lists no qualifications for service as a Supreme Court justice. None. No minimum age. No minimum IQ. No legal experience or training. Not even a high school diploma. Absolutely anyone can serve.; 2:03 a.m.

Waterboarding does not qualify as torture: David Barton, Las Vegas; Regarding DeWayne Wickham’s column in Saturday’s Las Vegas Sun, “Cheney’s asking for it, so give him real openness”:; 2:02 a.m.

The question is: Does the U.S. torture?: Jerry Bitts, Las Vegas; In regard to the Bush administration’s torture policy, I do not care what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew or when she knew it. Pelosi did not conspire to commit torture.; 2:01 a.m.

Sewing and friendships nurtured at art exhibit: By Kristen Peterson; It’s the final night of Danielle Kelly’s exhibit at Henri and Odette on Sixth Street. The gallery has turned into a production line of sorts, an informal artists workshop — a sewing circle with beer ...; 2:00 a.m.

Industry insider steps out onto stage: By Jerry Fink; Denny Randell isn’t a household name, except maybe around the households of Frankie Valli, Monti Rock III and others in the music business.; 2:00 a.m.

Animal fighting law would get extra bite: By Emily Richmond, Cy Ryan; Nevada is on the verge of joining the rest of the nation in banning the owning, training or purchasing of an animal with intent to use it for fighting.; 2:00 a.m.

Obama finds Bush-era language a sticky thing: By Megan McCloskey; President Barack Obama hasn’t been shy about trying to scrub his predecessor’s lexicon from popular parlance, most notably ditching “Global War on Terrorism.” Obama prefers “Overseas Contingency Operation.”; 2:00 a.m.

51s Notebook: Harper leads potent lineup in return to Cashman: By Ryan Greene; As the 51s return home from their Tennessee road trip for a two-series homestand, they bring with them an offense that has found a spark in recent weeks. At the heart of it, though, is ...; 2:00 a.m.

Faculty, professional staff shielded from furloughs: By Charlotte Hsu; Higher education employees fought budget cuts together. But one group of workers could benefit from those efforts more than others.; 2:00 a.m.

Day jobs of lawmakers bring chaos to session: By J. Patrick Coolican; It is not surprising that alleged conflicts of interest caused something of a meltdown at the Legislature here Wednesday. This Legislature, like so many before it, is rife with conflicts of interest, owing to being ...; 2:00 a.m.

Public worker issues blocking budget deal: By David McGrath Schwartz; Democrats and Republicans remained at odds late Wednesday on the last disputed points in the way of a budget deal -- proposed reforms of public employee pensions, retiree health benefits and collective bargaining rules for ...; 2:00 a.m.

Meet an art world matchmaker: By Tom Gorman; Carol Spiegel loves art galleries. She used to own one.; 2:00 a.m.

With friends like these ...: By Jon Ralston; With friends like these ... The Huffington Post, a leftist blog, had a vicious piece about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.; 2:00 a.m.

CityCenter condo prices not bending to market: By Liz Benston; Buyers of CityCenter condos are urging the project’s managing partner, MGM Mirage, to lower prices on the units by 30 percent to 50 percent to better reflect the valley’s sagging condo market. MGM Mirage is ...; 2:00 a.m.

Money courier sues over bank robbery shooting: By Steve Green; A money courier shot and wounded during a dramatic bank robbery two years ago in Las Vegas has sued Wells Fargo Bank, claiming he was injured because of inadequate security.; 1:55 a.m.

Bills on judges, child sex crimes among several to advance: Associated Press; With a Friday deadline looming, Nevada lawmakers continued voting Wednesday on bills that would otherwise die because of an end-of-the-week deadline for action on the measures.; 12:18 a.m.

Searching for Little Green Men: Rick Lax; According to the Roper Center, most Americans believe extraterrestrials have visited our planet in UFOs and that the U.S. government is covering it up.; 12:00 a.m.

Gimme shelters: Susanne Forestieri; Many cities have commissioned artists to enhance bus shelters; now, it’s Las Vegas’ turn.; 12:00 a.m.

AM’s reign, A.M. at Rain: By Xania Woodman; Oh, DJ Adam Goldstein, I’ve come to Rain nightclub to pray at the foot of your booth, to rock out and lip-sync along with whatever tidbit of a song you deign to play before yanking ...; 12:00 a.m.

Peggy plots your planets: By Peggy Allison; As the week moves forward, you may notice a change in your thinking. You will land on a positive note.; 12:00 a.m.

This class is a joke: Sal DeFilippo; Bonkerz offers budding stand-ups a place to get started via a six-week workshop, where aspiring comics learn to write, develop and hone a five-minute routine.; 12:00 a.m.

The Help Desk: By Las Vegas Weekly Staff; Holly Madison joins cast of Peepshow. Or as Hugh Hefner and Criss Angel will now call it, Old Home Week. Las Vegas hosts world’s largest bikini parade to boost tourism numbers. In addition, we’re immediately ...; 12:00 a.m.

No more doubts about No Doubt: By Josh Bell; At the kickoff of its first tour since 2004, pop-rock band No Doubt was in perfect form, showing no signs of atrophy from a five-year break.; 12:00 a.m.

A chat with Tiesto: By Melissa Arseniuk; "The Vegas crowd is always a very beautiful crowd. There’s lots of hot girls everywhere, and guys are all pimps with lots of money ..."; 12:00 a.m.

Make time for the King: By John Katsilometes; The artistic power of Disney meets the notoriously short attention spans of Vegas audiences: two acts and an intermission, clocking in at two and a half hours—an eternity for Vegas audiences.; 12:00 a.m.

Time is (not much) money: By Ken Miller; The good news: Las Vegans are stepping forward and offering to volunteer for the various charities around town. The bad news: Those same Las Vegans are being turned away in favor of donations.; 12:00 a.m.

The Day After: By Josh Bell; Stalwart local band The Day After returns from a dalliance with indie label Gotham Records to self-release its latest album, Black Heart Symphony, the first with new drummer Daniel Kloza.; 12:00 a.m.

Cheese-free music, now with less la-la?: By Deanna Rilling; Memorial Day weekend. Las Vegas. Famed German producer/DJ Paul van Dyk. ’Nuff said.; 12:00 a.m.

Vegas' Best 2009: By Las Vegas Weekly Staff; The Weekly’s annual list of what’s really important— with a bunch of your own choices thrown in.; 12:00 a.m.

Jarvis Cocker: Annie Zaleski; After spending two-plus decades fronting reigning Brit-poppers Pulp, debonair beanpole Jarvis Cocker emerged as a solo artist in 2006.; 12:00 a.m.

Diary of a mad Greek woman: Jacob Coakley; At the risk of spoilers on a 2,500-year-old play, a recap: lovesick, psychotic sorceress Medea does horrible things to help Jason capture the Golden Fleece.; 12:00 a.m.

Eminem: Ben Westhoff; Using a variety of half-crazed-sounding vocal styles and accents, Em describes drug overdoses, revenge plots, celebrity crushes and twisted sexual fantasies.; 12:00 a.m.

Broken pencils: By T.R. Witcher; Architects across the state are trying to stay afloat. No one's building - not offices, not hotels, not condos.; 12:00 a.m.

Serra eager to settle verbal war with Hughes: By Brett Okamoto; Matt Serra and Matt Hughes share the same first name, but that's about it. The two rivals are about as similar as black and white, a well-known fact that was shown once again Wednesday during ...; 12:00 a.m.

Go ahead, rough the passer. Please!: By Greg Beato; Hot women, clad in little more than panties, knee pads and a hard protective shell of spray-on tan. What’s not to like?; 12:00 a.m.

Ten shows that you absolutely have to see (or send your visitors to see): By Steve Friess; One show that everyone should see? I get this question a lot. I get it from Facebook friends when they’re about to visit and you readers ask about once a week by e-mail.; 12:00 a.m.

Bex Marshall: By Spencer Patterson; Advertised as a guitar hero in the Stevie Ray Vaughan mold, this British export reminds more of singer-songwriters like Melissa Etheridge and (early) Sheryl Crow.; 12:00 a.m.

Just terminate it already: By Josh Bell; James Cameron has long since departed this lumbering sci-fi franchise, and the vision clearly went with him. What we end up with instead is two hours of characters flailing about, with little resolution and even ...; 12:00 a.m.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: By Josh Bell; The sequel to the midly amusing 2006 family film suffers from a common follow-up ailment, so focused on upping the stakes that it loses most of the charm it had in the first place. Stealing ...; 12:00 a.m.

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band: By Julie Seabaugh; On his 2008 self-titled “solo” album, Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst (and a ragtag band of wandering indie-folk minstrels) sought out south-of-the-border trails less traveled.; 12:00 a.m.

All swine, no flu: Pj Perez; In the 1990s, “doom groove” quintet A Pig Named Jodi was a fixture on the Las Vegas metal circuit, playing just about every venue in the area and opening for national headliners such as Suicidal ...; 12:00 a.m.

Dream zone: By Lauri Quinn Lowenberg; "I am in the lobby of a large, fancy hotel with my friends. I go to find the restroom, but there are no signs for any. I am getting really angry as I go looking ...; 12:00 a.m.

Not so Goode: By Josh Bell; Judge’s latest animated series, The Goode Family (ABC, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.), co-created with Hill writers John Altschuler and David Krinsky, is a heavy-handed satire of political correctness that makes Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head look like ...; 12:00 a.m.

Amen Corner: “What happens here stays here” slogan is back!: “What happens here stays here” is being removed from the mothballs to further cement Vegas’ reputation as the Dirty Little Secret of America.; 12:00 a.m.

Leaving Springfield: Jeremy Adams; Springfield is the home of Abraham Lincoln (Illinois), the Basketball Hall of Fame (Massachusetts) and the Simpsons. Yet apparently, it’s also a place where grown men make whiny punk-pop for the teenage masses.; 12:00 a.m.

The Mapes: By Spencer Patterson; This is easily the dumbest disc I’ve ever heard … which the members of The Mapes will no doubt be ecstatic to read.; 12:00 a.m.

Sink your teeth into some movies: By Josh Bell; The Sci Fi Center in downtown’s Commercial Center has been running its cult-movie nights for a while now, and this week comes up with a pretty ingenious double feature.; 12:00 a.m.

Small school, big program: By Ray Brewer; Boulder City High swimming coach Sara Carroll knows the enrollment figures at her school could be considered a disadvantage. Competing against 4A classification schools in Las Vegas and Henderson, the 3A Eagles haven't let its ...; 12:00 a.m.

Brewing up terrific flavors at BJ's: By Ken Miller; Seeing two police cars parked in front of BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse somehow gave me a real sense of comfort. After all, if cops are dining here, the food must be pretty good.; 12:00 a.m.

Is a promise a contract?: By Richard Abowitz; Developer Jim Rhodes and his wife, Glynda, probably count the past couple of months as one of the worst periods in their lives.; 12:00 a.m.

NOMO: By Spencer Patterson; Call NOMO a party band if you want, but the nine-man “post-afrobeat” gang proves it can do more than jam on its latest studio effort.; 12:00 a.m.

Dude City: Jeremy Adams; It’s always nice when artists try new things. In the case of Jack E. Johnson and Grant Turner’s Dude City, however, experimentation sometimes leads them astray.; 12:00 a.m.

Reggae Sunsplash: By Xania Woodman; I used to cringe when my Nana would add ice cubes to her wine, but in this heat, I can’t imaging anything more refreshing. Saturday night I caught up with Progressive Bar’s Mark Kiyojima, about ...; 12:00 a.m.

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