Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for August 2011
Thursday, Sept. 1
Wednesday, Aug. 31
- Henderson to host triathalon workshop
- Committee OKs small increase in paratransit fees for seniors, disabled
- August sets record as hottest in Las Vegas history
- Las Vegas-based Shuffle Master sets record quarterly profit
- New-look Plaza ready to reopen its doors downtown
- Vegas Cine Fest: How not to run a film festival
- Butthole Surfers brought the weird at the Pearl
- Three art exhibits: Las Vegas, DNA, clowns, oh my!
- Concert review: Sugarland at Mandalay Bay
- New Chili Peppers album is a little lukewarm
- Exit interview: The Mad Caps
- Badass Jewish secret agents hunt Nazis in 'The Debt', and it's awesome
- What to read, where to go and what to eat this week
- Horsford criticizes Republicans for supporting state's Washington lobbying office
- Las Vegas Chamber gets a little encouragement on jobs from Harry Reid
- Film review: 'The Guard'
- Film review: 'The Names of Love'
- DC Comics is rebooting all its superhero comic books—will anyone buy it?
- Random photo of the week
- Surviving the collapse of civilization like a true Las Vegan
- Big Wong serves that magical combination: tasty and cheap
- Geeks get some love at 222 Imperial Gallery's new exhibit
- Dream Zone: 'I was in Dr. Phil's car'
- Step out in style for Fashion's Night Out
- Chatting with Frontier Ruckus banjoist David Jones
- Former Henderson city attorney pays $585 fine, attends DUI class
- Governor names new Taxation Department director
- New York New York's new ads feature epic Vegas scenes
- KB Home Group $335 million settlement over Vegas project faces fight
- Panel names finalists to replace Judge Jackie Glass
- Is maintaining the United Football League a loco decision?
- Regulators to accept public complaints on health insurance rate increases
- Chatting with Marquee resident Fatboy Slim
- A quick quiz on the acts playing Identity Festival
- Reid: Republicans have to “get off ‘no new revenue’ position, says supercommittee has "50-50" chance to work
- Q&A with David Wilson, principal at Chaparral High School
- A killer exhibit: John Wayne Gacy's artwork is now on display
- 3 indicted, including daughter, in kidnapping and slaying of 68-year-old woman
- Critics: Righthaven not entitled to a 'mulligan'
- Jerry Lewis/MDA saga hardly symphonic as orchestra for his final performance is called off
- Why MGM should settle that Legionnaire’s lawsuit—and quick
- Taking stock of three Las Vegas-based companies
- As You See It: Readers on O'Sheas, Barney and more
- Former Secret Service agent to head up security for Las Vegas courts
- Hot Spots: Labor Day Weekend
- Trial date set for man accused of trucking $16.4 million in cocaine through Nevada
- Public works group honors Hoover Dam bypass project
- Improvement in monthly UNLV economic index called 'encouraging sign'
- Escalator proposed for Strip pedestrian bridge
- Man found with 81 plastic pellets of cocaine in digestive system at McCarran
- Lawmakers complain but approve funding for special election anyway
- LVCVA expects increase in Las Vegas visitors during holiday
- Friends of U.K. Marine killed in Afghanistan enjoy Las Vegas vacation
- $200,000 worth of marijuana plants seized from Pahrump house
- Cantor Gaming to run sports book at downtown's Plaza
- Police release photos of man sought in kidnapping, robbery of elderly woman
- North Las Vegas retail center in bankruptcy
- Coroner identifies 21-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash
- Driver nabbed for DUI, hit-and-run in crash that kills pedestrian
- Hot, dry and windy for Las Vegas Valley
- The 2003 UNLV football team refused to back down against Wisconsin
- Future scheduling key to the UNLV football program's forward progress
- GOP is engaging in class warfare
- A conservative’s take on Ely issue
- Harry Reid talks softly, but carries a big stick
- Look past superficial to find summit substance
- Amodei is latest state Republican to leave door open on Yucca
- At start of school year, teacher unions are not happy
- Harmon east of Strip to close tonight for construction on pedestrian bridge
- Science, technology set students up for future
- Western High School's goals include more parent involvement, higher expectations
- Less vacationing, more solutions
- Living Las Vegas: Annoying pests roaming among us
- Traffic signal work to close lanes Sahara and the Strip
- McCarran projected to be one of nation's fastest-growing airports
Tuesday, Aug. 30
- Motorcyclist killed in collision with SUV
- Wells Fargo to test $3 monthly fee for using debit cards
- Government plan would turn repossessed homes into rentals
- State looking to cash in on unredeemed slot tickets
- Competition brewing among states over renewable energy exports
- Nevada AG questions Bank of America foreclosures, seeks to scuttle settlement
- Event Guide: Labor Day Weekend 2011 in Las Vegas
- In Reno, many unaware biological father of Apple's Steve Jobs lives in town
- Energy Secretary Chu delivers powerful history lesson
- Northbound lane of I-15 scheduled to reopen tonight
- Las Vegas businessman pleads guilty in HOA fraud scheme
- Board suspends license of Las Vegas respiratory therapist
- Obama administration pitches clean energy in Las Vegas as deadline looms
- Police release photos of man sought in south valley bank robbery
- Las Vegas Trump tower victorious in lawsuit with remorseful buyers
- Hearing set for 2 accused in Electric Daisy Carnival forged wristband scheme
- Police: 9 Henderson businesses sold alcohol to minors
- Regulators demand improvements at bank tied to poker, fraud cases
- What do Bristol and a Costco hot dog have in common?
- Events guide: Labor Day Weekend 2011
- Outbursts mark Congress jobs hearing in Las Vegas
- Arraignment set for woman accused in fatal cab driver shooting
- DUI checkpoint, increased patrols planned during holiday weekend
- Condo tower near Las Vegas Strip to get $3 million facelift
- At 65 percent, Nevada leads nation in sale of foreclosed homes
- Harry Reid announces first hybrid power plant at Las Vegas event
- New York Times: Primm puts its money on the Hispanic market
- S&P: Las Vegas home prices end eight-month losing streak
- Early, mail ballots in four key counties show Republicans with 20-point lead in CD2
- Slightly cooler, somewhat windy for Las Vegas
- Obama should take a page from FDR
- Amodei: No reason to close Yucca Mountain entirely
- Nevada rich in natural resources, poor in reaping their rewards
- Foothill, Cimarron crack the Sun's top 10 rankings
- Leaders should show support for renewable energy development
- Mojave High School's turnaround starts with pride
- To succeed, help from community a must
- Unification Church 'means business' with Las Vegas facility
- Taxing the rich is counterproductive
- Elvis Alive Drive? 10 Las Vegas streets named for notable people
Monday, Aug. 29
- Neighbors tip off police to marijuana grow house
- Gorman's Demetris Morant becomes first 2012 local to commit to UNLV
- Solar project near Primm offers boost to Southern Nevada
- North Las Vegas, police supervisors union reach deal
- No timetable for Southwest flights between Las Vegas and Atlanta
- McCarran back to normal after Irene grounds travelers nationwide
- Clint Holmes' Las Vegas ride leads to monthly residency at Smith Center's Boman Pavilion
- Former North Las Vegas home caregiver fined $250
- High School Football Picks: Week Two
- Michael Jackson’s birthday celebration continues throughout the rest of the year
- Clark County sales tax revenue rises 8.1 percent in June
- Northern Nevada turnout brisk on first day of early voting in special congressional election
- Sands wins round in court against fired Macau executive
- To the sociologists: If you don’t like Vegas, don’t come back
- Clean car program gets a push from Harry Reid at energy summit
- Murder trial set for man in F Street apartment shooting
- Teachers union gives Nevada Legislature bad grades
- High hopes, minor glitches on first day of school
- Economy may affect Labor Day visitation to Las Vegas
- North Las Vegas refuses to pay for lawsuits
- Las Vegas sends in 2020 Olympic letter
- No plea deal yet for 16-year-old girl indicted in Las Vegas teacher's death
- Small electrical box fire prompts classroom evacuation
- Perini to county: Don't let MGM implode Harmon tower because waste of $300 million and would create public hazard
- Chef Alex Stratta, Wynn Las Vegas part ways
- Sands China first-half profit more than doubles
- Coroner identifies man, 19, who drowned in Lake Mead
- Hot weather makes a return — excessive heat warning issued for Las Vegas
- Hufman: Restoring belief in the American Dream would be nice for a change
- The Data: Aug. 29, 2011
- From CPA to real estate developer, Lance Bradford's success is pure Vegas
- Carolyn Goodman: My plan to shape a more business-friendly Las Vegas
- Is Las Vegas' adult image hurting business?
- Jillian Plaster: Dog lover, CEO
- Baby splash
- The List: Casino Operators
- Nevada Development Authority campaign seeks to build credibility
- D.R. Horton, KB Home top home sales list for first six months of the year
- Access to Asia is key to Las Vegas, so why isn't it a priority?
- From the editor: Just sell it
- Truth in advertising: Is the hard sell on 'sin' working, Vegas?
- Joe Swan: Summerlin Master
- Convention for shopping malls renews its contract with LVCVA through 2017
- Public transit does a great job here
- Dotty’s shouldn’t have to change
- Laying down the law to change the culture
- At Chaparral, clean house, new faces, fresh start
- Obama is plenty qualified to lead
- Should the government continue to give subsidies to rural airport?
- Nevada's outsourcing of slot testing likely to benefit manufacturers
- Trying summer turns productive for UNLV forward Chace Stanback
- Live from Las Vegas: 10 albums from Strip showrooms
Sunday, Aug. 28
Saturday, Aug. 27
Friday, Aug. 26
- Green Valley falls in slugfest to California school, 52-49
- Desert Pines runs out of gas in fourth-quarter loss
- Farrell Victor's three touchdowns carry Las Vegas High to opening-night win
- Cimarron-Memorial takes care of Basic, 21-14
- Moapa Valley comes out flat, gets shut out in Utah
- Boulder City runs for more than 500 yards in victory
- Bonanza rallies in the fourth quarter to beat Silverado
- Despite injury, Jonathan Maxwell leads Palo Verde to 33-0 win over Canyon Springs
- Big second half carries Del Sol past Rancho
- Week 1: Bishop Gorman misses last-second field goal, loses to Armwood, 20-17
- Brendan Schaub upbeat before UFC 134 bout with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
- Bankrupt Spanish Trail Country Club says it's cash-flow positive
- UFC 134: where to watch
- UFC 134: Where to watch in Las Vegas
- Tea Party's place in Washington, Nevada up for debate
- What to look for in CD2 early voting
- 4th Las Vegas man gets prison in Mexico gun trafficking case
- Governor names Reno lawyer to Board of Regents
- Man suspected in 4 bank robberies arrested after police chase
- Resolution of land dispute puts solar project back on track
- Police: Woman possibly beat 1-year-old girl with a metal pipe
- Sen. Dean Heller to give weekly Republican address
- UNLV football making strides in recruiting, receives commitment from Dallas running back
- Righthaven denies defaming copyright defendant
- McCarran expects to feel effects of Hurricane Irene during weekend
- North Carolina coast lashed as Irene takes aim at land
- Roadwork closing lanes on Rainbow Boulevard, Westcliff Drive
- MGM files lawsuit over Gold Strike casino trademark
- State closes Las Vegas nursing home after reports of abuse, theft
- Despite chance of storms, dangerously high heat still baking Las Vegas
- Spring Valley counting on versatile players, youth to come through
- Boulder City would love to bid farewell to the 3A with championship
- Offensive line is a strength for Bonanza
- Finishing stronger could be the difference for Clark
- Desert Oasis loaded in the backfield, hungry for more success
- High-stakes tests need reality check
- Western players receive inspiration from one of the program's former stars
- Democrats quick with ‘extreme’ label
- We need to overhaul coroner's inquest system
- Let's recall the recalls
- Shifting demographics demand greater urgency in improving schools
- After losing his senior season at UNLV, Matt Shaw eyes a brighter future
- Greed is at the root of our problems
- Sandoval insists he's working, even when he's out of state
- Photos: Remembering snowstorms in Las Vegas offers retreat from the heat
- Steve Jobs steps down from day-to-day role after molding industry
- Judge who decided on special election format tied to Amodei
- Sophomore QB shines for Foothill in blowout of Durango
- Del Sol's Chris Marshall key to the Dragons' success
Thursday, Aug. 25
- School District approves contract with administrators
- Man using walker killed while crossing Boulder Highway
- Gaming Commission imposes stricter requirements on slot parlors like Dotty's
- 2nd Congressional District candidates differ on key to job creation
- Woman arrested in death of 1-year-old girl
- Monkeys! Rock! Charity!
- Why is Rod Stewart kicking soccer balls at us? We answer that, and more, from The Colosseum
- UNLV's Institute for Security Studies shutting down
- Dutch drama ‘Bride Flight’ is a bland soap opera
- North Las Vegas, Cherchio argue against $73,000 payment to Wagner, say his attorney claimed to be pro bono
- Caesars' Jan Jones to receive American Gaming Association honors
- Recall petition against Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross fails
- Las Vegas heat makes another entry into the record books
- Murder trial rescheduled for defendant accused in high school teacher's death
- 2 men charged with theft, sale of military property
- Cantor Gaming to operate sports books at Venetian, Palazzo
- Liberty hoping to continue its recent gridiron success
- Portion of Charleston Boulevard to close tonight for project work
- Officials: Mount Charleston marijuana had $23.4 million street value
- Judge: Las Vegas Sands shareholder lawsuit can continue
- Police identify man sought in fatal hookah lounge stabbing
- Officers cite 'old-fashioned' police work in arrest of suspected robber
- Sharron Angle to join Tea Party tour
- Amodei brings out the Gatlin gun
- Exclusive Spanish Trail Country Club files for bankruptcy
- Laughlin man, 23, drowns after cliff-diving into Colorado River
- Bellagio ‘biker bandit’ to serve at least 9 years in prison
- Pahrump man arrested after threatening wife, store patron with gun
- Heat wave continues to bake Las Vegas, afternoon high expected to hit 112
- New look Foothill expects to again be competitive
- UFC 134 betting odds and picks
- Silverado's early season league schedule won't be easy
- Capable new faces abound at Durango
- ESPN2 audience will see plenty of orange during Gorman football's showdown with No. 2 Armwood of Florida
- Basic hopes to return to the top of the Southeast standings
- Overcoming antics of the Party of No
- Legislative Commission goes behind closed doors to resolve dispute
- Quit raiding Social Security
- Getting tougher and more physical a must for Green Valley football
- Complaints about U.S. role in Libya show divide, difficulty of issue
- Overhauled roster could give Findlay Prep a dominant look once again
- Getting OK to implode the Harmon proving to be monumental task
- Private sector has corrective forces
- Out with a bang: 10 Strip implosions
- Righthaven says foe is jeopardizing its due process rights
- Peggy Plots Your Planets
- The loneliest road: A drive down U.S. Highway 50
- Thunderstruck! Inside Thunder From Down Under showroom
Wednesday, Aug. 24
- Nevada's divorce rate exceeds national average
- Neighbors seek answers in dealing with vacant homes
- Gaming regulators unveil rules to oversee Internet poker
- Lawsuit seeks to break logjam over disputed bus contract
- More changes coming for Interstate 15 commuters
- Where to go, what to see and how to eat for a good cause this week
- What's all the hype about coconut water for?
- How did 'Fright Night' score for Las Vegas accuracy?
- Three dudes forget their horrible jobs for one hour a week
- Dream Zone: 'The house was full of bees'
- San Salvador brings a taste of Central America to the Northwest
- Film review: 'Terri'
- NV Energy’s export plan sparks fears of a rate increase
- Concert review: Adele at Cosmo's Chelsea Ballroom
- Film review: 'Our Idiot Brother'
- If you can dream it, KoMex Express probably serves it
- Don't be very afraid of this 'Dark'
- North Las Vegas hires city manager
- Vegas newcomer Jason Adkins brings his work to Pop Up Art House
- Meet fast-rising Vegas band Most Thieves
- Got an idea for a Barrick exhibit? Post it!
- 107.9's Birthday Blowout kicks off three weeks of local music events
- Help save Downtown hip-hop dance studio Tunay
- Solar project near Boulder City has new owner
- In defense of O'Sheas
- Art exhibit depicts CityCenter implosion months before MGM's Harmon announcement
- Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO
- NLV Councilman Wagner to city of NLV, City Council: Give me $73K for trying to keep me off
- Official scorcher: Hottest weather of the year also sets record
- Mirage's Jet nightclub to close, reopen on New Year's as '1OAK'
- Kate Marshall expresses support for Israel, says "useful" to do so because "timely topic"
- Random photo of the week
- Lon Bronson talks Matt Goss, free lounge shows and ‘at the end of the day’
- What's the county got against Barney?
- Judge again suggests Righthaven is practicing law without a license
- As You See It: Readers opine on yarnstorming and food trucks
- NLV residents say they will seek to recall Mayor Buck
- Driver clocked at 112 mph leads trooper on 32-mile chase
- North Las Vegas, police supervisors get agreement on paper
- Heller says Obama overstepping on immigration policy
- Murder trial still pending for man accused in walkway stabbing on Las Vegas Strip
- Hot Spots: AFAN's Black & White Party, Kelly Rowland and more
- 4-acre marijuana field found on Mount Charleston
- Report: 33 of nation's 5,000 fastest-growing companies are in Nevada
- Paris Hilton's ex, Cy Waits, gets suspended sentence for DUI traffic stop
- Morning electrical fire causes $250,000 in damage to house
- Excessive heat warning continues, with record 111 degrees expected for Las Vegas
- Anderson Silva has the notoriety UFC 134 opponent Yushin Okami craves
- Cimarron-Memorial determined to prove last year's season was an 'exception'
- Talented Legacy squad knows importance of opening season strong
- Cheyenne needs to improve defense to bounce back
- Palo Verde again at the top of the heap in competitive Northwest league
- Jacobi Owens, Trajan Pili lead revitalized Centennial program into season
- Arbor View dealing with elevated preseason expectations
- Newfound depth has hopes high at Shadow Ridge
- GOP can’t own victory in Libya
- Congress should ‘share the sacrifice’
- Faith Lutheran has to replace several key performers from last year
- Less than shining moments
- Obama administration policy makes sense but Congress still must act
- Circus Circus to house Chuck Jones animation exhibit
- Circus Circus adds 'Halloween' theme to Fright Dome
- Why Obama still warrants scrutiny
- Parents' guide: 10 things to know for a new school year
- Fake Twitter accounts force their way onto political landscape
- Local singer hopes to make it big in the Big Apple
- New coach, new attitude gives Mojave reasons to be optimistic
Tuesday, Aug. 23
- Founders of Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies to be honored
- Now at Findlay Prep, 7-foot UNLV target Matt Willms ready to blossom
- 3 people injured in 7-vehicle chain-reaction crash
- Watch out! Slow down! Schools ready to open across valley
- Hard Rock Hotel honors late DJ AM with a tribute display and event
- At 110 degrees, high temperature sets record in Las Vegas
- Union's Berrylicious cocktail is a sweet taste of summer
- Deciphering Bond, the Cosmo's less-traveled nightlife venue
- Nightlife news & notes: Perfecto celebrates three years and more
- North Las Vegas, police supervisors near a final resolution
- Aria guests sue after acquiring Legionnaire’s disease
- County wants more details on plans to implode CityCenter's Harmon
- Police release photos of man sought in Henderson bank robbery
- Prudential Americana Group acquires competitor, becomes market leader
- Former Las Vegas gaming executives work to clear their names
- Kyle Busch pleads guilty to speeding, loses license for 45 days
- Economic concerns, politics cost Las Vegas home sales, report says
- Rep. Shelley Berkley ventures onto Sen. Dean Heller's turf
- Las Vegas again beats out Big Apple for best taxi experience
- Two pedestrian bridges open in western valley
- County opens cooling stations as Las Vegas temperatures soar
- St. Rose Parkway to close for pedestrian bridge construction
- New poll shows Mark Amodei, Kate Marshall in dead heat
- Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast
- Fourth meeting between Findlay Prep, Bishop Gorman set for Jan. 21
- T.J. Maxx owner faces lawsuit in Las Vegas over employee pay
- Libyan rebels storm Gahdafi's Tripoli compound
- Bellagio bandit gets 3-11 years for $1.5 million chip heist
- 'Dead' man hiding in Las Vegas for decades makes deal, lawyer says
- AP survey: No recession but weakness will endure
- Arson suspected in fire at vacant northwest valley house
- Excessive heat warning continues for Las Vegas
- Top prospect Cedrick Poutasi gives Desert Pines an advantage up front
- New coach hoping to return Valley to winning ways
- Las Vegas High football eager to prove it's still one of the state's best
- Eldorado players starting to develop confidence, competitive attitude
- Raise taxes and make sensible cuts
- Young Canyon Springs squad will be tested early
- Hamas, terror and Israel’s security
- Orchestra being assembled to back Jerry Lewis for 'You'll Never Walk Alone' in MDA Telethon send-off
- Schools need a better way to determine academic achievement
- New Henderson chamber leader to put experience to use
- College dropouts cost themselves, and Nevada, millions of dollars in earning potential
- Resiliency and our natural resources
- Internet gambling’s new best friend? Conservatives
- An introspective travelogue across Nevada's obscurity
- Tea Party is just a faction for now
- Five signs that UNLV football is headed in the right direction
- Playoff loss to Liberty provides offseason motivation for Rancho
Monday, Aug. 22
- Heck takes measured approach to celebrated events in Libya
- Romney to unveil his jobs plan from Nevada
- Break a leg? Psychic Tanya broke a foot, and that is the problem
- Amodei and Marshall spar in second debate
- One estimate sees water projects nearly tripling monthly rates, to $90
- State employees decry cut to extra pay for evening, night work
- Man gets 15 months for shooting paint balls at petroglyphs
- Fire displaces 12, causes $150,000 in damage to apartments
- Volunteering data shows Nevadans not so charitable
- North Las Vegas acting city manager accepts Florida job
- McCarran records seventh month of passenger traffic increases
- Recall petition for Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross moves ahead
- Excessive heat warning posted this week for Las Vegas
- High School Football Picks: Week One
- Police seek armed man in East Charleston bank robbery
- How The Unknown Comic turned an 8-minute bit into comic history
- Researcher says tea party voters fear change
- Frankie Moreno and Rick Moonen offer an unlikely duet at The Lounge at the Palms
- As a send-off, Brody Dolyniuk takes a swipe at Snooki, DJs and the Las Vegas club scene
- Metro Police halt jail visits, cite 'safety' issue
- Motley Fool: Investors Bailing on MGM Resorts
- Obama says 'rule is over' for Libya's Gadhafi
- New hearing set for man accused in shooting death of 15-year-old girl
- CNN: Deaths reveal Mesquite's mean streak
- Attorney: Cy Waits working to resolve charges in Las Vegas traffic stop
- Careless smoking blamed in weekend apartment complex fire
- Real estate developer named Henderson Chamber president
- Thrive!
- Lawsuit: Landowner jeopardizing Las Vegas solar plant
- Excessive heat heading to Las Vegas area
- 20 Answers: Can Las Vegas' economy get any worse?
- Live long and prosper
- The People: Aug. 22, 2011
- Power Joints: Venues for a power lunch or mingling with business professionals
- The Data: Aug. 22, 2011
- Bruce Spotleson: Stu Michaels, employed by the famous, has quite a story to tell
- Brokerage firms feel sting of valley foreclosure crisis
- The List: Residential real estate brokerages ranked by 2010 resale home sales volume
- Velotta: Gaming Control Board readies for fireworks over Dotty's
- Vino, Vino, Vino!
- The Interview: Alex Epstein, executive manager of downtown's El Cortez
- Las Vegas economy: Always darkest before the dawn
- Meet Brian Burton: Hungry for Charity
- Bachmann can’t beat Obama
- Water Authority board member wants projects reconsidered
- Doolittle Red Hat Divas keep 'active' in activities
- Who's the loneliest? Isolated highway leaves question unanswered
- We should rely on ourselves first
- UNLV grad creates app to make search for college financial aid easier
- GOP presidential candidates battle clean air, water by attacking EPA
- Las Vegas Weekly: Bold, wise women of Southern Nevada
Sunday, Aug. 21
Saturday, Aug. 20
Friday, Aug. 19
Thursday, Aug. 18
- Get your spa on poolside at three Las Vegas resorts
- Committee interviewing candidates for state tourism director
- Henderson ready to break ground on $9.6 million walking trail
- Details emerge regarding first UFC on FOX event
- UNLV coach Bobby Hauck to receive 2-year contract extension
- In a city already suffering, North Las Vegas layoffs to hurt more
- Nonunion contractors score win over county jail bidding process
- Alumni holding fundraiser to help Chap football purchase new equipment
- Gary FX LaMorte parts ways with Andre's at Monte Carlo
- Las Vegas scores high marks in public transit report
- Dream Act not enacted in letter of law, but is in spirit
- Teen star Miranda Cosgrove cancels Henderson show
- Lawyer: Drugmakers knew vials led to contamination
- Weekend happenings: Adele, Vince Neil, Seinfeld and chile fest
- UFC announces landmark television deal with FOX
- Hooters casino looking at capital or sale options
- Woman sentenced to prison term in fatal reckless driving case
- Police release video, photos of 2 men wanted in business robberies
- State retirement fund has the golden touch
- New ‘Conan the Barbarian’ is brutal, but not in a fun way
- Hot Spots: Snooki at LAX & Wet Republic and more
- New ‘Fright Night’ can’t improve on mediocrity
- Here we go again: Dow plunges 400 points on economic fear
- Five Righthaven suits dismissed for lack of service
- Clark County records season's first human West Nile virus case
- Palms' George Maloof has final court hearing on DUI charge
- MGM Resorts stock slumps on economic news, Kerkorian sale
- Pahrump man arrested in death of daughter's boyfriend
- 'Brody's World' spins once more at Ovation, then Brody's world is Southern California
- Hot and dry spell continuing in Las Vegas
- Sunrise Mountain High coach focusing on the details
- Heller among bipartisan chorus calling for debt committee transparency
- Bush-era tax cuts must be reversed
- A way for Buffett to pay more taxes
- Buffett says the wealthy should contribute to deficit reduction, too
- Gorman QB Anu Solomon highlights Sun's preseason team, on track to become state's all-time leading passer
- In rural Nevada, everyone worries about the pipeline
- We should drill for oil on our own soil
- Why Caesars Entertainment is shooting for 30-something customers for Linq
- Moapa Valley jumps at chance to play in Arizona Cardinals stadium
- Record drug seizures netted the past year
- Brought along patiently, Cameron Jefferson ready to anchor UNLV's offensive line
- Perry's entrance into presidential race changes Nevada's dynamics
- Henderson updates speed limit signs near all schools
- Bellagio guest rooms getting $70 million makeover
- Henderson residents can get instant access to crime news
- Home prices decline in 53 of 58 Southern Nevada ZIP codes
- Peggy Plots Your Planets
Wednesday, Aug. 17
- NLV approves consolidating firefighter training with Las Vegas
- Four special election candidates spar over taxes
- NLV Council votes to close recreation centers, lay off 21 employees
- Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross vows to fight recall effort
- Forrest Griffin looks for a repeat upset of Shogun Rua at UFC 134
- The age of aquarium: Talking with Wayde King of ‘Tanked’
- Where to go, who to follow and how to celebrate erotic horror this week.
- Dear John: A cartoonist’s comic strip memoir about paying for sex
- Judge OKs plan for Landry’s to operate Eva Longoria’s Beso restaurant
- Mario Batali eateries take farm-to-table dining up a notch
- Film review: 'Another Earth'
- 'Absinthe' star Penny Pibbets discusses her band Fish Circus
- North Las Vegas to increase recreation fees
- Hunnypot is making sweet music in Las Vegas
- Send me to … I Love Yogurt
- Caesars hopes Strip project creates outdoor magnet
- Kitten voiceovers and homicidal clothes make 'The Future' overly twee
- Five thoughts I had during Kevin Smith's live podcasts at the Hard Rock Cafe
- Las Vegas' Star Trek Convention is five days of heaven for the faithful
- 'One Day' is more bad day thanks to cramming 20 years into 2 hours
- Random photo of the week
- Blue Ribbon's head-scratching deliciousness
- Need a clear picture of college football? Look at the betting lines
- CD review: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks' 'Mirror Traffic'
- Head of state's legislative staff to leave after 18 years
- 'Robopocalypse' paints a frightening, believable future
- Clark County could learn from Eureka’s fiscal responsibility
- Yarnstorming? Believe it — yarn graffiti finally hits the Vegas
- Nevada freeway projects get $11.5 million in federal grants
- Luvs riffs off our city's tag line in a disturbing diaper commercial
- A few suggestions on how to revive Cirque's 'Viva Elvis'
- Hiker, 22, injured in fall at Mount Charleston
- Just add water: Mermaids feel right at home at MerCon
- A Fukuburger owner chimes in on the demand for more regulation
- In the world of illegal drugs, busts are getting bigger
- New Hispanic group mobilizes around Colorado River
- City votes to move Las Vegas Veterans Memorial to downtown's Heritage Park
- As You See It: Readers on the Jockey Club, Dre Whitt and more
- Mobile gaming inches closer to final regulatory approval
- Detectives: Marijuana grow house included tunnel, elaborate water system
- Imperial Palace name to disappear from Strip
- 'Growth model' of student achievement in place at valley schools
- Las Vegas among top destinations for Labor Day weekend travel
- Las Vegas City Council votes to retain term limits for planning commissioners
- Mayor Goodman's local art exhibit
- Champagne geysers, dirty dancing and thick bass—it's a Sex Panther miracle
- Shed fire kills animals, sends man to hospital
- Failed projects slow, don't stop downtown Henderson redevelopment
- Man sought in northwest valley bank robbery
- Police say man possibly robbed second bank on East Charleston
- Man sought in southwest valley grocery store bank robbery
- County approves Rhodes' planned project near Red Rock
- Mitt Romney gets backing from state lawmakers
- National child welfare survey shows recession's blow to Nevada
- 'Echoes of the 60s' reminds that not all fun shows can survive in Las Vegas
- Children playing with candles blamed in apartment fire
- Judge sets bail for 19-year-old driver accused of DUI in woman's death
- 2 sue Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2009 shooting incident
- Temperatures to hit 108 in Las Vegas Valley
- Gorman football primed for national exposure, tough contests against ranked opponents
- Appeals court raises more questions
- Let’s get serious about shared sacrifice in U.S.
- Putting to rest a false premise about taxes
- Economic development not a one-man job
- Appellate court gets it wrong by invalidating a portion of health care reform law
- Incoming punter Chase Lansford's boot already making noise
- Lake Mead's water level rises 30 feet after wet winter
- Social Security is not an entitlement; we paid for it
- Unusual conventions fuel Las Vegas economy
- Presidential contenders compete for endorsements from Nevada powerbrokers
- Email illustrates union's campaign against NLV Council member
- Implosion of Strip hotel tower is complex but doable
Tuesday, Aug. 16
- Terry Lanni remembered for his friendship, business acumen
- NLV gets $700,000 in grants for city hall solar energy use
- Get your shuffle on with this club-ready dance lesson
- Piranha becomes a 'boutique' nightclub with its new digs
- Nightlife news & notes: Questlove, drunken gummy bears and more
- 2 Henderson businesses file for bankruptcy protection
- Food truck festival aims to raise money, donations for School District
- If it's Zowie Bowie and 'Name That Tune' at Imperial Palace, expect rampant frivolity
- Rick Faugno of 'Jersey Boys' ready to shed Frankie Valli role for 'Body & Soul'
- Margaritaville Casino to hire 250 workers
- Strip resort, Carl Icahn company settle dispute over 'Tropicana' use
- BLM open house at Red Rock Canyon visitor center to focus on education
- Allegiant to begin service between Las Vegas, Louisiana city
- 2 sentenced for mortgage scam, ordered to pay restitution
- UMC employees to take 2 percent pay cut
- Medical board files complaint against Las Vegas doctor
- Las Vegas man to be sentenced in October for roommate's shooting death
- Rangers recover body of Henderson man, 25, from Lake Mohave
- Judge considering Landry’s involvement with Eva Longoria’s Beso restaurant
- Police release photos of 3 sought in Las Vegas Strip business robbery
- Nevada Supreme Court to examine woman's claim to ex-husband's pension
- Sales of new homes weigh on Las Vegas housing market
- Firm: Las Vegas home prices will hit bottom in late 2012
- 2 hospitalized after shooting, police chase in eastern valley
- Free roller coaster rides today in Primm
- Has Perry's cowboy shtick already gone too far?
- Suspected car thief arrested after police chase, 3 crashes
- Caesars' nongaming unit looking to do deals in India
- Cannery Casino Resorts narrows loss in second quarter
- Temperatures to soar again today in Las Vegas
- Frontier Airlines to begin nonstop flights between Las Vegas, Kansas City
- Why the economy stands on wobbly legs
- Let’s work toward common ground in Washington
- Is there no room for civility in our politics?
- Booze not all that’s being served downtown
- Vegas suburbia from the ’60s gets a revival
- Local MMA trainer Tompkins passes away in Canada
- Nevada GOP hasn't kicked into caucus mode — yet
- UNLV coach Bobby Hauck establishes no-Twitter policy with players
- Strip development ongoing, but it looks different
- Angel Management makes play to acquire Eva Longoria’s Beso
- As Las Vegas gaming companies see gains, stock market brings uncertainty
- SEC makes right move by reviewing rating agency’s U.S. debt downgrade
- The Tea Party wants country to regain its glory
- Entertainment ventures are the new development on the Strip
- Tim Cornett hopes improved body, mentality helps UNLV rack up wins
- Nevada State College now accredited
Monday, Aug. 15
- Woman critical after multiple-vehicle crash
- Struggling Las Vegas contractor continues service work
- Las Vegas MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins dies in Canada
- Nevada joins states balking at bank releases in foreclosure practices deal
- Riviera owner reports second-quarter loss
- Gov. Brian Sandoval declines to call off state's first bear hunt
- Righthaven defendant wins second attorney’s fee award
- California man, 49, drowns in Lake Mohave
- Theft of 22 firearms from Henderson business under investigation
- Report: Nevada's student dropout rate held steady last year
- Downtown Las Vegas among nation's 10 'great' urban neighborhoods, report says
- Business picks up for Station Casinos in second quarter
- Fire damages home in western valley, no injuries reported
- I-15 road work set for this week after fuel truck explosion
- DMV to expand uses for kiosks
- Kiss to open themed coffeehouse in Las Vegas
- MGM Resorts seeks to demolish CityCenter's Harmon Hotel
- AG still studying whether state should honor Clark County's demand for return of looted money
- Man pleads not guilty in walkway stabbing death on Las Vegas Strip
- A final tribute to the Funny Man, who brought a lot of life to mine
- Priscilla Presley 'excited' about Cirque du Soleil's changes to 'Viva Elvis'
- Man fatally stabbed at hookah lounge identified
- Coroner IDs woman killed in collision involving suspected DUI driver
- Coroner rules weekend death of 1-year-old girl a homicide
- Cosmopolitan narrows loss, works to boost casino revenue
- Sunny and hot today for Las Vegas
- Border Grill’s 'Too Hot Tamales' talk business
- From the editor: Food fight
- The People: Aug. 15, 2011
- The List: Owners of commercial real estate ranked by total square feet owned
- The Data: Aug. 15, 2011
- 20 Answers: Does Las Vegas do enough to promote its restaurants?
- Las Vegas has become a dining mecca, but where's the marketing?
- Carrie Bourdeau's surprising new canvas
- The Shot: Strip lobster
- Velotta: Twitter is more than a social network. It's a journalism tool.
- Vegas' fine dining restaurants earn high marks in travel guides
- Eric Klein: Wolfgang's man
- Lauren Schugar: Fashion expert for Las Vegas business execs
- Berns: Nevada's been plagued by the recession. A little mercy, please?
- Can spending cuts really spur growth?
- Tea Party leaders actually listen to their constituents
- Liberals pushing confrontations
- Democratic voters must stop sitting out elections
- A 9-year-old girl provides a lesson in life and in death with actions
- Righthaven, critics take shots at each other
- Flashing yellow arrows coming to 2 Las Vegas intersections
- Q&A: Dre Whitt, singing bartender at Don't Tell Mama on Fremont Street
- If a freeway isn't under construction now, it might be down the road
- A gasoline tax could help reduce America’s deficit
- Henderson Police accepting applications for citizens' academy
- 3 key questions UNLV faces as it opens camp in Ely
- Henderson releases fall entertainment schedule
Sunday, Aug. 14
Saturday, Aug. 13
Friday, Aug. 12
Thursday, Aug. 11
- Initiatives aimed at helping more students graduate
- Strikeforce Challengers 18 betting odds and picks
- Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares out for bantamweight glory
- Metro faces $10 million lawsuit over slaying of jail inmate
- Arrest made after investigation into Las Vegas casino bomb threats
- North Las Vegas, police supervisors union reach tentative agreement
- Bankrupt Henderson church fighting for control of cash
- Juvenile sentenced for damage to Red Rock petroglyphs
- Officials expect development of a teacher evaluation system to be contentious process
- Man who rammed Hoover Dam officer's vehicle loses court appeal
- Let's add a few more right turns
- HGTV plans Las Vegas casting call for 'Design Star'
- It's lace and frills, yet no frills, at this year's Midsummer Night's Dream at the Palms
- Owner of failed Las Vegas bank files for bankruptcy
- Hearing set for 3, including daughter, in slaying of 68-year-old woman
- Revenue increases, but profit falls for Bally Technologies
- Tropicana reports jump in revenue amid renovation project
- YouTube art maven Lauren Nash on creative addiction and the Bob Ross mystique
- Dow soars 423 points on economic news
- Board's split means uncertain future for valley's bus system
- Fire damages Jack in the Box restaurant on Decatur
- Slice of '60s suburbia ... Las Vegas style
- Lick this Downtown exhibit
- Wear the Phantom’s famous mask and see why it’s famous with a twofer special
- Weekend events: Star Trek, an '80s reunion and Jay and Silent Bob
- Henderson bookkeeping business offers free accounting classes
- Crash involving bicycle closes westbound Charleston in western valley
- Two-vehicle crash kills man in Pahrump
- Man competent to stand trial for shooting death of 15-year-old girl
- Banks seeking to foreclose on Southern Nevada commercial properties
- Police: Man arrested in July stabbing death claimed self-defense
- Court date reset for UNLV's Chace Stanback on possible DUI charge
- Hot Spots: Joe Jonas at Haze, a prohibition party and more
- Man, 38, shot to death at southwest valley condo identified
- Katin Reinhardt commits to UNLV, making major statement for Dave Rice and staff
- Hot and sunny today, but moisture moving in for weekend
- Spring Valley's midnight practice includes dodging sprinklers, great view
- NFL betting season starts in Las Vegas sports books with preseason slate
- Chiseling creditors for political gain
- Founders would recoil at refusal to negotiate
- Obama has had opportunities to rally Americans
- Sports complex proposal in Henderson a 'done deal'
- Federal law sets an unrealistic measure of success for the nation’s schools
- Metro puts boots on ground to keep crime off streets
- Sweet Tomatoes to open 'express' eatery in Henderson
- It’s wrong to label Social Security an entitlement
- Website ranks Sun City Anthem best retirement community in America
- New horse-betting system being considered
- Righthaven's standing to file copyright suits challenged
- Silverado LL to play Friday on ESPN2 in regional semifinals
- Peggy Plots Your Planets
- A Q&A with Dre Whitt, singing bartender at Don’t Tell Mama
- Strip properties come and go, but The Jockey Club remains a constant
Wednesday, Aug. 10
- Police report: Woman fended off attacker with stun gun
- Layoffs reported at Las Vegas Review-Journal
- School District, teachers union at an impasse
- Investors ramping up Las Vegas condo sales
- Film review: 'The Devil’s Double'
- '30 Minutes or Less' gets the job done ... in 80 minutes
- It's Hollywood vs. racism in 'The Help'
- Film review: 'Life in a Day'
- Jason Mewes discusses TMI, working with jerk celebrities and whether we’ll ever see Jay and Silent Bob again
- Even after 30 years, 'Jubilee!' still has plenty to offer
- Bump in ESPN rankings makes Shabazz Muhammad unanimous top prospect in 2012
- What to see, where to go and what to cook this week
- Film review: 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest'
- Ignite Vegas offers tech-geeks the chance to inspire others
- The view is pretty good from Kanye's and Jay-Z's 'Throne'
- Table 8 offers up holy rollers and she-bitches at midnight
- Pass the Dirty Vegas popcorn
- Station Casinos sues keno website operator
- Gene Roddenberry’s son comes to the Star Trek Convention with valuable lessons
- 'Lucky Peach' magazine: a spoonful of awesome
- Front-row robata at Japonais
- ZoozaCrackers makes 700 pounds of pastrami per week
- Triple-digit insanity and our city's surprising defense
- Local truckers to compete in driving safety championship
- FBI partnership will promote website on billboards targeting bank robbers
- Is Caesars' planned observation wheel just a fancy Ferris wheel?
- Winning caption in the StockcarToons caption contest
- Pat Healy rising through Strikeforce ranks after tough journey
- Board rejects man's exotic animals request after neighbors complain
- Random photo of the week
- Renovation rundown: Reviewing the Plaza’s $35 million overhaul
- Pedestrian seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash
- UNLV releases 2011-12 Mountain West Conference hoops schedule
- As You See It: Readers on fashion, aliens and zombie apps
- Wanted: Trailer park housewives for new Las Vegas-set reality show
- Sentencing delayed for father who admits guilt in boy's fatal shooting
- Lake Las Vegas hopes for boost after $1.8 million road project
- $16.4 million cocaine seizure on I-15 sets Nevada record
- Pahrump drug bust nets $5.7 million worth of marijuana, officials say
- Man reports being shot by mask-wearing burglar
- Las Vegas records 7 percent gain in visitors in June
- Tropicana Entertainment reports $2.7 million loss in second quarter
- Georgiou abandons U.S. Senate bid, clears way for Berkley on Democratic ticket
- Las Vegas Hilton reports loss, skips interest payments on loan
- Southbound I-15 reopens after tanker truck crash, explosion
- Strip casino winnings up 32 percent over last year
- Warm and sunny for Las Vegas Valley
- Realistic approach to economic anemia
- Another threat posed to state, local governments
- The U.S. prints its own money, to our detriment
- Rich Americans escape having to make sacrifices
- More borrowing not the answer to this problem
- Winner in 2nd Congressional District could have Sharron Angle to contend with
- Resignation of Family Services chief a reminder of the needs that remain
- Shaping a more business-friendly Las Vegas
- Caleb Herring looks to secure starting QB job he's long desired
- Las Vegas Advisor boss' advice: Bring back the Baby Boomers
- Amid tough times, Las Vegans turn to online bartering to get what they want
- Rankings and Lists: Las Vegas rated on plenty of bizarre lists
- State: Casinos owe tens of millions for comps
- Set a course for the Rio, Star Trek convention
- Nearly two-thirds of Las Vegas homes sold at loss in 2nd quarter
- Health District program puts moms, babies on right track
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Monday, Aug. 8
- Silverado erases early deficit to down Arizona, inch closer to semifinals
- Las Vegas tourists spending more, boosting MGM Resorts
- Southwest Gas records profit in second quarter
- Man sought in eastern valley bank robbery
- Bankrupt executive in new deal for Las Vegas Beltway land
- Metro officer shoots armed man after domestic dispute
- Las Vegas judge awards $20 million to DISH Network, other companies
- Henderson city attorney charged with DUI resigns
- Clark County Family Services chief resigns
- PUC asked to delay Nevada Power order
- UNLV sophomore RB Tim Cornett named to Paul Hornung Award watch list
- Matt Hamill retires from the UFC
- MGM Resorts: Kardashians will open store at Mirage despite delays
- Henderson hopes flash mob makes a splash with national group
- Murder trial delayed for couple accused in bloody stomping death of Las Vegas man
- Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson to run for Nevada Senate
- Coroner identifies Las Vegas man found in Lake Mead
- MGM’s Murren: No effect on business so far from Wall Street turmoil
- Richard Belzer: Jerry Lewis' ouster from MDA smacks of 'indignity, disrespect'
- Easy, tasty pizza—starring chocolate
- UFC 133 walk-in music: oddities and tributes to 'Rocky'
- Las Vegas No. 12 on magazine's list of iPad-friendly cities
- Metro releases mugshot of alleged Tiger Woods mistress arrested for DUI
- A New Age of Work (Part 2)
- Attorneys for NBA's Charles Oakley fire back over casino altercation
- Trial delayed until November for Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil
- Moapa Valley gives up plans to become a city
- Gaming, airline stocks take hit amid U.S. market decline
- Dow takes 634-point dive on first day after downgrade
- Las Vegas man dies in collision with suspected DUI driver
- Hot and dry today for Las Vegas
- The List: Subcontractors ranked by number of employees as of June 30
- Southwest Airlines CEO talks plans, growth for Las Vegas
- Colorado governor replaces state's gaming commission. Could it happen here?
- Queen Celine
- The People: Aug. 8, 2011
- The Shot: Vegas punk
- The Data: Aug. 8, 2011
- Dana Gentry: Medical boards too often give doctors a pass
- 20+ Answers: How much business do you conduct on the golf course?
- A detailed look at some of the valley’s golf courses
- Frank Pellegrino, Jr.: Rao's, yay!
- How did the Las Vegas golf business get in a bunker?
- Meet Jeremy Aguero: A stats guy opens up
- Crowing about debt deal is absurd
- Republicans acted the way Founding Fathers designed
- Pentagon misleads on budget cuts affecting security
- Obama’s birthday bash leaves the wrong impression
- RTC announces additional lane restrictions on Sahara Avenue
- Nation needs to change the way student achievement is tracked, measured
- Have fashion, will travel: Haute Chix on the road
- Hands-free devices for cellphone law compliance
- Las Vegas Weekly's Home & Design issue: Snapshot of a local couple's vintage digs
Sunday, Aug. 7
Saturday, Aug. 6
Friday, Aug. 5
- Henderson chamber says goodbye to president as it enters new era
- Campaign launched to stem domestic violence in valley
- Nevada foreclosure suit finally dismissed
- UFC 133: Guide to bar specials and watch parties in Las Vegas
- S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating from AAA
- Police nab 2 alleged bank robbers after failed robbery attempt
- Excerpts from Chael Sonnen's UFC 133 Q&A session
- Man faces child abuse charges after accidentally shooting stepdaughter
- UFC 133: where to watch
- Trial delayed for teacher accused of shooting at 'Repo Games' TV crew
- American Cancer Society drops appeal over convention center smoking
- UFC 133 weigh-in: Tension mounting between Rashad Evans, Tito Ortiz
- Las Vegas man sentenced for mortgage, credit repair scams
- New York Times: In the high Nevada desert, sleeping in star-surround
- Civil lawsuit filed over Mob Experience finances
- County ends probe; no more firefighters to be fired
- Court rules against former state senator
- Man sentenced in 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend strip club shooting
- Las Vegas Sands, Hilton ink Macau management deal
- Coroner identifies Las Vegas man, 82, killed in crash
- Court upholds DA's exclusion of UNLV professor as juror
- Kate Marshall says review of judge who failed to disclose potential conflict in special election court battle likely
- Metro Police officer wins appeal on traffic stop arrest case
- Artists say goodbye to Catherine Borg and Stephen Hendee with collaborative show
- Facebook rant hits close to home for state employee
- Officials recover body of man in Lake Mead
- Las Vegas businessman named to state's Economic Forum
- Sunny, breezy and warm weekend ahead for Las Vegas
- Government spending, not cuts, needed
- Why a ‘can-do’ attitude is what America requires
- Republicans have slight interest in the little guy
- Henderson City Council to decide fate of city attorney charged with DUI
- Republicans’ political posturing over nation’s debt only hurts the nation
- Speaking of candor, candidates and conflicts
- Valley's three mayors on quest to revive economy, create jobs
- Famous in Germany, magician tries his luck in Vegas
- Flashing yellow traffic lights coming to valley
- A tax on imported goods might bring some jobs home
- Elvis Presley’s run at the International stands as the benchmark for Las Vegas success
Thursday, Aug. 4
- Study to determine feasibility of Laughlin incorporation
- Court rules grandmother has right to visit granddaughter
- Firefighters battle northwest valley brush fire
- Sempra to build another solar power plant in Boulder City
- Project to relieve Boulder City traffic put on fast track
- Three must-visit sites for home design junkies
- North Las Vegas striving to reduce budget crisis
- Metro Police probe third bank robbery in 2 days
- A chat with the man behind Patron's game-changing recipe
- Police seek man who robbed bank on Twain Avenue
- Police seek help in search for bank robber
- Las Vegas bank gets $14 million cash infusion from owners
- Edwards sticks with the Cat in the Hat
- North Las Vegas still runs its own show, for now
- Metro Police lawsuit back in court
- Wife testifies against husband in fatal Las Vegas Strip stabbing case
- Court dismisses police appeal over shooting death
- Classy Chinese drama ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ lacks emotional impact
- Don’t flush our chance to win best restroom in America, Las Vegans. Vote!
- Police release photo of man sought in business robbery
- Las Vegas begins work to replace 50,000 streetlights
- 'Late bloomer' Mike Pyle out to spoil another prospect with upset at UFC 133
- $11.7 million Sunset Park project closes two entrances
- Gorman basketball player picks University of San Francisco
- Las Vegas real estate agent pleads guilty to tax fraud
- Henderson man convicted for child porn possession loses appeal
- Interpreting Cirque in low-brow style
- Dow average plunges 512, worst drop since 2008
- Harry Reid: Compromise in hand to reopen FAA
- Two-vehicle crash in western valley leaves 1 dead
- Creditor critical of Hooters casino executive salaries
- New bus turnout to ease congestion along Green Valley Parkway
- From a fan-financed album to a spot on 'Beavis and Butt-Head,' Jake Walden has forged a path of dreams
- Foul play not suspected in morning death at jail
- Man sought after stabbing woman in chest with screwdriver
- Conflicting lists: Good, or bad, to retire here?
- Task force: Las Vegas drug seizures centered on I-15 last month
- U.S. 95 reopens after man's suicide threat prompts closure
- Police release video, seek person of interest in fatal stabbing
- Daughter, two others arraigned in mother's death
- Sandoval names nuke chief in fight against Yucca Mountain
- Hotter, dry and windy for Las Vegas
- Congressional politics trump progress
- Debt-ceiling talks uglier than they should have been
- U.S. middle class facing a perfect corporate storm
- Summer brings out the worst in new trash plan
- Recession's effect on one Henderson intersection
- Commissioner: North Las Vegas headed toward state takeover
- Increase in Las Vegas auto thefts blamed on recession, smarter criminals
- Gorman football again the team to beat, but Arbor View and others closing the gap
- Weekend happenings: Weezer, Toby Keith and Loverboy
- Senate, House in dogfight over airport funding
- Banks should be made to pay for derelict homes
- Exodus of online poker players under way
- A ‘deeply flawed project,’ Yucca Mountain isn’t the answer for nuke waste
- Peggy Plots Your Planets
- David Saxe of 'Vegas! The Show' is a better show producer than prom date
- Three great design ideas for your home
- Vintage Vegas: At home with Courtney Mooney and Josh Rogers
Wednesday, Aug. 3
- Gorman's Rosco Allen visits UNLV Wednesday, repeat trip coming Friday
- Census data reveal higher numbers of Hispanics, Asian-Americans
- UFC 133 betting odds and picks
- Single-vehicle crash temporarily closes beltway
- Ronnie Radke's latest album is impressively poppy and surprisingly diverse
- Adam Carolla on podcasting, Bryan Cranston and "tampering" with smoke detectors
- Tribal judge dismisses Grand Canyon Skywalk suit
- What to read, what art to see and what concerts to go to this week
- Zombiefy your face, pimp your screen or get squirrelly with the latest Apps
- 'In and Out of Whack' wonderfully twists grand and restrained art styles at CAC
- Eat up the culture at the Arts Factory's Painters and Poets Jam
- Chef Aaron Sanchez puts his stamp on House of Blues
- Using NLV community centers could get most costly
- Two horror flick events cater to a small but dedicated audience
- Jet Tila takes on Iron Chef Morimoto
- Film review: 'Project Nim'
- Spring Mountain’s Super Summer Theatre is a great way to get away
- New York restaurant P.J. Clarke's is right at home on the Strip
- Film review: 'The Change-Up'
- 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes': Not enough apes or rising
- Man indicted in fatal shooting in March
- Betting: NFL wagering 'way ahead' of last year’s pace
- Local artist breaks 10-year hiatus with 'Barfing Rainbows'
- Moments in time are captured in Marcos Rivera's new exhibit
- In two swift paragraphs, Jerry Lewis' run as MDA chairman and telethon host ends
- 'Tommy' for the Green Day generation
- A few ideas to spice up local reality TV
- Caesars set to break ground on $500 million Strip project
- Why is Nevada putting murderers in cells with nonviolent offenders?
- The Flying Saucer invades Boulder City
- Big Green Bus tour highlights environmental awareness
- Five trucks we'd like to see
- The Cosmopolitan goes mobile with a big, purple truck
- Court appoints special masters to handle redistricting
- Rashad Evans not buying the Tito Ortiz comeback script at UFC 133
- Weight Watchers magazine gets its first male cover model—and he’s from Las Vegas
- Fashion on four wheels: Haute Chix takes its show on the road
- As You See It: Readers offer advice on cosmetic surgery
- Random photo of the week
- The burning demand for Burning Man
- Reid: Tea Party wants to bring the government down
- Four homicides. Two weeks. Should we be concerned?
- Carson judge’s relationship with Amodei casts cloud over his decision that paved way for Republican to be frontrunner
- Las Vegas moves ahead with its 'adopt-a-trail' program
- Social network operator sued over spam
- School District put on No Child Left Behind watch list
- Dow snaps eight-day streak of closing losses
- Effort to kill Las Vegas planning commission term limits draws heated opposition
- Las Vegas one of the kinkiest cities in the country? Not so much
- Oscar Goodman to open Oscar's steakhouse at the Plaza
- Judge rules state bear hunt can go forward
- Booze and beef: Oscar Goodman to open speak-easy in downtown's Plaza
- Northern Clark County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile
- Trial related to hepatitis C outbreak begins in District Court
- Las Vegas Sands to redeem preferred stock
- Hot Spots: Dev at Ditch, a beer tweet up at Ri Ra and more
- Coroner identifies man who jumped from Cosmopolitan
- Cantor Gaming suing competing sports book CEO
- Las Vegas topless club faces trademark challenge
- Nevada Supreme Court updates rules for electronic coverage of court proceedings
- Thunderstorms to move across Las Vegas Valley
- Issues to consider in recycling plan
- Will Republic Services pass on its vast savings?
- Sales tax a much simpler solution to finance roads
- Embracing economic development
- Rebels in the NFL: The best that never were
- County should push owners of abandoned homes to take responsibility
- Courts' self-help center has aided 55,000 people
- Tivoli Village to feature learning center for young children
- Figure motorists’ road tax during smog inspections
- Debt debate tells us little about what Heller, Berkley will do
- North Las Vegas Fire Department begins brownouts
- 5 outrageous Las Vegas bathrooms
- Clark County has more schools serving low-income students
- Mother Nature puts on impressive light show over the Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, Aug. 2
Monday, Aug. 1
- Fifteen people displaced in Henderson apartment complex fire
- Goal hasn't changed for UFC 133's Vitor Belfort
- Giffords' arrival on House floor brings perspective amid politics
- Man arrested after burglary at Walgreens, police chase
- Michael Grimm, 'Rat Pack,' Zowie Bowie, twin tappers: Jeff Jordan benefit has it all
- Registration to open Aug. 15 for Henderson's fall programs
- Woman fined after guilty plea to Medicaid fraud
- Director of Charter School Authority named
- Hooters resort files Chapter 11 to block threat of foreclosure
- Suit against Wynn tip-sharing policy dismissed
- Righthaven tries to revive Denver Post lawsuits
- Cloobeck, Gundlach lead Nevada donors to Democratic Super PAC; Reid helps Cherchio, gets love from Big Pharma, tribes
- Man killed in rollover on I-15 identified
- Henderson bans police use of handheld phones while driving
- Kings of Leon scrap Las Vegas date amidst U.S. tour cancellation
- Hip-hop dance heavyweights hit Vegas for world championships
- Police identify woman, 68, found dead in her home
- Police seek information in weekend death of man
- Allegiant reports a drop in second-quarter profit
- Suit against Vegas synagogues and rabbis rejected
- Police: Suspect in killing has used 'voices' defense before
- UNLV likely getting unofficial visit this week from Mater Dei's Katin Reinhardt
- Onstage oddities, and how the MGM fire led to a worldwide crystal shortage, from 'Jubilee!'
- The challenge: Secure enough 'yes' votes
- NLV lawmaker makes bid for Congress official
- Court upholds conviction of man who killed wife in 2008
- State insurance commissioner Brett J. Barratt resigns
- NV Energy revenue hurt by cool June weather, PUC decision
- Scattered thunderstorms still possible for Las Vegas
- Atlantis landing marks end of an era for space shuttle program
- Buck Wargo: Shedding light on Las Vegas' real estate market
- The People: Aug. 1, 2011
- From the editor: What have you done to me, Steve Jobs?
- Meet Pat Mulroy, Southern Nevada's water champion
- 20+ Answers: Are you more optimistic about the economy this year?
- Troubled waters: Las Vegas’ perpetual quest to quench itself
- The Data: Aug. 1, 2011
- The List: Technology Companies
- Gareth Long collects businesses — and fast toys
- The Shot: Crimefighting’s Hard
- Linda Rodriguez: Red Rocked
- 25-year-old opens cupcake bakery amid recession
- Republicans made budget battle a farce
- Cut to compulsory programs would be akin to stealing
- Fixing Social Security, if the rich would let us
- Military action is to blame for our debt crisis
- Has American supremacy finally run its course?
- Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ shows wisdom
- Plastic surgery and the search for a perfected self
- Federal government has a responsibility to take care of nation’s troops
