Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for July 2012
Tuesday, July 31
- Geechy Guy’s guide to good eats — the non-fancy side of L.V. dining
- Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies
- Police searching for missing woman, 20
- Business group challenges Nevada tax initiative
- Badminton booed after top doubles pairs don't try
- 50 years on, Marilyn Monroe's star power shines bright
- Heavy rain leaves Henderson area flooded
- Plaid-clad robber back in business, Henderson Police say
- Water main break cuts service to 40 homes in North Las Vegas
- Coroner determines cause of death for children in June 15 trailer fire
- Stratosphere restaurant going from tacos to steaks
- Caesars-led group expected to get city casino license Tuesday
- New plan in place for downtown Las Vegas' World Market Center
- Finishing touches put on sage grouse recommendations
- Baseball’s Jose Canseco Jr. files for bankruptcy protection
- Gas hits $3.50 a gallon after 5 percent jump in July
- Driver may have suffered medical episode in Boulder Highway crash
- Las Vegas home prices rise slightly but are still down 60 percent from peak
- Restaurant owners: City's latest food truck regulation plan still not strict enough
- Michael Phelps takes record 19th Olympic medal
- UFC on FOX 4 main event no longer a title eliminator
- Marriott Grand Chateau timeshares adding 223 units in Las Vegas
- Michael Phelps finishes second again for 18th Olympic medal
- U.S. women win gold in gymnastics for 1st time since 1996
- Romney to announce vice presidential pick by smartphone app
- Swamp cooler malfunction blamed for Treasure Island fire
- $547 million Pokerstars settlement includes reimbursement of Full Tilt customers
- Amid roster questions, fans rally for Penn State team
- Two-day search ends; 80-year-old Pahrump man found dead
- Las Vegas woman accused of military base breast implant scam
- Plenty of truthiness in the campaign
- A stellar stadium needs good roads
- Gaffepalooza: Romney on tour
- Success comes from teamwork
- Truth, please, on consumer mortgage proposal
- Casino president applies lessons learned on 'Undercover Boss' to MGM Grand renovation
- Las Vegas’ marketing machine seen as key to ousting NYC as top gay destination
- Now 90, twin sisters back together under one roof, loving and living life
- Mattress donations cushion worries for Las Vegas homeless shelters
- Clark High grad Uhunoma Osazuwa ready to compete for Nigeria in women's heptathlon
- It doesn't take an Uzi to kill a deer
- Birth of second child could coincide with winning millions for local poker pro
- What's up with China's swimming success?
Monday, July 30
- Police: Gang members tried to confront stabbing victim at UMC
- Traffic officer recovering from broken wrist, head injuries suffered in weekend wreck
- Talk of death threats opens Wayne Newton lawsuit hearing
- Rocker Bret Michaels, girlfriend call off engagement
- Company ordered to take action after sex harassment case
- Do the McCarran shuffle: 5 airlines move to new terminal
- Coroner ID's baby found in trash bin; no word given on cause of death
- Dana White confirms UFC on FOX 4 main event will determine top contender
- Three more officer-involved shootings cleared by district attorney
- UNLV football single-game tickets for 7 home dates now on sale
- Olympic swimming: Lochte falters again, but Franklin, Grevers shine
- Alleged shooter to estranged wife's boyfriend: 'How does it feel now?'
- Conservatives work to cull moderate Republicans
- Reward: Fly missing since July 6
- Coroner IDs North Las Vegas stabbing victim; husband sought for questioning
- School District taps 24-year veteran as new deputy superintendent
- Post office nears historic default on $5 billion payment
- Stabbing at Tenacious D concert continues to stymie police
- Distracted pedestrians stumble into danger
- Gorman's Lorenzo Fertitta Jr. picks Villanova football
- Donny and Marie bring old-school act to Atlantic City
- Colorado shooting suspect charged with 24 counts of murder
- Public's help sought in locating missing 80-year-old Pahrump man
- 3 Things to Watch With Las Vegas Sands
- Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air acquiring more jets
- Romney comments at fundraiser outrage Palestinians
- 1 wounded in early morning shooting in northeast valley
- How employees can shine in the workplace, in good times and bad
- State's czar of economic diversification on where we were, where we're going and how we'll get there
- Nevada gets the cold shoulder
- The Data: July 30, 2012
- Stability is the last ingredient
- The List: Technology Firms
- Creating video games takes seriously grown-up skills
- Money for nothing
- Business owners need people, too
- Obama doesn't get the American dream
- Romney and the go-for-broke election
- GOP gray beards: ‘Let Romney be Romney’
- UNLV target Shaqquan Aaron trying to sort out his options and have fun on the trail
- Let's give muskets another chance
- St. Jude’s Ranch Crossings offers homeless young adults chance to start anew
- Sure, it's monsoon season, but what does that mean?
- You picked the winner: His wife opened the casino
Sunday, July 29
Saturday, July 28
Friday, July 27
Thursday, July 26
- Missouri directs Caesars owners to sell stake in North Las Vegas casino
- Proposed Southwest Gas rate hike motivates Las Vegans to speak out
- Hiker discovers vast pot farm near Las Vegas
- Police: Man confesses to attempted sexual assault, theft
- Romney stirs Olympic tiff as European tour begins
- Weekend best bets: ARTrageous, Super Summer Theater and Kelly Clarkson
- Russell Brand gets community service in New Orleans case
- With main sign complete, LVH is bullish about its future
- Almost half of Nevadans say it's OK to default on a mortgage
- Driver in vehicle rollover airlifted to UMC
- UNLV incoming freshman Anthony Bennett is cleared by the NCAA
- Father: Colorado shooting victim had 'heart of gold'
- Biden to make speech to disabled veterans group in Las Vegas
- American boxers rediscover teamwork in London
- Colorado shooting victim from Reno coming home
- Colorado judge bans release of suspect's university docs
- Victory lap: Olympic torch cheered through London
- Report: Knecht fired from PUC for violating policies
- Sandusky shower abuse victim to sue Penn State
- Nevada Commission on Tourism to provide $600,000 for Reno Air Races
- Nevada National Guard troops return from Afghanistan
- Twitter resolves problem that knocked out service across globe
- The People: July 26, 2012
- A minute of silence for an Olympic failure
- Hiding in plain sight
- Democrats, GOP aren’t only options
- My quest for ‘commonsense’ gun laws
- It’s too late for Bush to change his legacy
- Reid juggles eight-state strategy to protect Democratic majority
- Syria is Iraq
- Will High Roller observation wheel become the defining icon of Las Vegas?
- In final meeting, Gaming Policy Committee talks Internet poker licenses, expansion
- Berkley, Heller increasingly rely on out-of-state donors
- Heller right to block Cadish nomination
- The challenge of adding Tagalog to county ballots
- Professional development puts teachers in summer school
- High-risk rescue at Vdara makes for an 'excellent day on the job'
- South Point bets that virtual horse races will keep gamblers playing
- UNLV target Isaac Hamilton upbeat despite Dream Vision's rough start in adidas Super 64
- Blisters, hallucinations and miracle Coke: Meet ultramarathoner Karla Kent
- Lion in the ring: Is Sharif Bogere boxing’s next big thing?
Wednesday, July 25
- Senate passes tax cut extension for those earning $250,000 or less
- Katy Perry signs on for snack brand Popchips
- Murder charges filed in Sunday shooting outside of bar
- Nevada State bank reports drop in profits
- Las Vegas man who died in crash identified
- The Berliner and Cafe Berlin arrive to fill the German void
- Police: Agency worker offers to write off community service requirement in exchange for sex
- Downtown's dining options are about to explode. Hungry?
- Sinatra and handcuffs: Pia Zadora talks to the Weekly
- Small-business owners arrested, accused of dealing in shoplifted goods
- Talking Las Vegas while on tour in Germany
- Citigroup downgrades shares of Southwest Gas Corp.
- Stranded CityCenter window washers all safely on solid footing
- LV Sands profit falls because gamblers win more
- Muhammad Ali gala kicks off Olympic party season
- Mountain West leader says conference is content, but the future is far from settled
- Federal education official, at Las Vegas symposium, urges veterans to grasp opportunities
- Adelson's latest election foray courts Jewish votes for Romney
- Police: Cal Ripken's mom abducted, now safe
- Caesars gets permit for world's tallest wheel
- My column: Obama, Romney take different approaches to VFW in Reno
- Cable news makes viewers numb
- Seeking a way forward after Aurora shootings
- Address Pentagon’s spending problem
- Penn State hit hard, but is it enough?
- A study in contrasts: Obama and Romney at VFW
- Old motel converted into housing for homeless veterans
- Owners look to revitalize western valley shopping and office complex
- Updated: When and where to watch UNLV's targets at the local AAU tournaments
- Study: More than 370,000 county residents with pre-existing conditions will be impacted by health care decision
- Henderson resident's artifact verified as authentic piece of New York history
- Darryl Gaynor breaking out just in time for AAU basketball week in Las Vegas
- Rebels slowly starting to look like the team they want to become
- Lessen gun control to reduce crime
- Mayor’s proposed ordinance tries to stop food fight
- Companies focus on corporate responsibility, in part, to land conventions and new business
- Nevada Democrats not eager to launch into gun control debate
Tuesday, July 24
Monday, July 23
- Man arrested after attacking neighbor with guitar, toilet bowl lid
- Police seek information regarding Sunday night shooting
- Cain on Romney tax returns: Who cares!
- Senate observes moment of silence in honor of Colorado shooting victims
- Early morning argument turns deadly in northern valley
- Mariah Carey joins 'American Idol' as new judge
- Metro releases video in hopes of identifying killer
- Shot to head killed Las Vegas man, coroner finds
- Gaming figure countersues Bank of Nevada over condo short sale
- Hoover Dam bypass bridge used again for leap to death
- Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Godsmack to play Rock Vegas festival on the Strip
- One person dead in multivehicle accident in western valley
- Obama touts 'promises I've kept' in speech to veterans in Reno
- Thunderstorms expected in the valley through Tuesday
- Lawsuit seeks to recover money lost in bank failures
- Police investigate Sunday night altercation that turned deadly
- Europe fear surges; Dow falls nearly 150
- Las Vegas office rent dips to seven-year low
- Suspect in stabbing death shot, killed by Henderson Police
- Colorado shooting suspect in court with orange-red hair
- Penn State fined $60 million; wins vacated from 1998-2011
- The Data: July 23, 2012
- The List: Law Firms
- The Notes: July 23, 2012
- The People: July 23. 2012
- Which way do you go now?
- Overcoming the big fear
- Bankruptcy judges juggle people, businesses and creditors in hard times
- Who’s on America’s side?
- Gun lobby and Obama fear
- Efforts helped kidney programs
- Where Obama shines
- Berkley should have recused herself
- George W. Bush’s legacy as a humanitarian
- In desert summer, outreach to homeless begins with water
- After Harmon is imploded, what will take its place at CityCenter?
- Show those tax returns, Mitt
- Voting now open to pick your favorite cartoon caption
Sunday, July 22
Saturday, July 21
Friday, July 20
Thursday, July 19
- Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by car in North Las Vegas
- Motorcyclist dies after running into sedan
- Lawmakers bicker over demise of Nevada solar panel company
- Heller may hold last piece of online poker puzzle
- Las Vegas new home sales continue to rise
- School Board picks outsider over union advocate to fill vacant position
- Man wins $66,200 roulette bet at Binion’s in downtown Las Vegas
- The Cosmopolitan to air episodes of 'Top Chef Masters' on digital marquee
- Weekend best bets: Willie Nelson, 'Surf the Musical' and NBA Summer League
- Plethora of fatal accidents prompts Metro traffic symposium
- Juvenile ID'd as mother of baby girl whose body was found in trash bin
- Judge gives OK to raze flawed Harmon hotel tower
- Heller to local, national media: Please, please, please notice Berkley's ethics problems
- Police seek bomber identity, Israel blames Iran
- Court: Vision Airlines crew can seek punitive damages in hazard-pay dispute
- Traffic accident claims life of Henderson woman
- Plaid-clad robber strikes another bank in Henderson
- Driver shot after hit-and-run accident escalates
- Racial profiling trial begins for Ariz. sheriff
- Mother, son killed in I-15 accident are identified
- Passenger killed in overnight accident; driver arrested on DUI count
- 'Mad Men,' 'American Horror Story' lead Emmy nods
- Rubio to appear at two fundraisers for Heller next month
- The People: July 19, 2012
- Throw the book at Penn State
- Name of airport is shameful
- District made the right decision
- Bill Raspberry, 'role model'
- Palms files suit against former host who allegedly stole confidential information
- Report argues for increased visas for high-skilled labor
- UNLV summer program aims to tackle growing math remediation rates
- Echoes of the Ryan budget
- Seven organizations trying to sway your vote this election
- Reid’s second thoughts draw Senate minority leader’s ire
- UNLV, Metro join forces to curb crime in neighborhood
- Pity the neglected government worker
- Additional area code being considered for Las Vegas
- The strange saga of the Stirling Club
- Where’s my Johnny McGuire’s?
- The 10 best sandwiches in Las Vegas
Wednesday, July 18
- Two arrested in robbery of pawnshop
- Imagine Dragons are Leno tested, Warlock approved
- Man found dead at Lake Mead, presumed to have drowned
- Mother, child dead after wreck on I-15
- 'The Dark Knight Rises' ... and then gets too complicated, hyperactive and long
- Like Natty Lite, 'Trailer Park Musical' is frothy and sure to leave you with a buzz
- Prepare for food porn: 'Top Chef Masters' hits Las Vegas
- Random photo of the week
- UFC 149 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- Zombies, chocolate tarts and Willie Nelson: This week in Vegas
- Conversation starters: Nevada's 150-year anniversary theme and more
- The Who plan U.S. tour, talk Olympics performance
- Las Vegas Strip restaurant featured on TV show
- Reporter fired for stripping says the two jobs are more alike than you'd think
- Notable highlights at the Las Vegas Film Festival
- Dodger Stadium in downtown LA shows that adding a ballpark is no magic bullet
- A reading list for fans of the Dark Knight and his friends and foes
- Artist Philip Denker takes on new materials with impressive results
- TI seeks to please all with its recent redevelopments
- Pimp found to be habitual offender, gets 13 life terms
- CD Review: Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange'
- Bite Now: 'Banh-Mi' Burger
- Actress Cerina Vincent returns to Vegas with the thriller 'MoniKa' at the Las Vegas Film Festival
- Monkeys, pancakes, bird ladies, oh my: Las Vegas artists create a London Biennale in Henderson
- Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel's new music venue, starts filling its calendar
- One more Bradley Ogden burger before they're gone
- Extreme heat by the numbers
- Bobby Q Grille brings the Southern hospitality
- Mafia championship comes to Vegas for some friendly psychological warfare
- Tarot 2.0: The Psychic Friends Network is back—and online, too
- Noodle house I-Naba is your soulful gateway to Japanese cuisine
- Complaint alleges School District ignored bullying at junior high school
- 'Guys and Dolls' vs. Eeyore: What are Las Vegas gamblers really like?
- Leave the lime behind with T&T’s Mexico City guacamole
- Whose solar plant is it anyhow?
- Trop's executive chef needs better Mexican food
- 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' is unique but disjointed
- Three apps to help you get in shape
- Trial scheduled for man in fatal sidewalk shooting
- Party girls can be yogis, too
- Farmers' Market Guide: Week of July 19
- Loading bay accident injures Las Vegan
- Thousands of magicians descend on Vegas
- In sync and under water
- Peggy Plots Your Planets
- U.S. home construction makes slow, steady comeback
- Nightlife news & notes: The Situation's birthday, Rusko's residency and more
- Jump in housing starts, earnings send stocks up
- Hot Spots: Yappy Hour at Rumor, Bob Sinclar at Wet Republic and more
- Motorist hospitalized after hitting block wall
- Rebel bombing strikes at heart of Syrian regime
- Caesars Entertainment agrees to pay $100,000 fine over underage gambling, drinking
- Nevada man deported to Mexico for being fake doctor
- Shakespeare’s is the neighborhood haunt you’ve been thirsting for
- UNLV grads go to work on Project Neon's Downtown gateway
- Local tennis legend Andre Agassi will headline tour stop in Las Vegas this fall
- STK's shot-beer combo recalls an American classic
- FBI divers may join search for missing Iowa girls
- My column: Don't forget the Asian-American vote
- Dead baby found in apartment complex trash bin
- Construction worker stable after falling into trench
- Policy and the personal
- Attack-dog days of summer
- Best stadium locale is by the M
- Blueprint calls for more carpool lanes, but money remains tight
- Republic needs a strict rule of law
- Wynn results suggest high-end business steady on the Strip
- Asian-American vote cannot be ignored
- Obama commands big lead among Asian-American voters in United States, Nevada, poll finds
Tuesday, July 17
Monday, July 16
- Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dies at 79
- Summerlin HOV construction to cause lane, ramp closures
- Famed Nevada hot springs celebrates 150th
- Woman's body found at home of Hoover Dam bridge jumper
- Surveillance of Henderson bank robbery shows suspect committing fashion faux pas
- Legislators want action on wild animal possession, transparency in boxing rulings
- State Supreme Court ruling allows trial of 8 Hells Angels to proceed
- Distraught woman wanted police to kill her, arrest report says
- If your ice tastes of frozen meatloaf, will your bourbon cry?
- WSOP live blog: Eight Americans out of final nine in Main Event
- Should you eat Taco Bell’s Cantina Burrito?
- Rebels will have new football helmets for 2012 season
- North Las Vegan identified as Hoover Dam bypass bridge jumper
- Cavalli red carpet classics are on display at Crystals
- Fire at apartment complex displaces three residents
- Driver in Friday accident died of natural causes, coroner rules
- In Las Vegas, business is all conventional
- Sands Gets Extension for New Macau Casino, to Pay Penalty
- Man hospitalized after being shot while in his apartment
- The Data: July 16, 2012
- The People: July 16, 2012
- Road to success: How a business owner can tell if a company is headed in the right direction
- Beat the heat: Mount Charleston has room to grow without becoming Big Bear Lake
- Attorneys: The marriage of Jones Vargas and Fennemore Craig
- The List: Gaming Suppliers
- The Notes: July 16, 2012
- ‘We pay a price in the long run if we lose local businesses’
- Why our elites stink
- Turnaround works if everyone helps
- Hostility toward recent immigrants a long American tradition
- Unions can help families grow
- Nothin’ wrong with a kid from the ’burbs, Bub
- A look at the WSOP Main Event leaderboard entering the final day
- New ‘tech-chic’ bars with arcade games opening in Henderson
- County raises stakes in effort to push state to agree to return millions
- Man has bright idea to sell part of Las Vegas history
- Unions have gone too far
Sunday, July 15
Saturday, July 14
Friday, July 13
Thursday, July 12
- Davis plays well in what will turn out to be his first of many games with Team USA
- Forte lands a special delivery for Rainier Cherry Day
- Body found near Hoover Dam, not far from bridge-suicide scene
- Final approval of RTC labor contract is delayed
- Homicide ruled in death of man whose body was found in desert
- LVH hotel-casino cuts staff amid revenue slump
- On vacation, Wranglers coach attempts to save drowning man
- Weekend best bets: Demi Lovato, movies under the stars and Il Divo
- Las Vegas sees slight, steady increase in visitors
- Heller, Berkley have comparable war chests as season of increased spending dawns
- D.A.’s potential conflicts explained
- NCAA Eligibility Center is taking a closer look at incoming Rebel Anthony Bennett
- Reid: Romney couldn't be confirmed as dog-catcher
- Man who lost wife, daughter in hammer attack resolves to move forward with life
- Bite Now: Salmon Lover
- Heated Asian baccarat patent dispute boils over into U.S. lawsuit
- Fired Silverado softball coach faces federal sex charges
- Man jumps to his death off Hoover Dam bypass bridge
- Former Rebel Oscar Bellfield to play for Memphis in NBA Summer League
- Chimp chase in NW valley ends with one chimp tranquilized, another dead
- Casino win in May takes a tumble
- Sen. Harry Reid furious over China-made Olympic team uniforms
- Fewer Las Vegas homeowners underwater on mortgages
- Report: Penn State officials concealed sex abuse
- Storms moving into Las Vegas area
- GOP poll: Tarkanian leads Horsford by six in new congressional district
- The People: July 12, 2012
- Sergio Martinez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. exchange verbal jabs in advance of middleweight title fight
- A really, really big lie
- We need a serious economics debate
- Weeding out phony warriors
- Health care foes’ motive transparent
- The opportunity gap
- Berkley launches new ad campaign to defend against ethics charge
- Veterans appreciate Biden’s visit … and wardrobe
- NLV community meeting leaves some residents unsatisfied
- Library District’s theater rental fees back in spotlight
- Harry Reid wins latest procedural bout in face-off over taxes
- School District: Race to the Top money not worth the effort
- RTC's proposed union contract raises critics' eyebrows
- WSOP Main Event rolling along, will reach final table faster than usual
- Blood, bravery and a fire-breathing clown: Welcome to Freakshow Wrestling
- More than human: Microbes are an essential part of our world—and us
Wednesday, July 11
- For Henderson DMV, a tough week to be without air conditioning
- Foreclosures are on the rise again in Las Vegas
- Chris Weidman uses UFC on FUEL TV 4 to make case for shot at Anderson Silva
- Where to see Olympians, who to hear and how to celebrate Bastille Day
- Broadway great Stephen Sondheim brings a lifetime of experience to the Smith Center
- School Board raises concerns about costly, unchecked change orders on construction, renovations
- Just how vain are Las Vegans? Magazine rates most self-obsessed cities
- Random photo of the week
- Conversation starters: Opposition toward a potential Strip-side gun store and more
- Improv success in 'Your Sister's Sister'
- First Friday: A Weekly writer looks back on her latest Downtown walkabout
- Why an urban Downtown and lots of free parking spots are mutually exclusive
- Remembering the horror and innocence of the Atomic Age at Blackbird Studios
- Photographer Steve Diet Goedde gets inimate in 'New Works' at Sin City Gallery
- Just like you, Metro is doing more with less
- Black Camaro celebrates its long-awaited new album
- More than benches and trees: an upcoming public park gets an Air Force fighter jet
- Puck's latest masterpiece awaits you at Crystals
- Supercharged from Seattle: The Mad Caps back at the Bunkhouse
- It’s Nude Recreation Week—where are you celebrating?
- Fresh and local rule at the latest Farm to Strip dinner
- Parking lot ceviche? Try Cocos Frios #2
- 'Breaking Bad': Five episodes you need to rewatch before Season 5
- Bandits of all kinds: Real Vegas criminal nicknames
- TV review: 'Political Animals'
- CD review: Mission of Burma's 'Unsound'
- Celebrity meltdowns in Vegas: From David Cassidy to Lou Reed
- Book review: 'Failing Law Schools'
- More of the same prehistoric antics with latest 'Ice Age'
- Pair charged with murder in death of 5-year-old who was disabled as a baby
- Merger Dance: Rating American Airlines' options
- Farmers ' Market Guide: Week of July 12
- Good 'ol Southern raunchiness in 'The Great American Trailer Park Musical'
- Jonathan Ullman Loves Las Vegas
- At R+D Hipster Emporium, style and personality are the rule
- 'So You Think You Can Dance' Top 20 includes Boulder City's Dareian Kujawa
- Classic Chicken Cream Mushroom from Andre Rochat
- Internal investigations conclude April 2011 officer-involved shootings were justified
- Talking dim sum and sharp objects with Social House chef
- Growing up Gypsy: 'They see you as a thief and a fortune-teller'
- Hot Spots: Aubrey O'Day at Krave and a new Sierra Gold opening
- Me-Ality scanner finds your perfect fashion fit
- Neiman Marcus' new store within a store
- Dream Zone: 'The other twin came out as a dog'
- Peggy Plots Your Planets
- Nightlife News & Notes: Midsummer Lingerie Masquerade returns to Palms
- Sludge spill closes one-block portion of Nellis Boulevard
- GOP-controlled House votes to repeal health law
- The Modern Mixologist shares five must-mix cocktails
- Shuffle Master recommended for interactive gaming license
- Record heat sears Las Vegas
- Roller girl
- NRSC to Nevada SOS: What happens if Berkley withdraws from the U.S. Senate race?
- Off-ramp accident in Mesquite kills driver
- ‘OC87’ documents one man’s recovery process
- Fire in garage causes $75,000 damage to home
- Ohio freight train derails, causing fiery blast
- My column: Is Shelley Berkley dead?
- Players SC soccer team likes its chances at nationals
- The GOP's crime against voters
- Credit card companies block sensible reform
- New WSOP app continues social gaming trend
- Berkley’s not quite dead yet
- Our political black hole
- Emergencies of all varieties just another day at the beach for Lake Mead park rangers
- Henderson kicks off summer safety program for children in cars
- Nevada Republican Party united on one thing: complaint against Shelley Berkley
- Incoming Rebels Cook, Goodman and Reinhardt wrap up Desert Reign in front of a packed house
- Caesars Palace, union finally agree on contract terms for dealers
- Phil Ivey among thousands of hopefuls returning for Day 2B of WSOP Main Event
- Berkley's ethics woes bigger obstacle in Washoe County
- Why McCarran can handle extreme heat that causes grief for pilots elsewhere
- Unions improve quality of life
Tuesday, July 10
Monday, July 9
- Pastry chefs square off in high-anxiety sculpture contest
- Clark County pedestrian deaths rise dramatically
- Dean of Las Vegas television news anchors announces retirement
- Landowner near McCarran seeks damages for height restriction
- Henderson named 4th most romantic U.S. city for singles over 50
- N9NE creator to open restaurant/bar downtown
- Michael Morton to open Mexican restaurant Downtown
- House Ethics Committee to launch full investigation into allegations against Berkley
- Obama urges tax cuts for families under $250,000
- U.S. housing secretary says British rate-rigging scandal proves need for more oversight
- Strip mall fire damages pizza parlor
- Las Vegas facing excessive heat warning
- Metro rolls out new use-of-force policy for officers
- Lance Armstrong sues to block doping charges
- Federal judge takes senior status amid controversy
- Fire causes $40,000 damage to central valley house
- Coroner IDs driver killed Saturday in five-vehicle accident
- Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline
- Father, son pulled from Lake Mohave identified
- Metro seeks public's help in identifying suspects in driveway robbery
- Barbecue secrets in a hidden corner of the Bellagio
- Allegiant Air projecting double-digit capacity growth
- Assembly GOP Leader Hickey to colleagues, candidates: Work together on transparency reforms
- Global Sports Classic highlights Rebels' non-conference schedule
- The Data: July 9, 2012
- The People: July 9, 2012
- How to hire a good attorney for your business
- The other benefits of McCarran's new Terminal 3
- The Notes: July 9, 2012
- The List: Available Commercial Space
- Dispirited: A la carte airline travel experience not ideal, but a market is there
- An economics of national pride
- Issa’s witch hunt wastes tax dollars
- The Occupy movement and the ‘tea party’ have some common targets
- Schools and the failing honor code
- It's your turn: Fill in the blank, win the contest
- Medical marijuana issue tangled in courts, Legislature
- As new players arrive, UNLV's Marshall and Hawkins focused on creating a lasting legacy
- C.J. Watson enjoys giving back to the Las Vegas youth who look up to him
- Who is the president hiding?
- Neighboring casinos want to shoot down high-end gun store proposed for Shoppes at Palazzo
Sunday, July 8
Saturday, July 7
Friday, July 6
- UFC 148 weigh-in: Anderson Silva gets physical in front of 8,000 fans
- 30 arrested at sobriety checkpoints in Las Vegas
- Macau gaming company in $1 billion Philippine casino project
- Justin Bieber cited for speeding, claims he was chased by paparazzi
- Weekly staff members recall how they rang in the big 2-1
- Overnight shooting victim dies
- Santana, Mina and Agassi may unite for a Las Vegas restaurant venture
- $1.5 million apartment fire yields plea to turn in unused fireworks
- Best Buy to cut 2,400 jobs in turnaround effort
- Agassi returns to Wimbledon on 20th anniversary of first Grand Slam win
- Mother, daughter plead not guilty in slaying of elderly coin collector
- Vegas odds: The addition of Steve Nash gives Lakers better chance at NBA title
- Jon Jones speaks to media for the first time since DWI arrest, talks next fight
- U.S. stocks plunge after weak June jobs report
- George Zimmerman leaves Fla. jail on $1M bond
- Bite Now: Eggs Nova Scotia
- Libya: Helicopter with voting materials shot down
- The Auto Collections new audio tour
- Style, according to the AP Stylebook
- Video playlist: our favorite hair metal videos
- Dog killed, two residents displaced in morning fire
- Drones, civil liberties, lost dogs and pizza delivery
- When is a penalty considered a tax?
- The real national security threat: America’s debt
- Health care deja vu
- Teaching the shadowy art of cyber war
- The stars of USA Basketball set to take over UNLV's Mendenhall Center
- New Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace could help define Las Vegas as a city for boutique hotels
- Youth baseball player will be part of MLB all-star festivities
- Retirement will bring its benefits for Tito Ortiz after UFC 148
- Las Vegas comes to North Las Vegas' rescue, for a price
- Politics has made people stop caring
Thursday, July 5
Wednesday, July 4
- For eager onlookers, fireworks provide festive cap to Fourth of July
- Steve Nash headed to Lakers after sign-and-trade with Suns
- Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash
- Obama thanks military at July Fourth celebration
- Iowa governor leaves hospital after choking on carrot
- Mesquite casino pitchman Randy Black Sr. files for bankruptcy
- Wet, windy weather should clear up in time for fireworks, forecaster says
- Flo Rogers on Flo Rida
- Martin Short scores laughs at the Mirage with his character impersonations and more
- Where to go, who to hear and what to eat and drink this week
- Conversation starters: A battery that can be spray-painted on and more
- The CAC's latest exhibit, 'Garden of Forking Paths,' thrills even as it bewilders
- Oliver Stone’s latest, 'Savages,' lacks his former edge
- Looking at the history of prostitution in Las Vegas
- Who's ready for football? Setting two unders for week 1
- Zak Ostrowski transforms P3 Studio into a wooden wonderland
- Peggy Plots Your Planets
- The perfect match: At Tivoli Village’s Kabuki, a cocktail to pair with sushi
- Declaring a disaster could save North Las Vegas millions, but what will it lose?
- Film review: 'To Rome With Love'
- Coolican measures how far downtown has to go, one step at a time
- Saved by Obamacare
- Horror meets humor in Abigail Goldman’s crime scene dioramas
- Meet the chef's favorite: farm forager Kerry Clasby
- Hot Spots: Rob Dyrdek at The Bank, Avicii at Encore Beach Club and more
- UFC 148 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- Alesso on working with Sebastian Ingrosso, EDC and more
- Giving: July 2, 2012
- Being an American is about more than slogans
- Las Vegas 51s to host rare Fourth of July game
- Money has destroyed American way of life
- Traditional values being undermined
- Immediacy of Twitter a big hit in poker world
- Agreement could keep new utility lines out of Tule Springs fossil fields
- A remarkable country
- STK at the Cosmopolitan introduces a 6.5-carat sapphire steak knife
- Entry fee: $20,000; traffic tickets: $2,000; Bullrun rally experience: priceless
- Audits find mining companies underpaid $8.7 million in Nevada taxes
- Late UNLV president Pat Goodall oversaw rapid growth, expansion of financial resources
- Casino magnate's wife remembered for philanthropy, passion and kindness
- Changed motto excludes Americans
- Pedestrian struck by car is in critical condition
Tuesday, July 3
- Antonio Esfandiari trades in microphone for cards, wins $18 million at WSOP
- House fire caused by teen playing with fireworks displaces family
- NLV approves OT pay for fire department to be fully staffed on Fourth
- Chael Sonnen continues to rankle Anderson Silva as UFC 148 fighters arrive
- Police on hunt for suspect in eastside bank robbery
- From Strip towers to Sunrise Mountain, the best places to watch fireworks in Las Vegas
- Crash leaves moped driver in critical condition
- Amuse (bouche) yourself with this Le Cirque dish
- Sandoval creates veterans affairs council
- Carla Pellegrino talks food bibles and wooden spoons
- Fireworks show producer strives for lofty 'best ever' display
- Witness, in court, describes sidewalk shooting in southeast valley
- Not-so-tough guys: Bikers sue local police for targeting and harassment
- Delicious new reasons to love Frank & Fina's Cocina
- Go see Aisha Tyler ... she's hot!
- New noodle alert: do the ChaCha to Sunset
- Besmirching innocent imagery with 'Past Time'
- Rather than rehashing, Spider-Man’s latest storytellers should try on these plotlines
- Local ladies show their fancy footwork during the D’s dancing dealer auditions
- Ex-Commerce secretary won't be charged in hit-run
- Heller to skip GOP convention unless he gets prime time speaking slot
- JetBlue pilot on disrupted Las Vegas flight not guilty by reason of insanity
- Attorney general says nothing criminal in controversial Pacquiao-Bradley decision
- Thunderstorms may provide Fourth of July fireworks
- Report: Rebels assistant Stacey Augmon interviewed with the Charlotte Bobcats
- Carmakers report strong June sales, easing worries
- Clark County Commissioners vote to ban peddlers on Las Vegas Strip
- Clark County students show improvement on math, reading tests
- UNLV commit Christian Wood nation's No. 35 recruit in new Rivals rankings
- Southwest plane makes emergency landing after leaving Las Vegas
- At Freakin’ Frog’s cask tastings, the brews are as fresh as they get
- Getting pumped up
- Pakistan opens Afghan supply line after U.S. apology
- Rollasole and Perez Hilton giving back through fashion
- Charges dropped in UFC ring girl case in Las Vegas
- County tables proposed changes to ordinance regulating Dotty's-style slot rooms
- The new 'Spider-Man': an amazing retread
- Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86
- County issues holiday-related air-quality advisory
- Voters can choose to take high road
- Taking one for the country
- Knowing what the middle class is
- Feeling the heat
- Fonda dishonored America’s veterans
- Email blast to teachers infuriates union, sparking threat of lawsuit
- Conservatism saves Obamacare
- Mexico’s new president faces stagnant economy, ongoing drug war
- UFC 148 fight week expected to boost local economy
- President deserves a little credit
- Nonprofit groups hope for sizzling sales at fireworks stands
- Local pro Antonio Esfandiari on top going into $1 million tournament's final day
Monday, July 2
Sunday, July 1