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Archive for July 24, 2012

Man accused in machete attack sentenced to life in prison: By Jackie Valley; A jury on Tuesday sentenced 33-year-old Jaime Garcia-Cruz to life in prison without the possibility of parole, sparing him from the death penalty, for a December 2007 machete attack that killed a woman and wounded ...; Updated 9:48 p.m.

Bally’s to anchor this fall's World Food Championships: By Ron Sylvester; Bally’s will serve as the main site for the World Food Championships this fall. The four-day food fight, which announced last spring it would be in Las Vegas, will see hundreds of amateur and professional ...; 6:00 p.m.

International Game Technology 3Q Results: Postgame Scorecard: Fox Business; http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2012/07/24/international-game-technology-3q-results-postgame-scorecard/; 5:47 p.m.

Ellis Island Casino robbed; suspect still at-large: By Cristina Chang; Metro Police are continuing the search for a suspect after an early morning armed robbery at the Ellis Island Casino, just off the Las Vegas strip. The robbery occurred at 1:52 a.m. at the casino, ...; 5:34 p.m.

Member of anti-government group convicted of money laundering after two years on the lam: By Brian Nordli; After two years as a fugitive, a member of the anti-government group known as Sovereign Movement was convicted Tuesday of money laundering, conspiracy and failing to appear in court, Nevada U.S. District Attorney Daniel Bogden ...; 5:15 p.m.

Las Vegas artists selected to help rehabilitate foreclosed homes: By Kristen Peterson; The project is part of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, designed to restore neighborhoods blighted or emptied by the foreclosure crisis. Using federal funds, the county purchases homes that are foreclosed or vacant, then rehabilitates ...; 4:54 p.m.

New director named for state Department of Transportation: By Cy Ryan; The state Transportation Board chose Rudy Malfabon, deputy director of the state Department of Transportation for Southern Nevada, to succeed Susan Martinovich as director of the agency.; 4:42 p.m.

Budget office: Obama's health law reduces deficit: By Andrew Taylor and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press; President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation's huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama's contention in a major election-year dispute with ...; 4:15 p.m.

Las Vegas highway strewn with paper after box falls from truck: By Cristina Chang; Motorists driving on Interstate 15 Tuesday afternoon ran into a storm of blowing paper that slowed traffic near Sahara Avenue, just west of the Las Vegas Strip.; 1:12 p.m.

Romney delivers stinging indictment of Obama's foreign policy record: By Anjeanette Damon; Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took aim at President Barack Obama’s foreign policy record during a speech before the VFW today, accusing Obama of putting troops at risk with national security leaks, mistreating America’s most ...; Updated 3:11 p.m.

Public hearing set on proposed NY sugary drink ban: By Samantha Gross, Associated Press; Doctors lined up at a public hearing to speak in favor of a proposed ban on large sugary drinks in New York, saying sodas and other sweetened beverages are a leading factor in the nation's ...; 12:21 p.m.

Car dealer Ed Bozarth raising money for Colorado shooting victims: By Richard N. Velotta; A businessman who operates car dealerships in Southern Nevada and Aurora, Colo. is spearheading a fund drive to benefit the victims and first responders of the Aurora theater shootings last week.; 11:27 a.m.

Families of theater shooting victims plan goodbyes: By Nicholas Riccardi and P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press; Their first look at a dazed-looking James Holmes with wildly dyed red hair stunned and angered some of the people he is accused of shooting and the kin of those killed that night in a ...; 10:52 a.m.

Coroner ID's victim in Sunday shooting; Metro releases description of suspect: By Cristina Chang; The Clark County Coroner’s Office has identified the Las Vegas man who died Sunday after a late-night altercation east of the Strip. Brandon Maurice Campbell, 25, died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest, ...; 10:22 a.m.

Federal Grand jury probes Gov. Guinn’s son: A former employee of Jeff Guinn, the son of former Governor Kenny Guinn, has been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury investigating Guinn and his hard-money lending company Aspen Financial.; 10:10 a.m.

Hoover Dam bypass bridge-jumper ID'd as Boulder City resident: By Cristina Chang; The woman who jumped to her death Monday from the Hoover Dam bypass bridge has been identified as a Boulder City resident. The Clark County Coroner’s Office said the deceased was Colleen Tyler, 51.; 9:37 a.m.

Boise State dominates the Mountain West's preseason polls; UNLV selected 9th: By Taylor Bern; Boise State enters this season on top of the Mountain West. The Broncos, who next year will play football in the Big East, are predicted to finish first and have the most preseason all-conference team ...; 9:35 a.m.

Boyd Gaming profits up, despite revenue fall at Las Vegas casinos: By Steve Green; Boyd Gaming Corp. on Tuesday reported better financial results even as revenue fell at its Las Vegas casinos. The Las Vegas company separately announced new gaming development deals in California and Florida.; 9:19 a.m.

Fire downtown destroys guest house, motor home: By Cristina Chang; A late-night fire Monday near downtown Las Vegas destroyed a guest house and a motor home, and left one firefighter injured. Firefighters responded to the incident at 11:21 p.m. at 1704 Poplar Ave., said Las ...; 9:11 a.m.

The next one out there: Eugene Robinson; Will we even pretend to do anything to prevent the next mass shooting by a crazed loner?; 2:02 a.m.

The way we fear now: Ross Douthat; The villains in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy are distinctive, even by the standards of summer-movie bad guys, in that they seek nothing but destruction.; 2:01 a.m.

Give proper credit where it’s due: Jim Bacon, North Las Vegas; “You didn’t build that.”; 2:01 a.m.

The launching pad: Thomas Friedman; I can remember bad presidential campaigns in good times and good campaigns in bad times, but it is hard to recall a worse campaign in a worse time.; 2:00 a.m.

For Chinese students, Las Vegas offers crash course on American culture: By Cristina Chang; Desert heat, casinos seemingly on every block and, best of all, a shorter school day – this is Las Vegas for a group of students Chinese visiting the United States.; 2:00 a.m.

Study finds Allegiant, Spirit generate high percentage of revenue from ancillary sources: By Richard N. Velotta; A company that monitors special airline fees says Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air generated 27 percent of its revenue from ancillary sources, the third-highest percentage among 50 airlines worldwide.; 2:00 a.m.

Las Vegas area home values expected to rise over the next year: By Eli Segall; Las Vegas Valley home values have sunk as low as they are expected to go and are poised to rise faster locally than nationally. Other real estate markets that got slammed during the recession also ...; 2:00 a.m.

Ex-N.M. governor was lucky, not good: David Klamann, Las Vegas; I’m always glad to see a third-party candidate get press, minor as it is, but Glenn Garvin’s column about former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s Libertarian Party bid for president sounds more like a copy ...; 2:00 a.m.

PBS’ ‘History Detectives’ take on case of Henderson resident’s WWII-era artifact: By Conor Shine; When Louis Atkins arrived to work on Monday morning, July 30, 1945, he found a small hunk of metal sitting in his midtown Manhattan office in New York City. The mangled piece of metal was ...; 2:00 a.m.

UFC 150: A rundown of the pay-per-view on deck: By Case Keefer; With the rapid stream of events that’s now become the norm, the UFC is routinely reaching milestones. The Las Vegas-based promotion, for instance, put on its 2,000th fight last month at UFC 147 in Belo ...; 2:00 a.m.

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