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Las Vegas warming up to high 60s: Sunday, November 22, 2009; Thanksgiving and Black Friday to be sunny and warm; By Dave Toplikar; Sunny skies and temperatures climbing into the upper 60s are in store for the Las Vegas Valley this week, including Thanksgiving.

Vigil set in memory of slain police officer: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Sun Staff; A candlelight vigil will be conducted Monday evening in front of the Metro Police Bolden Area Command in memory of officer Trevor Nettleton, who was shot to death earlier this week.

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle: Saturday, November 21, 2009; The Associated Press; Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

John Ensign absent from Senate floor during health care debate: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Lisa Mascaro; WASHINGTON -- As senators speak on the Senate floor today to discuss health care reform in a lively, rare Saturday session, one voice that has been absent is that of Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada.

Reid clears major health care hurdle, daunting weeks ahead: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Lisa Mascaro; WASHINGTON — With tonight's Senate vote to open debate on the Democrats’ health care reform bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid cleared a hurdle in the most profound test of his leadership skills but is about to face another.

Corrections officer with Metro killed in U.S. 95 crash: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Kyle Hansen; A Metro Police corrections officer was killed in a vehicle accident this morning on U.S. 95 near Searchlight. Officer Daniel Leach, 49, of Boulder City, was driving a prisoner transport vehicle from the Clark County Detention Center to the Tucker Holding Facility in Laughlin. The accident occurred at 5:45 a.m. as Leach was driving southbound on U.S. 95 about a mile north of Searchlight. Leach had worked for Metro as a corrections officer for 25 years.

Mostly sunny today for Las Vegas: Saturday, November 21, 2009; Afternoon temperatures to climb into the upper 60s through weekend,; By Dave Toplikar; If you've got some pre-Thanksgiving chores to take care of this weekend, the weather will cooperate - mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s are in store for Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service.

Amber Alert for Pahrump toddler canceled: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Sun Staff; The Nye County Sheriff's Office has canceled an Amber Alert issued Friday for a missing toddler from Pahrump. The alert was issued Friday evening for 18-month-old Julian Alarid, taken at about 3 p.m. Friday by his father, Stephen Alarid, 47, authorities said.

Finding replacement for Judge Teuton likely to take months: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Cy Ryan; CARSON CITY – It will be several months before a replacement is named for Clark County Family Court Judge Robert Teuton, who was ordered out of the job by the Nevada Supreme Court this month.

FBI, hospital in talks over leak of patient records: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Richard A. Serrano; The FBI said Friday that it has begun "evaluating" the unauthorized release of confidential patient records after officials at University Medical Center met with them in an attempt to determine how the materials have been compromised.

McCarran passenger count drops 1.3 percent in October: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Mary Manning; McCarran International Airport traffic continued its decline in passenger counts in October, but the trend showed signs of easing. The passenger count dropped 1.3 percent in October compared to last year, from 3,560,497 passengers last October to 3,513,663 this year.

Judge in Station Casinos case refuses creditors' request: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Cy Ryan; RENO – A federal bankruptcy judge has refused, for the time being, a request by the unsecured creditors of Station Casinos to hire another firm to aid in seeing whether there was any fraud or unsavory dealings in the handling of its finances.

Fontainebleau contractors say sales process is flawed: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Steve Green; Contractors that claim to be owed $424 million today objected to the Fontainebleau Las Vegas sales process in which Penn National Gaming could pick up the unfinished project for less than $102 million.

Slots-A-Fun, Las Vegas Blvd. reopened after suspicious package: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Mary Manning; Patrons were able to return to the Slots-A-Fun casino this afternoon and Las Vegas Boulevard was reopened after a suspicious package was found earlier today at the Las Vegas Strip casino.

Joint venture will acquire Hughes Center owner: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Steve Green; A big nationwide real estate deal announced today includes the high-end, 115-acre Hughes Center office and business complex in Las Vegas. Its owner, Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership of Fort Worth, Texas, has been taken over by Barclays Capital, part of London-based banking giant Barclays Bank Plc.

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