Henderson - Las Vegas Sun

Man burned trying to put out mattress fire: Saturday, November 14, 2009; By Kyle Hansen; A Henderson man suffered second-degree burns to his hands while trying to extinguish a mattress fire Saturday afternoon. The man was trying to get a burning mattress out of a house at 19 California Way, near Boulder Highway and Lake Mead Drive.

Contractors plant trees and shrubbery in the backyard of Tiffany Egbert, 24, Friday as part of a free lawn make-over for the 2nd Annual Operation Green program sponsored by the Nevada State Contractors Board and Nevada Landscape Association. Egbert's husband, Specialist Kevin Egbert, is currently serving in Afghanistan with the Army National Guard 1221st Calvary.

Groups provide free landscaping to families in need: Saturday, November 14, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson; A look of disbelief and shock came over Rose Maria Gordon, 78, as she stepped out of her house in Las Vegas Friday morning to see her yard being landscaped for the second annual Operation Green Program. “Oh my god, I can’t believe this,” she said while covering her mouth with her hands.

Rayshaun Coleman appears in Henderson Justice Court on Thursday to face charges of first-degree murder, child abuse and neglect in the death of an infant earlier this year. The Clark County medical examiner testified the baby suffered from traumatic brain injuries.

Man accused in infant’s death denies alleged beating: Examiner says child suffered from burns, brain injuries; Thursday, November 12, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson; A man accused of killing an infant told police that someone else must have entered the home earlier this year and brutally beat and burned the baby while the boy was sleeping, Henderson Police officers testified Thursday during a hearing in Henderson Justice Court.

Emmanuel Dozier, who is charged with shooting police officers during a SWAT raid on his house Dec. 23, sits through a preliminary hearing Jan. 20 at the Henderson Justice Court.

Trial delayed for man accused of shooting 3 officers: Thursday, November 12, 2009; By Cara McCoy; The trial has been postponed for a man accused of shooting three Metro SWAT officers who were serving a warrant last year at his Henderson home. Emmanuel Dozier was arrested after he allegedly shot at officers during a narcotics raid at his Seven Hills home on Dec. 28, 2008. His trial was set to begin Monday in front of District Court Judge Valorie Vega. It is now scheduled for May 3.

Lake Mead Christian Academy guards Dequan Thompson, right and Landon Littlefield have both made verbal commitments to attend Dixie State College in St. George, Utah.

High school basketball players from small school reach college dreams: ray brewer:; Thursday, November 12, 2009; By Ray Brewer; Chalk one up for the little guy. For years, high school coaches and athletic directors of programs in the state’s lower classifications have tried to convince promising athletes they could reach their dreams of receiving a college scholarship without playing in the public school-based large-school division. Looks like those coaches are right.

Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, takes a break with employees in the merchandising department for athletic performance footwear to enjoy a game of desk volleyball at the company's call center in Henderson in this file photo.

Zappos CEO talks company culture at marketing conference: Wednesday, November 11, 2009; By Amanda Finnegan; Make company culture a first priority and the rest — including marketing and customer service — will fall into place. That was the message Zappos Chief Executive Officer Tony Hsieh hoped to drive home with entrepreneurs and marketing executives at Tuesday’s keynote address at PubCon 2009, an annual social media and search marketing conference.

Members of the Blue Star Mothers organization listen to Henderson City Councilwoman Debra March give the keynote address Saturday at the Henderson Veterans Day Ceremony.

Henderson honors families in Veterans Day event: Saturday, November 7, 2009; By Kyle Hansen; Henderson held a Veterans Day Ceremony a couple days early on Saturday morning to honor people who served in the military and add six names to the Veterans Memorial Wall.

The Del Sol High football team celebrates winning the Henderson-based Southeast Division championship with a 46-26 victory against Coronado Friday night at Del Sol. The winner annually receives the Henderson City Championship trophy.

Del Sol rallies without top rusher to win Southeast title: Saturday, November 7, 2009; By Ray Brewer; Running back Dezerick Reed has been the Del Sol High football team’s No. 1 option offensively every game this fall. But in one of the Dragons’ most important games of the season on Friday night, they had to rally without their top performer. Reed was benched after drawing a personal foul on a late hit in the second quarter against a player from visiting Coronado.

Green Valley upsets Silverado, 23-17: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; Entering Friday night’s game, Silverado had everything to play for. Green Valley had already been eliminated from playoff contention.

Foothill loses to Basic, still makes playoffs: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; This year’s Battle for Boulder Highway certainly lived up to its billing.

With revenues falling, city of Henderson likely to see layoffs: City says layoffs, program cuts probable early next year; Thursday, November 5, 2009; By Erin Dostal; In Henderson, consolidated tax revenues continue to be lower than projected, and the city is likely to implement layoffs and program cuts early next year, a city spokesman said. Consolidated tax revenue — sales and other taxes allotted to Henderson by the state — for August were about 23 percent lower than those reported in August 2008. It was the largest month-over-month decrease on record.

Hearing delayed for man accused in relay runner's death: Tuesday, November 3, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson; The preliminary hearing has been delayed for a 25-year-old Henderson man accused of driving under the influence of alcohol last month and fatally striking a relay runner.

Attic fire does $50,000 damage to house in Henderson: Sunday, November 1, 2009; By Sun Staff; A fire in the attic of a two-story house in Henderson Saturday night did about $50,000 damage, but the occupant of the home escaped without injury, officials said.

Mother of accused teen says she didn't know of pregnancy: Tuesday, October 27, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson; The mother of a 19-year-old Henderson woman accused of suffocating her newborn son testified this morning she didn't know her daughter was pregnant. Angela Camero said she was home at the time but didn't know her daughter was giving birth to an 11-pound baby on Aug. 23. She said in Henderson Justice Court today that she neither saw nor heard a baby in the home. When she arrived home the next evening on Aug. 24, she testified she saw police surrounding the family's house on Desert Pond Avenue in Henderson. It was at that time she learned her daughter had ...

Findlay Prep point guard Cory Joseph runs drills during a practice at the Henderson International School.

UNLV target Joseph visits UConn when athlete slain: Findlay Prep top-10 prospect Cory Joseph wasn't near dance where football player stabbed to death; Friday, October 23, 2009; By Rob Miech; Findlay College Prep star guard Cory Joseph, who is still considering UNLV, wasn’t anywhere near the slaying of a Connecticut football player early Sunday morning. If a meeting at Huskies basketball coach Jim Calhoun’s home hadn’t gone long Saturday night, though, Joseph might have wound up outside a school-sponsored dance on the UConn campus, the scene of the tragedy, with some of its basketball players.

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Where the beautiful people live

July 29, 2009 • 6:51 p.m.

Over the weekend, I went to a church dinner with my husband’s family. They live on the other side of the valley, in Las Vegas. At our table were a couple of people I did not know. My husband, who spent his teenage years in Las Vegas, seemed to know them. The woman asked where we live. “Out in Henderson,” my husband said. “Oh....Henderson,” the woman answered. “That’s where all the beautiful people live.”

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