Las Vegas Sun

Today

June 4, 2012

6 p.m.

Henderson's Gold Rush Casino to become Wildfire Sunset: By Ron Sylvester; The Gold Rush Casino in Henderson closed its doors last week but will reopen in the fall as Wildfire Sunset.

3:13 p.m.

Updated
6:55 p.m.

Top Nevada court grants another stay for dog that killed baby: By Cy Ryan; In another order from the Nevada Supreme Court, the killer dog Onion has received another stay of execution in Henderson.

2:06 p.m.

Updated
5:09 p.m.

With inquests stalled, Metro Police releasing internal deadly force reports: law enforcement:; By Dave Toplikar; Metro Police will start releasing use of deadly force documents that have never before been public, Sheriff Doug Gillespie announced today. The reports are being released as coroner’s inquests into officer-involved shootings have been stalled because officers are challenging changes to the process they say make the inquests adversarial.

1:12 p.m.

Nove Italiano chef to prepare meal for Project Dinner Table: By Ron Sylvester; Geno Bernardo, executive chef of Nove Italiano at the Palms, will prepare local ingredients from his own farm, as well as area farms, during this month's Project Dinner Table.

12:53 p.m.

Attend party to watch Las Vegas restaurant on ‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’: By Ron Sylvester; The Stratosphere will host a watch party and charity benefit to see a Las Vegas eatery next week on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”

11:40 a.m.

Justice Department alleges Las Vegas casino discriminated against non-citizens: By Steve Green; The U.S. Justice Department is suing the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas over allegations the property discriminated against non-U.S. citizen job applicants and employees over a five-year period.

10:45 a.m.

Air quality officials issue advisory for blowing dust: Weather service issues Red Flag Warning for wildfires; By Dave Toplikar; With winds expected to gust as high as 45 mph today, Clark County air quality officials are asking the owners of construction sites to try to hold down the amount of blowing dust.

10:02 a.m.

Former Las Vegas gaming executive settles SEC insider trading suit: By Steve Green; Former Las Vegas gaming executive R. Brooke Dunn has agreed to pay a fine of $181,594 to settle a federal complaint alleging he was involved in an illegal insider stock trading incident.

3 a.m.

10 Hispanic powerbrokers who are making Las Vegas better: By Tovin Lapan; The growing influence of Hispanics in Nevada’s business community is clear. Since 1990, the state’s Latino population has more than doubled, from 10.4 percent to 26.6 percent. More than three-quarters of a million Latinos now live in Nevada. The growth of the demographic has translated into more Latino business ownership. Hispanics own 8 percent of the state’s companies, and their 18,000 businesses generate $3.2 billion in sales and receipts. They employ tens of thousands of workers.

Sunday

June 3, 2012

2 a.m.

HOA scandal involving millions of dollars and thousands of homes cuts wide swath across Las Vegas Valley: By Steve Green; In 2006, condominium owners in Las Vegas’ Vistana community were accused by a lawyer of dreaming up wild, Oliver Stone-like conspiracy theories as they complained about corruption in their community association. After six years, more than two dozen guilty plea deals and four untimely deaths among witnesses or participants, the Vistana owners say they have been vindicated.

Saturday

June 2, 2012

2 a.m.

North Las Vegas officials say forced concessions were only option left: By Brian Nordli; The unprecedented decision for North Las Vegas surprised no one at the special city council meeting Friday. City council members voted unanimously to grant special authority to City Manager Tim Hacker to force unions to agree to concessions to balance the $30.9 million budget gap.

Friday

June 1, 2012

7:57 p.m.

North Las Vegas council clears way for forced union concessions: By Brian Nordli; North Las Vegas council members voted unanimously on Friday to give the city special authority to enforce concessions on the unions to close the budget gap.

5:41 p.m.

Emergency petition granted in effort to save killer dog: By Cy Ryan; The Nevada Supreme Court on Friday granted an emergency petition that will at least temporarily spare the life of a dog that mauled and killed a 1-year old boy in Henderson.

5:21 p.m.

Railroad bridge work closing stretch of Interstate 15: By Richard N. Velotta; One of the city’s main routes to McCarran International Airport will be blocked this weekend with the closure of southbound Interstate 15 between Russell Road and Interstate 215.

1:44 p.m.

Casino game-testing company expanding Las Vegas operations: By Steve Green; Capitalizing on the growth of the physical and online casino industry and new private gaming device-testing opportunities, Las Vegas-based BMM International is expanding its operations.