- Stories
- Nevada shaped by fans of air conditioning
- Monday, July 12, 2010
- They blasted dynamite holes in the ground to plant trees. The desert was too hard for shovels, but they needed the shade. This was Las Vegas before air conditioning.
- Man vs. mosquito
- Tuesday, June 22, 2010
- Mosquitoes - they pierce, then rummage under your skin, looking for what entomologists call a “blood meal.”
- The story of jewel thieves who count Vegas among their daring jobs
- Monday, May 17, 2010
- The first man enters the jewelry store just after 8:30 p.m. He is tall, with a receding hairline, accented English, and a sportcoat slung over his shoulder "in an European style," a detective would later write.
- To be a drug dog, you need ‘prey drive’ - and a little German
- Monday, May 3, 2010
- These are not dogs you teach to roll over, or cuddle. These dogs -- this particular group of eight -- only respond to commands in German. These dogs have 400 hours of training, each.
- Interrogation 101: Detective is teaching others the art of the squeal
- Monday, April 26, 2010
- Detective Robert Griffin taped a map of Henderson to the wall. Then he picked 30 points on that map, and stuck pins in each point. Then he stuck a mug shot -- the same mug shot, the same guy, 30 times -- next to each point.
- A trip to the Canine Semen Bank can bring Poodle 2.0
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010
- The poodle, according to the American kennel Club breed standard, should have "an air of distinction and dignity peculiar to himself." Lidos Tequila Sunrise, a Vegas champion poodle, had this plus a puffed apricot coat; a rare auburn body bouffant that owner Susie Osburn has bred into several generations of ginger winners - the extended dog children of Tequila Sunrise, who, despite being dead for more than a decade, continues to produce apricot offspring.
- UNLV academics study Nevada’s brothel industry
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010
- For all the commotion around legal prostitution in Nevada, the world of brothels is a pretty small place: At most, it's about 500 people working at 25 or 30 brothels, some of which are just double-wide trailers dressed up for guests.
- 2B or not 2B? The age of the Twitter suicide note is upon us
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010
- The average suicide note is reportedly fewer than 150 words, which raises a truly dark specter: Twitter.
- America’s first legal male prostitute looks back on short-lived career
- Monday, April 5, 2010
- The Shady Lady's working man, Markus, has quit the "surrogate lover" business after two months.
- What should Clark County do with teenage prostitutes?
- Monday, March 22, 2010
- Miranda is 14 years old and angry as she stands in court. She’s spent a month in juvenile detention, even though she wasn’t charged with a crime. No, this time Miranda’s locked up because she agreed to testify against her pimp.
Blog Entries
- Just another Sunday at the county jail
- Monday, Aug. 11, 2008
- Mormon "stud" calendar causes problems
- Friday, July 11, 2008
- Metro Explorers win big
- Monday, July 7, 2008
- Jailed rock singer hauled into court
- Monday, June 30, 2008
- More information on arrest of county worker
- Friday, June 27, 2008
- TV report: County worker arrested
- Thursday, June 26, 2008
- Marshals arrest two for selling horses they didn't own
- Thursday, June 26, 2008
- Henderson Police Chief Perkins announces retirement
- Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Henderson Police Chief Richard Perkins has announced his retirement from the department, effective Sept. 5.
- Murder charges filed against parents of 4-year-old boy who died after 17 hours in car
- Wednesday, June 25, 2008
- Marshals arrest suspect in Ohio summer school robbery in Las Vegas Valley
- Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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