Handgun sighting triggers Desert Pines lockdown With images of the massacre at Virginia Tech fresh in their minds, students and parents at Desert Pines High School were sent into a panic on Tuesday after an 18-year-old man flashed a handgun on campus.
MGM buys parcels for new center MGM Mirage, which is currently building the massive $7 billion Project CityCenter on 66 acres on the south Strip, has assembled the acreage to construct a similar and potentially larger development on the Strip's northern end.
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Handgun sighting triggers Desert Pines lockdown With images of the massacre at Virginia Tech fresh in their minds, students and parents at Desert Pines High School were sent into a panic on Tuesday after an 18-year-old man flashed a handgun on campus.
House passes bill giving use of land to Guard WASHINGTON -- A bill that formalizes the Nevada Army National Guard's use of 45 acres of land in the southern part of the Las Vegas Valley was approved by the House this week.
Cobb's trial begins in 1999 gang killings Seven years after authorities believe Delbert Cobb went on a two-month shooting spree against rival gang members, his murder trial began Wednesday.
Cervical cancer vaccine bill faces another vote CARSON CITY -- A bill requiring insurance companies and state medical programs to make a cervical cancer vaccine available to young women was amended Wednesday to exclude self-funded local government health plans.
Report pans state Medicaid performance Nevada Medicaid fails to deliver quality care to enrollees and excludes certain people who need it because of strict eligibility requirements, according to a report released Wednesday that ranked states based on how well their programs performed in four categories.
Assembly OKs drug program bill CARSON CITY -- The Assembly unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that clears the way for Clark County to participate in a program that can provide discount prescription drugs to its residents.
Veterans care center's builder wins judgment A federal claims judge awarded the builder of the downtown veterans care center an $18 million judgment Wednesday, saying the building was safe and could have remained occupied while crumbling walls were repaired.
North Las Vegas park plan chosen North Las Vegas officials on Wednesday chose a plan for the 132-acre Craig Ranch Regional Park that maintains most of the ranch's decades-old trees and grassy areas but won't immediately help meet the growing city's need for more ballfields.
nevada spending plan: Budget back in black CARSON CITY -- A projected revenue shortfall of nearly $137 million has been erased with a series of cuts and recalculations of Nevada's budget needs for the coming two fiscal years, state Budget Director Andrew Clinger said Wednesday.
LV man dies from crash injuries A 42-year-old Las Vegas man died two days after being critically injured in a wreck at the intersection of Lindell and Desert Inn roads, Las Vegas police said.
Hispanic leaders join committee for Clinton Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday announced a committee of prominent Hispanics supporting her in Nevada, making her the first candidate to put together a Hispanic group in Nevada, an early presidential caucus state in the 2008 election.
Defense attorneys back bill CARSON CITY -- Defense attorneys told legislators Wednesday that Nevada prosecutors, especially in Las Vegas, use grand juries to get a second "bite" at cases dismissed by judges.
Candidate goes to court to get on ballot A week before Mesquite's general election ballots will be printed, the results of the primary election have been challenged in court.
City Council OKs permanent liquor license for club The Crazy Horse Too Gentlemen's Club will remain open thanks to the Las Vegas City Council granting the club's new management a permanent liquor license on Wednesday.
CORRECTION A report Wednesday on prison overcrowding contained an error. Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty was referring to a prison re-entry drug court program when he said only 20 inmates were participating in Clark County. The pre-incarceration drug court, a different program run in the district courts statewide, has nearly 1,400 participants.
Police allege Rizzolo links When Mike Signorelli went before the Las Vegas City Council in October to ask for a temporary liquor license to operate the Crazy Horse Too, he agreed to divorce himself from the topless club's "old regime" of Rick Rizzolo and the 14 club workers who had just pleaded guilty to federal crimes.
Storm hits Sierra with snow, wind RENO -- A spring storm brought blizzardlike conditions and driving controls to the Sierra, and snow blanketed a wildfire north of Carson City that threatened a handful of homes.
Judges hold off on changes to indigent defense system Clark County judges agreed Wednesday to postpone making changes to the county's indigent defense system until a statewide commission appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court examines the issue.
MGM buys parcels for new center MGM Mirage, which is currently building the massive $7 billion Project CityCenter on 66 acres on the south Strip, has assembled the acreage to construct a similar and potentially larger development on the Strip's northern end.
BATTLING FAA: City keeps 'right turn' fight alive Just like the roar of jets over the northwest Las Vegas Valley, the city's legal fight against the Federal Aviation Administration's "right turn" will continue for the near future.
