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NBA, NHL officials hold cards for LV franchisesLas Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is heading to New York later this month to find out whether the city with legalized sports betting could have its own professional sports teams.Goodman, other local officials and San Diego Padres baseball team owner John Moores are scheduled to meet Sept. 28 with NBA Commissioner David Stern and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. FULL TEXT Applause lacking for proposals to raise taxTwo men who want to raise the state's taxes, primarily for education needs, received a frigid reception Thursday from a business and gaming crowd which clearly didn't like the idea of their two initiatives.State Sen. Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas, laid out his reasoning for advocating raising gross gaming taxes on the richest 107 casinos from 6 1/4 percent to 11 1/4 percent. There was no applause. FULL TEXT
CARSON CITY -- A 300 percent pension increase approved and then rescinded by a politically unnerved 1989 Legislature was the focus of discussion by the Supreme Court on Thursday, as two retired lawmakers who had temporarily received the higher benefits sought to have them restored. Man gets life sentences in killing Review-Journal A defendant who pleaded guilty to murder in the June 1998 slaying of an elderly man was sentenced to consecutive life terms in prison Thursday. Deaths Mary Altenburger Mary Altenburger, 86, died Wednesday in a Las Vegas care center. She was born Jan. Applause lacking for proposals to raise tax Two men who want to raise the state's taxes, primarily for education needs, received a frigid reception Thursday from a business and gaming crowd which clearly didn't like the idea of their two initiatives. Correction Because of a reporting error, a story in Thursday's Review-Journal incorrectly named a law three men are accused of violating. United Way starts fund-raising effort Review-Journal The idea is to give until it helps. United Way of Southern Nevada is launching its most ambitious campaign with a goal of $10. Astronaut happy to marshal air races, but he'd rather fly Associated Press RENO -- Two years ago this week, astronaut Curtis Brown was piloting one of the most powerful planes at the National Championship Air Races. Convicted murderer's mom to testify in penalty hearing A woman jailed for a courtroom attack on her son's attorney will testify today before the jury that soon will ponder whether her son should be sentenced to death. Court reviews rules on judiciary CARSON CITY -- Members of the Supreme Court debated and discussed a variety of judicial rules and issues Thursday, from charitable solicitations by judges to the timing of political contributions, but made no decisions after a three-hour hearing. Guinn issues HUD remedy Donrey Capital Bureau CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn on Thursday issued an executive order designed to remedy a situation that could have denied Federal Housing Administration loans for thousands of Nevadans. Officials angered over seminars for inmates Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Rather than realizing that crime doesn't pay, inmates at San Francisco's jail may have learned how to get away with it. COLUMN: Norm Clarke What an introduction. The new guy was driving in from Denver at dusk on Sunday night, getting his first look at his new hometown, when there it was: the show of shows in the city of lights. Two robbers ambush, kill guard at mall Las Vegas police have found a potential connection between a slaying and robbery at a jewelry store Thursday and a similar robbery in Northern California earlier this summer. Worker dies in cave-in at Henderson project Review-Journal Tragedy struck a city of Henderson construction project Thursday when the walls of a trench collapsed around a man and his son, and the son was killed. Noise rules delayed by senators WASHINGTON -- Nevada senators slipped a provision into an Interior Department spending bill this week that forces the National Park Service to delay new noise standards for the Grand Canyon. Groesbeck case may be resolved Review-Journal Lewdness and battery charges filed against former Henderson Mayor Robert Groesbeck in connection with an incident at Mandalay Bay could be resolved in court this morning. States can ignore pollution limits in storm water Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- In a defeat for environmentalists, a federal appeals court ruled that cities in nine Western states don't have to follow their state's pollution limits when discharging storm water into rivers and streams. PHOTO: Hot car, cool cause Hispanic leaders air concerns over immigration, education WASHINGTON -- A group of almost 80 Nevada Hispanic leaders spent all day Thursday trying to press their concerns to federal officials to improve education and immigration services in the state. NBA, NHL officials hold cards for LV franchises Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is heading to New York later this month to find out whether the city with legalized sports betting could have its own professional sports teams. Search firm advised of wish list for next superintendent Clark County School District's next superintendent won't have to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Wanted man arrested in LV Review-Journal A restaurant cashier at the Stardust had just finished reading a Reader's Digest story about a Canadian man wanted for killing his wife when the man walked up to pay for a meal Wednesday night. Nevada briefs Commissioners to discuss issues Clark County Commissioners Erin Kenny and Lance Malone will talk and take questions from reporters on Friday's "Nevada Week in Review," which airs at 7:30 p. PHOTO: Miss Nevada wins preliminary swimsuit competition | |||||||
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