ENDORSEMENT IN JEOPARDY: Herrera home loan scrutinized

When Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera and his wife sought out an $85,000 loan for a half-acre of land on which to build their $400,000 dream home, they didn't go the traditional route through a bank or mortgage company.
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STATE BAR CONVENTION: 21 judges bill state $28,237 for trip

CARSON CITY -- At a time when the governor must cut state spending by a quarter billion dollars, 21 Nevada judges billed the state a combined $28,237 to attend a June convention in Hawaii.

Records released Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the Courts show six Supreme Court justices claimed total expenditures of $10,237 at the four-day State Bar of Nevada convention in Kona, Hawaii. That is an average of $1,706 each.
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ROAD WARRIOR: Riding The Big Bus

This week readers want to know if Citizens Area Transit wouldn't work better with smaller buses, if construction equipment is allowed on valley streets and why it will take longer to design and build the Hoover Dam bypass bridge than it did to build the dam.

ENDORSEMENT IN JEOPARDY: Herrera home loan scrutinized

When Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera and his wife sought out an $85,000 loan for a half-acre of land on which to build their $400,000 dream home, they didn't go the traditional route through a bank or mortgage company.

Deaths

Ruth Andrews Ruth G. Andrews, 91, died Saturday. She was born Aug. 18, 1910, in Stockbridge, N.

Jarbidge Shovel Brigade plans convoy to Florida

ELKO -- Jarbidge Shovel Brigade members battling the U.S. Forest Service over protection of a threatened fish are planning a cross-country convoy to southern Florida this fall to support farmers who say they are being swamped out by the federal government.

Writers of opposing argument not opposed to RTC tax, member says

A member of the three-person committee drafting the opposing argument to the transportation tax initiative on November's ballot says the panel has been stacked with proponents of the measure.

Report urges elderly aid

Senior citizens need greater access to transportation, prescription drugs, affordable housing and public safety services, according to a Senior Advisory Council report given to the Clark County Commission on Tuesday.

Project cancellation draws speculation

The reason behind last week's abrupt cancellation of a $130 million wind farm project at the Nevada Test Site may go beyond possible radar interference from turbine blades, sources with knowledge of nearby Air Force operations said Tuesday.

Press kit arrives after vote

CARSON CITY -- A press kit mailing aimed at winning Senate votes in the Yucca Mountain battle was received by a Citizen Alert official on Friday, well after the issue was a fait accompli.

DOUBLE SLAYING: Mother mourns two dead brothers

As police searched for leads in Monday's slayings of two brothers, their mother struggled to understand why her only children are suddenly gone.

BAIL REVOCATION POSSIBLE: DEA Agent accused of violation

A DEA agent accused of attempting to molest as many as 16 children picked up another criminal charge while out on bail, court records show.

Sparks state senator faces court date

CARSON CITY -- A Sparks charter school associated with a state lawmaker was fined $500 Tuesday for failing to maintain workers' compensation insurance coverage.

STATE BAR CONVENTION: 21 judges bill state $28,237 for trip

CARSON CITY -- At a time when the governor must cut state spending by a quarter billion dollars, 21 Nevada judges billed the state a combined $28,237 to attend a June convention in Hawaii.

Former priest pleads innocent

Under the microscope of the media, former Henderson priest Mark Roberts pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges he abused five teenage parishioners.

COLUMN: John L. Smith

Pictures of Tom Wiesner. Every one of the several thousand people in attendance Tuesday at UNLV's Cox Pavilion for his emotional memorial service had a bundle of them in the form of memories.

Nevada given `F' grade for ballot measure disclosure

CARSON CITY -- A national organization has awarded the Nevada secretary of state's office an "F" grade for its failure to let the public know who is really behind ballot initiatives, including those to legalize marijuana and prohibit same-sex marriages.

Driest conditions in 30 years fuel 8,600-acre Sierra fire

TOPAZ LAKE -- Nearly 1,000 firefighters turned their focus Tuesday to the Sierra Nevada, where bulldozers dug fire lines around a housing subdivision threatened by an 8,600-acre wildfire burning in the region's driest conditions in 30 years.

Attorney faced with sanctions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a public defender who represented a man in a capital murder case to explain why she placed information in an appeals brief not supported by the trial record.

Court won't intervene in malpractice case

CARSON CITY -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request by a Las Vegas physician to intervene in his medical malpractice case on the issue of joint and several liability, a legal doctrine that can require one of several defendants in a lawsuit to pay an entire jury award.

Lost Cabin Fire frustrates crews

Hampered by inaccessible terrain and a shortage of air support, firefighters could do little more than watch Tuesday as a 2,400-acre wildfire raged 25 miles west of Las Vegas.

News Wrap

LAS VEGAS County adopts policy to nominate judges Lawyers will have more influence in the appointment of local judges after the Clark County Commission on Tuesday adopted a process for nominating applicants.

Report: Charter schools fail to improve student achievement

The majority of the nation's charter schools have failed to improve student achievement, a report released today by the American Federation of Teachers concludes.

COLUMN: Norm!

The neighbors-to-be of Celine Dion want their peace and quiet, not late-night helicopter flyovers.

JUDGE EXPENSES

The state paid $28,237 for 21 judges to visit Hawaii for a State Bar of Nevada convention in June.

NEON WEDNESDAY: Indigo Girls play the Hard Rock

The Atlanta folk-pop group the Indigo Girls headline the Hard Rock Hotel tonight.

Goodbye to Big Dog

Tom Wiesner's friends and family remembered the late Las Vegas businessman and Republican Party activist for his decades of kindness, courage and gruff charm during a memorial service Tuesday at UNLV.

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