Las Vegas has received national attention lately for courting Major League Baseball and the NBA All-Star Game. But the eyes of the world soon might be on the Biggest Little City as Reno looks to mount a bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
SAN DIEGO -- Former Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone joined two San Diego city councilmen in court on Wednesday as lawyers argued about what evidence should be admitted at their upcoming corruption trial.
Legislator warns road workers
A bill restricting how and when lane closures can occur won't become law this year. But a leading state lawmaker warned road workers to find new ways to ease commuter angst, or else.
Death penalty measure advances
CARSON CITY -- A Senate panel voted without recommendation Wednesday to advance a measure bringing Nevada into line with a U.
Troopers insist driver was speeding before fatal crash
Robert Allan Rink Jr. was allowed to plead guilty last week to a reduced charge in a fatal crash because authorities said troopers likely miscalculated a speed analysis for his vehicle.
CITY COUNCIL: Tavern, park votes show split
A Las Vegas City Council known for almost constant collegiality and unanimous votes turned less harmonious Wednesday as two votes split the panel amid accusations of selfishness and inappropriate political maneuvering.
Attack hoax shakes up students, parents
The word spread quickly among the teenagers. Someone dressed in a trench coat and carrying a gun, they heard, was coming to their school the next day to carry out a Columbine-type shooting.
Part of road renamed for Dean Martin
Having to market a new condominium tower on Industrial Road was apparently not the strategy project owners wanted when they pitch their luxury high-rise.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: Leaders revive proposal
CARSON CITY -- Legislative leaders on Wednesday resurrected a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit spending by state and local governments.
Teen, cousin suffer night of Insanity
A teenager and her 11-year-old cousin were stranded on the Insanity thrill ride atop the Stratosphere on Las Vegas Boulevard for 80 minutes Wednesday morning.
Talk of Columbine not uncommon, experts say
What happened in Henderson on Wednesday -- the threat of a shooting spree on a school campus -- came as no surprise to a psychiatrist who works with Southern Nevada adolescents.
Bill lets nonprofits use school facilities for free
CARSON CITY -- A bill that would require the Clark County School District to allow nonprofit organizations to use school facilities for free won unanimous approval Wednesday in the Assembly.
Homeless encampments cleared
Early Wednesday morning, North Las Vegas city workers cleared away the remains of a homeless encampment on Owens Avenue and Stocker Street.
Malone declares: 'I am innocent'
SAN DIEGO -- Former Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone joined two San Diego city councilmen in court on Wednesday as lawyers argued about what evidence should be admitted at their upcoming corruption trial.
PREACHING AND PROTESTING
His hands shake with old age. He gags and hacks in a cloud of bus fumes. And then he starts griping again.
Bill cracks down on eminent domain
CARSON CITY -- City and county governments would have a tougher time taking private property through eminent domain laws under a bill approved unanimously Wednesday in the Assembly.
NORM: Details surface on Newton deal
With workers scheduled to start removing Wayne Newton's name from the Stardust marquee at sunrise today, the Las Vegas Hilton was preparing to announce the return of Newton for a six-week run.
SIZES AND SITES: Casino panel given three more months
A Clark County-appointed committee formed after contentious battles among homeowners, union representatives and casino executives was given three more months to define new guidelines for neighborhood casinos.
Nevadans sketch Yucca game plan
WASHINGTON -- Believing they might have a winning hand at last, Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday outlined a strategy they said will keep pressure on the Energy Department over controversial e-mails at Yucca Mountain.
Senator presses NRC member on repository
WASHINGTON -- A former Senate adviser who was critical of the Yucca Mountain Project was pressed Wednesday to abstain from all activity on the Nevada repository until his term expires on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Charges by UNR ruled groundless
RENO -- Misconduct charges brought by the University of Nevada, Reno against a professor who triggered a federal probe of alleged abuse of UNR research animals were found to be groundless by a hearing officer on Wednesday.
In Brief
SPECIAL MEETING Discussion on ADA efforts fails to impress Jeffrey Beardsley and Colette Melissa Ward weren't impressed by the discussion North Las Vegas officials had Wednesday on their progress in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
One killed in two-car wreck
One man died and a woman was critically injured Wednesday in a two-car wreck at the intersection of Cimarron and Spring Mountain roads.
