WASHINGTON -- On the same day the NCAA men's basketball tournament moved into full swing, a congressman and former football coach revived a bill to prohibit Nevada casinos from taking bets on college sporting events.
According to authorities, Rene Angelil is the victim of a multimillion dollar extortion plot carried out by a Presbyterian minister from California and his wife.
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Las Vegas-based medical publication launched
At first glance, the new Las Vegas-based NNI Journal -- with articles titled "Current Management of Lateral Skull Base Lesions" and "Gamma Knife Radiosurgery" -- seems to be steeped in the scientific tradition.
Regents expand power of Rogers to wheel, deal
Interim Chancellor Jim Rogers received more power from the Board of Regents on Friday to barter with the Legislature for funds this session.
Area primary election early voting begins
Voters in Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas will be able to cast ballots for the upcoming primary election beginning today at a number of sites.
Fight over secondhand smoke restrictions likely
CARSON CITY -- Nevada lawmakers hoping to use a bill designed to curb smoking in day care centers and video arcades to enact tougher secondhand smoke restrictions could have a fight on their hands.
Victim never takes stand
According to authorities, Rene Angelil is the victim of a multimillion dollar extortion plot carried out by a Presbyterian minister from California and his wife.
A hero of World War II dies
At only 5 feet 6 inches, Pfc. Ralph L. Browner was known as "the midget Marine" during World War II.
Jet crashes at Nellis; pilot ejects safely
A Nellis Air Force Base pilot ejected safely Friday before his F-16C Fighting Falcon jet crashed at the base as he tried to land it following a malfunction shortly after takeoff, officials said.
Transfer of material to test site delayed
WASHINGTON -- Additional shipments of weapons-grade nuclear materials from New Mexico to the Nevada Test Site have been delayed until the end of the year, an Energy Department official told a House subcommittee Friday.
Neighbors' dispute ends in high court
CARSON CITY -- A Southern Nevada man has a right to go on his neighbor's property to make repairs to his roof and prevent rain runoff from damaging his home, the Supreme Court has ruled.
School supply program a success
King Elementary School teacher Debra Cattoir made a 40-minute drive from Boulder City to Las Vegas on Thursday to get bargains not available in her hometown: free to low-cost school supplies that will benefit her third-grade students.
Suicide notes left before fatal crash
The man who fled from police Sunday at more than 100 mph and killed a Utah family and himself in a head-on crash had left several suicide notes at his home earlier that day, police said Friday.
PROPERTY TAXES: Component plan considered
CARSON CITY -- While a hybrid plan to reduce property taxes for many homeowners appeals to the Democrat-controlled Assembly, lawmakers in the Senate reserve judgment on whether the idea of selective tax relief will ultimately win the day in the Legislature.
NORM: 'Showgirl Diet' nothing magical
Magician Nathan Burton doesn't recommend the "Vegas Showgirl Diet." That's what he's calling his seven-day fund-raising stunt that left him 13 pounds lighter after seven days with no food or water while being confined to a 3-foot wide, 9-foot long, 6-foot high plexiglass box at the Aladdin.
Casino cleared in 2002 Laughlin River Run death
A widow failed Friday to convince a jury that Harrah's Laughlin was responsible for her husband's death during a melee between rival motorcycle gangs at the casino during the 2002 Laughlin River Run.
College betting ban resurfaces
WASHINGTON -- On the same day the NCAA men's basketball tournament moved into full swing, a congressman and former football coach revived a bill to prohibit Nevada casinos from taking bets on college sporting events.
2002-03 SCHOOL YEAR: Spending per student remains low
Nevada once again ranked near the bottom in per pupil spending in the 2002-03 school year compared with other states and the District of Columbia, according to a U.
In Brief
FATAL SHOOTING Woman who made threats with knife ID'd A woman who had displayed signs of mental illness and was fatally shot after she threatened another woman with a butcher knife was identified Friday as Danielle LaBelle, 24, of Las Vegas.
NEON SATURDAY: Joe Cocker at Orleans Arena
It was a cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends" that put Joe Cocker on the map in 1969, and the sandpaper-voiced singer was still reinterpreting the classics on last year's "Heart & Soul" album.
