Kevin Kehl helps Damon Larson, right, fill up their Jet Skis with gasoline at the Phillips 66 Rebel gas station Friday in Boulder City. Photo by Ronda Churchill.
Accused child killer Beau Maestas pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Friday in a plea that does not spare him from a possible death sentence.
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Railroad cottage springs to life
With boarded-up windows and cracks in its 95-year-old walls, a piece of Las Vegas history grew wheels and rolled out of downtown early Friday morning in search of preservation.
Man, 18, arrested in shooting
Courtland Doughton was scheduled to get on a bus home to Arkansas Friday morning. Instead, the 18-year-old was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Thursday evening that occurred outside the North Las Vegas home of his great-grandparents, where he had been visiting for about a month.
Coal-burning power plant plans face heat
RENO -- Critics of a proposed coal-burning power plant 90 miles north of Reno are upset they didn't get to speak out at public meetings this week on the project next to a national conservation area in the Black Rock Desert.
All-day kindergarten among issues stalling budget accord
CARSON CITY -- Lawmakers trying to wrap up work on a two-year $5.7 billion budget by a June 6 deadline remained at loggerheads Friday over a number of issues, particularly a Democratic plan to implement all-day kindergarten.
NEON SATURDAY: `Chicks' comedy trio at Suncoast
They call this packaged comedy tour "Southern Fried Chicks" because the owners of the "Blue Collar" franchise probably are saving "Female Blue Collar," or some variation, for themselves.
Beau Maestas admits Mesquite mayhem
Accused child killer Beau Maestas pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Friday in a plea that does not spare him from a possible death sentence.
Woman convicted of manslaughter in stabbing
KINGMAN, Ariz. -- A jury has convicted a Bullhead City, Ariz., woman of manslaughter in the stabbing death last September of a teenager.
Bill requiring seat belts on school buses advances
CARSON CITY -- Nevada school districts would be required to have seat belts for children on the buses they purchase under a bill approved 36-5 Friday in the Assembly.
Attorney says arrests significant
The slaying of a former Palomino Club doorman lends credence to a theory that Colombian or Cuban mobsters may be linked to the 2000 slaying of a Palomino executive who was threatened after he derailed the sale of the all-nude club, an attorney said Friday.
SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON: Gasoline prices stabilize
With the launch this Memorial Day weekend of the summer travel season, road-tripping Las Vegans face a summer of high but stable gasoline prices.
100-plus bills pass by deadline
CARSON CITY -- Bills to regulate the payday loan industry and increase the minimum wage by $1.25 per hour won approval Friday as the two houses of the Legislature passed more than 100 bills in beating a deadline.
Blown fuse sparks NLV power outage
A blown fuse at a Nevada Power substation at Carey Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard left about 7,000 North Las Vegas residents and business owners without electricity Friday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the utility said.
CORRECTIONS
A story in Friday's Sports section incorrectly listed the time spectator gates open for tonight's NASCAR Weekly Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Bullring.
Man gets 15-to-55 years in prison
A man who sped away from police, ran a red light and killed a mother and child on their way home from a church function received a stiff prison sentence Friday.
NORM: Wynn's camp in repeat mode
For the second time in three months, Steve Wynn's camp on Friday emphatically distanced the developer from singer Michael Jackson.
Fatal accident involves fire truck
A Pahrump Valley Fire Department truck was involved in a fatal accident while responding to a brush fire Friday afternoon, authorities said.
VIOLENT PROTESTS: Outrage at Quran abuse explored
As Muslims around the world continued their protests of the alleged desecration of the Quran at Guantanamo Bay, local Muslims and a group of international Islamic scholars explored why the allegation has caused such outrage.
SALES TAX INCREASE: Bill close to Senate passage
CARSON CITY -- A bill authorizing a sales tax increase to hire more police in Southern Nevada was expected to win final passage in the Senate late Friday night, but only after it was amended in a way that critics said deleted accountability provisions.
At least one dies in 1-15 rollover
At least one person was killed Friday night in a one-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 15 north of Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
