Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson is crowned Miss America 2007 by Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry at the pageant Monday in Las Vegas. At left is show host Mario Lopez. Photo by Jane Kalinowsky.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS? If she could change one thing about herself, Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson, 20, said, she would like to be 3 inches taller, so she could show a little more leg during the Miss America pageant's swimsuit round.
CLARK COUNTY: Weekly goes to commission Gov. Jim Gibbons on Monday appointed Las Vegas City Councilman Lawrence Weekly to the Clark County Commission seat being vacated by Yvonne Atkinson Gates, who is retiring.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS? If she could change one thing about herself, Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson, 20, said, she would like to be 3 inches taller, so she could show a little more leg during the Miss America pageant's swimsuit round.
Panel hears funds pitch CARSON CITY -- Gov. Jim Gibbons was generous in his first budget in helping the higher education system with its plans to construct a multi-campus health sciences system to train more doctors and other health professionals.
CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT: Former teacher files lawsuit A former Clark County School District teacher who claims he was unjustly suspended after he attempted to stage a controversial play during Black History Month is suing the school system.
LAS VEGAS MONORAIL: 2006 a ridership train wreck The Las Vegas Monorail saw ridership collapse by more than 30 percent in 2006, capping a disappointing year with its worst ridership month ever in December, according to monorail statistics.
Crash that killed woman on beltway probed A 48-year-old Las Vegas woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision Saturday on Cheyenne Avenue at the Las Vegas Beltway, authorities said.
NORM: Henley says Eagles working on album Don Henley dropped a bombshell during a private concert in Las Vegas on Saturday: The Eagles are working on their first album of all new music in 28 years.
36-year officer rides into sunset Fred Gutierrez still remembers what his mother told him when he first put on the badge those many years ago.
Homeless activist challenging Reese Joe Sacco, an advocate for the homeless who was arrested last year after protesting the closure of Huntridge Circle Park, will challenge Las Vegas City Council incumbent Gary Reese for the Ward 3 seat.
NEVADA LEGISLATURE: Lawmakers await empower specifics CARSON CITY -- Lawmakers were told Monday that specifics on Gov. Jim Gibbons' pilot program to "empower" 100 schools through localized decision making will be produced within two weeks.
Stable funding sought for courts CARSON CITY -- Nevada lawmakers on Monday were urged to approve a $98 million, two-year budget for the state Supreme Court and district and family courts, an increase of 29 percent sought because of higher, more complex caseloads.
Search continues for fugitive priest Authorities continued their hunt Monday for a 52-year-old fugitive priest wanted in the beating of a church singer.
19-year-old who died in Sunday shooting ID'd The 19-year-old Las Vegas man who died after being shot multiple times Sunday night in the 800 block of Hassell Avenue, near Lake Mead and Martin Luther King boulevards, was Patrick Dwayne Russum, according to the Clark County Coroner's office.
CLARK COUNTY: Weekly goes to commission Gov. Jim Gibbons on Monday appointed Las Vegas City Councilman Lawrence Weekly to the Clark County Commission seat being vacated by Yvonne Atkinson Gates, who is retiring.
