Mary Wilson, left, an original member of the Supremes, and Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, former leader of Sha Na Na, testify on Thursday. Photo by Gary Thompson.
Not so great pretenders CARSON CITY -- Bowzer broke into song before a Senate panel on Thursday.
Bogden questions reason for ouster Two high-ranking Department of Justice officials told outgoing U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden in December that his dismissal was unrelated to his job performance, and one of the officials indicated his firing was politically motivated, Bogden said Thursday.
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Not so great pretenders CARSON CITY -- Bowzer broke into song before a Senate panel on Thursday.
Water pricing policy questioned CARSON CITY -- Household water use in the Las Vegas Valley would drop dramatically if the Southern Nevada Water Authority used a pricing structure similar to that of Tucson, Ariz., a water conservation advocate testified Thursday.
Ham steaks recalled after test finds possible contamination A meat company has voluntarily recalled 930 pounds of ham steaks that may have been contaminated by an organism known to cause food-borne illnesses, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Feds following up on report of VA files left in trash bins WASHINGTON -- Two federal inquiry teams are at work in Las Vegas after a whistleblower's report that unshredded files were found in trash bins behind the veterans health clinic on Rancho Drive last month, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Thursday.
MCCARRAN LAND DEALS: County to reassess proposed payment Clark County commissioners next week will reconsider whether to accept a $407,500 payment from land broker Scott Gragson as compensation for property he received at no cost in controversial real estate trades with McCarran International Airport.
AUGUSTINE SLAYING CASE: Higgs wins ruling on terms of bail RENO -- Chaz Higgs, who has been jailed since September in the killing of his wife, ex-Nevada Controller Kathy Augustine, won a ruling Thursday that will allow his release on $250,000 bail if he stays in the state and remains in daily contact with his lawyers.
Defendant gets probation in MGM Grand beating A 19-year-old man connected to the beating of an MGM Grand employee and other crimes committed by a group of young people Easter weekend received probation Thursday.
Driver in wreck drowns SPARKS -- A 25-year-old man drowned early Thursday when he swerved his vehicle to avoid hitting a dog, and the vehicle plunged into a pond at the Red Hawk Golf Club, authorities said.
One of two officers wounded in shooting still in hospital The two police officers who were wounded in a shootout with a suspect on Monday night are 52-year-old Dale Jones and 27-year-old Ricardo Lara, according to Las Vegas police.
Last three bikers sentenced in melee As of Thursday, all six of the Hells Angels members who pleaded guilty to involvement in the 2002 Laughlin River Run melee in which three people were fatally wounded, have been sentenced.
APPEALS COURT RULING: Excessive force claims reinstated A federal appeals court has reinstated claims of battery and excessive force against a Las Vegas police officer accused of breaking a handcuffed suspect's neck during a 2001 arrest at a downtown casino.
Legislator says new ID program should be delayed CARSON CITY -- Senate Transportation Chairman Dennis Nolan said Thursday that Nevada should take advantage of an 18-month extension offered to states from having to implement the Real ID Act mandated by Congress and set to begin in May 2008.
Gibbons retains noted specialist in white-collar crime Gov. Jim Gibbons has retained one of the nation's top lawyers specializing in white-collar crime cases to represent him in a federal probe examining whether he accepted payments or gifts from a Reno software contractor in exchange for steering defense contracts to him.
Group meets to create plan against meth CARSON CITY -- Don't think you can stop methamphetamine use through one-time assemblies, scare tactics and short education programs, a state official said Thursday.
Bogden questions reason for ouster Two high-ranking Department of Justice officials told outgoing U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden in December that his dismissal was unrelated to his job performance, and one of the officials indicated his firing was politically motivated, Bogden said Thursday.
Pharmacy Board gets message, senator says CARSON CITY -- A state senator Thursday proposed gutting his bill to abolish the Nevada Board of Pharmacy and said board members have agreed to get tough on pharmacists who refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control or morning-after pills.
