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In hotel room, witness testifies, Simpson said, ‘Put the guns away’

A major piece of O.J. Simpson’s defense against armed robbery charges took a hit Monday when a longtime friend said the Hall of Fame running back mentioned guns during the hotel room incident involving two sports memorabilia dealers.

Stadium finale is dirty business

The latest “dirt” out of Yankee Stadium has nothing to do with who Alex Rodriguez is seeing or who his soon-to-be ex-wife is dating.

51s, Blue Jays will give it a try

51s president Don Logan likened losing the Los Angeles Dodgers and gaining the Toronto Blue Jays to “a divorce and a remarriage” when the Jays were announced as Las Vegas’ new parent club Thursday.

Rebels, Navy to begin four-year series in 2014

UNLV has reached a four-year deal to begin a home-and-home football series with Navy in 2014. The Rebels would host Navy in 2014 and 2016, and play at Annapolis, Md., the other two seasons.

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PRO BASKETBALL

Team can’t wait much longer for new park

The clock ticked quietly before. Now you can hear it from Summerlin to Henderson and beyond. Don Logan officially welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays to town Monday, but far more important than any two-year Triple-A affiliation agreement is the next three to six months.

New life for an old school

Las Vegas officials showed off a refurbished Fifth Street School to the public Monday night, having taken what was a dilapidated 72-year-old building and reinventing it as an arts and cultural center.

School District enrollment rises

Enrollment is up by 2,634 students, or almost one percent for the Clark County School District. There are 311,417 students compared to 308,783 students last year.

Maestas juror says she erred

A juror who voted in favor of the death penalty for child killer Beau Maestas was so racked with guilt and regret, she sought counseling and then began communicating with the incarcerated 24-year-old.

Speed of illness news amazes Dunne

Vanity Fair celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was taken from the county courthouse Monday morning and hospitalized after he suffered from extreme pain while covering O.J. Simpson’s trial.

Corrections chief says two camps targeted to close

CARSON CITY — Corrections Department Director Howard Skolnik told a criminal justice panel Monday that his new two-year budget proposes to close two rural Nevada conservation camps used to house minimum security inmates.

Police name man found dead in burning home

A man found dead after a fire in a Las Vegas home last week was identified Monday by the Clark County coroner’s office as Eddie Morell Heckard.

Overhaul proposed

Whether it’s a rich vein of ore or a bad run of cards, Nevada was built on booms and busts.

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POLICE INCIDENT

Novelist suffers scare at O.J. trial

Novelist and celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was briefly hospitalized Monday after being stricken with abdominal pain during testimony in O.J. Simpson‘s trial.

New police headquarters plan delayed by quibbling

Plans to create a new 370,000-square-foot headquarters complex for the Metropolitan Police Department were delayed for 30 days due to quibbling between the two local governments that would lease the site.

A vision for Nevada

Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley may as well have titled her community meetings on the state’s financial structure “Nevada 2010.”

Pension reform

How ironic that taxpayers’ new best friend in the politically impossible task of reforming public employee pensions is none other than the tax man himself.

On the prowl

Those seeking to control mosquito-borne diseases have come up with a clever strategy.

Hurricane makes going even tougher for Landry’s

Even if Hurricane Ike hadn’t wiped out electricity and air conditioning in Houston and Galveston, the folks at the Texas headquarters of Landry’s Restaurants might still be sweating.

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