A-Rod’s ‘bromance’ budding

Maybe he wanted some advice on how to land a supermodel, or, better yet, how to come through in the clutch.

Crystal ball suggests bowl in Rebels’ future

Excuse any typos in the following because it is October and UNLV football has yet to be eliminated from bowl consideration and that kind of radical occurrence might tend to play tricks when hunting and pecking for ways to comprehend it all.

Customer calls police after seeing beaten boy at Wal-Mart

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — A horrified Wal-Mart customer called police to the store on Wednesday after seeing a young woman pushing her severely beaten, nearly lifeless toddler in a shopping cart, police said.

Berkley vote changed by Nevadans

WASHINGTON — Rep. Shelley Berkley voted Friday for the financial bailout bill after she said she “got an earful” from worried constituents in Las Vegas when she opposed it earlier in the week.

Supreme Court orders judge to hold rehearing

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court has sent a request for a grand jury investigation of the University of Nevada, Reno back to a district judge for a rehearing.

Democrats gain young registrants

CARSON CITY — If the future belongs to the young, then Nevada’s political future could be dominated by the Democratic Party.

Cheney lauds bailout action

RENO — Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday told an audience at the Silver Legacy Hotel that the financial rescue package Congress finally approved “clearly serves the national interest.”

EPA confirms perchlorate decision

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators said Friday they don’t plan to try to rid drinking water supplies of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that’s been found in 35 states.

Father accused of abuse

A Las Vegas man was arrested Wednesday on allegations that he repeatedly burned his 11-year-old daughter with an electric iron because she couldn’t answer a math problem.

Local bankers praise FDIC increase

Local bankers welcomed the decision to increase the maximum amount of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage because it protects depositors from losses in the event of bank failure.

Bear caught not the one sought

INCLINE VILLAGE — A black bear with a sweet tooth was captured Thursday outside a Lake Tahoe bakery.

More bones found at Fossett site

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Investigators discovered three more bone fragments Friday while combing the high Sierra Nevada site where Steve Fossett’s airplane smashed into the side of a mountain, authorities said.

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Birthday boy Roy celebrates quietly

The fifth anniversary of Siegfried & Roy’s final show was quietly commemorated on Friday.

Child vaccine funding sought

The Nevada State Medical Association is seeking state and federal help to ensure that all preschool-age children receive required vaccines.

O.J. Simpson guilty

More than a decade ago, O.J. Simpson stood before a jury that held his fate in its hands.

Landlocked salmon spawning at Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — One of Lake Tahoe’s more popular nature shows of the year is off to a promising start.

Stemming the flow

At one point last year, illegal immigration was among the most important issues of the presidential campaign. The nation’s reeling economy has not only shot past illegal immigration among the electorate’s top concerns, it appears to be reducing the flow of foreign nationals across the nation’s southern border.

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LS Power closer to coal deal

An independent power developer on Friday moved one step closer toward construction of a giant coal-fired power plant at Ely, but the prospects for the project remain uncertain because of environmental issues.

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