Woman killed in crash ID’d

A woman who died Sunday in a three-car collision on Desert Inn Road was identified Wednesday by the Clark County coroner’s office as Rosalynn Turner Gilson.

Club operator hires reputed mob figure

The chairman and CEO of Rick’s Cabaret International, Eric Langan, said Wednesday he has hired reputed Bonanno crime family soldier Vincent Faraci to help manage his Las Vegas topless club.

Paramedic strike looms

Las Vegas and Clark County officials urged the area’s largest ambulance service and the union representing its paramedics and emergency medical technicians to resolve a labor dispute that could lead to a strike Nov. 28.

Gambling at age 18 opposed

CARSON CITY — Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford and Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, both D-Las Vegas, said Wednesday that they would oppose a move to lower the minimum age to gamble in Nevada to 18.

Deaths called murder-suicide

Two bodies found in a remote desert location at the base of the Sheep Mountains earlier this week most likely died in a murder-suicide, North Las Vegas police said Wednesday.

Couple protest fee hike plan

One couple from Colorado showed up Wednesday afternoon to comment before a public lands panel on federal plans to increase fees at Red Rock Canyon and charge for camping at Bird Creek near Ely.

SULTRY SOUNDS

I want more,” Chemical Ex singer/guitarist Maryam Haddad sings in a voice as slinky and seductive as a little black dress.

QUICK TAKES

He’s still mad

Trying to Survive

Heartbreak in the heartland. Depression in the Dust Bowl. Brain damage and death.

Shows offering discounts to locals

Show bargains offer at least a glint of silver lining in a dire economy. Echoing the months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, locals have a buffet of discounts to choose from.

Missing Links

So, you want to keep your brain sharp and lively? Give it a workout on gamesforthebrain.com. The selection has enough choices for anyone to find something to enjoy. There are games of chess, MineHunter, Sudoku, Mastermind as well as word games, and none of them are extremely fancy, but they do enable you to stretch your brain muscle.

Vegas, Las Vegas

It always seemed that, his Scottish-Swiss ancestry and London residency aside, James Bond is the quintessential Las Vegas kind of guy.

Gift of Lights flipping the switch

The eighth annual holiday light show, the Gift of Lights, goes green this year when it opens Friday at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road.

SHOW US YOUR PURSE

• Who? Karissa Muñoz of Henderson

Fashion 911

Nothing can ruin an otherwise perfect morning like a glaring deodorant mark. Or a chipped manicure. Throw a sweat stain into that equation and your entire week is shot.

HERE & NOW

SAY CHEESE

A SECOND LOOK

If current troubled times have you staring at an overflowing closet with regret, you might want to change your perspective. The same dust-collecting clothes you pulled from your savings to pay for may just fill your designer denim pocket with cash.

Free speech in the public square

The First Amendment guarantees governments on these shores shall not prohibit individuals’ right to free speech. But the amendment also dictates Congress shall make no law “regarding an establishment of religion.”

Even Stevens

In order to stave off a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the upper chamber, Republicans need to hold at least one of three Senate seats that have yet to be decided.

Gaming win heads down

You know things are heading south when a 5.44 percent decline in Nevada’s monthly gaming revenues during September isn’t considered a bad performance.

IN BRIEF

Moody’s cuts rating for Las Vegas Sands

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