Transition doesn’t faze Bellfield

At least one person is unimpressed that Oscar Bellfield is UNLV’s starting point guard as a freshman.

UNLV hunting for bowl

The bowl scenarios are so numerous, UNLV football coach Mike Sanford can’t wrap his mind around them.

McNabb clueless in overtime

It has been said that in sports a tie is like kissing your sister.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Guest artist captivates Philharmonic audience

The Las Vegas Philharmonic, under the direction of David Itkin, and guest saxophonist Eugene Rousseau combined Saturday for a night of fun and fantasy.

Judge faces misdemeanor charge of battery

The Clark County district attorney’s office has filed a misdemeanor battery charge against Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Tony Abbatangelo, who is accused of attacking his wife.

Service cuts proposed to offset UMC shortfall

University Medical Center administrators are proposing to reduce or eliminate half a dozen hospital services to offset an estimated $8 million shortfall anticipated with the first wave of Medicaid cuts.

Mother wounded at casino

A woman was shot and seriously injured Monday while dropping off her children with their father, who was arrested in connection with the shooting.

LV Valley’s 81 a record high

A record high was set in the Las Vegas Valley on Monday when the temperature reached 81 degrees, said a National Weather Service spokesman in Las Vegas.

Reid calls for congressional cooperation

WASHINGTON — On the eve of his expected re-election as Senate majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada said Monday that he is willing to let bygones be bygones in hopes of achieving cooperation with Republicans in the new Congress that starts in January.

Two brothers get prison term in 2007 slaying

Two brothers accused of taking part in the killing of a 19-year-old man in Las Vegas were each sentenced to five to 20 years in prison Monday.

NLV, county join forces to help fill foreclosed houses

As the foreclosure crisis leaves many areas checkered with empty homes, two local governments have crafted plans to spend $30 million in federal money to get people into vacant houses.

CORRECTIONS

A caption in Saturday’s Review-Journal misidentified Judge Doug Smith and Las Vegas Township Constable Robert Gronauer.

‘Diviners’ story, people are haunting

Although “The Diviners” is about loss of faith, the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts’ production makes it as much about relationships. That’s because most of the actors seem to have a history between them. When a man tries to teach a mentally challenged boy to get over his fear of water, you can feel the tensions, hesitations, the love that infuse their dialogue.

Victim of single-vehicle crash was LV man

The 49-year-old man who died early Sunday when he lost control of his sport-utility vehicle on Cheyenne Avenue has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Las Vegas resident Mark Tomlinson.

RTC joins PISTOL lawsuit

The Regional Transportation Commission has joined a lawsuit to halt a state constitutional amendment designed to restrict the government’s use of eminent domain laws to take private lands.

IN BRIEF

paramedics dispute

Rap icon accused of beating woman

The Clark County district attorney’s office has filed charges against rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight in connection with an incident in late August in which he allegedly beat up his girlfriend.

Rogers makes revenue pitch

Tax hikes, borrowing and a bailout will fix everything, the state’s higher education chief said Monday.

Insurgo’s ‘Kafka Fable’ exciting, raw

It would be overly generous to call Shawn Hackler’s original “Morphotic: A Kafka Fable” a good play, but the Insurgo production already is an exciting one.

Las Vegas woman selected for Obama’s transition team

WASHINGTON — Rose McKinney-James, a longtime Las Vegas business and political figure, lobbyist and renewable energy consultant, is part of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.

Halverson removed from bench

The Judicial Discipline Commission removed suspended District Judge Elizabeth Halverson from the bench Monday and barred her from ever serving as a Nevada judge again.

‘Odd’ moves alerted mom

Lisa Rossnagel’s instincts served her right Sunday afternoon, and she feels lucky they did.

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