Rapes at mental hospital alleged

Two alleged rapes involving patients at the Rawson Neal Psychiatric Hospital are under investigation by Las Vegas police, the state Bureau of Licensure and Certification and the Joint Commission, a national accrediting agency, a state official said Monday.

Should Congress design our cars?

In the final hours of the session Saturday, Senate Democrats failed to cobble together the 60 votes necessary to advance $14 billion in emergency government loans to distressed U.S. automakers.

And now for some good news …

In New York Friday, 18-year-old Meadows School senior Brett Leibowitz won the Wendy’s High School Heisman award, which goes to the top male and female high school student-athlete in America. More than 33,000 young men and women applied for the honor.

Authority trying to change subject

In late 2007, as the Nevada Policy Research Institute was gearing up a broad transparency-in-government initiative, the opportunity arose for the institute and other state-based think tanks to obtain national funding to pursue state and local investigative reporting projects.

Nevada behind going greener

Most Nevadans believe that investing in renewable energy will create good-paying jobs, according to poll results released Monday.

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Order set aside for payday lender

A district judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order against the Financial Institutions Division’s cease-and-desist order against a payday lender.

Artisan files for bankruptcy to exit deal

The boutique Artisan Hotel and Spa filed for bankruptcy so it could disentangle itself from a room-booking contract, not because the property is in any financial trouble, the property’s owner said.

UNLV recruits

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