CORRECTION

A story in the Dec. 9 Review-Journal incorrectly identified a business where an explosion injured a man. The explosion at 980 N. Nellis Blvd. occurred at Top Car Service.

SHOW GOES FROM SIZZLE TO FIZZLE

New Year’s Eve revelers had varied opinions about the fireworks show on the Strip, and their vantage points tended to sway their viewpoints.

Plea deal taken in killing

A 30-year-old man who was set to go to trial Monday for raping and murdering a woman in 2006 pleaded guilty Friday to spare himself the possibility of the death penalty.

Brother shot girl in the chest

The gunshot that killed a 6-year-old Las Vegas girl Wednesday night was fired by her 7-year-old brother, who told police he found the gun in a bedroom closet and thought it was a BB gun.

Salary savings for city identified

Many Las Vegas city employees would see their annual cost-of-living raise decrease by 1 percentage point under an agreement between the Las Vegas City Employees Association and city officials that is up for approval Wednesday.

Unions ID areas to help stretch LV budget

Call it a tale of two budgets, even though it only concerns one — the city of Las Vegas’ annual spending plan.

Celebs cut back on making it rain

The champagne-spraying, cash-tossing era may be fading from the Las Vegas nightclub scene.

Top GOP officials’ quarrel escalates

Gov. Jim Gibbons stepped up his increasingly personal feud with Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki on Friday, accusing Krolicki in a press release of shirking his duties on a foreign trip, but refusing to provide evidence to back up the charge, which Krolicki denied.

Man says Rizzolo is hedging on injury deal

Attorneys representing a tourist left paralyzed after he was beaten at the Crazy Horse Too claim strip club owner Rick Rizzolo hid his assets to avoid honoring an agreement to pay the man $10 million.

Winter storm brings snow, high winds to Lake Tahoe

RENO — A winter storm brought snow and high winds Friday to the Reno-Lake Tahoe area, shutting down some ski lifts and stalling traffic over mountain highways.

IN BRIEF

VARIOUS CHARGES

FOR LOVE OF THE GAME

They came from all over the country — even Canada.

Congressional gravy train

Are members of Congress on the verge of doing the unthinkable and voting to rescind the 2009 pay raises they handed themselves last year?

IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON

USA Capital investors blame courts

One man is living out of his van in California, not a bad life for a kid surfer — but probably not how he wanted to retire in his 70s.

Agency appeals approval to build new power plant

The attorney general’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has appealed state regulatory approval of a utility power project that would cost $200 million more than buying an existing power plant nearby.

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