DBs seeking early edge

Football coaches don’t like to waste any scholarships, but being wrong about a prospect who signs early can be especially damaging.

Owens kicks ‘Dogs into final

Centennial girls soccer coach Emmanuel Ayim has a roster of riches to work with, but it’s senior midfielder Julie Owens who strikes him as the “heart and soul” of the Bulldogs.

Zags roll to WCC title

Gonzaga has become so accustomed to winning the West Coast Conference tournament, its students don’t even bother to storm the floor anymore.

CCSD looks to reduce sports schedules

The Clark County School District has proposed cutbacks in all high school sports schedules beginning in the fall, district executive director of athletics Ray Mathis said Monday.

Struggles take shine off Rebels

Optimism surrounded UNLV and senior guard Wink Adams in October, when a promising season seemed to await.

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Students might get flexibility

The Clark County School Board’s decision to revisit a recent zoning decision might provide hundreds of high school students with new enrollment options in 2009-10.

Group would study alternatives to Yucca

WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid said Monday he is working to form a study group to come up with alternatives to burying nuclear waste at the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada.

Expensive judge scandals cited as reason for budget boost

CARSON CITY — Lawmakers considering an increase in the budget for the state Commission on Judicial Discipline were told Monday that the panel has spent more than expected because of the time required to deal with scandals involving Nevada judges.

Reid proposes rehiring Bogden

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday he has recommended to the White House that Daniel Bogden get his old job back as U.S. attorney for Nevada.

Weidner quits after ‘conflicts’ with Adelson

Months of mostly behind-the-scenes feuding at Las Vegas Sands erupted into the open Monday with the gaming company announcing that President and Chief Operating Officer Bill Weidner was no longer with the company he has led for almost 14 years.

Police had prior call to home of airman in murder-suicide

North Las Vegas police reported Monday that officers responded to an attempted- suicide call at the home of a Nellis Air Force Base airman four months before he was involved in a murder-suicide.

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Utah, LV in dustup over water

SALT LAKE CITY — Opponents of a plan to take water from the Snake Valley and send it to Las Vegas are asking the Utah Air Quality Board to look at concerns the project could create unhealthful dust storms in Salt Lake and Utah counties.

Group backs stiffer DUI laws

CARSON CITY — Legislators were urged Monday to tighten Nevada laws to ensure that people convicted of drunken driving in urban areas attend meetings with victims or their loved ones.

Questions stall room tax vote

CARSON CITY — After nearly seven hours of open and closed door meetings Monday, the state Senate adjourned without voting on a petition to raise the room tax rate by 3 percentage points in Clark and Washoe counties.

Reid plan aims to stop penalizing disabled vets

WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid on Monday revived legislation to provide full benefits to disabled veterans who must forfeit a portion of their retirement pay to collect disability.

CORRECTION

In Monday’s Nevada section, a story about Touro University’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities misspelled the name of Nicole Cavenagh, who is the center’s director of clinical neuropsychology.

Lawmakers asked to raise marriage fees

CARSON CITY — Senate Finance Committee members were asked Monday to increase part of Nevada’s marriage license fees to help preserve programs aimed at stopping domestic violence.

Autism coverage urged

Dozens of people wearing red and carrying signs arrived outside the Sawyer Building on Monday to show their support for Assembly Bill 162, which would require certain insurance plans to cover treatments and therapies for autism.

Investigation uncovers infection-control laxity

A State Health Division investigation undertaken after tens of thousands of patients were advised last year to be tested for possible exposure to hepatitis C at two Las Vegas ambulatory surgical centers found that more than half of 49 other such facilities in Nevada had “infection control type deficiencies.”

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