School district police probably will recommend charges against coach

The Clark County School District police will probably recommend criminal charges against a former Coronado High School varsity football coach who was responsible for more than $10,000 in missing student-generated money, a district police spokesman said Tuesday.

Defendant testifies in his murder trial

Prosecutors say murder defendant Thayer Burton is a cold-blooded killer who pistol-whipped an Ashley Furniture Homestore manager before shooting him in the back during a failed robbery.

Redevelopment funds redeployed

Clark County’s redevelopment program was dissolved Tuesday, freeing up millions of dollars to aid both county and state officials in their financial struggles.

Legislature’s money grab irks commissioners

The state Legislature acted unfairly and behind closed doors when it decided to grab almost $100 million from the county in the next two years, Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid said Tuesday.

Trims to continue

Cuts made to the current Henderson budget were carried over to the next one on Tuesday night, as City Council members signed off on a $547.9 million spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1.

Boulder City budget near $22.8 million

Boulder City will reduce spending by more than $1.6 million over the next year under the budget approved by council members Tuesday morning.

North Las Vegas adopts trimmed down budget

The financially strapped city of North Las Vegas adopted a reduced $816.9 million budget for 2010 on Tuesday, following a grim public hearing during which the city manager predicted even tougher economic times ahead.

Lawyers deny inmates trying to take over prisons

Defense attorneys for members of the Aryan Warriors on Tuesday denied that their clients belonged to a menacing prison gang aiming to take control of the prison system.

Bill would shift tax data from newspapers to Web

CARSON CITY — The state Senate voted Monday to give final legislative approval to a bill to let officials around Nevada publish an annual list of property taxpayers and their property values on an Internet Web site rather than in newspapers.

Reno mayor: Gibbons ‘lied’

RENO — Reno Mayor Bob Cashell said Tuesday Gov. Jim Gibbons lied to him and Sparks Mayor Geno Martini about a voter-approved measure to raise the gas tax in Washoe County.

Outrageous scheme

A last-minute amendment adopted in Carson City last week by the Senate Government Affairs Committee would allow the union that represents Las Vegas police to negotiate wage and benefit contracts directly with the Clark County sheriff, shutting out Clark County commissioners, Las Vegas City Council members and their representatives.

RESTAURANT REPORT

AA Hawaiian BBQ, 6710 W. Cheyenne Ave., received 18 demerits May 8. Violations included meat thawing at room temperature. GRADE: B

Frozen rhubarb can be found in valley

Rhubarb may be somewhat of an acquired taste, but once it’s acquired, it’s difficult to ignore. I know that from personal experience and from the number of requests I regularly get for frozen rhubarb, which is tough to find in the valley.

Backyard grill can be perfect place to toss pizza

If you’d like to make an authentic, slightly smoky, crisp-crusted pizza at home, you have a few options. You could build an authentic outdoor pizza oven yourself, if you’re extremely talented and astute enough to follow building codes. You could invest $2,000 to $5,000 — or more — to buy an off-the-rack model or have one professionally installed.

IN BRIEF

Group plans to protest increase in power rates

Nevada business exports on rise

A group of companies based in Nevada found a way to make money during the recession: Don’t do business here.

MGM Mirage wraps up $2.6 billion restructuring

MGM Mirage completed its $2.6 billion corporate restructuring effort Tuesday, the same day the company announced it would be involved in a $4 billion project to build and operate smaller, nongaming versions of the Bellagio and MGM Grand in Dubai.

New Jersey regulators say MGM partner is unsuitable

After a nearly four-year investigation, New Jersey gaming regulators told MGM Mirage it needs to “disengage itself from any business association” with Pansy Ho, a Hong Kong businesswoman who owns 50 percent of the MGM Grand Macau, the company’s $1.25 billion Chinese gaming resort that opened in December 2007.

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