CORRECTION

A story in Wednesday’s Business section incorrectly stated that Las Vegas One television channel was ceasing operations. Only the “News One at 9” news program has been canceled.

19-year-old charged in deadly crash

Armando Iribe Jr., 19, was arrested this week in connection with an Oct. 11 car crash in which a passenger died.

Reno shooting leaves two men dead, one wounded

RENO — Police were trying to figure out Wednesday what prompted an exchange of gunfire that left two men dead and a third in serious condition after an argument at the Reno home of one victim.

Court hearing focuses on newborn’s death

As Clark County medical examiner Gary Telgenhoff explained the graphic specifics of his autopsy on her newborn son, Carmela Camero showed little emotion in Henderson Justice Court.

Bodies found in home

Three people were found dead Wednesday evening in a southeast valley home, the result of what appeared to be a murder-suicide. … Las Vegas police said a gun was used in the deaths and that the natural gas on the stove had been turned on for up to 24 hours before their discovery.

Judge keeps Jackson search warrant sealed

A judge decided Wednesday to keep sealed the latest search warrant issued in Clark County after pop superstar Michael Jackson’s death.

Drunk driver is sentenced in fatal crash

A Las Vegas man was sentenced Wednesday in connection with a drunken driving crash that killed a motorcyclist on U.S. Highway 95 near Casino Center Boulevard about a year ago.

Man who died in crash identified

The 51-year-old man killed in a crash in North Las Vegas Monday afternoon has been identified as David Franklin Choate of Las Vegas.

Rolling signs banned near residences

Mobile billboards will have to stay away from residential neighborhoods under a new ordinance adopted by the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday.

Activist criticizes official’s lobbying

A community activist is criticizing School Board member Linda Young for lobbying the Clark County School District on behalf of a former state lawmaker who had applied to be a substitute teacher at the campus that bears his name, Wendell P. Williams Elementary School.

Death penalty thrown out

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence for a Las Vegas man who killed a cabdriver in 1990, ruling that the circumstances of the crime did not warrant capital punishment.

Phone ordered removed

Despite the pleas of its owner, a pay phone was ordered removed from Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday as a means of dealing with alleged drug traffic in a downtown neighborhood.

Nevada abortion statute targeted

CARSON CITY — A longtime conservative activist announced Wednesday he is launching a petition drive to overturn the state’s abortion rights law and prevent government from trying to end the lives of elderly people.

Council member apologizes for ‘Jewish’ remark

KINGMAN, Ariz. — A Lake Havasu City Council member issued a public apology Wednesday, one day after he drew hisses and boos when he made a remark that offended many.

H1N1 vaccine in short supply

The Southern Nevada Health District’s supply of injectable H1N1 vaccine has dwindled to the point that the district temporarily will stop offering it after today to keep from running out.

Greenspun shuttering two papers

The Greenspun Media Group empire continued to shrink Wednesday with the announcement that the company is suspending publication of two Southern Nevada weekly community newspapers, the Henderson Home News and Boulder City News.

Mamet Undertaking

Masculinity or misogyny?

QUICK TAKES

Band to open stadium

Musical Arts Society celebrates new season

The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society will present a Handel-Haydn-Mozart Celebration to open its 47th season at 3 p.m. Sunday in Artemus Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.

Boys Like Girls headlines Henderson show

Not to reveal too much, but let’s just say that Bud Pico isn’t a member of the target demographic for Boys Like Girls, the Boston-based rock band whose latest single, “Love Drunk,” last week was ranked No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

MISSING LINKS

Are you a little less than tech-savvy? Florence Henderson, supermom of the “Brady Bunch” is here to help. At flohclub.com, you can become a member and experts will help you with e-mail, installing devices, keeping your computer virus-free and making purchases safely on the Internet.

Three divas return to spotlight

Three of Las Vegas’ more storied divas are back to work. And who knows? Maybe they could all work together.

Nothing confidential about Ellroy’s feelings toward Vegas

There’s only loathing — no fear or anything else — when James Ellroy discusses Las Vegas. The Los Angeles-based novelist, best known for dissecting the underbelly of his iconic hometown in 1990’s “L.A. Confidential” and 1987’s “The Black Dahlia,” says he hates Las Vegas and everything it stands for.

Style Scoop

Shop for a Cause: C Level in Boca Park is celebrating its fourth anniversary with a portion of all shopping proceeds benefitting local charity Olive Crest through Sunday. Olive Crest works with abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families.

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