Dazed, confused Steelers leaving backers empty

Dazed and confused most accurately describes how Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger looked at the end of a long Sunday afternoon in Kansas City.

IN BRIEF

TENNIS

Lucas stars in homecoming

Disappointed with her performance in her season debut for No. 4 North Carolina, former Centennial High School star Italee Lucas was determined to make the next opponent pay.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Prisons keep flu down

Inmates who shuffled through the evening chow line Wednesday passed a sign that warned them to cover their mouths if they coughed. … Other messages stressing good hygiene also dotted the Casa Grande Transitional Center correctional institution on Russell Road near Valley View Boulevard. … This has largely been the strategy for keeping the H1N1 virus from infecting the more than 15,000 men and women who live or work in correctional facilities in Nevada, places that, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pose special risks for spreading disease.

A fusion of crime fighters

When a tip came in recently about a threat of violence at a local high school football game, a Clark County School District police officer helped plan a response. When a Colorado man was arrested this fall on terrorism charges, a Department of Homeland Security analyst probed whether the suspect had Las Vegas ties.

Hawaiian lei hawker says he once lived life of luxury

Joe Santos stood on his feet all week, selling burgers at McDonald’s, yet on a sunny Saturday, he hawks Hawaiian leis he stitched together himself, perched on a square of sidewalk in front of The Mirage.

Two more teens arrested in slaying of officer

North Las Vegas police have arrested two more teens in connection with the Thursday murder of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer.

Union backs lone Democrat campaigning for governor

The Nevada State Education Association, which represents about 30,000 teachers and support staff, has endorsed Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid for governor.

Longtime LV officer mourned

Daniel Leach, 49, died Saturday morning in a crash along a stretch of U.S. Highway 95 near Searchlight. The Metropolitan Police Department lost its fourth officer this year, and a family lost a father. … His family and friends gathered at his Boulder City home on Sunday to remember the family man, competitor, and occasional “ham.”

Nuclear hearing delay sought

In a surprise move, the nuclear power industry’s lobbying arm has asked regulators to suspend hearings on a license to bury tens of thousands of tons of highly radioactive waste in Yucca Mountain.

Jackson’s doctor back at his clinic

Michael Jackson’s former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer’s death, his lawyer said Sunday.

IN BRIEF

MOTORIST PULLS PAIR FROM VEHICLE

Patient pays for using her own blood

When Laura Lipari had surgery on her hip two years ago, United Blood Services drew two pints of her blood for use during the operation — at no charge.

Porter adjusts to life out of public office, stays optimistic

Southern Nevadans recognize Jon Porter when he is out and about and still ask him for help with their problems. Even though he lost his House seat a year ago to Dina Titus, some still think he’s their congressman.

Closing anti-terror office raises questions

Nevada’s decision last month to do away with its homeland security office reflects a national trend away from treating anti-terrorism as separate and apart from “all-hazards” emergency management.

The time is right

In the early 1870s, Thomas Alva Edison declared “the time was right” to introduce the stock ticker and the printing telegraph.

Saving faces

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