Director makes ‘Carol’ seem new

I was dreading my hundredth viewing of “A Christmas Carol,” but Nevada Conservatory’s production proves there’s plenty of magic left in the old chestnut.

UNLV’s search for AD has domino effect

UNLV is facing increasing urgency to hire a football coach, which means the pressure intensifies when the search committee for a new athletic director meets this afternoon.

THE HOT CORNER

MAL VAN VALKENBURG review-journal, 46-38-3 (overall record)

Rebels on rise but stay humble

On the road to a successful season, a Top 25 ranking is a billboard the team bus passes. UNLV junior Tre’Von Willis said there’s no reason to stop and admire it on the way to Arizona.

IN BRIEF

PRO BASKETBALL

Kurt Busch’s jaunt business, pleasure

The NASCAR Sprint Cup season is over, but Kurt Busch is back in town ready to drive and run another race.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Defense propels Adelson School to opening win

Adelson School boys basketball coach Rob Blackwell watched his team grow in several areas during the program’s first varsity season last year.

Attorney accused of assault

Las Vegas defense attorney Michael Amador started his Thanksgiving holiday at a PT’s Pub, continued it with a trip to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and ended it at the Clark County Detention Center.

IN BRIEF

FELONY DRUNKEN DRIVING CHARGES FILED

Payments to city to start

Las Vegas soon will start being paid the more than $11 million it is owed for acquiring land for the Fremont Street Experience’s parking garage.

Senate starts health care reform fight

WASHINGTON — Riven by partisanship, the Senate plunged into a widely anticipated debate Monday over sweeping health care legislation that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats have vowed to approve and Republicans have sworn to block.

Ex-NBA star Walker agrees to repay gambling markers

Former NBA star Antoine Walker will pay more than $12,800 a month to the Clark County District Attorney’s bad check program in order to make good on gambling markers totaling more than $900,000.

Enrollment caps considered

When the College of Southern Nevada on Monday morning opened registration for a new slate of classes scheduled for midnight, the response was swift and overwhelming.

Ensign speaks of affair with ex-staffer

Sen. John Ensign on Monday denied breaking the law to cover up an extramarital affair with a former employee and said he’s “very fortunate to have a forgiving wife.”

CORRECTIONS

A story Saturday incorrectly stated the meaning of the Regional Transportation Commission’s 18b sign on Casino Center Drive. The sign represents the 18 blocks that make up the Arts District.

Vdara hotel is first to open, kicking off CityCenter

And so it begins. When the nearly 1,500-room nongaming Vdara hotel welcomes its first paying customers late tonight, the $8.5 billion CityCenter development moves into its operation mode. Finally.

The Strip project will open in phases this month after more than five years of development and construction. The 500,000-square-foot Crystals opens Thursday, and the 392-room Mandarin Oriental opens to customers Saturday. Aria, CityCenter’s centerpiece 4,004-room hotel-casino, opens Dec. 16.

The Cranberries are doing it again

The reunited Cranberries play the Palms on Thursday, after a long hiatus. Singer Dolores O’Riordan tells me the band always worked well together but never hung out socially.

Crime that happens here often goes nationwide, FBI agent finds

Name the story, and there’s almost always a Las Vegas connection. When it comes to crime, what happens here often reverberates nationwide, whether the subject is money laundering, human trafficking or even mortgage fraud.

Vaccinations may soon open up

Under pressure from both private citizens and local health officials, state public health authorities might decide as soon as Wednesday to offer the H1N1 flu vaccine to all Nevadans.

Gibbons: Jobless benefits at risk

CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons accused legislators Monday of putting jobless benefits for 120,000 Nevadans in jeopardy and pledged to issue an emergency declaration to fix the problem.

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