Specially built Land Rover LR4 features aluminum parts

Land Rover Las Vegas and Aluminess, a San Diego specialty fabrication company, have partnered to build a custom Land Rover, which is on sale at the dealership. The vehicle, a 2009 LR3, has aluminum bumpers and an aluminum roof rack.

Fairway Chevrolet installs dynamometer

The Speed Shop at Fairway Chevrolet now boasts a chassis dynamometer, which measures vehicle performance.

Why make a V-6 Camaro?

You might think that the current chapter in the continuing “pony car” battle is all about which manufacturer can produce the model with the most earth-shaking horsepower. Not quite.

Interactive kiosk at Findlay Galleria mall location offers incentives

Sales Manager Ralph Lovell has been offering one-stop shopping at Findlay Automotive Group’s 2,000-square-foot dealership inside the Galleria at Sunset mall since 1998. Representing 21 dealerships under one roof, Lovell’s idea has mushroomed since the day it was unveiled.

Newspapers trump Web in accuracy

The Internet has many great qualities. Of course it does. You can send information, pictures and video around the world almost instantly. It’s funny how that also seems to be one of the Internet’s biggest downfalls.

It’s time to honor season’s top performers

As the NFL regular season winds down, it’s time to hand out some fantasy awards to players who made most teams a success and probably are playing now in the fantasy playoffs.

Patience paying off

Chris Horodecki looks more like a freshman at college orientation than a 14-fight mixed martial arts veteran getting ready to make his World Extreme Cagefighting debut.

UNLV settles on Livengood

Jim Livengood wasn’t UNLV’s choice to fill its athletic director vacancy as of Wednesday afternoon, according to sources with knowledge of the hiring process, but by late that night things had changed.

Balancing books crucial for new AD

Jim Livengood admits he’s not a CPA. But he claims to know something about numbers and how to work with budgets.

IN BRIEF

BASEBALL

Rebels shoot down Wildcats

Long-range shooters come in all shapes and sizes. UNLV junior Matt Shaw, a 6-foot-8-inch, 240-pound forward, can be a big threat far from the basket.

Books can benefit from infidelity

The legend of Tiger Woods began on the nationally syndicated “Mike Douglas Show” in 1977.

California should try track-casino marriage

Despite the economic downturn in the U.S. casino business, the horse racing industry continues reaching out to it as a life preserver.

By any name, AD must prove he’s right choice

The majority opinion is that Jim Livengood won a race in which he finished second, something that might be impossible to verify and yet certainly plausible when you consider how his new boss introduced him Thursday.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Pilots’ winning streak snapped

Findlay Prep’s 45-game winning streak was snapped Thursday with a 53-52 loss to Northland (Ohio) in a game televised on ESPN at Westerville, Ohio.

Depth carries Falcons to victory

Evan Roquemore had carried Foothill early in the season, averaging 25.8 points and leading the Falcons in scoring in each of their first five games.

Las Vegas Monorail Company considering restructuring debt

The Las Vegas Monorail Company is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in its attempt to restructure its bond debt, a move officials believe would ultimately allow the rail system to expand to the airport and other resort properties.

We’re on Vegas time: From Elvis to Cher to Lady Gaga

It’s no wonder comedians rag on Las Vegas for clinging to the past. This weekend: Elvis lives in a disembodied state at CityCenter, while Cher vamps it up at Caesars. What decade is this?

Militants tapped Predator feeds

WASHINGTON — Insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have intercepted live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military’s eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection.

Gibbons’ reputation costing state business, candidate says

CARSON CITY — Rory Reid, a Democrat running for governor, said Thursday that Nevada cannot attract investments that would create jobs today because of the reputation of Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Teacher’s Holocaust denial causes uproar

A Northwest Career and Technical Academy teacher is accused of denying the Holocaust happened and telling students that the Nazis lacked the technology to kill so many Jews, one senior said.

Man, 24, gets life in prison for role in crime spree

Court proceedings relating to a September 2006 monthlong crime spree that left one man dead and another sentenced to death and netted four defendants $3 have nearly concluded.

Shooting park to open on weekends

The Clark County Shooting Park will open its doors Saturday, with weekend hours only through Jan. 3.

Clark County commissioners ponder privatizing UMC

University Medical Center’s relentless financial drain on Clark County government has prompted county commissioners to take a closer look at whether they should privatize the public hospital.

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