Brooks stokes the songwriting fires

The songwriting passion is returning, says Garth Brooks, who’s itching to “get the wheels rolling and get going.”

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SOCCER

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Animal traps in parks attract foes in Sparks

SPARKS — A trapper who caught a cat and a skunk at a busy park has touched off a debate over Nevada laws that don’t prohibit animal traps at municipal parks.

Nevada man jailed after baby taken

RENO — Police said a Nevada man took a 10-week-old infant from a house in the Reno suburbs while the baby’s mother slept.

UNLV chemist helps author paper on creation of new element

Bennett ended up as one of more than a couple dozen authors of a paper on the creation of what’s being called element 117, which was announced publicly earlier this month. The paper was recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Energy bill will be on track, Lieberman says

WASHINGTON — A day after bipartisan support for an energy and climate change bill appeared to crumble, a Senate sponsor said Sunday that he was optimistic the coalition would regroup and lawmakers would consider the measure this year.

Arizona’s new law prompts protests

PHOENIX — An Arizona congressman urged the Obama administration on Sunday not to cooperate when illegal immigrants are picked up by local police if a tough new state immigration law survives legal challenges.

Eagles conjure past, present

“What do you do when you come up empty?” Eagles singer/multi-instrumentalist Don Henley wondered in song early on during the band’s lengthy show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night. “Where do you go when the party ends?”

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rider treated for burns

Boulder may mark Twain’s camp

RENO — Before he became Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens chased a dream of being a timber baron on the shores of Lake Tahoe. But his hopes went up in smoke when he accidentally started a wildfire while cooking over a campfire.

E-mail list sparks ‘misunderstanding’

What has 9,000 members, is top secret and has the potential to help decide the outcome of Nevada’s 2010 elections from the top U.S. Senate race to city and county level contests?

City uses old parking meters to collect money for homeless

National advocates for the homeless said a new Las Vegas program that spruces up old parking meters to collect money for the city’s homeless will be ineffective. But local supporters said any amount of money will be helpful.

Sentences vary in case of colluding doctors, lawyer

Las Vegas attorney George Kelesis, who represented two whistle-blowers in the investigation into colluding doctors and lawyers, asked a trusted doctor what he would do if he knew of wrongdoing by other doctors.

Armed man arrested at airport as Obama departs

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An armed man spotted at a North Carolina airport parking lot just after Air Force One departed Sunday told an officer he wanted to see the president and had a car equipped with police gear, including a siren and flashing lights, authorities said.

California girl ends nonstop global voyage

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — A 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting to sail solo around the world has ended her quest to become the youngest to make the trip nonstop and will head to South Africa for boat repairs.

Man accused of kidnapping infant

RENO — Police say a Nevada man took a ten-week-old infant from a house in the Reno suburbs while the baby’s mother slept.

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