Gibbons, Perini to meet

Gov. Jim Gibbons will meet with Perini Building Co. and its sub­contractors to discuss claims that MGM Mirage owes money for work completed on CityCenter, a spokesman for the governor’s office confirmed late Saturday.

Border towns say violent crime rates low

NOGALES, Ariz. — Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez shakes his head and smiles when he hears politicians and pundits declaring that Mexican cartel violence is overrunning his Arizona border town.

On the run

Lefty’s former digs right for insecure

With features that include a bulletproof picture window and a hidden gun compartment, the former home of mobster Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal is up for sale.

Bulldogs pin Sunset hopes on Palmquist

Centennial’s boys golf team entered the season with plenty of doubts after losing five of its top seven players to graduation.

RANKING THE REBELS: 99 – Bob Moon

The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels’ NCAA championship season in 1989-90.

IN BRIEF

TENNIS

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Arizona researchers find antivenin speeds recovery from scorpion stings

MESA, Ariz. — As the weather warms and evening temperatures stay at 70 or higher, scorpions get more active, says Craig Levy, program manager of the vector-borne disease program at the Arizona Department of Health Services. Vector-borne diseases are those transmitted by creatures such as insects and spiders.

Candidate: Arizona law not wise here

Arizona’s controversial state law aimed at curbing illegal immigration would withstand constitutional scrutiny but wouldn’t be right for Nevada, according to Jacob Hafter, a Republican candidate for attorney general.

Exxon Valdez oil risks spur warning for gulf cleanup crews

They called it the “Valdez crud,” but it was more than a cough and diarrhea.
“We thought it was a flu that was going around and every­body kept getting it,” said Merle Savage, who was general foreman of the cleanup crews of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Emotions uncork’d over spill

High-end restaurants have been crawling out of recession this year, and some are even hiring anew. But now they’re prepping for a new disaster: The seafood market has been spoiled by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Governor to meet with Perini about MGM Mirage payment

Governor Jim Gibbons will meet with Perini Building Co. and its subcontractors May 21 in Las Vegas to discuss claims that MGM Mirage owes money for work completed on CityCenter, a spokesman for the governor’s office confirmed late Saturday.

Betty White: golden hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’

NEW YORK — Betty White demonstrated how it’s done as host of this week’s “Saturday Night Live.” Drawing on her six decades in comedy, she was the consummate pro at 88 years old – sweet, sassy, salty, charming and clearly game for anything. “I’m not new to live TV,” she reminded the audience, recalling that she had starred in a live sitcom in 1952. “Of course, back then, we didn’t WANT to do it live. We just didn’t know how to tape things. I don’t know what THIS show’s excuse is.”