Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli could be headed to UNLV, according to Internet reports. He would bring the promise of a Pac-10 Conference champion quarterback, as well as the risk of a player who ran afoul of the law and was booted off the team.
NEW YORK — A man suspected of robbing two New York City banks while armed with a floral bouquet and a potted plant has been arrested. Police say 44-year-old Edward Pemberton was taken into custody in Brooklyn after police received a tip. It’s been dubbed the “bouquet bandit” case. Hidden inside the flower arrangement was a note demanding $50 and $100 bills and a message for the teller, “Don’t be a hero.”
A judge signed a divorce decree today for Gov. Jim Gibbons and his now ex-wife, Dawn. Gibbons becomes the first sitting governor to get divorced in Nevada’s history.
DENVER — A United Airlines jetliner hit severe turbulence while flying over Kansas, injuring 30 and jolting one woman out of her seat so forcefully that she left a crack when she hit the side of the cabin.
LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan’s time in jail will be short, but her time away from the public eye will be much longer. Sheriff’s officials say the actress will spend only about two weeks of a 90-day sentence in jail. But her brief time in an isolation cell is just one element of a sentence designed to punish and rehabilitate the star. Once Lohan is released in early August, she will be required to report to probation officials within a day. She has also been ordered to spend three months at an inpatient rehab.
LONDON — A huge ball of brightly burning gas drifting through a neighboring galaxy may be the heaviest star ever discovered – hundreds of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the first time. Those behind the find say the star, called R136a1, may once have weighed as much as 320 solar masses.
In Sunday’s story regarding a recent poll question that asked Nevadans if they agreed with a recent Supreme Court decision that expands free speech rights to corporations and unions, the name of University of Nevada, Reno political science professor Eric Herzik was misspelled. Also, the decision effectively scuttled a previous ban on corporations advocating for or against a candidate in their independent advertising.
Aristocrat BBQ & Noodle House, 9440 W. Sahara Ave., received 34 demerits July 6. Violations included several food items out of temperature. GRADE: C.
