Locomotives make push for more fans

When United Football League commissioner Michael Huyghue was in Las Vegas last month, he predicted as many as 20,000 fans could attend the Locomotives’ 2010 season opener at Sam Boyd Stadium.

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Las Vegas company to pay $43 million for Indiana casino

Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts said Monday it would spend $43 million to acquire a casino in Indiana, further cementing the company’s stake in the Midwest gaming market.

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Binion’s is hosting a job fair today and Wednesday to fill an undisclosed number of temporary positions for a Halloween attraction the casino plans to host starting later this month through Oct. 31.

1944 state champ Wildcats keep on truckin’

It was September 1944. The Allies, after liberating Paris, had entered Germany. In December, Germany would begin its last-ditch offensive at the Battle of the Bulge. Soon, it would all be over.

Schools’ transportation policy is dangerous

As a parent of three third-graders starting a new school in Henderson this year, I was shocked to find out that there was no bus transportation for them.

Obama children’s book ‘Of Thee I Sing’ out Nov. 16

NEW YORK (AP) — Coming two weeks after Election Day, a book from President Barack Obama for some of the nation’s nonvoters: inspirational stories for children about American pioneers.

Spencer Pratt: Gun detainment brought he and Heidi together

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spencer Pratt says his 12-hour detainment at a Costa Rica airport for arms possession has given him a chance at reconciliation with wife Heidi Montag.
Pratt said Monday that Montag stood by him during what he called the “wildest day ever of either of our lives.” He says that sparked hope that she might drop her divorce filing. He and Montag were back in Los Angeles after Saturday’s incident.

Aging gas pipes at risk of explosion nationwide

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — An ominous theme has emerged from the wreckage of a deadly pipeline explosion in California: There are thousands of pipes just like it nationwide.
Utilities have been under pressure for years to better inspect and replace aging gas pipes – many of them laid years before the suburbs expanded over them and now at risk of leaking or erupting.