Convicted slot cheat included in Black Book dies

Convicted slot machine cheat Roderick Dee had just a five-month stay on Nevada’s Excluded Person List, commonly referred to as the Black Book. Dee died in December.

Lake Mead near Pecos reopens after 2-vehicle accident

East Lake Mead Boulevard reopened about 8:30 a.m. after an accident between a motorcycle and another vehicle early Monday morning, according to North Las Vegas Police Department.

Sundance Helicopters remodels terminal, polishes image

Bob Engelbrecht tells each of his 60 pilots that a grandmother should feel comfortable flying in a Sundance helicopter. “That’s a huge priority for us,” said Engelbrecht, the company’s CEO. “People want to know that they can fly with confidence.”

Environmentalists: Bunkerville rancher Bundy is freeloading

Environmentalists say Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, whose skirmish with the federal government has gained him icon status with states’ rights and free speech advocates as well as other disgruntled ranchers, doesn’t “own” the public land where hundreds of his cattle roam in the Gold Butte area nor does he have the “right” to let them graze there.

Distance runner Shorter witness to Boston, Munich tragedies

They are two of the most profound tragedies in sports, separated by 41 years, linked by a trail of tears. Frank Shorter was there for both. It’s not something he’s proud of; it’s something he endured. Sometimes, the fates just conspire in strange ways.

Unmanned vehicle tests create economic opportunities in Nevada

It won’t be long before pilots flying for the world’s busiest air tour operation may be seeing unmanned aircraft near where they fly hundreds of thousands of tourists each year.

Q&A with Rick Cunningham, attorney with Roland Law Firm

Rick Cunningham knew he wanted to help people when he studied psychology in college. Little did the Kansas City native know that family circumstances would prompt an alternative career with the same purpose.

Revival happening at Centennial Hills Center

Yet another moribund victim of the recession has snapped back to life. This revival story is happening in northwest Las Vegas, where the 24-acre Centennial Hills Center shut down construction in 2008 after its lender, Lehman Bros., went bankrupt.

Don’t let delays discourage you in job hunts

Sometimes an employer seems inscrutable to a job seeker. Legal reasons, failure to communicate well, even a need for time to make sense of multiple impressions delay decisions. Don’t give up in despair.

On the Move, April 21

Announcements of new hires, promotions and professional awards. Want to see your accomplishment here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

Executive Calendar, April 21

A weekly listing of events put on by professional organizations, educational groups and local chambers of commerce.

For the Record, April 21

A weekly log of business bankruptcies, commercial and industrial lease transactions, and new-business licenses in Clark County.

Dini leaves legislative legacy others should replicate

Hundreds of the late Assembly Speaker Joe Dini’s friends and politicians of both parties gathered in Yerington last Tuesday to remember a man who worked in Carson City when being a politician wasn’t a bad word.

Barricade situation near Cimarron Road resolved

A Las Vegas police and SWAT team response to a domestic dispute call at a house near Cimarron Road and Laredo Avenue ended without incident at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, six hours after a woman fled the house unharmed, a police sergeant said.

Man taken to hospital after car fire

One man was sent to the hospital with serious burns after he set himself and his vehicle on fire Sunday night.

Nothing seems to be missing from this ‘Compleat Female’

What better time to do a play about gender equality than now, when we see acts of insolence and denial across the country. What better way to learn how long the battle has raged than with Jeffrey Hatcher’s “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” being presented by the College of Southern Nevada.

Judge orders another Desai mental evaluation, this one for fraud case

Dr. Dipak Desai has been ordered transferred into federal custody so that a mental evaluation can be done to determine whether he is competent to accept a plea deal in his health care fraud case stemming from the 2007 hepatitis C outbreak.

Minimum-wage bus tour coming to Las Vegas

A national group pushing for a hike in the minimum wage will take its campaign to Las Vegas on Monday with its “Give America a Raise” bus tour.

Henderson’s higher pay scale for employees questioned

Discussion of possible tax hikes in Henderson have raised questions about the city’s employee pay structure, which has trended higher than neighboring communities.

Economic hope seen in North Las Vegas masterplanned community

Eight years, two bankruptcies and one recession later, plans to break ground on the 2,600-acre Park Highlands master planned community near Aliante Parkway and the Las Vegas Beltway are alive and well.

Country music singer Kevin Sharp dies at age 43

Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, has died. He was 43.

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