Parties encounter delay in CityCenter financing

MGM Mirage Inc. and partner Dubai World have run into delays in securing more than $3 billion in financing for a $9.2 billion Strip casino project, but expect a deal to be done in the coming weeks, an MGM Mirage executive said Tuesday.

May sales soft for state businesses

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s economy continued to sputter in May as business sales of taxable goods dropped 1.5 percent from May 2007, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Taxation.

New business grows scarce in LV Valley

The country’s economic downturn hampered efforts to diversify Southern Nevada’s economy in the last year.

Index: Local economy shows signs of decline

Southern Nevada’s economy continued to show signs of decline as nearly every indicator fell from a year ago, the Center for Business and Economic Research reported.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

51s’ lead doesn’t last long; Fresno claims 8-4 victory

The Fresno Grizzlies scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to erase a 2-0 Las Vegas lead and went on to an 8-4 victory over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game Sunday at Fresno, Calif.

Park’s first win is major

EDINA, Minn. — Inbee Park woke up in the middle of the night 10 years ago when she heard cheering from the living room of her tiny apartment outside Seoul.

Two couples died in crash

Two Northern California couples celebrating their anniversaries together died in the single-engine plane crash that sparked a wildfire on Mount Charleston, family members of the victims confirmed Sunday.

Performers no crazier than this, even in Las Vegas

The most insane entertainment I have ever seen in Las Vegas happened at the Riviera this weekend. Do you understand what I’m saying? Since 2000, I’ve witnessed sanctioned orgies, aerial contortionists, bloody fights on stage and famous people tripping on drugs. But on Friday and Saturday, one event was even crazier than all that.

Man found shot to death after dispute

A Las Vegas man was shot and killed early Sunday after intervening in an argument, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

Wild horses near Lovelock to be gathered

LOVELOCK — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will conduct an emergency roundup of more than 330 wild horses from a herd in Northern Nevada, citing limited water and forage for the animals.

After speech, Krolicki got nod

Forget his personal scandals or 21 percent approval rating. The real reason Gov. Jim Gibbons was passed over to chair John McCain’s campaign in Nevada was a speech.

IN BRIEF

BURIEN, Wash.

Kirshner works on big Vegas project

Pop-music icon Don Kirshner is in talks with several Strip properties about a major Las Vegas project involving a new twist to entertainment.

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