HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kevin Harvick made a late pass to cap a dominating show to win the season-ending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and wife Delana clinched the owners championship when Ron Hornaday Jr. — who had wrapped up his fourth truck title — finished eighth.
The FBI is investigating claims that sensitive patient information was leaked from University Medical Center, violating federal privacy laws.
French hunk Gilles Marini had ’em swooning during his photo shoot at Caesars Palace for People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” issue.
The state’s top water regulator has decided to join the Southern Nevada Water Authority in appealing a court ruling that dealt a blow to the authority’s plans to tap groundwater in Lincoln County.
Nevada’s unemployment rate fell for the first time in four years in October.
The Southern Nevada Health District will provide H1N1 vaccinations at immunization clinics today in three locations.
Wrapping up the week with a few tidbits gleaned from my recent blog postings:
Jeff Northrup is a homeless veteran and a recovering alcoholic who was prescribed anti-anxiety medication. He’s been living in shelters and on the streets of Las Vegas for 10 years. He’s tried to get his life together, only to return to the veterans shelter three times.
The young men accused of murdering a Las Vegas police officer in what authorities are calling an attempted robbery Thursday morning came away with nothing, North Las Vegas police said Friday. … But two of the three suspects arrested on murder charges in connection with the slaying of officer Trevor Nettleton, 30, could be eligible for the death penalty, Clark County District Attorney David Roger said.
Unfortunately, Republican Sen. Tom Coburn now appears to be backing off his threat to require that the 2,074-page health care bill be read aloud before the Senate votes on the scheme to take over a sixth of the nation’s economy.
A bankruptcy judge Friday temporarily extended the exclusivity period for Station Casino to submit its own restructuring plan until he can hear arguments on modifying a key lease agreement that some creditors oppose.
Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport continue to plummet.
Don’t expect the Golden Nugget to slash room rates just to fill its new 500-room tower with warm bodies at any price, the hotel-casino’s top executive said this week.
A group of luxury condo buyers left the Regional Justice Center disheartened Friday, stalled in their efforts to get any portion back from $3.5 million in deposits they made on the failed Spanish View Towers in southwest Las Vegas.
What is the hottest holiday gift-giving trend this season? It’s all about getting the most bang for your buck.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united tonight to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. … The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally. Nevada roll call: John Ensign, R, voted no while Harry Reid, D, voted yes.
