Provides the latest RSS feeds for Nevada News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Las Vegas Herald.com http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/cat/665230c96a861075/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:52 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:52 -0400 30 As water managers in Nevada and elsewhere fight to keep Lake Mead as full as possible, an irrigation district in California has significantly overdrawn its Colorado River allotment over the past three years. The Imperial Valley Irrigation District is the single largest water user on the Colorado, but it is "isolating itself" with its actions, said Pat Mulroy, general manager of the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214758566/scat/665230c96a861075 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:06 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214758566/scat/665230c96a861075 Top 10 water attractions in Las Vegas -- From VEGAS.com /inline-content --> In the scorching heat of the Mojave, stumbling upon a tropical beach might seem like a mirage. But in Las Vegas, it seems anything is possible. A neon beacon of luxury and excess, this desert city features several manmade sand beaches, some decorated with tropical flowers and dotted with towering palms. As the city ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214758568/scat/665230c96a861075 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214758568/scat/665230c96a861075 Tennis legend Andre Agassi, Clark County Commissioner Susan Brager and Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas investors Roger and Scott Bulloch of SPB Partners prepare to cut a ceremonial red ribbon made fittingly of swimwear during the park’s grand opening on Friday, May 24, 2013. Kids in candy-colored swimsuits squirmed anxiously during the ceremony as they waited for the green light to ride ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214754441/scat/665230c96a861075 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:48:46 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214754441/scat/665230c96a861075 Benjamin Kyker is very familiar with the Nevada prisons system, but the veteran prison guard could soon be bunking with the kind of men he's been guarding. Kyker, a sergeant with the Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs, was arrested Thursday and faces charges in connection to conspiring with a security guard to rob a bank. According to his Las Vegas police arrest report, ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214753343/scat/665230c96a861075 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:15 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214753343/scat/665230c96a861075 Standing in a black pinstripe suit, 56-year-old Michael Bohan quoted the final lines of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" to 27 men and women who graduated Friday from a week-long leadership workshop that helps newly released prisoners reenter the workforce. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference," ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214752535/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:30 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214752535/scat/665230c96a861075 Current Clark County School District Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky interviews for the permanent position in front of CCSD board members, from left, Chris Garvey, Dr. Linda Young, and Erin Cranor in Las Vegas on Tuesday ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214752536/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:30 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214752536/scat/665230c96a861075 This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. A federal judge ruled Friday Arpaio's office systematically singled out Hispanics in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751857/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:41 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751857/scat/665230c96a861075 The man who was arrested in connection with arson at Sport-Social, an autism sports facility, will now face federal felony charges, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada Daniel Bogden. Samuel Powers, 24, was picked up by Las Vegas police after witnesses saw him leaving the burning building on April 15. The fire damaged the front offices and classrooms of Sport-Social. Powers was ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751859/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:40 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751859/scat/665230c96a861075 U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro overrode the government's plea deal with Las Vegas bankruptcy attorney Randolph Goldberg and gave him the maximum possible under federal guidelines -- two years in prison instead of the agreed upon 18 months. She gave him the maximum fine of $40,000. He paid restitution of $720,719. He has already surrendered his law license for two years, but unless the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751858/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:40 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751858/scat/665230c96a861075 Peter Reedijk, left, and Heather Julius work on installing location markers on maps on picnic tables at the freshly renovated Cathedral Rock Picnic Area on Mount Charleston on ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751860/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:39 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751860/scat/665230c96a861075 Friday, May 24, 2013 | 6:22 p.m. The Nevada Supreme Court Friday disbarred Las Vegas lawyer Ronald N. Serota for conduct "involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation." He admittedly stole $319,000 from a client in 2009 to invest in his businesses Beverage Plus and Clean Energy. An unidentified client gave him the money to satisfy a claim by the Securities and Exchange ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751861/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:37 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751861/scat/665230c96a861075 Over the decades, Sin City has been the backdrop for musicals such as 1941's "Las Vegas Nights," featuring a very young Frank Sinatra, Oscar-winning best films (1974's "The Godfather: Part II," 1988's "Rain Man"), dramas (1995's "Leaving Las Vegas") and countless comedies including 2009's blockbuster "The Hangover" and the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751573/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:01 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751573/scat/665230c96a861075 Memorial Day weekend travel is expected to be slightly lower this year from 2012, according to a forecast this week from AAA. The auto club's Mountain West region -- which includes Nevada and neighboring states such as Arizona, Idaho and Utah -- should see about 2.6 million trips of 50 miles or more. Nationally, the number of treks is 34.8 million. Both come in less than 1 percent fewer than ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751135/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:01 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751135/scat/665230c96a861075 CARSON CITY -- The importance of Democrats holding a one-vote majority in the Senate was clearly demonstrated Thursday night when they passed three straight bills by 11-10 margins. Two of the bills are designed to increase voter turnout, a step that generally is thought to benefit Democrats. The bills also passed the Assembly on party-line votes and now go to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval. While ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751134/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751134/scat/665230c96a861075 CARSON CITY -- Legislation to create a new medically-accurate, age-appropriate sex education program for Nevada schools died quietly on the state Senate secretary's desk Friday. Assembly Bill 230 needed Senate approval Friday to stay alive under the Legislature's requirement that bills pass a second house by midnight or automatically die. Critics had complained the bill might lead to ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751137/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:59 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751137/scat/665230c96a861075 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- The Nevada Assembly has approved allowing courts to order mentally ill defendants who have regular run-ins with the law to complete tailored outpatient treatment ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751287/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:56:51 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214751287/scat/665230c96a861075 LAS VEGAS -; He'd seen the hype: "You On Stage With Rock Stars!" n So, San Diego surfer and aspiring rocker Gary Young was feeling good vibrations. He'd come 300-plus miles in his 1951 surf sticker-plastered woodie station wagon with two boards on top for a "once in a lifetime opportunity to jam out" with Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and guitar guru Jeff Beck ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750234/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:02 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750234/scat/665230c96a861075 Las Vegas police are asking for the public's assistance as they search for a "Quick Pinch" armed suspect in a series of robberies on the west side of town.At least nine robberies have occurred between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in convenience stores in the areas between Hualapai Way and Buffalo Drive, and Flamingo Road and Charleston Boulevard. They all happened from March to May 18, ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750235/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:15 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750235/scat/665230c96a861075 Summerlin favorite Vintner Grill had its banquet location inside Neiman Marcus at Fashion Show Mall shut down as a health hazard by the Southern Nevada Health District. Environmental health supervisor Robert Urzi said the facility actually could have been closed May 22 for either of two reasons -- because the 45 demerits inspectors found was five more than allowable threshold and because backup ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750237/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:14 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750237/scat/665230c96a861075 A Jeep that was being towed behind an RV crashed into several townhomes on Friday in St. George, Utah. A Provo couple on a family recreational vehicle trip was killed when their motorhome crashed into several St. George townhomes, authorities ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750236/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:14 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750236/scat/665230c96a861075 CARSON CITY -- The "More Cops" bill that would allow the sales tax to be boosted in Clark County to put more police officers on the street was approved 18-3 in the Nevada Senate on Friday. Sheriff Doug Gillespie said earlier the bill would lead to the hiring of 400 more cops for the Metropolitan Police Department, although the money could be used to cover decline in other revenue and ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750238/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:13 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750238/scat/665230c96a861075 WASHINGTON -- A bill revived in Congress would pay the college education of individuals whose spouses were service members killed in the line of duty. Current law limits education allowances to $936 per month for military widows and widowers. The legislation, introduced Thursday and estimated to cost $200 million over 10 years, would cover full in-state college tuition and fees, plus provide a ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750239/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:12 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750239/scat/665230c96a861075 Summer officially starts on June 22nd, but the Vegas weather and Las Vegas summer hotel deals beg to differ! It's unofficially summer in Las Vegas already, so grab those suitcases and fill them with some bikinis and swim trunks because it's time to hit the Las Vegas hotel pool parties. Hotels up and down the Strip are ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750419/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:03 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214750419/scat/665230c96a861075 A 25-year-old man was indicted Friday on a murder charge in connection with the January shooting death of another man. Michael Smith, also known as Michael Smith Jr., faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the Jan. 14 slaying of Las Vegas resident Carlos Randle, 40. A spokeswoman at the Clark County coroner's office said Randle died of multiple gunshot wounds. Smith also faces two ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749191/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:52 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749191/scat/665230c96a861075 Yolanda King, Clark County's director of budget and financial planning, has been promoted to assistant county manager, county officials announced Friday. King, a longtime county employee, will replace Assistant County Manager Ed Finger, who is resigning for a job at a wastewater reclamation district in Colorado. The appointment will need a vote by the Clark County Commission at its June 4 ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749192/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:52 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749192/scat/665230c96a861075 Sunny but possibly smoky skies and warm temperatures are on the horizon for the busy Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas. The high temperature is expected to be 88 degrees on Monday, with a low of 67, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Stachelski. The normal temperature for Memorial Day is 93 degrees, and the record high is 108, set in 1974. Saturday and Sunday both will see ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749193/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:50 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749193/scat/665230c96a861075 Friday24 May 20132:57 p.m. Passenger traffic was flat again at McCarran International Airport in April with statistics showing a familiar pattern for the city: slight international growth nearly offsetting a dip in domestic traffic. There were 3.549 million passengers to and from McCarran in April compared with 3.554 million in April 2012, a 0.2 percent decline, according to the Clark County ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749194/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:40 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749194/scat/665230c96a861075 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A bill changing the charters of four Nevada cities to requiring ward only voting in municipal elections has won final legislative ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749396/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:16 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749396/scat/665230c96a861075 The bill would have set up a state council to determine criteria to be covered by an updated sex education course. The new curriculum would have covered topics such as contraception methods, domestic violence and sexual abuse, communicable diseases and the effects of drugs and alcohol on ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749397/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:16 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214749397/scat/665230c96a861075 The Assembly voted 40-1 Friday to pass SB229. The bill was ushered through the Legislature after Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and California Gov. Jerry Brown announced an agreement to protect Lake Tahoe's delicate ecosystem while also considering the economy when making land use ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748335/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:18 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748335/scat/665230c96a861075 The Firefly restaurant is reopening Friday at the former location of Z'Tejas, 3824 Paradise Road. The old location, shown here, closed after a salmonella outbreak in late April sickened nearly 300 ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748201/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748201/scat/665230c96a861075 Dr. Dipak Desai stands in court at the Clark County Regional Justice Center on May 7. A technician testified on Friday that Desai's colonoscopy procedures were conducted so quickly that when he withdrew a scope, it was like "cracking a ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748200/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748200/scat/665230c96a861075 LAS VEGAS -- The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital will maintain its federal funding despite not meeting some of the government's requirements. The hospital came under scrutiny for its discharging ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748202/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:44 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214748202/scat/665230c96a861075 WINNEMUCCA, Nev. -; The Nevada Highway Patrol has seized more than 150 pounds of marijuana from the driver of a moving truck stopped on Interstate 80 near ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747244/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:21 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747244/scat/665230c96a861075 In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013, in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214746565/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:12 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214746565/scat/665230c96a861075 Friday, May 24, 2013 | 12:36 p.m. An air quality advisory has been issued for this weekend because of concerns about smoke from a Southern California wildfire making its way into the Las Vegas Valley. The fire started after what was supposed to be a controlled burn got out of control and has impacted about 800 acres in San Diego County. The Clark County Department of Air Quality issued the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747062/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:10 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747062/scat/665230c96a861075 TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214746623/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:23 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214746623/scat/665230c96a861075 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Some Nevada lawmakers say doctors should tell women with dense breast tissue that mammogram results are inconclusive, but some doctors say there's no ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747311/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:16 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747311/scat/665230c96a861075 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, together with the Government of Sonora, announces its new route Las Vegas - Puerto Penasco - Hermosillo, Mexico, starting on June 20th, on a seminary and cocktail presentation that took place at the Consulate of Mexico at Las Vegas. These events were offered to travel agents and tour operators, with the presence of the authorities of ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747063/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:19 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214747063/scat/665230c96a861075 RENO, Nev. -; A 44-year-old Fernley man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for soliciting children for sex over the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745957/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:36 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745957/scat/665230c96a861075 Senator Tick Segerblom of the 77th (2013) Nevada Senatorial District. CARSON CITY -- A proposal to allow the Nevada Legislature to meet in Las Vegas is being scrapped. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, said Friday he is proposing an amendment to strip from his resolution a proposal to allow sessions of the Legislature in Southern Nevada or elsewhere in the state outside of Carson City. ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745773/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:12 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745773/scat/665230c96a861075 The Clark County Department of Air Quality issued an advisory Friday for ozone and smoke pollutants that will be in effect until Sunday. The advisory pertains to ground-level ozone and smoke due to the wildfire in San Felipe, Calif., local weather conditions, and existing levels of pollutants. Unhealthy levels of air pollution were not occurring late Friday morning, but the weather this weekend ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745774/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:12 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745774/scat/665230c96a861075 Other clubs on and off the Strip also have the biggest Hollywood names for parties this Memorial Day Weekend. The list is so monstrous that we broke it out as a separate section from the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745775/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:11 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745775/scat/665230c96a861075 The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital is not at risk of losing millions of dollars in federal funding, at least for now. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday announced the approval of the plan of correction submitted by the Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, the agency that oversees the Las Vegas hospital. Rawson-Neal received $3.2 million in Medicare funding ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745776/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:11 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214745776/scat/665230c96a861075 GREENVILLE, Calif. -; A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744654/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:33 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744654/scat/665230c96a861075 RENO -- The defense rested its case this morning in the illegal campaign contribution trial of former power broker Harvey Whittemore. Whittemore's wife, Annette, was one of the last defense witnesses. Whittemore himself did not testify. Prosecutors said they had no rebuttal witnesses and Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks told the jury closing arguments would be made Tuesday. Whittemore, ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744507/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:26 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744507/scat/665230c96a861075 A man was injured in a house fire near Desert Inn Road and Boulder Highway on Friday morning, according to the Clark County Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a house at 3506 Anthony Drive and found the front room of the house in flames. The man was transported to a hospital where he was treated for burns on his arms. The fire was contained to the front room, according to the Fire ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744506/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:25 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744506/scat/665230c96a861075 Friday, May 24, 2013 | 10:27 a.m. CARSON CITY -- Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked the Legislature to set aside $4 million in a contingency fund to hire more staff at the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, as recommended by a consultant's report. Mike Willden, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said today that a request was submitted last week for the money. The ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743997/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:21 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743997/scat/665230c96a861075 RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Two of Harvey Whittemore's long-time associates testified at his federal trial on charges of making illegal campaign contributions that the former Nevada developer and lobbyist is well known for his generosity and high ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744713/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:40 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744713/scat/665230c96a861075 The bill extends voter registration through the end of early voting, now the Friday before an election. People who register in person during early voting would be allowed to cast a ballot ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744714/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:39 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744714/scat/665230c96a861075 Mixed martial arts already has a cult following in New Zealand and it could blast to the front of people's minds this weekend. Kiwis Mark Hunt and James Te Huna are both on the UFC 160 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and tomorrow afternoon's (NZT) show shapes as a blockbuster. Heavyweight Hunt is in the co-main event against Brazilian Junior dos Santos, with the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744325/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214744325/scat/665230c96a861075 Partially-submerged vehicles lie in the debris of the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge in the Skagit River on Friday in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday evening. All three occupants suffered only ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743067/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:04:02 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743067/scat/665230c96a861075 Friday, May 24, 2013 | 9:50 a.m. Early voting is underway for three municipal election races not settled during the April primaries. There is one race each in Henderson, North Las Vegas and Mesquite and voters in these cities have the next week to cast an early ballot before the June 4 general election. In Henderson Sandy DiGiacomo and Mark Stevens face off for the Department 1 Municipal Court ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743068/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:03:58 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743068/scat/665230c96a861075 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It’s considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a wall in a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota. Gonzalez did some research that confirmed the comic was valuable, though not as much as it could have been. He got into a ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743111/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:01 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214743111/scat/665230c96a861075 As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry."The silent gesture toward the loved ones of Travis Alexander offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741391/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:45 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741391/scat/665230c96a861075 GREENVILLE, Calif. -- An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday.Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood said the magnitude-5.7 quake sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves and downed chimneys when it hit at 8:47 p.m. Thursday.The ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214740686/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:49 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214740686/scat/665230c96a861075 Chicago billionaire business executive Penny Pritzker, President Barack Obama's pick for Commerce Secretary, testifies Thursday on Capitol Hill in ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741147/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:25 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741147/scat/665230c96a861075 Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that occurred just before 4 a.m. Friday on southbound Interstate 15 near Blue Diamond. Traffic is restricted in this area. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes. This is a developing story. Check back for more details. Contact reporter Caitlyn Belcher ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741149/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:25 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741149/scat/665230c96a861075 An RAF Typhoon Aircraft such as this has escorted a passenger plane into Stansted Airport in southern England following an incident on board Friday. British media reported the flight was a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane flying to Manchester, England. Two men have been ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741148/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:25 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214741148/scat/665230c96a861075 The Nevada Highway Patrol says the drivers of a Mercedes sedan and a work truck were taken to University Medical Center after the truck rear-ended the car a little before dawn Friday on I-15 southbound near Blue Diamond ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214739723/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:38:02 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214739723/scat/665230c96a861075 The Washoe County sheriff's office says Mercado was driving a 2001 Isuzu SUV at a high rate of speed when he apparently lost control and collided with the boulder in the backyard of a residence on Tucumcari ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214739724/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:38:02 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214739724/scat/665230c96a861075 Ayurveda , at All About Yoga. "According to Ayurvedic teaching, strong agni leads to excellent health and well-being, while the accumulation of ama or toxins results in the slow deterioration of the body and ultimately disease. Discover how this process works and how to keep the digestive system healthy," states All About ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214738016/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:48 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214738016/scat/665230c96a861075 Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734164/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:39 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734164/scat/665230c96a861075 LONDON -; Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214733749/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214733749/scat/665230c96a861075 GREENVILLE, Calif. -; An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734625/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:00 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734625/scat/665230c96a861075 letter to the editor . /inline-content --> We need a new baseball stadium. Let's get this done, Las Vegas. Let's face it. Cashman Field is old, outdated and in a bad neighborhood, and has way too many bleachers to sit on. No matter what team is here -- this year the Mets -- they all complain about the lack of indoor batting cages and training facilities for their team. The truth is ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734211/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:54 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734211/scat/665230c96a861075 Las Vegas adds yet another club to its nightlife ranks this weekend with the grand opening of Light at Mandalay Bay. The highly anticipated collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and nightlife operators The Light Group is just the latest addition to a slate of new nightlife and entertainment options that have transformed the Strip in the past six months. Below, meet the Las Vegas nightlife Class ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214733417/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:48 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214733417/scat/665230c96a861075 Two announcements crossed my desk this week that remind me the best part of this community can be found in its network of largely unsung volunteer and charity organizations. The first missive was from The Rape Crisis Center announcing the opening of its new office at 801 S. Rancho Drive, Suite B2. With its hotline monitored by trained volunteers, the center has been helping victims of sexual ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734213/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:47 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734213/scat/665230c96a861075 A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and South Maryland Parkway. The pedestrian was crossing Sahara Avenue while not inside a marked crosswalk, according to Las Vegas police. The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition. Contact Rochel Leah Goldblatt ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734215/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:46 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734215/scat/665230c96a861075 Oscar Goodman was leaving his book launch party Thursday when a reporter asked a member of the entourage if any former clients showed up. "The people you are talking about aren't expected here," said Jonathan Ullman, director and CEO of the Mob Museum. Something about a "Black Book." The party moved from Oscar's Beef, Booze & Broads steakhouse to the museum for ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734214/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:46 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734214/scat/665230c96a861075 The children of Metro Police Officer Trevor Nettleton, from left, Carson, Lorenzo, and Gage place a flower in his tribute and memory during the annual Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial service at the Police Memorial Park in Las Vegas on Thursday. Officer Nettleton was killed on Nov. 19, 2009. Officers Danielle Faller, left, and Lori Kelleher assist the children during the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734216/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:46 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734216/scat/665230c96a861075 The Yucca Mountain project may be dead, or close to dead for the time being. But it still is a political minefield on Capitol Hill.Ask Allison Macfarlane, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who has been renominated to remain as chairman and who answered carefully when pressed about the Nevada nuclear waste site at a Senate hearingon Thursday.The Obama administration has terminated ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734217/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:44 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734217/scat/665230c96a861075 At least two open meeting law complaints have been filed against the Clark County School Board for interviewing and appointing Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky to the position permanently late Tuesday night. The complaints allege the action was taken without proper notice being given on the agenda. The Nevada attorney general's office will investigate the potential violation and issue ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734219/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:43 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734219/scat/665230c96a861075 Beginning Friday, when Veterans Village holds a ribbon-cutting for its thrift store, through Tuesday, when Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., holds a roundtable to discuss veterans issues, the list of Memorial Day weekend events overflows. At 10:30 a.m. Friday at 6029 W. Charleston Blvd., Veterans Village Las Vegas will hold the grand opening of its 33,000-square-foot thrift store featuring refurbished ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734218/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:43 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734218/scat/665230c96a861075 Bo Bernhard The largest gaming conference on the planet is coming back to Las Vegas. It's the 15th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, and it's slated to start Monday at Caesars Palace. "This is the world's first and finest gambling studies conference," said conference host Bo Bernhard, who serves as UNLV's executive director of the ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214733220/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:39 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214733220/scat/665230c96a861075 was posted April 25. For now, Janien is keeping her spot warm, and together this new version of The Scintas is a tight and tough gang of four intent on bringing back the sparkle of Old Vegas. They've pulled it off against the odds and have put Downtown back on the entertainment map. After all, it's where Frank, Dean and Sammy used to hang -- and The Scintas have conjured up all those ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734220/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:39 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734220/scat/665230c96a861075 Updated Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 6:15 p.m. FORT WORTH, Texas -- Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco is denying a woman's claim that he sexually assaulted her, calling the allegations "laughable."Canseco spoke to reporters Thursday before playing in an independent league game in Fort Worth. He said he was prepared to take a polygraph test and that "the truth will always come ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734221/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:34 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214734221/scat/665230c96a861075 Michael Jackson: The hologram King of Pop. It only seems fitting that Michael Jackson, the man who brought the world "Thriller," was resurrected on a Las Vegas stage late Thursday night--in the form of a hologram. The moment occurred toward the end of the first public performance of Michael Jackson ONE, a joint venture between Cirque du Soleil and Jackson's estate. The ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214732610/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:15:31 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214732610/scat/665230c96a861075 LAS VEGAS -- Air Force pilot Scott Powell returned home three weeks early from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, surprising his children at school. Two hours after landing in Las Vegas, Maj. ... http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214731923/scat/665230c96a861075 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:19:04 -0400 http://www.lasvegasherald.com/index.php/sid/214731923/scat/665230c96a861075