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  • Prosecution rests in Whittemore campaign contribution trial in Reno

    RENO -- Federal prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the illegal campaign contribution trial of former power broker Harvey Whittemore. Defense lawyers were to begin presenting witnesses. The trial, midway through its second week, is taking place before Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks. Whittemore, 59, who once wielded much influence in Nevada politics as a legislative lobbyist, is ...

  • Chorizo likely source of salmonella at Firefly

    The Firefly restaurant at 3900 Paradise Road was closed April 26 following a salmonella outbreak. Health officials now say that cooked chorizo probably was the source of the outbreak, which sickened nearly 300 ...

  • U.S. 95 shut down near Spaghetti Bowl

    U.S. Highway 95 has been shut down in both directions between Las Vegas Boulevard and the Spaghetti Bowl, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. A suspicious device described as a silver object with end-caps is being investigated, according to Loy Hixson, NHP spokesman. The object was found shortly before 1 p.m., he said. Traffic is backed up and motorists are advised to avoid the area. Contact ...

  • Big rig strikes kills woman walking along U.S. 95

    A 38-year-old Henderson woman was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer while walking along U.S. Highway 95 near Railroad Pass late Tuesday night. Penny Amber Franco was walking south in the far right travel lane of U.S. 95 when a tractor-trailer pulling two trailers struck her about 9:42 p.m., the Nevada Highway Patrol said. Franco was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where she ...

  • No GOP legislators take up education tax proponents invite

    CARSON CITY -- No Republicans took up state Sen. Justin Jones' offer to show up in his office Wednesday and discuss ways the two parties can reach agreement on a way to secure more money for public education. "This is the most important issue we face," said Jones, D-Las Vegas. "I will keep my office door open." He asked Republicans to meet with him and work on a ...


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Mon oncle Antoine [DVD]

Mon oncle Antoine [DVD]

Set in the blustery, frozen winter landscape of northern Quebec in the 1940s, Mon oncle Antoine is a coming-of-age tale that is as much about life in a small rural mining town as it is about the travails of its teenage protagonist, which is a good thing since, even by th ... ...

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  • British prime minister Indications London attack was terror

    British forensic officers attend the scene of an apparent attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London on Wednesday. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast ...

  • Fairgrounds on Las Vegas Strip will accommodate 64000 for special events

    : Circus Circus Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, sought use permits and approval for the fairgrounds complex from the zoning ...

  • Wildfire closes Scottys Castle in Death Valley

    A wildfire is burning on the grounds of Scotty's Castle at Death Valley National Park in California, but the historic mansion has not been damaged. Park spokeswoman Cheryl Chipman said the blaze broke out at the northern end of the castle grounds Tuesday afternoon. It is now burning up Grapevine Canyon toward the Nevada border, about 180 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The castle is not ...

  • Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Vegas

    LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco Jr. sexually assaulted her. Officer Bill Cassell said Wednesday that the 48-year-old Canseco was named as a suspect in the investigation. Cassell says the investigation isn't complete, no charges have been filed and no arrest has been made. The department spokesman ...

  • Canseco tweets he is suspect in Las Vegas sex assault probe

    Jose Canseco in 2005. Jose Canseco loves the limelight - even though he’s the target of a rape investigation.The outspoken slugger and admitted steroid-taker today posted a series of tweets, some that he removed a short time later, that revealed he’s being investigated for raping a Las Vegas woman. He named and posted a picture of the tanned lean, ripped, bikini-clad fitness model ...

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