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The New York Times wrote today about the 77 new cases of hepatitis C discovered among people treated at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, which had a practice of reusing anesthesia syringes on more than one patient.

The NY Times writes that Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons on Thursday called the newly revealed cases “heartbreaking and disturbing.”

The Wall Street Journal also blogged today about the latest announced cases. ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook the northwest Reno area at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday, according to KRNV-TV in Reno. Northern Nevada has had a swarm of earthquakes since February.

A 58-year-old Texas state employee, won a $21 million Megabucks jackpot at the Palms Wednesday.

The magician famous for performing his magic tricks with a variety of wild animals on the Strip is used to sharing his home with all 13 of his big cats, but with the growth that Las Vegas has seen over the past 15 years, new comers into what was once an isolated area have had to learn to live near ...

Countrywide Financial Corp., one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, has suspended the home equity credit lines of nearly all of its Las Vegas customers.

Lenders Countrywide, Bank of America Corp., Washington Mutual Inc. and IndyMac Bancorp Inc. are targeting borrowers in cities where property values are falling. With a rising number of homes in foreclosure and more obstacles preventing ...

Barack Obama made a clean sweep in the North Carolina primary, while Hillary Clinton managed to maintain a slight lead in the Indiana primary Tuesday.

With 98 percent of the total votes counted, Obama had raked in 56 percent of the votes in North Carolina and over in Indiana, with 91 percent of the vote counted, Clinton had raked in 50.89 ...

The New York Times today writes about a new generation of business titans in Las Vegas — now in their 30s and mid-40s — who are reinventing the city once again.

The Associated Press reports that casino giant MGM Mirage Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit fell 30 percent, weighed down by resort opening costs and the Monte Carlo's temporary closure after a fire that resulted in 17 minor injuries.

The Las Vegas-based company said earnings dropped to $118.3 million, or 40 cents per share, compared with $168.2 million, or ...

The owner of both the Atlantic City and Las Vegas-based Tropicana Casinos has been forced into looking for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection according to a statement made by the company Monday.

Johnny Avello, director of the Race and Sports Book at Wynn Las Vegas, has come out with his own predictions for the fates of the top four, says the "American Idol" blog of the Los Angeles Times.

"According to Avello, David Archuleta is leading the race, with odds of 6 to 5, David Cook is trailing Archuleta, with 3-to-2 ...