Story archive for May 2000

Wednesday, May 31

• Police looking for two suspects in hotel slaying
• Bush to campaign at Lake Tahoe
• Report criticizes air pollution controls
• Court experiences trickle-down theory
• Efforts to improve school hit home
• Keller shares policing model at conference
• Nevadans concerned about plan on nuke hearings
• Reno case prompted murder charge in baby's drowning
• UNR chief to call it quits after 22 years
• Lawsuit names police in LV raid, beating
• Commissioner clears her name
• MGM thinks big after merger
• WorldCom, Sprint still confident of merger
• Three casino workers dead in murders, suicide
• Flamingo Hilton sale to close next week
• LVCVA chief sounds a warning on threat posed by Indian casinos
• Stairs subject of lawsuit
• Business park set
• Two-alarm fire scorches hardware storage area
• Many Mirage Resorts execs stay with MGM
• Dillard hearing reset
• Local news briefs for May 31, 2000
• Family says daughter sexually assaulted by worker
• Nevada PUC OKs Sprint, WorldCom merger
• Chain enters booming LV doughnut industry
• Coffee chain adding LV stores
• Entertainment summit set
• Boulder City council revokes tax hike
• Judge allows nude club to stay open
• School band trumpets kickoff for Berkley race
• Trial set in crash that killed four
• Teen charged in crash appears in court
• Induction will finally serve as payback to boxing's Tocco
• Stars' Espy gets call-up
• Lanni offers to talk to NAACP
• Bandits, ABA team to merge
• Crown may be Rebels' to grab
• Columnist Dean Juipe: WNBA able to stand on its own
• Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Wildlife group to hold banquet
• Del Papa backs flier disclosure
• Las Vegas area fishing report
• Youth regional meet at LVHS
• From childhood dream to reality in Nevada desert
• UNR president Joe Crowley stepping down
• North Las Vegas considers park property
• Community news briefs for May 31, 2000
• Widower of crossing guard hit by car dies
• Former Dunes slot manager Pors dies
• PCL Box: Stars 13, Grizzlies 5
• Correction
• Obituaries for May 31, 2000
• Columnist Peter Benton: Tanza wins title at Seniors Golf Club
• Columnist Jeff Haney: NFL fans can bet December 25 game today
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
• Thursday's horse racing entries
• City and Chippewa tribes settle casino lawsuit
• Connecticut casino owners battle over billboard
• Wisconsin casino vote backers present petition
• Charles Town track considers expanding entertainment opportunities
• Sale of Flamingo Hilton Casino to Isle of Capri approved
• Consultant says polluters advised to ignore federal clean air rules
• Photos of arson suspects bring hope to fire investigators
• Pillsbury's cookbook covers the basics of food preparation
• Don't be cloistered -- have some oysters
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: Cranium is a fun brain buster
• Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Decadence on display at Tropicana event
• Columnist Jon Ralston: Mayor takes walk on Yucca's wild side
• Letter: Boards can hinder fixes
• Letter: Let voters decide if casino taxes should be hiked
• Editorial: Plan may reduce medical mistakes
• Editorial: Bush gets another chance
• Glam slam: Photographer's exhibit focuses on glamorous women in Vegas tradition
• Stockholders, Nevada regulators approve $6.4 billion merger
• Auto racing schedules, winners and point standings
• Reid meets with Test Site victims

Tuesday, May 30

• Report details plan for UNR fire academy
• Rainsberger making 20th attempt at parole
• Record heat continues to sear Las Vegas Valley
• Henderson firm in patent disputes
• Two teens dead, one jailed after car chase
• Census takers heading for final roundup
• Murderer faces life in California man's shooting
• Trooper death under investigation
• Monorail hearing set for June 8
• Local news briefs for May 30, 2000
• Chapel opens
• Father charged in baby's drowning
• Nevada joins fight against Utah nuke waste site
• Las Vegas No. 5 in survey
• Vegas figure fined by NASD
• Wynn confirms plan to move art to D.I.
• National Airlines turns profit, enters 2nd year
• Developers fight over I-215 retail rights
• Firefighters battle windy conditions
• Chargebacks deplete funds in Equinox proceedings
• Estate seeks to unload silver cache
• Casino finance chiefs focus on strengthening balance sheets
• New Mexico AG intends to sue Indian casinos over revenue sharing
• Gambling loss leads to fatal fight
• UNLV law school takes a step toward accreditation
• Tiffany pushes plan for school district split
• Teamsters' strike imminent at LV ready-mix companies
• PCL score: Grizzlies 6, Stars 2
• Anderson falls short in East/West
• Feds may try to seize a Chinatown-area bar
• Recent arson fires may be most destructive ever
• Kirkland hangs up his badge to take over DMV
• Two children found after wandering in rugged mountain area seven hours
• Illinois may allow gamblers to ban themselves from all casinos
• Council surprised by its tax increase
• Rudin unhappy with public defenders
• Heat, traffic don't keep tourists from holiday visit
• Community news briefs for May 30, 2000
• Obituaries for May 30, 2000
• Panel recommends provisional accreditation for law school
• Rawson honored at med school graduation
• Lied donation to help CCSN baseball program
• Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Manners missing
• Ultimate goal: National title
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Boxing bill has built-in deficiencies
• Colbert's not ready to fade away
• Espy wants Stars in .600 club
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: TV mix-ups are a big turnoff to readers
• Letter: Delegates take part in process
• Letter: Some employees are hypocrites
• Letter: New launch fee at Lake Mead is horrible idea
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
• Wednesday's horse racing entries
• Editorial: Buyers need all the facts
• King's court: Comic magician's show is an odd mix
• The Boss is divine; the crowd is swine
• Columnist Susan Snyder: Engineering a pedestrian debate
• Box score: Stars 4, Grizzlies 3
• Box score: Stars 8, Grizzlies 0
• Wynn finishes at Bellagio
• City and Chippewa tribes settle casino lawsuit
• Governor's summit aims to lessen fire impacts in Nevada

Monday, May 29

• Two children found after wandering in rugged mountain area seven hours
• New museum, veteran's center, opens in Las Vegas
• Washoe County courts on track for more jury trials
• Washoe County asking state to end dual system of foster care
• South Tahoe may endure summer without water restrictions
• World War II bombers visit Reno
• Hollywood on pace for another record year
• Kids still scream for ice cream trucks
• Your donation can help needy and underprivileged kids go to camp
• Carson City planning commission to consider growth cap
• County Commissioners OK money for library expansion
• Judges push for bond sale to finance new courthouse
• Father arrested after baby found in water-filled bathtub
• Three killed as small plane crashes near shopping center
• $5,000 reward offered after string of suspicious fires in Reno
• Hunters upset over proposed management changes at wildlife refuge
• Hancock County finds new tribal partner in effort to attract casinos
• Canoncito Navajo leader says casino will be built

Sunday, May 28

• Rain Delays Indy 500
• Retired Reno officer arrested for third DUI
• Gun lock giveaways take hold in Washoe County
• Nevada GOP platform
• GOP leads the PACs in Nevada
• Douglas County GOP Chair Willard knocks off Cafferata
• Federal fish hatchery hopes for better luck after dismal winter
• UNLV braces for freshman enrollment increase
• Indiana House Speaker vows to restore gambling addition program funding
• Former 'Sin City' seeks rebirth in new image
• Q&A: GI George
• Columnist Susan Snyder: Marketers reach for Neon sky
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Nursing the Baby's brouhaha
• Editorial: Whistle-blowers get treated deplorably
• Editorial: Disabled access is dreadful
• Letter: Lack of insight hinders access
• Letter: Funding for vet programs lacking
• Letter: Sorry about getting caught
• Letter: Binion trial restores faith in legal system
• Columnist Jon Ralston: Study misses real political illness
• Columnist Jeff German: Binion saga far from over
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Saluting those who died
• Columnist Sandra Thompson: Collecting child support huge task
• Wider is better
• Turning up the heat on LV meth cooks
• Incline Village Library finally will get bigger
• Washoe judges want new courthouse
• Featherlite Modified Results
• Budweiser 150 Results
• Italian Grand Prix Results
• U.S. F2000 National Championship Results
• Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Results
• Speedvision Results
• Carquest 300 Results
• Hancock County finds new tribal partner in effort to attract casinos

Saturday, May 27

• Blind students create visual art
• Students regroup, get an education truly for the ages
• Give 12-year-old boy a camping opportunity
• Gov. Guinn urges GOP inclusiveness in the face of differences
• PCl Box: Trappers 3, Stars 0
• PCl Box: Stars 2, Trappers 1
• GOP moderates rally to oust anti-abortion plank from platform

Friday, May 26

• Nevada car chase ends with two dead, 4 injured in Arizona
• Bonaventure to decide if Rudin murder case will go forward
• GOP platform softens stance on nuke waste
• City weighs swapping land for downtown site
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
• Saturday's horse racing entries
• DA says Mattsen's account false
• Board OKs raises, discusses reconstruction plan
• Local news briefs for May 26, 2000
• LVMS 3/8-mile paved oval point standings
• Bennett seeks $65 million for key Strip parcel
• Nevadans to monitor suit
• Four critically injured in fatal crashes
• Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Vasser: Indy opens arms to CART
• Casino company fined $275,000 for collection violations
• Warehouse store set for Galleria Mall site
• Homeowners sue, allege construction defects
• Montoya favored; Ray draws some action
• UNLV's Johnson invited to U.S. basketball tryouts
• LV casinos prepare for busy Memorial weekend
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Art critics have plenty of ammo
• Britain's Hilton Group CEO to retire
• Prudential analyst downgrades MGM Grand, Mandalay
• Columnist Richie Hearn: We're ready to go racing
• Bankrupt Mesquite casino operator sued by former employees
• Monteiro's 73 helps Arizona
• MGM Grand apologizes for gaming violation
• Rio faces fine for currency violation
• Henderson's downtown plan soars; LV's sags
• Obituaries for May 26, 2000
• Las Vegas family terrified by police raid
• DMV hits new delays because of old forms
• Harrah's, Rio money makes Foyt cars go
• Seniors urged to fight Medicare fraud
• Goodman stays optimistic in face of downtown setbacks
• Freeman named CEO of LV tour operator
• New billing format debuts in Vegas
• Henderson firm wins school work
• LV tavern sued over shooting
• Communications firm files suit
• Towbin sued over lease
• 'Dream Home' studio set for LV
• County, retailer in flood damage suit
• LV unions sue over benefits
• Dodge cancels test at LVMS
• LV investment nears $300 million
• Chicago flights set in August, October
• Malec's splendid run ends in semis
• Habitual criminal gets 8 life terms
• Lincy Foundation continues support
• LV distributor sues Phoenix bakery
• Suspect in serious condition
• Supreme Court rejects Milko appeal on burglary case
• Memorial Day closings
• Attorney: Slaying indictment flawed
• Killer says he's sorry, then blames his victim
• Strip restaurant takes bridge feud to Supreme Court
• Man indicted in crash that killed 4
• Silver Bandits slash office staff
• German investment in maglev train questionable
• Man shot by police denies he struggled with officer
• Cleanup of contaminated Armory site a success story
• Henderson to triple redevelopment area
• Henderson planners reject project for Lake Mead Boulevard
• Correction
• Fratwell joins Las Vegas city staff
• Bankruptcies for May 26, 2000
• Eight Las Vegas contractors have licenses revoked
• Columnist Spencer Patterson: Area's brightest football stars to clash Saturday
• Boys Golf All-Stars
• Dixie features LV flavor
• PCL Box: Trappers 7, Stars 1
• Espy might join Padres
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Long trail of a trial
• Letter: Don't question Wynn generosity
• Letter: Major parties control politics
• Letter: Proposed cut would cripple info access
• Editorial: Cuban emigre is success story here
• Editorial: Hopeful signs are still there
• Datebook
• The Movie Guys: Jackie Chan clocks foes in 'Shanghai Noon'
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: Wine & Spirits Focus registers a smashing success
• Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: You can book it: Like father, like son
• Columnist Kate Maddox: 'Footloose' brings home the Bacon
• That's Life -- Steve Bornfeld: Riffin' on Ricky and Sandy
• Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: There is No Doubt about 'Return to Saturn' album
• Impressive Dooley refuses to be confined at Plaza
• Birth announcements for May 26, 2000
• Station Casinos executive tracks Springsteen
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: Bodacious bites the dust

Thursday, May 25

• Guinn says state not liable for project debt
• Monorail bonds in question
• Individuals 'close to the defendants' investigated
• Defendants get life with parole
• Clothing retail giant Gap looks at expansion -- both on and off the World Wide Web
• Judge OKs foreclosure sale of Maxim
• Judge hints at three-way split of software giant
• Forum Shops welcomes tougher Strip competition
• Emotionally drained jury receives highest of praise
• Economy grows at strong 5.4% rate; housing sales fall
• Ratings show popularity of Binion case
• Binion family feels sentences were fair
• Gusts up to 64 mph hit valley
• Bishops lacking for two religions
• Judge sets evidentiary hearing in Walters case
• Despite pressure, county tables dust-control rules
• Harassment, crash may be connected
• Business booming for Nevada casinos, state report shows
• Tribe rejects casino plan
• MGM Grand weighs options for excess Atlantic City land
• Shareholder suits won't block merger of Mirage, MGM Grand
• Casinos mentioned as possibilities for resorts
• Proposed arsenic limit would cost hundreds of thousands for LV
• Legislative panel wants police called for violence at schools
• Two killed in wrong-way crash on I-15
• New trial denied in killing
• Shooting draws 40 years
• Teen faces 20-year term in plea agreement
• Danny Gans being sued by his former keyboard player
• Community events for May 25, 2000
• Obituaries for May 25, 2000
• Ward, first black planning commissioner, dies
• Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Old-style columnist eyes Yucca
• Ex-LV prep stars struggle in NCAA women's golf
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Casamayor could shake up 130-pound class
• Malec reaches NCAA semis
• Spring training talks postponed
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: Bodacious bites the dust
• Highlights of fiscal 1999 gross and net profits report on Nevada casinos
• Durango won't take decision to court
• Fallout legislation progressing
• The sins of the father have taught Camacho Jr. a lesson
• Warm Springs rejects Madras casino
• Fight schedule
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: An act to relieve pain
• Natchez in discussions to build new casinos
• States near consensus on Colorado River water-sharing pact
• Senate OKs appointments of two Las Vegas judges
• Group proposes ban on off-road vehicles on federal lands
• Low-cost home loans proposed to help lure teachers to Nevada
• Debate over dropping the bomb still rages
• No pilots will be punished for botched takeoff
• Mandatory reporting of school violence recommended
• Bill to expand compensation for radiation victims moves to full House
• Long cleanup process begins with public meeting
• TRPA bans condos, subdivisions in affordable housing areas
• PCL Box: Stars 17, Trappers 3
• Allen, Roskos rip slams to lift Stars
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
• Letter: Union labor will stop flaws
• Letter: Homeowners' lawsuits often unnecessary
• Friday's horse racing entries
• Editorial: Don't rush to judgment
• Editorial: Guinn's changes are well reasoned
• Enola Gay crew member Jeppson remembers famed flight
• Auto racing schedules, winners and standings
• This week's races
• Bernstein's lawyer defends ads; GOP cries foul

Wednesday, May 24

• DOE may move Los Alamos operation to Test Site
• Murphy professes love for Binion
• State still struggles with teen pregnancies, but programs helping
• Alternative plan for waste criticized
• Attorney: Dershowitz will join defense
• US Airways in Las Vegas
• Man gets 16 years in DUI case
• Questions still haunt family of slain Henderson teenager
• Suspect in killing may have fled
• Fighting tax initiative may lead GOP agenda
• Freedom denied for suspect in fatal crash
• Boulder City briefs for May 24, 2000
• Local news briefs for May 24, 2000
• Judges-to-be stay low-key as Senate OK nears
• Teen found dead in school parking lot
• PCL box: Stars 7, Trappers 1
• NLV swap meet to block sale of counterfeit goods
• Columnist Paula DelGiudice: History comes alive at Great Basin
• Turnberry sets El Rancho demolition for this fall
• Columnist Victoria Sun: Aspiring LPGA players on Ladies Challenge tour make stop in LV
• Columnist Peter Benton: Champions crowned at Las Vegas CC
• Nevada retail growth sluggish in March
• 'Personable' LV man sentenced for stock fraud
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Homeless Hall seeks sanctuary
• Bellagio art gallery closing Sunday
• Second-straight heat record set
• School officials probe drywall company
• School sites become political battlefields
• Nellis' T-birds in scary air incident over D.C.
• Fremont Street Experience seen as marketing tool for Neonopolis
• Crematorium sued over mixed-up ashes
• Carlyle gets elusive first win
• UNLV's Malec rolls in 2nd round
• LVMS looking for Cup sponsor
• NASCAR fan-tastic, but for how long?
• Herazo sets masters race walking record
• Bandits coach in charge at youth camp
• Billionaire finds time for small-time casino deals
• Vegas visitor increases posted in March
• 3-for-2 stock split announced
• Icahn's new casino noted for both values, luxury
• LV resort sues Canadian firm in trademark dispute
• North Las Vegas parks to get a big boost from next city budget
• Career state welfare worker takes administrator's post
• Redevelopment projects take key steps foward
• Shift of Spring Valley casino suit to LV sought
• Community news briefs for May 24, 2000
• Local students score well in contests
• Democrat Berkley, GOP Gibbons on same side against China trade status
• Jury recommends life in prison with possibility of parole for Murphy, Tabish
• Report suggests Nevada casino slump - but only on paper
• Two expected to win confirmation
• Chill followed by sizzle makes for weird weather
• Three inches of hail pelt Sierra
• Wisconsin casino plan finds new life
• Harrah's plans $40 million expansion at its Mardi Gras casino
• Murder warrant issued in slaying of NAACP president's son
• "Betty" Pearce dies at 88
• District Attorney satisfied with sentence
• Columnist Jeff Haney: Goodman: Only a 'bum' would ban sports betting
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
• Thursday's horse racing entries
• Bellagio gallery to close to the public
• Savvy wine buy: Clos 15 Merlot '98
• Memorial Day brings bevy of barbecues
• Obituaries for May 24, 2000
• Las Vegas expands as kosher food market
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: Book offers valuable product tips
• Editorial: No more free ride for rurals
• Letter: Curb bad driving with more cops
• Letter: Tuberculosis testing needed
• Letter: Yucca Mountain is nothing but political football
• Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Starry, Starry Night event brightens lives
• El Rancho to be demolished
• Colulmnist Jon Ralston: Multiple lobbyists mean multiple aromas
• Editorial: Finally, someone lays down the law
• NEVADA FOCUS: Report suggests Nevada casino slump - but only on paper
• Legendary mobster's safe reveals nothing but rust
• EPA proposes to limit arsenic in drinking water to one-tenth the current standard
• Nevada Women's fund honors past, celebrates future
• PCL box: Cannons 11, Stars 7
• Safety concerns nix July Fourth Virginia City fireworks
• Problem gambling group says compulsive habit harms New Mexico women
• Teens admit starting blaze, face paying costs of suppression

Tuesday, May 23

• City basking in better bond rating
• Bus driver is suing school district over signature gathering
• Local news briefs for May 23, 2000
• Sporting House sues over county law
• Man sought in attacks on two women in apartment
• Obituaries for May 23, 2000
• Box score: Buzz 5, Stars 1
• Homicide school offers killer course
• LV shooting victims sue restaurant, radio station
• LV firm sets quarterly earnings record
• Warden Crawford brings 32 years of experience in criminal justice
• Vote narrows on China trade bill
• Woman sought in connection with child pornography
• Clark County one of many to fail ozone test
• Henderson Little League's finances probed
• Guinn alters look of administration
• Neighbors resist plans for 66-foot Boulder City radio tower
• Defense asks Dershowitz to join case
• 108 degrees hottest May 22 in Vegas history
• Residents square off on casino proposal
• Investigators looking at whether fuel was a factor in plane crash
• For high rollers, casino charters have been sure bet
• Gambling habit leads cops to 72-year-old robbery suspect
• Man accused of stalking comedian to return to court
• Health club sues over adult business ordinance
• Guinn dumps prison director, jobs-rehab chief, promotes welfare director
• Fewer mine claims mean less abandoned mine funds
• Vote sought to bar casinos near Detroit River
• Boxing bill passes Congress, heads to Clinton
• Penalty phase begins
• Nordstrom deal makes Fashion Show one of the nation's premier malls
• New Frontier puts redevelopment on hold
• Bryan battles with banks, Internet firms over privacy
• Germans eye deal on magnetic train technology
• Retailers urged to be branding beacons
• Stars romp in Canada
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: Track's deal with NASCAR won't collapse
• Analyst: Chicago-LV flights will fill quickly
• The Parolinis anniversary
• The Predmores anniversary
• New drug charge added to list in deaths of six teens
• Columnist Susan Snyder: History takes life at Chautauqua
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Fashion show at Fashion Show a hit
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: A proud day for Nevada
• Letter: Lobbyists have too much power
• Letter: Korean veterans don't get due
• Letter: Listen to many warnings about smoking risks
• Editorial: Hoping to block coziness
• Editorial: Don't waste time on illness package
• Community news briefs for May 23, 2000
• Pair of state track titles fulfills dream at Mojave
• For some early finishers, the waiting was the hardest part
• State senator criticizes 'anti-gaming rhetoric' in study
• House of Blues program teaches students about the blues
• UNLV's Malec cruises in NCAA championship play
• Open season
• Adams, Hamed may fight in LV
• Music remains priority in county schools
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Thousands vie for 80 Open spots
• It was a night for schools to celebrate 'Cram Dynasty'
• Wednesday's horse racing entries
• PCL Box: Stars 16, Cannons 3
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
• A month before summer's official start, heat wave hits the West
• Jenkins won't overdramatize IRL vs. CART
• Crews tear down rest of walkway; another race scheduled Wednesday
• Rookie in name only, Montoya is one of the Indy favorites
• Fans can still bring beer to Texas Motor Speedway
• Late deals put drivers in Indy lineup

Monday, May 22

• TV sports/Radio for May 23-27
• TRPA renews search for executive director
• Mississippi casino study, tax analysis expected this summer
• Edwards has pre-sentence meeting with investigator
• Republicans defend effort to recruit candidates
• Wynn is in line for more art tax exemptions
• Herbalife founder dead at 44
• Las Vegas air travel numbers up again
• Hilton may buy parcel on Strip
• Trash haulers reject new contract
• Study cites legislators' gaming ties
• Turmoil within defense team
• Upcoming business events for May 22, 2000
• Local news briefs for May 22, 2000
• Garcia wants say in plan to break up school district
• Deadly DUIs
• Officer quits before ruling in shooting
• Vegas malls, power centers at saturation level in areas
• $23 million expansion under way
• House to consider NCAA betting ban
• Strip retail centers tout expansion plans
• Hotel-casino auction delayed yet again
• Strip fireworks may return for New Year's
• Court to take on air rules
• Cram warns against district split
• Neal wins one, loses at state labor convention
• Metro approves payout to couple forced into sex act
• Lawmakers suggest raising limit on awards in suits
• Private detective shrugged off attacks by defense team
• Conviction slashes Murphy from Binion's lucrative will
• Letter: 'Homosexual' is correct term
• Letter: Scenery hurt by billboard ads
• Letter: Gaming industry unfairly feeds off taxpayers
• Baden awaits jury's feelings about the evidence
• Editorial: Last word on death of Binion
• Obituaries for May 22, 2000
• Jury's decision shatters families of defendants
• Columnist Richie Hearn: Fresh engine could make a difference
• Silverado savors unlikely championship
• Area's top student-athletes honored
• Cobb wins at LVMS
• Ray on Indy 500 pole
• Baseball Today
• Community news briefs for May 22, 2000
• Red Rock Canyon offers variety of programs
• State gas tax plan splits rural, urban county officials
• Tahoe beaches continue to wash away due to high lake level
• NL roundup: Dodgers slam Marlins on grand day in majors
• Gambling experts: Mississippi casinos to increase in numbers, size
• Engineers say steel cables failed in pedestrian bridge, unsure why
• Former Las Vegas Hilton president dies
• AL Roundup: Rigdon makes memorable debut, Henderson homers again
• Wrapping up work on first three fee-collection stations at Lake Mead
• Famous isolated phone booth removed
• Circus-like sideshow surrounded trial figures
• Correction for May 18, 2000
• Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Trends, May 22, 2000
• Columnist John Katsilometes: Changes at Palace not so grand
• Legends of the fall: Stunt shows come to Las Vegas
• Wild horses to be auctioned via satellite
• Baseball sets record with six grand slams
• Outside repairs finished, astronauts ready to head inside space station
• Female NRA members try to counter gun-control voices
• Democrat says labor could retaliate for pro-China vote
• Former military intelligence officer sentenced on espionage charges
• Militiamen flee to Israeli border; two Lebanese killed
• Iranian president attacks hard-liners, saying nobody has monopoly on Islamic views
• Church rules out new Shroud of Turin exams for the moment
• Russia says strikes on Afghanistan possible
• Columnist Ralph Siraco: Winged horse was but a myth in Preakness
• Rebels skip first talks on freedom for hostages in Philippines
• Spring State playoff results
• Diplomatic efforts intensify to end Horn of Africa war
• Australian trade minister: China confident on U.S. Congress vote
• Three American teens formally charged in German highway killings
• Serb court sentences 143 Kosovo Albanians to prison
• Stars halt losing streak vs. Calgary
• Sierra Leone welcomes release of U.N. peacekeepers
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Hughes makes the right call
• Minister apologizes for remarks on Germany's Nazi past
• Durango could challenge decision in court
• Actor John Gielgud dead at 96
• First trial in Illinois driver's license scandal nears court
• Democrats adopt platform, blast GOP, wrap up state convention
• Justices bar epithets as on-the-job free speech
• Lazio overcoming obscurity with whirlwind tour
• 12,000 to pay tribute to the master fund-raiser
• Court throws out restrictions on sex-oriented channels
• Nordstrom to come to Fashion Show Mall
• House passes Ali Boxing Reform Act; Bryan, Reid praise move
• Reno pays tribute to fallen officers
• Guinn may have jumped at wrong gun on education budget
• Sun Valley man charged with sexually molesting children
• Snow Dance will come again to Incline Village
• Internet shopping a hot topic as shopping center industry meets
• For Atlantic City high rollers, casino charters have been sure bet
• Appeals court sends casino lawsuit back to Cook County
• PCL Box: Stars 3, Cannons 1
• LVMS 3/8-mile paved oval results

Sunday, May 21

• U.S. Embassy starts evacuation from Eritrea's capital
• Syrian president, Jordanian monarch start talks
• Taiwanese leader pledges to open 'big door' of negotiation with China
• Ex-defense minister appointed Iran's new chief of staff
• Stone-throwing skirmishes in West Bank after slain Palestinian's funeral
• With new land reform law, Namibia hopes to avoid Zimbabwe-style trouble
• Three straight losses have Devils on brink of elimination
• Angels 9, Royals 8
• Dalai Lama says trade deal with European Union is good for China
• Fishing tournament, technical problem sink rocket's launch attempt
• Joppy easily defends WBA middleweight title
• Cardinals 19, Pirates 4
• Western Ideal sets record
• NRA's Heston lashes out at Gore in speech at convention
• British PM seeks solace in church after baby's birth
• Veteran Sherpa sets climbing record on Everest
• Report: Cutbacks and overconfidence harming Thai battle against AIDS
• Fighting rages ahead of Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
• Nuclear powers agree to elimination of nuclear weapons
• Thai police vow crackdown on Euro 2000 soccer betting
• Cambodian plowing ceremony yields prediction for bumper crop
• Negotiators consulting with Estrada on talks to free Philippines hostages
• Travel to Palestinian-controlled areas restricted after firebombings
• Seven U.S. servicemen arrested in Japan in theft, robbery incidents
• Braves 10, Padres 6
• Iraqi's Kuwait puppet minister denies treason charges
• Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0
• Crew 2, Burn 1
• Bayern Munich wins Bundesliga title
• Dodgers 12, Marlins 6
• MetroStars 3, Mutiny 2, OT
• Brewers 7, Giants 0
• Rangers 2, Orioles 1
• Expos 8, Astros 7
• Abby Girl scores narrow victory in Railbird Stakes
• Flyers 3, Devils 1
• Mexico's Sanchez sets Ibero American record
• Devil Rays 4, Mariners 3
• Mets 8, Diamondbacks 7
• Atlantis and space station linked, crew readies for spacewalk
• Tiger bites off woman's arm at wildlife refuge
• Jury finds that punk rocker underpaid bandmates
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• Coup leaders in Fiji releases some captive lawmakers
• Second Manila shopping mall hit by explosion
• Letter: Let voters decide marriage issue
• Letter: Governor's ideas waste money
• Letter: Society should address problems of alcoholism
• Editorial: Regents need to cut back
• Editorial: Sun program aids disadvantaged kids
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: More false trade hopes
• Columnist Sandra Thompson: No breaks on child support payments
• Columnist Jon Ralston: Money, conflicts pervade politics
• Fans injured in walkway collapse at Winston Cup
• Megabucks hits again
• Columnist Susan Snyder: LV streets not friendly to pedestrians
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Holmes offers singer a home
• Q&A: The Diceman is on a roll
• After steady decline, Nevada welfare rolls increase
• Campaign ads focus on image, not substance
• Commission seats come at high cost
• Barriers block path to access
• Zimbabwean parties kick off election campaigns with attacks on each other
• Pro-Israeli fighters defect as fighting rages ahead of Lebanon withdrawal
• Soldiers rescue two child hostages in Philippines
• Former Syrian prime minister commits suicide
• Michael Schumacher wins European GP; fourth victory of season
• Silver Bullet Results
• Leffler finishes busy day with victory
• The Winston Results
• Top Fuel and Funny Car
• Dixon leads Top Fuel qualifying
• BFGoodrich Tires Lineup
• Driver who struck Sealy was convicted of drunken driving in Iowa
• Trustee: Knight's apology saved him
• Rookie Fisher gets sound advice from four-time Indy-winner
• Cubs considering curbing beer sales in effort to end rowdiness
• NHRA race rained out
• Schumacher wins European GP for fourth victory of season
• F2000 Results
• Charter plane crashes with 19 people aboard
• European GP Results
• Dozens remain hospitalized after North Carolina walkway collapse
• Blast tears through apartment building, prompts police search
• National Rifle Association showcases its moms
• Oglala Sioux struggle with future of tribal government
• Police: Family friend took child's life preserver to save himself
• State plans investigation in Xerox shootings
• Jury to hear about payoff money in Illinois governor's campaign fund
• Los Alamos thankful no lives were lost
• New drug might stop cancer by targeting genetic flaw that makes it grow
• Millionaire-turned-candidate on track to break campaign spending record
• Wallingford casino information led to official's regisnation
• Clean election day expected, but questions about dirty campaigning
• Craftsman Trucks Lineup
• Israel bringing home peace envoys early after toddler critically hurt in attack
• Turkish investors left at loss after interest rate plunge
• Guatemala hopes basic approach will fix war-scarred legal system
• Sierra Leone forces moving on rebel position, officials say
• U.N. official questions massacre report from eastern Congo
• Relations between rebels, president worsen as Fiji hostage crisis continues
• British naval officer's laptop is third to go missing
• Amid fears of violence, Haiti holds legislative elections

Saturday, May 20

• Keeping their eyes on the ball
• Brighten a child's life though summer camp
• NEVADA FOCUS: Nader courts unhappy environmentalists from Gore camp
• Timberwolves guard Sealy killed in collision
• Atlantis closes in on space station
• Doctor: New law keeps terminally ill babies alive against parents' wishes
• One year after dioxin crisis, cancer-causing chemical found in fodder
• Radio interviews closest Peru has come to presidential debate
• Barak cancels U.S. trip due to violence in Lebanon, Palestinian areas
• Election violence, intimidation spirals as Mugabe poll threat grows
• Fear-filled Haitians seeking change to vote for legal government
• U.S. and Iraq break deadlock, clearing way for nuclear accord
• Mexican Roman Catholics celebrate 27 new saints
• PCl Box: Cannons 5, Stars 4
• Jury to decide how much prison time Murphy, Tabish should get

Friday, May 19

• Joint airline website examined due to antitrust concerns
• Fitness retailer sues over competition
• Grand Canyon fire moving toward containment, North Rim scheduled to reopen
• Cheers! Microbrewery owners step forward to claim half of Big Game prize
• Study: Tax burden of Las Vegans is minimal
• In cyperspace, Fu-Peg gets nod
• Total cost of case reaches $227,000
• Luck prevails over skill at poker tourney
• PCL Box: Rainiers 11, Stars 5
• Goodman woos new NBA team
• Desert Passage names new tenants
• Guinn warns regents to trim budget
• Nordstrom keeps Las Vegas guessing on plans for local store
• Casinos, Water Authority succeed in effort to delay hearing on Nevada Power rates
• Bankruptcies for May 19, 2000
• Bernstein gets union's support
• Money allocated to restore wetlands
• Nevada unemployment rate steady at 3.8 percent
• Old neighborhood focus of program
• $4 mil. bail for suspect in fatal car crash
• Man who stalked Jerry Lewis faces new charge
• Nuke compensation weakens in Congress
• Woman sues ex-fiance for share of Internet lottery winnings
• Lawyer sues State Bar over PR
• LV firm reports hike in earnings
• Disabled rights activists settle suit against hotel-casino
• Local news briefs for May 19, 2000
• Officials propose united effort on bees
• LV woman pleads guilty to abuse in child's death
• Woman gets two years in bicyclist's death
• Fire chief will stay in LV
• Obituaries for May 19, 2000
• Decision in fatal crash criticized
• Vasser turns in tops speed at Indy
• School money shortage addressed
• UNLV's NCAA West Regional golf scores
• Saturday horse racing entries
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
• UNLV track team leads MWC meet
• Columnist Richie Hearn: So far, it's like the Windy 500
• Air Force ends Rebels' season
• Durango softball drops close one to Wooster
• Prep state playoff results and schedules
• Loughney lifts Durango to state golf title
• Rebel tandem hoping to bring titles to UNLV
• Silverado looks for revenge vs. Blazers
• Cunnane gets the call from Padres
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Duty of U.S. males
• Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Vasser seeking redemption at Indy
• Letter: Column afforded escape to shore
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Bandits did little more than survive
• Letter: Binion saga entertaining
• Rebels 5th in West golf
• Letter: Personal account better deal for retirement
• Editorial: Jurors' questions in dispute
• Editorial: Don't use reckless plan for retirement
• The next step
• Summer camp can help a child in need
• Festival planned at UNLV mall
• Datebook
• Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: Taking a historical bite out of 'Strange Fruit'
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: Lunch succeeds as hospice benefit and culinary treat
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Baby's at Hard Rock rocked hard
• Steve Bornfeld -- That's Life: Don't be a schnook; grab a book
• Columnist Joe Delaney: Steve & Eydie remain consummate professionals
• Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: Primal Scream's latest 'just what we need right now'
• Hopper's performance keeps 'em guessing in new gig at Ra
• Mary remembers heyday with Peter and Paul
• Birth announcements for May 19, 2000
• Jury finds pair guilty in death of well-known gambler
• Town's biggest murder trial didn't start out as foul play
• Murphy, Tabish found guilty of murder
• Three Nevada patrolman cited for acts of valor
• Wild horses to be auctioned via satellite

Thursday, May 18

• Police and firemen will share training complex
• Behind the scenes with: Tona Lytle and Bonnie Flanagan
• Catching up with: Dallas Massey
• Man convicted of shooting girl faces weapons charge
• Silver State won't be prosecuted
• Woman pleads not guilty to killing pedestrian
• Prep state softball linescores
• Former death row inmate yearns to keep freedom
• Behnen is confident jury will reach fair decision
• Sun Athletes of the Week: Chad Fosburg and Amy Sauer
• School Board passes reduced budget
• Lott threatens second nuke bill vote
• Olympics security chief details effect on LV
• Unionized LV cement truck drivers reject wage cut
• Regulators move to new office
• Labor commissioner asked to hike pay for LV fence erectors
• MWC Linescore: SDSU 7, UNLV 6
• LV airline lands in D.C. dogfight
• Miss. OKs MGM Grand, Mirage merger
• Rangers sign CCSN pitcher
• Rebel leads heptathlon
• Fort Smith preparing for possible passage of gambling initiative
• Locals quick at Indy
• Suspects busted in Tahoe-Santa Rosa drug sting
• School District says $1.1 billion budget will mean cuts in programs
• Harrah's New Orleans: $100 million tax puts long-term viability in doubt
• Slot maker's loss narrows
• Four Queens owner posts improved results
• Publisher's profit decreases
• Agassi's school looks for new site
• County backs off limits on big boxes
• Prosecutors stop Pope's release from custody
• Democrats host state convention
• One killed, one injured in separate shootings
• Prep volleyball all-star roster
• Prep playoff schedule and results
• Durango rallies by Green Valley to win state title
• Obituaries for May 18, 2000
• Deal struck to keep big convention in Reno
• Nevada adds 7,000 high-tech jobs over five years
• Former death row inmate looking toward freedom
• School bus driver injured in gang shootout
• Correction for May 16, 2000
• Correction for May 15, 2000
• Babbitt facing a firestorm of his own
• EPA's LV office monitors radiation
• Correction for May 17, 2000
• 9th-inning collapse costs UNLV victory
• Local teams jolt north
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: Violence coming to park near you
• 68 teams to play in Holiday Prep
• Blazers take 13-stroke lead
• Hot hitting by Stars impresses Simmons
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Likable Tua training to become king of the heavyweight jungle
• Selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
• Friday horse racing entries
• Lobbyists lobby hard for D.C. lobbying job
• City Council briefs for May 18, 2000
• Red Horse group off to Grenada
• Camp helped boy with ADHD
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: TB just won't go away
• Court briefs for May 18, 2000
• RTC runs art contest for local students
• Two attorneys suspended from jobs as temp judges
• PCL Box: Stars 11, Rainiers 8
• Columnist Joe Delaney: Desert Inn wise to embrace classic performers
• Columnist Ruthe Deskin: A little of this, little of that
• Community news briefs for May 18, 2000
• Critics find new legal language on adult store not really hot stuff
• Two to compete for Hickey's post
• Another Vegas-based series makes fall TV schedule
• Editorial: A new hospital is wisely put on hold
• Editorial: Alaskan keeps on fumbling
• Letter: Local attorneys had no answers
• Letter: Label genetically engineered foods
• Letter: Punishment of Berosini cruel, unusual
• The Thin Man: Jared Fogle's Subway diet reduces his weight and expands his exposure
• Local mothers spark ADD awareness with new book
• Fight schedule
• This week's races
• Faith helps Bodine get back on track
• Petite female teen tough enough for Indy
• Nevada gov tells university system to redraft budget
• 17-year-old junior college graduate wants to become doctor
• Growing public safety problem expected to spread northward
• Kimeses convicted of murder in death of elderly widow

Wednesday, May 17

• Local news briefs for May 17, 2000
• Opening statements in murder trial pose different scenarios
• Library district merger sought
• $321.2 million LV budget OK'd
• RTC seeks $10 million increase
• Demos hold edge in voter registration
• Selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
• UNLV officials hail new cop chief
• Pope defense has one more chance at juvenile trial
• GOP set to name new party leader
• County OKs tracking of inspectors
• Buffalo's last stand
• Neonopolis developers pay off parking garage
• Reid says energy package 'has no hope of passing'
• Jurors rehear maid's testimony
• IBL playoff glance
• Plan for children's hospital rejected
• Thursday's horse racing entries
• PurchasePro fires 45
• LV builder sells assets to avoid bankruptcy
• Las Vegas, Hawaii share tourism safety solutions
• County will not vote on hospital in November
• LV Internet company in dispute with health care giant
• New Las Vegas website sells computer products
• LVMS point standings
• Company: Earnings will be late
• Legislation includes $5 million for new housing at Nellis
• Mandalay using cash to buy back stock
• Expert witness not such an expert
• Gators, Blazers in title match
• Vasser 3rd-fastest at Indy with lap of 221.773 mph
• Casino suing arcade operators
• Defendant in contract murder case hospitalized
• Slot route operator posts quarterly loss
• Coast Resorts profit improves despite stiffening competition
• Greenbrier commission schedules June 1 hearing on proposed casino
• Lake Tahoe plan OK'd by panel
• DOE official says agency will monitor groundwater issues
• Isle of Capri gets approval from Kansas City Port Authority
• Tribe takes casino plan outside Wisconsin village
• Gambling board gives Greektown investors extension
• Johnson put Durango in position to repeat
• Bugsy Malone backers pull out as downtown contenders
• Directors considered for nonprofit monorail group
• Congressman Sam Gejdenson says he's convinced Pequots "are Indians."
• Henderson Council approves 2001 budget with more for parks
• Part of $34.7 Boulder City budget to help theater
• Community news briefs for May 17, 2000
• Nevada judges back from leadership conference
• Shoe him the money!
• Vegas Vic gets makeover
• Northern Nevada in May means chilly, windy, rain and snow
• Ojibwa II Casino gets federal approval
• Ex-Teamsters boss pleads guilty to gambling charges
• House approves $16 million in construction at Nevada bases
• Dye transfers to Mo. school
• Stars solve 'Little Unit'
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Shoe deals are absurd, unnecessary
• DOE hopes to ease rules for dumping waste at Yucca
• Elderly man arrested in slaying of older brother
• Obituaries for May 17, 2000
• Las Vegas court briefs for May 17, 2000
• Horizon residents win one, lose one
• Bien Nacido Pinot Noir '97
• Noodles can be oodles of tasty fun
• Thursday horse racing entries
• It's return-to-sender time for that familiar zip code as '90210' departs the airwaves
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: A shopping trip the L.A. way
• World of eggs an interesting one to explore
• PCL Box: Stars 7, Rainiers 1
• Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Star-studded event set for Saturday
• Columnist Jon Ralston: GOP hopes in Legislature disassembled
• Editorial: Persecuted writers to find refuge here
• Editorial: Cleanup delay is terrible
• Letter: Terrible driving plagues Las Vegas
• Letter: Wynn could have saved a lot of pets
• Protected by Taliban, bin Laden runs a clandestine network
• Indonesian soldiers to appeal convictions in Aceh massacre
• Gidley trying to make Indy 500 with limited resources
• NEVADA FOCUS: Former death row inmate looking toward freedom
• Commissioners choose three possible sites for new detention facility
• Woman sentenced in DUI killings
• Northern Nevada delays planned burns
• Ruth woman sentenced in drug case
• Auto racing schedule, winners and standings
• Eighty-plus names listed on Soria Sr. witness list
• Weather spotters fill in high-tech gaps
• Nearly 470,000 acres reseeded in Nevada since fires, BLM reports
• Las Vegas area fishing report
• Columnist Peter Benton: New Zealand courses offer awesome scenery
• Columnist Paula DelGiudice: CARA receives strong support in Washington
• Columnist Jeff Haney: Lakers look human, but value still elusive

Tuesday, May 16

• $11 million gap in budget will be eliminated
• Singer's killer sentenced to life in prison
• Defense in Lake Mead shooting says witness unreliable
• Brothers plead not guilty in slaying
• Las Vegas news briefs for May 16, 2000
• Actor given two weeks to pay child support
• Bush gets new heat on Yucca
• Three School Board members, two regents file for re-election
• Obituaries for May 16, 2000
• Memorial service set for Evans
• Ensign helps injured UNLV star Dickel
• Open court seats lure several attorneys into political races
• Possibility of discounts eases pain of workers' comp premium hikes
• Races solidify as file deadline passes
• Long hours appear to be taking their toll on jurors
• Las Vegas now cultural refuge
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: Hip-hop boxing, straight outta ... Pittsburgh?
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Few willing to challenge spiffy horse
• EPA blasts Silver State, county on slow cleanup
• Police will scrap Safe Streets 2000
• No property tax increase expected
• Smith presents challenge to Kincaid
• Cocktail waitresses want to give shoe rule the boot
• Minorities getting new shot at casino ownership
• KC riverboat sale gains its first approval
• Wynn to buy some Bellagio art
• Resort sues Internet casino operator using its name
• Internet firms sued over MGM, Mirage names
• Trial of alleged motorcyclist murderer to begin in March
• Receiver sought on project
• State sues contractor in kickback probe
• Rate hikes, stock market debated at Money Show
• Shopping center tenants named
• LV Internet firm settles charges with Maine
• Man arrested again for road rage in Reno
• LV Internet developer closes
• UNLV's Miller selected
• Rebels do well in LA meet
• Lobos dominate MWC baseball teams
• Candidates list
• GOP's Porter opposes Berkley
• Unser Jr. posts second-fastest practice time at Indianapolis
• Drunken driver gets 25-year sentence for killing toddler
• Elder Iowans lured to casinos
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extends public comment on Stillwater
• Stan Shaw sentencing delayed in child support case
• Defense a concern for UNLV coach as Rebels prepare for tournament
• Bandits chased from playoffs by St. Louis
• Prep state track and swimming schedule
• Northern clubs have history, pitching on their side in softball tournament
• Two UNLV students will serve as Reid interns in D.C.
• Springhouse restoration a cause for celebration
• Community news briefs for May 16, 2000
• AP profit declines
• Porter launches formal bid to unseat Berkley
• UNLV star revived by Senate candidate John Ensign after fall
• Spring prep All-Stars
• Wednesday's horse racing entries
• Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Moms firing back
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
• Letter: Clean up odors at bus stops
• Letter: Lobbyists true movers, shakers
• Letter: UNLV will miss musical talents of Viscuglia
• Editorial: Suffering in DMV's long lines
• Editorial: State hopes to get agency's attention
• 6-foot-11 'Little Unit' to face Stars tonight
• IBL Box: Las Vegas-St. Louis
• PCL Box: Stars 7, Rainiers 3
• Edwards to meet with probation officer next week
• Landing Indiana's last riverboat license brings business boom in tiny Vevay
• State settles in pyramid-scheme case
• Port authority approves sale of Missouri's Flamingo Hilton Casino
• Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians seek greater stake in casino
• City says draft EIS good news for railroad trench
• Ex-Teamsters boss to plead guilty to gambling charges
• Deadline hits for Nevada election filing
• Impressionist Andre-Philippe Gagnon runs the vocal gamut
• Group drafts plan for raises
• Columnist Susan Snyder: Neglected zoo deserves a look
• Columnist Kate Maddox: LV singer gets MTV's attention
• Prosecution documents say defendant spewed racist comments, admitted killing
• Developers press Illinois Gaming Board on Rosemont casino; Rock Island relicensed
• Jury tells judge deliberations are proceeding well
• Foster must decide whether acquitted gambling board member returns to meetings
• Louisiana gambling board approves up $6 million for Harrah's contract with city
• Gas prices down in Nevada
• Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme honored in Vegas
• Former spy shop owner gets life in prison
• Petitioners say revised dog chip ordinance not good enough
• Rowland to seek help on handling Indian issues

Monday, May 15

• Park Place plans $60 million renovation at famous resort
• Nevada governor reviewing spending
• Landing Indiana's last riverboat license brings business boom in tiny Vevay
• Genoa looks to curb light pollution
• Homeowner kills intruder who beat victim, wife
• Nevada DMV starts Internet registration renewals program
• Lawmakers push looser background rules for Detroit's casino industry
• Deadline today for Nevada election filing
• Meth lab found in Reno motel
• Money-laundering scandals feared in Internet gambling industry
• Local news briefs for May 15, 2000
• Plan promotes gun safety in LV
• Five killed in northern Nevada traffic accident
• Moody's gives Las Vegas boost in bond rating to Aa3
• Teen enters plea in shooting, will serve at least four years
• DOE tests find no tritium in 2 NTS wells
• High marks are given to prosecutors, defense
• Binion jury in fourth day of deliberations
• State workers seek pay raises, more benefits
• Compromise reached in Odyssey Charter School payment from state
• Diverse candidates file for office
• Bail hearing set for man accused of causing crash
• Upcoming business events for May 15, 2000
• Casino executive hill dies at 77
• UNLV vice president Ackerman to step down
• Juries are starting to speak up
• B-word has town sharply divided
• Council hopes compromise will settle billboard battle
• Nurse faces elder-abuse charge
• 3,700 graduate from UNLV
• Obituaries for May 15, 2000
• Nevada warns DOE on ground water
• Young, CEO of Scenic Airlines, dies of cancer
• Litigation dropped over competing Titanic resorts
• LV entertainment, convention industries boost video firms
• New shopping center planned
• AutoNation to sell cars on AOL's website
• Foreclosure auction delayed
• Reserve operator's earnings up sharply
• The do's and don'ts of dealing with killer bees
• Community events for May 15, 2000
• Letter: Wilderness areas worth protecting
• Letter: Fire tax serves valuable purpose for community
• Editorial: Don't impede lands bill
• Columnist John Katsilometes: Barrier says he won't be buffaloed
• Killer bees make honey to die for
• Let's BEE careful out there
• Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Trends, May 15, 2000
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Farmhands find clock is ticking
• Bandits in must-win game
• Rebels baseball teams wins season finale
• Durango baseball does it the hard way
• Drag, dirt racers take center stage at LVMS
• LVMS final results from The Strip
• LVMS half-mile dirt oval results
• Stars return home after 2-6 road trip
• Columnist Ralph Siraco: 'Pegasus' to face thinner field in Preakness
• Prep playoff schedule
• PCL Box: Buzz 7, Stars 4
• Foxwoods reports $66 million in slot revenues
• Vegas designated refuge for writers
• Casino cocktail waitresses want to give shoe rule the boot

Sunday, May 14

• Letter: Trial coverage forced on viewers
• Letter: Gay movement gaining ground
• Letter: Treat women same as men in the military
• Columnist Sandra Thompson: Best use of court space a weighty matter
• Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: A timely holiday gift
• Columnist Jon Ralston: They've gone and deified Wal-Mart
• Editorial: Bush's inaction is telling
• Home-defect lawsuits are 'out of control'
• Many buyers are unprepared
• Home defects a building controversy
• Q&A: Mother's Way
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Golden performers get golden chance
• No details yet on Illinois' plans for gambling programs
• Indiana OKs sediment-clearing water jets for riverboat, angering environmentalists
• Gaming Commission delays vote of proposal that may threaten Keesler
• Roadless plan focus now shifts to public, courts and Congress
• Wisconsin village group trying to revive casino plan
• Legislature likely to spar again on home defects laws
• Promising Career Now Just a Memory
• Friends Fondly Remember Petty
• Precautions Didn't Change Result
• Fedewa Pulls Out Victory
• Drivers Have a Hard Time Keeping Focus
• Busch 200 Results
• Craftsman Trucks Results
• Andretti wins Firestone Firehawk 500
• Criville edges Abe to win French Grand Prix
• Family plans private service for Adam Petty
• Papez receives UNR's highest honor
• Reno man faces sexual assault charges
• Police warn cars to dodge the deer
• Sentencing set for Bushyhead Sr.
• As gambling spreads in California, Reno plans to promote eco-tourism
• College betting bill still smoldering
• Box score: Buzz 5, Stars 1

Saturday, May 13

• Box score: Buzz 8, Stars 7
• A tribute to special moms
• Women to rally in Reno against casinos' high-heel policy
• Day after death, racing continues

Friday, May 12

• Henderson Police search for suspect
• Family in ruin after accident
• Twelve victims killed in recent DUI crashes
• UNLV softball player wins GTE award
• Rebels blanked by Lobos after no-hit softball win
• Boulder City skateboard ramps to be moved from one area park to another
• Mines place state at No. 1 pollution spot
• 'The Ralston Report' debuts on LV ONE
• Prosecutor disturbed by slew of new DUI cases
• MGM agrees to $275,000 fine
• Internet gaming pushed in Nevada
• Prosecutors downplay kidnapping question
• Park Place's Paris avoids cannibalization of LV properties
• Police corral suspected rustler
• LV casino sues catalog company in trademark dispute
• LV firm says its name is tied to Internet pornography sales
• New director: DMV will be changing
• Bush to visit Lake Tahoe area
• DMV lines still backed up; other states solve problem
• Nevada regulators fine illegal transportation operators
• New school to be named after Crams
• LV gas executive mum on failed merger, touts growth
• Local news briefs May 12, 2000
• Aggressive furniture retailer entering Las Vegas market
• State sues unlicensed Vegas clinic
• Obituaries for May 12, 2000
• Seven LV flights canceled by United
• Wrongly imprisoned man might still face brawl consequences
• Public television station looking for new home
• 3 Stars promoted to majors
• Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Las Vegas should cringe at F-1's Indy sellout
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
• Prep playoff results and schedules
• Suspect in man's death wants to withdraw plea
• Metro: Union audit results will be posted
• Saturday's horse racing entries
• IBL Box: St. Louis-Las Vegas
• 'Underdog' Gorman surprises Durango
• Van fans 14 to lead Silverado
• Columnist Dean Juipe: One should stay, one should go
• Hall of famers win at Sam's Town
• St. Louis blues
• Letter: Animals need to be rescued
• Letter: Dividing school district would bring results
• Editorial: Air plan overhaul may help
• Editorial: Congress' myopia on gambling laws
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: More than enough roads
• Datebook
• Birth announcements for May 12, 2000
• A new punk scene emerges
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: A fabulous night for foodies at Rio's Beard benefit
• That's Life -- Steve Bornfeld: A mom for all seasons
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Celebs litter 'Battlefield' premiere
• Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: Artists aim to create a musical 'sense of place'
• A new must-see hits town: the Scintas at Nightclub at Hilton
• Columnist Joe Delaney: Mathis, Sedaka bring high vocal quality to LV
• Ensign wants Bush to clarify position on Yucca
• Health district honors individuals, firms
• Five Nevadans get regents' awards
• Alumni association pays tribute to prof
• The Movie guys: Summer lovin': Fun in store for movie-goers
• Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: Taking a journey to bookstore heaven
• Silent movies given new life at Roxy's
• Americans With Disabilities Act raised by critics of roadless plan
• String of wet winters ends, little likelihood of water shortage
• Weekly making sure he speaks residents' language
• Adam Petty dies in crash during practice

Thursday, May 11

• Del Papa intervenes in case against DOE
• Nuke waste on beltway to be studied
• State formally denies wiretap accusations
• Harrah's sets appearance standards
• Murphy is focus of phony flier
• Much of Bellagio art to be sold
• Retail giant plans new Vegas distribution center
• Obituaries for May 11, 2000
• Convicted casino cheater approved for LasVegas security contract
• Giunchigliani files for fifth term
• Prep playoff results, schedule
• Winds prompt health advisory
• Stake in Nevada power plant sold for $667 million
• Internet gambling operators cite ease of entry into the industry
• LV real estate school owner sues ex-partner
• Property sued over tenant's murder
• Local news briefs for May 11, 2000
• Sun Athletes of the Week: Brandon Boesch and Nicole Ireland
• Baby is born after collision kills two
• Downtown plan gets citizen input
• Bonnie Fairchild, Bryan's mother-in-law dies at 94
• LV air tour industry may be looking at winter shutdowns
• Center more than advocate for crime victims
• Winds slam Las Vegas Valley
• Judge nominees clear Senate panel
• Air pollution agencies revamp in the wind
• Metro takes over union audit
• Stratosphere rejects Icahn offer
• Planet Hollywood emerges from Chapter 11 reorganization
• Jury: Former governor, co-defendants should forfeit nearly $2.6 million
• MGM hints at asset sales after merger, sets cost-savings target
• Edwards trial juror: Tapes of defendants' wiretapped conversations convincing
• CFO wins license despite failure to disclose DUI
• Edwards' brother pulls for convicted ex-governor from Arkansas
• Magician in dispute with sign company
• Unpaid bills alleged in suit against vacation firm
• Gov. Guinn to Diners Club: No free meal here
• Fight schedule
• Business leaders say governor should consider spending cuts
• FBI report shows crime rate falling as population grows
• Annual credit card fees rejected by state
• Gaming leaders: Mississippi's rules keeping industry clean
• Credit cards are at issue
• May snow flurries, below-freezing temps hit northern Nevada
• House panel considers $300 million bill to clean up Lake Tahoe
• Top economist bullish on Reno-area economy
• Petition formed to oppose Neal gaming tax proposal
• Construction begins soon on northeast Missouri's first casino
• Colorado Racing Commission approves Instant Racing machines
• Serious crime down in Nevada - with some exceptions
• EPA promises new arsenic standards after environmental group sues White House
• Drivers indicted in separate car accidents
• Kansas dog track owners hope to begin simulcasting races this month
• Harrington expansion to open Thursday
• Leviathan Mine getting Superfund designation
• PCL Box: Game One - Rainers 2, Stars 0
• PCL Box: Game Two - Rainers 3, Stars 1
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: LV Bowl destined for mediocrity
• Stars swept by Rainiers
• Lady Rebels to hold camps
• AG upholds meeting violations by Board of Regents
• West Regional next for UNLV golf team
• Judge's injunction halts horse-healing seminars
• RTC bus service ranked safest of big-city transit systems
• Rebels brokering deal with ESPN
• Three appointed to Air Force Academy
• Cimarron squeaks past Gorman in 14
• Community news briefs for May 11, 2000
• Columnist Spencer Patterson: Southern Nevada's track stars rival nation's best
• UNLV notebook: Streaking Rebels to wrap up season at San Diego
• Swarm is next up for Bandits
• Ceremony to honor black athletes at UNLV
• Couser defends Tyson in strip-club 'incident'
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Arum accused of meddling
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
• Friday's horse racing entries
• Columnist Joe Delaney: Magical production takes a Westward turn
• Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Parents could use lessons in parenting
• Marc Anthony weds former Miss Universe in Las Vegas
• Media Partners for Pets helping halt euthanasias
• Penn Jillette makes Peppermill booth re-appear
• The Peppermill Inn is a throwback to classic Vegas
• Letter: Military's woes not about gender
• Letter: Ensign doesn't deserve raves
• Letter: Republicans hide the truth about Social Security
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: A weak U.N. showing
• Editorial: Forests aided by this plan
• Editorial: A lengthy search sure isn't helpful
• Behind the scenes: Stuart Reid and Jane Schlosser
• Catching up with: Josh Laidlaw
• Sun Top 10 Softball Poll
• Prep Boys Volleyball final standings
• Prep Softball final standings
• Prep Boys Golf final standings
• Prep Baseball final standings
• Villeneuve weighs future with BAR
• 'Little E' living up to hype
• This week's races
• Stewart struggling with burdens of stardom
• Indy novice sees podium finish as realistic
• Brack won't defend Indy title
• Auto racing schedules and standings
• Jurors deliberate second day in Binion case
• Doctor vows to ignore ban on teaching animal chiropratics in Nevada
• Park Place exec gets license, scolding
• Nevada, mining industry leads nation in toxic releases
• Ensign files second time for U.S. Senate
• Highway Patrol radios don't mesh with all agencies
• Construction mogul Robert Helms dies

Wednesday, May 10

• Columnist Muriel Stevens: A buying guide for Mother's Day
• Kaufman & Broad, American West sued
• LV insurer's profit hurt by Texas problems
• Gates mum on antitrust case in LV talk
• Rouse Co. profit tops estimates
• New Vegas B2B business exhibiting at Networld show
• Rhode Island Supreme Court considers constitutionality of Lottery Commission
• Salisbury residents vote against casino
• Gambling convention opens two-day run on coast
• Florida Lottery workers, barred from playing own games, bet on Big Game
• Regents to present $1.14 billion budget to 2001 Legislature
• Son pleads guilty, father's prelim continues in Tahoe murder
• Monorail backers say new study proves project is viable
• GOP presidential hopeful outlines stand on Nevada nuke dump issue
• Celebrated case heads to jurors
• Wildfire burns 60 acres in Carson Valley
• Lawmakers look for a quick path to a vote
• Bush's statement on Yucca gets mixed reviews
• Nevada slot win sets record
• Parking garage prompts another setback
• Dutiful jurors ready to determine fate of Murphy, Tabish
• Las Vegas area fishing report
• Disbarment plan 'sour grapes'
• Reid, Bryan back nuke compensation bill
• Local news briefs for May 10, 2000
• Feds sued over arsenic limit in drinking water
• Gunmen's 'scary' style worries Metro, NLV police
• Study: Monorail may carry 52,500 a day
• Harter's contract extended
• Five hurt as car smashes through casino's doors
• Guinn weighs new tax
• Prep playoff results, schedules
• Las Vegas fire chief is a finalist for job
• Prosecutor to seek life for Jerry Lewis stalker
• UNLV's Manley honored
• Rain slows Stars' charge
• Thursday's horse racing entries
• Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Fishing heats up throughout area
• UNLV signs 7 players for 2000 soccer squad
• Columnist Victoria Sun: Ladies Challenge Golf Tour to make local appearance
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
• Obituaries for May 10, 2000
• Tuberculosis case found at Las Vegas High School
• IBL playoff glance
• IBL box: Las Vegas-New Mexico
• Drivers indicted in pair of crashes
• Students face tuition hikes next two years
• Malone to make re-election bid official
• Woman gets life term, and then some
• Good meals found in 'Big Book of 30-Minute Dinners'
• Second carjacking suspect agrees to plea bargain
• Nichols new interim chief
• New college's plan for teacher program attacked
• LV resort wins injunction against Internet casino
• NLV casino manager says sale not final
• Marilyn Monroe dress subject of lawsuit
• NCAA gambling bill due in June
• Lawsuit filed over 'Dr. Naughty' show
• Receiver sorting out books at LV technology company
• Savvy wine buy: Chardonnay '99
• Wells Fargo economist sees Vegas growth moderating
• Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Chefs for Kids cooks up enjoyable evening
• Utah Shakespearean Festival earns Tony nod
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Does NCAA have UNLV in its sights?
• Community news briefs for May 10, 2000
• U.S. 95 widening to start earlier
• MASH to open homeless clinic
• Councilman to hold series of meetings for Hispanic community
• Green Valley wins zone golf title
• Dodge will run two-day test at LVMS
• Columnist Jeff Haney: Wild Wild West unveils innovative baseball contest
• Silver Bandits advance with overtime win
• Letter: Article fair about eye procedure
• Letter: Gonzalez family should go home
• Letter: Reader has a unique Cuba perspective
• Columnist Jon Ralston: Bush is whispering his sweet nothings
• Editorial: This odd couple is one for the ages
• Editorial: Securing needs of children
• Pottery stores offer camaraderie and relaxation for everyday artists
• Sow some Wild Oats markets in Las Vegas
• Top economist bullish on Reno-area economy
• Serious crime down in Nevada - with some exceptions
• McCabe withdraws Supreme Court appeal
• Truckee and Reno fire departments to merge
• Reid adds millions to agriculture bill
• Dog track owners hope to begin simulcasting races by late this month
• Guinn weighs new tax plan
• Unidentified legislator pays charge card debt
• Nevada casinos win $836.5 million in March

Tuesday, May 9

• Lawyer doubts crossed-wire claim
• $22 million earmarked for military projects in Nevada
• Legislators lining up to support land buyback plan
• Phone fiasco blamed on loose wires
• PUC member asks for probe of Nevada Power billing practice
• Momot: A conspiracy with heroin
• Obituaries for May 9, 2000
• LV publisher to move office
• County to celebrate National Trails Day
• Vegas home buyers, apartment shoppers using Internet more
• Life with parole handed down in toddler's death
• Suit charges teacher had sex with student
• LV company sued, accused of backing out of deal
• Local news briefs for May 9, 2000
• French fry giant bids for some of Henderson firm's assets
• Casino industry betting on House races
• Prep playoff results and schedules
• Libertarian to oppose Gibbons
• Regents expected to promote Nichols to interim chancellor
• Regional Baseball Tournament linescores
• County to vote on new big-box store ordinance
• Advanced technology for nuke waste still years off
• Henderson, BMI work on deal that will benefit both sides
• LV attorney faces disbarment
• PCL Box: Stars 4, Rainiers 2
• Silverado, Bonanza enter softball playoffs as favorites
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: Pride of the airwaves: Yanks return to Las Vegas
• Sam's Town bowling tourney begins
• Marines recall embassy hot spots
• State workers get free lunch on Diners Club
• Community news briefs for May 9, 2000
• CCSN honors its top students
• Maxim foreclosure auction delayed again
• Case of bookmaker's death appealed
• Golf tournament raises $100,000 for problem gambling research
• Caesars executive sues over merger termination
• Rio seeks permission to contract with denied applicant
• Illinois company says it acquired Mesquite Star
• Supreme Court gets tough on child support
• Parole division urged to obtain outside help
• Letter: God not allowed in our schools
• Letter: Unpaid bills have taxpayer annoyed
• Letter: Face the facts: Nuclear dump is coming here
• Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: A league of its own
• Editorial: Parallel universe on justice
• Editorial: McDonald now is missing in action
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
• Darr's homer gives Stars win
• Wednesday's horse racing entries
• UNLV's Manley earns player of week honors
• Columnist Susan Snyder: LV train club still gaining steam
• 'Fu' real?
• Columnist Kate Maddox: On a lark, Williams dons pricey piece
• LVMS denied second NASCAR race
• Raising the bar
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Don't fight it -- baseball has changed
• Fighting fatigue
• How transmutation works
• Access would continue; environmentalists disappointed in roadless plan
• Fiery Pyramid Highway crash blamed on diabetes-related problems
• Guinn panel releases first audits
• State to review costs of cleaning up fuel leaks
• Salisbury voters could decide the future of casinos in Massachusetts
• Clinton proposal would ban roads in 43 million acres of forests
• No release of names of workers with state credit card debts
• Oregon Coast resident owns, shows Elvis' custom-made bus
• Long dispute apparently headed for resolution
• LVMS 3/8-mile paved oval results
• LVMS final results from The Strip
• Box score: Rainiers 8, Stars 7

Monday, May 8

• LV bank reports profit
• Revenues increase, losses widen for phone company
• Chain expanding in LV
• Upcoming business events for May 8, 2000
• Metro official: Wiretaps not used in case
• Rhodes' defense his top priority
• Slam tops Bandits to force Game 3
• Police union left in turmoil after board vote
• Stars celebrate Bat Day in ninth
• Bankrupt LV developer fighting First Security Bank over loan
• Court upholds ruling on gaming trade secrets
• Court opponents stay apart, even over new fed building
• Pushing morals of marriage issue
• Jury hears DA's closing arguments
• Pedestrian hit on Strip April 19 dies
• Nevada Power parent misses forecast
• Stalker of Lewis back in trouble
• Gaming debt bad check charges dropped against businessman
• Golf course plans raise concerns over water
• Struggling Las Vegas entertainment firm in pact with lender
• New federal courthouse unusual downtown building
• Mirage shareholders to meet on merger
• 'Constructive trust' is proposed in Wynn art suit
• Feds drop high-profile discrimination complaint over Vegas airline employee
• Wynn kidnap figure ordered returned to jail
• Officer wounds passenger in oncoming car
• Rebel softball team splits with CSU
• UNLV runners impress at OSU
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Rebels may have saved coach's job
• Prep tournaments kick into high gear this week
• Torrid Rebels playing with poise after sweep
• Pegasus gets off to a flying start
• DA to retry man for brothel knifing
• Study details university, community college salary gap
• Officials dismissed amid turmoil
• Juror had doubts about case, newspapers say
• Two killed in weekend accidents
• Davis eyes Koivisto's seat in Assembly
• A different nuke waste approach
• IBL Box: Las Vegas-New Mexico
• Linescore: UNLV 21, Air Force 12
• Prep baseball playoff schedule, results
• PCL Box: Stars 6, Rainiers 2
• Ranchers oppose proposed state fee increase
• Singer undergoes emergency appendectomy
• Bird lovers to flock to Fallon festival
• Community news briefs for May 8, 2000
• Green Valley senior named Student Journalist of the Year
• Obituaries for May 8, 2000
• Columnist John Katsilometes: Feeling foreign in Cuernavaca
• Editorial: Primaries needing sanity
• Letter: Feds becoming more oppressive
• Letter: Cuban boy issue a family matter
• Letter: U.S. treatment of Elian an example of open society
• Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Trends, May 8, 2000
• Marlene Ricci soldiers on
• Prosecutor says no one had "license" to kill Ted Binion
• Son to plead guilty, father's prelim continues in Tahoe murder
• Release of state employees' names still undecided
• Washoe airport employees face firing
• Reno woman held after son's death
• Suit filed to block taxing device used to bring in slots
• Attacks leave indelible impression on ranger

Sunday, May 7

• Governor to convene wildland fire summit
• Jack Mazzan released on bail - after 20 years on Nevada's death row
• Some Rhode Islanders say casino is only way to help old mill town
• Veterans health care employees in Reno join AMGE union
• Letter: Exiles negatively influence policy
• Letter: Nevada forced to count on Clinton
• Letter: Democrats use Yucca issue to their advantage
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Threatened tax dollars
• Columnist Sandra Thompson: Check prospective lawyer thoroughly
• Columnist Jeff German: Binion decision at hand
• Columnist Jon Ralston: Commission contest holds allure
• Editorial: Require fairness in merger's costs
• Editorial: Budget cuts are merciless
• The politics of health care
• Search-and-rescue volunteers fueled by thrill of adventure
• Filmmakers, casinos work to bridge gap between two cultures
• Q&A: Let 'er Rip
• Columnist Susan Snyder: Moapa Band takes on Nevada Power
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Stars rekindle friendship in LV
• Hakkinen wins Spanish Grand Prix
• Spanish Grand Prix Results
• Force gets 84th NHRA victory
• Ram Tough 200 results
• Earnhardt Jr. establishing own identity in a hurry
• Pontiac 400 Results
• Martin drives with heavy heart in Pontiac 400
• Earnhardt Jr. becomes first repeat winner
• Pairings for NHRA Southern Nationals
• Ram Tough 200 Lineup
• McClenathan leads Top Fuel qualifying
• New conditions weren't enough with same Senate for gambling bill
• Michigan lottery head struggles with impact of Indian gaming on state program
• Report: Tribe still plans casino in Wetumpka
• Grand jury will examine local government
• Juror had doubts about Edwards case, newspapers say

Saturday, May 6

• John Cleese Movie To Debut on Web
• Fish Variety Diminishing in U.S.
• Faithful at any age
• 11-year-old girl wants to spend time in nature
• Troubled girls get chance to go to senior prom
• Couples a Hit at Country Awards
• Marine Who Sang for 7 Presidents to Retire
• KU Athletic Dept. Probe Ordered
• Lakers Advance with 113-86 Win Over Kings
• Fusaichi Pegasus Favored at Derby
• Jobless Rate Falls to 3.9 Percent
• Reprieve Offered on Privacy Plan
• Asian Nations Back Currency Plan
• Reformists Win Majority in Iran
• IRA Says It Will Disarm Soon
• Clinton Announces Listeria Measures
• PCL Box: Stars 6, Sidewinders 5

Friday, May 5

• Holocaust survivor, husband deliver a message of hope
• Local news briefs for May 5, 2000
• Corrections
• Krispy Kreme opening shop
• Unemployment at 30-year low
• Profit rises for LV mortgage firm
• LV firm posts slight increase in net income
• Speedway Casino operator posts income gains
• Show soars above Nellis on Saturday
• Ex-postal worker's murder conviction overturned
• Guinn suggests plan to expand state's tax base
• Durango, Cheyenne get off to good starts in Sunset tourney
• GV, Basic roll in Sunrise tournament
• UNLV's Malec qualifies for two events in NCAA tennis
• Computer virus mutates
• NLV councilman faces indictment
• Computer plan irks county inspectors
• Murphy, Tabish will not testify
• Part of 'history in the making'
• Tropicana casino sued over Beanie Babies slot promotion
• Mirage Resorts raises $46 million with sale of aircraft, equipment
• Boyd, Mirage looking at expanded AC resort
• Lack of new casinos hurts nation's No. 2 slot maker
• Officer saves man from dogs
• CCSN to host annual event
• CCSN's elections cleared up
• Obituaries for May 5, 2000
• Interactive television may boost LV tourism
• State board approves new pain plan
• Defendant convicted in child's death
• NRC still roadblock to Yucca waste
• Pioneer drops ribbon on chlorine plant expansion
• Nevada's Reid blocks McCain maneuver on sports betting
• Union fee policy upheld by Nevada Supreme Court
• Berosini pays PETA over court fight
• Witness in LV case was victim of shooting spree
• Berkley backs measure to improve Nellis housing
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Kings do NBA playoff fans a favor
• Ex-players, colleagues roast Robinson
• Basic trainers
• Thursday's prep results
• PCL Box: Stars 9, Sidewinders 4
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
• Regional Tournament Baseball results
• Officer to face additional scrutiny
• LV man sues maker of diabetes drug Rezulin
• LVMS leaders
• Saturday's horse racing entries
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Free press and people
• Letter: Detective's act has good effect
• Letter: Handicapped not all in wheelchairs
• Letter: Parking for handicapped is a necessity
• The Strip at LVMS set for busy weekend
• Herndon sparkles in win over Tucson
• Letter: Advice for the IRL
• Editorial: Abusing their card privileges
• Editorial: Sports betting is under microscope
• Letter: Stars prices like robbery
• Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: For now, McGrath to remain on two wheels
• Datebook
• The Movie Guys: Magnetic Crowe commands screen in 'Gladiator'
• Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: Living a techno dream with Global Underground
• That's Life -- Steve Bornfeld: Trying to recapture heaven
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Ready for an all-star gala? You BET
• The Thunderbirds swoop into town for a display of aerial thrills
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: Chefs for Kids benefit satisfies gourmet appetites
• Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: O, brother: New magazine a tad overbearing
• Trip to 'Grease' at MGM Grand proves a bit redundant
• City shakeup costs jobs of three officials
• Others enter race for House
• Columnist Joe Delaney: If it's not magic, it's impressionists on LV stages
• Bail raised in Strip pedestrian injuries
• Birth announcements for May 5, 2000
• Fish variety diminishing as species spread across America
• April warmer, drier than usual in Nevada as warm streak continues

Thursday, May 4

• Behind the scenes: Carl Barbeau and Todd Imboden
• Wednesday's prep results
• Sun Top 10 softball poll
• Regional prep baseball tournament results, schedules
• Sun Top 10 Baseball Poll
• Regional tournament baseball box scores
• McDonald MIA at City Hall
• Officer spoke of possible wiretap
• New fiber-optic network to link to LV
• Higher fuel prices hurting LV bus, taxi operators
• Coyotes slip to 16th
• IBL honors three Bandits
• Bigger, controversial casino gains approval
• Power merger worries state regulators
• Catching up with: Stephanie Keever
• J.C. Penney chief executive to retire
• Sun Athletes of the Week: Matt Elliot and Keely Commerford
• Las Vegas-Mexico flights to begin June 15
• Murphy sobs as dramatic tape is played in court
• La Nina threatens a real scorcher for Las Vegas this spring, summer
• Rebel golfers roll to win in Mountain West event
• Wildfires are likely to follow
• Developer wins battle to have flood channel moved
• Economic, social status big factors in test scores
• Door-to-door census takers have tough job ahead
• Wynns out of sports arena plans
• On-the-job training
• Two to seek commission seats again
• Mosley: Charges should be dismissed
• County OKs new casino rules
• City Council briefs for May 4, 2000
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: New rodeo tour boost for Las Vegas
• Local news briefs for May 4, 2000
• Wagonseller quits post amid sex allegations
• North Las Vegas briefs for May 4, 2000
• UNLV notebook: Rebels host Air Force to close regular season
• Stars suspend Andujar
• Cimarron avoids upset bid by Western
• Dischavio's arm carries Las Vegas to playoff win
• Correction
• Boys Volleyball standings
• Boys Golf standings
• Pupils across country "visit" battlefield by satellite, Internet
• Prep Softball standings
• Prep Baseball standings
• Obituaries for May 4, 2000
• Army Reserve captain awarded Soldier's Medal for heroism
• Community news briefs for May 4, 2000
• Hard Rock reports record earnings
• Sports betting publication loses court ruling over name
• Columnist Joe Delaney: 'Splash' much better at Riviera
• Station to expand Boulder Station's Railhead
• Riverboat operator posts improved earnings
• Grand jury charges one in bank robberies
• Candidates Bernstein, Moers unlike as can be
• Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Reopening the case on steel traps
• Blind singers take on Las Vegas
• Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: GOP ads waste of time
• Editorial: Brokering this deal is tough
• Shufford steps up to main event
• Editorial: Bank titan doesn't want privacy bills
• Columnist Spencer Patterson: Wranglings in court delay northern tournament
• Letter: America needs to wake up
• Letter: Lawyer's defense tactic ridiculous
• Letter: Lady Diana crusaded for victims of mines
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Phillips draw leaves trainer wavering
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
• Friday's horse racing entries
• PCL Box: Stars 13, Sidewinders 1
• Fight schedule
• Quiet Vasser making some noise
• Spencer trying to recapture winning feeling
• Coulthard prepares for Spanish GP
• This week's races
• Auto racing schedules, winners and point standings
• Problem juror kicked off case of former Louisiana goveror Edwards
• Legal battle drags on Rosemont casino, settlement talks haven't worked
• New Hampshire House refuses to take up gambling bill
• Sierra Pacific, Montana Power subsidiaries form partnership
• Raggio files for eighth term in state Senate
• Pathologist suggests Binion committed suicide
• April warmer, drier than usual in Nevada as warm streak continues
• Fish variety diminishing as species spread across America
• United Airlines using bigger plans on Reno-Denver route
• Boxer turns himself in on dogfighting and domestic assault charges
• Casino employees get cosmetic surgery in insurance fraud scheme
• Environmentalists will petition for new rules after mining appeal loss
• BLM releases details of plan to restore Great Basin
• D'Allesandro says video gambling effective, safe state revenue for New Hampshire
• Casino regulators get earful on gambling problems
• Collins' gambling boat disappears off South Carolina harbor
• DNA eliminates student as father of ex-teacher's child
• No deliberations again today in Edwards trial
• No bail release - for now - for former Nevada death-row inmate

Wednesday, May 3

• Lawyers want Pope case tried in Juvenile Court
• Environmental commission allows mine drainage plan
• Mescalero casino faces federal gambling violations
• Authorities find no signs of foul play in fatal blaze
• FBI to enter investigation of Casino Arizona
• Feds' Sierra plan would allow increase in logging, enviros say
• Critics say Park Place's Catskill casino deal could take years
• Las Vegas emergency workers learn about terrorism
• Bishop lawyer turns down top TRPA job
• Clinton signs Jarbidge legislation
• Walters' lawyers accuse Metro of phone tapping
• Senate may hold another vote on president's veto
• Defense steps up attack on suffocation theory
• Betting ban is still in works
• Nevada ranks 18th in U.S. in slip-and-fall accidents
• Local emergency crews train for terrorist attacks
• Bryan's trip to Russia will focus on nukes, terrorism
• Local news briefs for May 3, 2000
• Williams bond will remain at $5 million
• Spaceport plan worries Nye County residents
• UNLV names police chief
• Four face prison in med fraud
• Park Place CEO receives ADL award
• Exec named 'Premier 100' info tech leader
• Landscaping planned for Boulder Strip
• Jurors questioned by judge in corruption trial
• Henderson plant to close, new tenant likely
• Union says tape proves kickback scheme by contractor
• Wal-Mart looking at first central city expansion in LV
• Lawsuit seeks to block foreclosure sale of Maxim
• LV executives in control of Millennium
• Obituaries for May 3, 2000
• Incumbent McClain to seek second term
• Columnist Victoria Sun: UNLV golf team trying to shake tag of inconsistency
• Spencer boosts record to 4-0
• Goodman: New fees may aid old areas
• History reflected in Reno's old Fourth Street
• Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Local anglers keen on catching big stripers
• Corrections
• Henderson council OKs keeping chief
• Protests fail to thwart Henderson complex
• Houston firm behind Wal-Mart development plan
• Judge tosses Venetian civil rights suit against LVCVA
• Stewart excited about 2,000-mile trek in desert
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Manager keeps Botha in limelight
• Recruit back with Rebels after incident with student
• Odom not helping in probe
• PCL Box: Stars 8, Sidewinders 3
• Judge refuses to lower bail for driver involved in six deaths
• Clinton signs Jarbidge bill
• Grant will help expand jail
• Zone Baseball Schedule
• Doctors at VA vote on union
• Columnist Muriel Stevens: Rifling through the catalogs
• Time for business
• Community news briefs for May 3, 2000
• Blood shortage prompts urgent call for donors with Type O
• Your donation can help children go to camp
• Riviera Red Table Wine '97
• Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Miracle unwrapped at Venetian Ballroom
• Editorial: Fairness wins in a squeaker
• Letter: Associations will prevail
• Letter: Firearms pact penalizes only the innocent
• Columnist Jon Ralston: Guinn's new subject: fiscal education
• Welcome to the Golden Arm Club, where membership is earned by hour-plus dice-throwing
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
• Tuesday's prep results
• Thursday's horse racing entries
• Columnist Jeff Haney: Books, bettors catch Kentucky Derby fever
• Casino employees get cosmetic surgery in insurance fraud scheme
• BLM releases details of plan to restore Great Basin
• Auto racing schedules, winners and point standings
• Riverboat industry willing to pay a little to get dockside gambling
• Licenses for Old Bridge Ranch restored
• National forest blaze considered sign of season to come
• D'Allesandro says video gambling effective, safe state revenue
• New Hampshire gambling opponents fight Senate move
• Bail release imminent for former Nevada death-row inmate

Tuesday, May 2

• Agassi makes a big serve via foundation
• Mountain West Conference golf tourney results
• Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
• Wednesday's horse racing entries
• Monday's prep results
• Park Place beats profit estimates
• Bryan, Reid stir up veto debate
• Measure on pain control faces ax
• Higher profit for LV mall owner
• 55 charged in gambling case
• Park Place proposing 2,000-room resort in N.Y.
• Expert disputes claim of suffocation
• Profit improves for LV insurer
• Radioactive chlorine stirs Yucca controversy
• Request to move channel considered once again
• Republicans open drive for Nevada Assembly
• Nichols top interim chancellor candidate
• DOE advocacy office to focus on radiation claims
• Key Wells Fargo LV exec resigns
• Goodman for governor?
• LV union in dispute over merger of bus companies
• Local news briefs for May 2, 2000
• New U.S. 95 exit proposed
• LV man denies killing toddler
• Board of Education post filled
• Opponents seek to stop mining company from desert dumping
• Summer camp can bring kids together
• Gun smuggling operation broken up in Canada, Nevada
• Ely mayor dreams of gambling train to Utah
• Human Rights Network criticizes Martz over shovel protest
• Lawyers seek to get Pope case tried in Juvenile Court
• Prosecutors: Killer shouldn't get appeal
• Man accused of violating release terms
• State to pay for P.I. for Morse
• Documents delayed regarding sale of Greektown Casino shares
• Developers propose plans for Mapes site
• Growth in housing, wetlands, trigger new mosquito menace
• Connecticut casinos ban smoking from poker rooms
• Obituaries for May 2, 2000
• Accident could sideline star Silverado catcher
• All-American SportPark losses widen
• Robinson tourney spots open
• Assemblyman poised to fight deconsolidation
• Columnist Ron Kantowski: New speedways yield boring NASCAR races
• First Mother of the Year Romeo dies
• Community news briefs for May 2, 2000
• Domestic violence reports increase
• Three Nevada Supreme Court justices file for re-election
• Horizon Ridge residents fight development
• LV woman to film Taiwan documentary
• Letter: Binion seance in paper absurd
• Letter: Highway growth good for future of Las Vegas
• Editorial: Doing the right thing, but too late
• Editorial: Don't toy with our safety
• Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Don't vacate the arena
• Columnist Susan Snyder: Look out, world: She's comin' through
• Columnist Kate Maddox: Bon Jovi brothers share marital milestones
• A primer on High Definition TV, which recently debuted in Las Vegas
• Vegas star to headline in Tokyo
• His hamstring healthy, Agassi prepares for Paris
• Ringside's renaissance
• Tough route to state looms
• Senate fails to override nuclear waste veto
• In A.C., Trump World's Fair still in trouble, even after closing
• Columnist Dean Juipe: City should court NFL's Cardinals
• Charitable foundation's record of giving
• Gambling opponents in New Hampshire fight Senate move
• Deliberations halted in Edwards trial as judge holds inquiry
• Critics say Park Place's casino deal could take years
• Bad-check charges against former isle developer dropped
• Two teens arrested in shooting death of Reed High School student
• Law agencies responded to more abuse calls in 1999
• Dawn Gibbons seeks re-election to Nevada Assembly

Monday, May 1

• Proud Tina still rollin' on LV concert stage
• Judge makes Tabish felony conviction fair game
• Coin truck robberies start anew
• Former El Morocco, Eden Roc owner Uchitel dies at 88
• Upcoming business events for May 1, 2000
• Obituaries for May 1, 2000
• Special ed funding a concern
• Bids dribble in at water auction
• Federal investigators probe plane crash that killed two
• Gibbons: Betting ban in trouble
• Measure targets rules on worker safety
• Man gets life sentence in death of bartender
• Open-meeting law violation foils student election at CCSN
• Some British papers reject Las Vegas ads
• Man in wheelchair dies in shootout
• One dead, four wounded in bar shooting
• Food writers get a taste of LV's new dining delights
• Suspects sought after man killed on street
• Two Nevadans join national groups
• Woman dies in NLV fire
• MGM Grand purchase of Mirage ahead of schedule
• Losing bidders for D.I. look at alternative Strip locations
• Nevada intranet betting service suspended
• Accreditation team: UNLV shorted on funds
• $200,000 Internet site makeover to debut in July
• Hammering home their message
• Rodriguez trail gets colder
• Planned casino at MLK, Craig draws opposition
• Hearings on LV monorail delayed
• Local news briefs for May 1, 2000
• Bagel operator in bankruptcy, LV stores remain open
• Oregon penalizes LV company
• State, Odyssey plan negotiations
• Hearings to look at Yucca
• Drunken driver asks families to forgive
• Murderer to get new penalty hearing
• Cool reception for off-track betting bills
• Rookie Kenseth is not satisfied with third place
• Mayfield shows courage under fire
• PCL Box: Cannons 8, Stars 7
• Prep Schedule
• State environmental officials plan crackdown against Harrah's Reno
• Shedding new light on school
• Community news briefs for May 1, 2000
• State website a new source for obtaining applications
• Bandits edge Slam in playoff preview
• UNLV baseball falls to Lobos
• Padres decide to take longer look at Lopez
• Columnist Ralph Siraco: New faces grab spotlight this Derby week
• Columnist Dean Juipe: Stars lost their luster in the '90s
• Editorial: Slot rule passes its initial test
• Letter: Seance coverage was a mistake
• Letter: Always shop for best pill prices
• Letter: Citizens stand by as illegal-drug trade flourishes
• Max Baer Jr. hasn't given up on Hillbillies casino
• Texas woman, New York man win millions
• Music therapy eases suffering for patients
• Box score: Stars 7, Cannons 4
• Box score: Stars 6, Cannons 0
• Six Northwest utilities may form joint venture for power transmission
• Deliberations continue in Edwards trial, attorneys meet with judge
• Park Place commits to 2,000-room resort in New York
• Opponents seek to stop mining company from desert dumping
• Government ready to start helping sick workers file claims
• Tourism dollars up in Warren County, reflecting a statewide trend
• Casino regulators to learn about compulsive gambling
• Investigation continues in shooting death of Sparks teen
• Connecticut casinos ban smoking from poker rooms
• Mild winter brings nasty spring for allergy sufferers
• One dead, one arrested, in I-80 accident near Truckee
• Crime scene expert disputes handling of gambler's murder

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