Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for December 2008
Thursday, Jan. 1
Wednesday, Dec. 31
- NYE Blog: Craziness abounds on Las Vegas Strip
- Gibbons appoints Lipparelli to Nev. gambling board
- GOODBYE, 2008. HELLO, 2009.
- Bellfield's late bucket helps UNLV upset No. 18 Louisville, 56-55
- County: Pit bull that mauled horses should be euthanized
- How to draw NASCAR's Mike Helton
- Mother awarded custody in police shooting case
- Man killed in three-car collision
- Police searching for bank robber
- How to ring in 2009, Henderson-style
- UNLV looking at centers to topple ranked foe
- Pitino wants to keep UNLV series going
- Goodbye, 2008
- Smoke and mirrors
- Disregard for the law
- A maglev train would be a wise investment
- National lottery could generate big revenue
- Board says timing’s not right to go full time
- Feds looking into high roller’s debt payments
- 291,000 to ring in 2009 in Las Vegas
- Wal-Mart sensing a new political day?
- Limits on class sizes not being realized
- Clinic reports lapses in disinfection
- Stop encroachment on vital Nellis base
- William Crozer and Carrie Mauriello Crozer
- Oh, the memories
- At times stormy, scene continues to evolve
- Residents say, Hikers? Not in our back yard
- Temperatures in 40s will usher in 2009
- Famous coach returns to gymnastics after playing tunes for nightclub patrons
- Former councilman moves into new county commission role
- School clubs, sports to feel funding pinch
- Stained-glass artisan carries on family's creative tradition
- Henderson dentist is wiser two deployments to Iraq later
- Gorman students inspired to donate
- Impersonator strives for the ultimate Neil Diamond tribute
- Peggy plots your planets
- Desperately seeking DJ
- The King James of noir
- Teachers need to lead on school uniforms
- Chatting with One Pin Short
- Reverb’s return
- Think and drive
- Can you feel the length tonight?
- Christmas break
- Running man
- Not so hot
- From courtroom to bookshelf
- Suggestion box: Enjoy free money
- A rote book report
- Still fab-"O"-lous at 10
- Yucca Mountain shouldn't be partisan
- Crystal ball sees new team on top of pile
- Mini mints
- Peace on earth, goodwill starts with each individual
- Paint the town
- Feeding the city
- It's tricky
- Positive thinking imperative in new year
- The Help Desk
- It all connects somehow
- Marking time
- Starving art scene
- Dream zone
- 60-second grocery shopper
- From Santa Fe, with love
- The Bearded Clam
- Over the Top? Nah
- Mamma Mia!, by the numbers!
- Some say "socialite," others say "cheap-ass"
- Woodbury was good for county
- Madigan, man
- Teen making mark in soccer world on a national scale
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Monday, Dec. 29
Sunday, Dec. 28
Saturday, Dec. 27
Friday, Dec. 26
Thursday, Dec. 25
Wednesday, Dec. 24
- Adams responds well to first round of treatments
- In the margins
- Silverado choir performs fitting holiday concert
- Dow rises 48.99 points in light holiday trading
- Heat’s Dwyane Wade helps family displaced by fire
- Palo Verde graduate ready for Gator Bowl with Nebraska
- Therapy dog stolen from home
- Lead tourism director appointed; job in jeopardy
- Supreme Court makes it easier for state to go after bogus smog checks
- Five treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
- Court rules in Las Vegas DUI fatality case
- Holly has her cake -- and gets a ring, too
- Brothers arrested in death of high school teacher
- Cell phone tower cleared as windmill
- Owner of wild cats receives extension
- Tivoli project opening delayed
- New fire station proposed
- Crime Stoppers offers different rewards for tips
- Respectful heavyweights ready for title fight
- Snow expected on Mount Charleston
- Rebels beat T-birds but lose Adams
- Wallace picks up Rebels, draws high praise
- UNLV hoops notebook: Willis might need shoulder surgery after season
- Extra minutes: UNLV 73, Southern Utah 60
- Righting a wrong
- Creating new citizens
- Save our wild horses
- Have overpaid banking executives no shame?
- Criticism of Detroit lacks perspective
- Las Vegas to end licensing, regulating of centers
- Nevada roads less traveled
- Man who armed Israel pardoned
- A lively mix of players on poker show, all big bettors
- Six questions for Conrad Hafen, Chief Deputy Attorney General
- It’s access, access, access for young collectors
- Checks on cops’ wrongs evolve
- UNLV extends deadline on its $500 million fundraising goal
- New soccer team packs sports park
- Brain institute thinking big
- Angst as rent control expires
- Restore faith in U.S. autos with warranties
- Sun owners back new investment fund
- Woodbury bids farewell to office
- Holiday decorations taken to a new level
- Small theater troupe has big goals, little support
- Residents disagree on Anthem trailhead plan
- Funds to help airport make runway safer
- Solar firms seek land
- Lamping Elementary students, families join for sing-along
- Gourds get second life as decorations
- The Spirit
- Peggy plots your planets
- Milken serves as a good example
- Man, son to reunite for first time in 15 years
- Joe Bravo—Velvet Rope Superman
- Letters to the Editor
- Valkyrie
- 2008: The best & worst in movies
- Birth notices
- Bedtime Stories
- 2008 in music: A critical dialogue between Spencer Patterson and Annie Zaleski
- I've Loved You So Long
- Under the radar albums
- LPGA star draws crowd to event at Aliante Golf Club
- Doubt
- Impact Basketball Academy prepares players for college shot
- Arts and Entertainment: The year that was
- Naming the dead
- The ultimate New Year's Eve guide
- Booze, schmooze and Jews
- 2008 in movies: A critical dialogue between Mike D'Angelo and Josh Bell
- Showgirlz having a ball
- Year in Review: Current events 2008
- The return of Spundae
- Tiny little rant: We're the bosses
- Of frozen butts and Hasselhoff
- Q & A with UFC fighter Frank Mir
- The power of love
- Calculated warmth
- My 2008 in many numbers
- The Weekly playlist: Class of ’08
- My 2008 in the Valley of the Dolls
- A bite to remember
- Hey Jo, stop playing Koy
- Marie Osmond makes herself at home in Green Valley
- Dream zone
- 60-second grocery shopper
- Letters to the Editor
- A low-stakes showdown
- Nog it up!
- Union rules
- Three questions with Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk)
- A Maz, Maz, Maz, Maz, world
- An explosive import
- 2008: The best & worst in music
- French '09
- The Help Desk
- The Vegas Oscars
- Marley & Me
Tuesday, Dec. 23
- Rebels lose Adams to abdominal injury, defeat Southern Utah, 73-60
- BC basketball squad hoping to ride winning wave to Arizona tournament
- Curry steps out of his brother's shadow at Las Vegas Classic
- UCLA football coaches' letter surprises Henderson teenager
- Bishop Gorman football players to represent school on national stage
- Famed wheelchair backflipper earns key to city
- Wheelchair athlete lands money from "Secret Millionaire"
- Man found dead in Henderson home
- Encore: Let there be light
- Green Valley wrestler sees continued success at start of season
- Henderson Cowboys win youth league's Midget Division title
- Lake Mead girls starting season fresh
- Limits on teen clubs to be tightly regulated
- Green Valley High staff lauds benefits of drug-testing program
- It's better to give than recieve this holiday season
- $10,000 to spare? Try a Black Pearl at XS
- Council approves new look along Boulder Highway
- Jewish children cross cultural lines to help families in need
- Designated Drivers launches free ride service
- NV Energy warns of credit card scam
- Las Vegas Sands cuts 500 casino workers in Macau
- House fire tied to holiday lights
- Annual Christmas tree recycling program kicks off Dec. 26
- Patrons bid adieu to Green Valley Library
- Opening of project in Summerlin area delayed
- Las Vegas home prices drop to August 2003 levels
- Man sought in robbery at Strip casino
- North Las Vegas officer arrested, accused of misconduct
- Snow, again? Vegas sets another record this morning
- UNLV looking to avoid letdown against Southern Utah
- Undefeated Findlay ranked No. 2, but rodent has its number
- President Bush’s legacy
- Getting their attention
- Overprescribing drugs
- It is time for a public-service requirement
- Be proud of the Navy, and glad it’s prepared
- Now you can know when air is bad
- Goodman on mayoral A-team
- Barbara Lee Woollen's resignation letter
- Fee hikes are the forgotten increases in college costs
- Bridge contractor shows it’s willing to fight
- There’s a case for higher taxes, even now
- Board chief of strapped orchestra quits in anger
- Putting the Vegas in city’s bowl game
- Single-stream recycling a breeze
- Lord of a dance
- Pointer Sisters still available for inauguration
- Wynn reaches for next level
- Low-tech sports toys memorable, laughable
- Revamped ‘Rampage’ ready for return to Octagon
- Why are the UNLV sports teams represented by a Confederate rebel?
- Community in brief
- Silverado in brief
- Education in brief
- Office Christmas parties a casualty of economic downturn
- Heating equipment second leading cause of fires
- Proposed crusher puts rural Henderson residents between rock, hard place
- Education in brief
- Activist, 'Queen of Henderson' dies
- Many factors must be considered in school uniform debate
- Artist's ornament displayed at White House
- With snow came plenty of calls for service
- Experts advise on how to tend to snow-damaged trees
- Police: Kids' involvement with gangs starts early
- Holiday reflections go beyond religion
- Three wisemen -- and a cluster of aliens
- Community in brief
- Henderson births
- Henderson City Council briefs
- Boulder in brief
- Snow day a chance to slow down
- Obituaries
Monday, Dec. 22
Sunday, Dec. 21
Saturday, Dec. 20
Friday, Dec. 19
- Wranglers drop second straight at home
- Green Valley's Saldana hopes for early treat at Las Vegas Holiday Classic
- Breaking down the Las Vegas Bowl
- Fifteen lawyers apply for two judgeships in Vegas
- Boy, 2, dies after father accidentally runs over him
- Snow makes for a busy night at BC Hospital
- O.J. transferred to Lovelock
- Did Marc Anthony party pics in Vegas hurt his J.Lo marriage?
- Officials make robbery, sex offender arrests
- Hatton-Pacquiao fight likely to happen
- More roster shuffling
- Fifth former Wrangler reaches NHL
- Level of play 'humbling' for first-year players
- Court rejects appeal of Vegas killer
- Cirque's Orlando Disney show hits 10-year mark
- Slot company agrees to pay $28,566 fine
- Vegas Film Critics Society names "Frost/Nixon" and "Wall-E" best movies of 2008
- OJ's Vegas stuff LA-bound; ring missing
- $25,000 education award stuns Henderson principal
- 41 candles for Criss Angel
- Jobless rate hits record high in November
- Cold day ahead for Las Vegas
- New system, new Budinger
- New day for education
- Pursuing sound science
- Laying the blame
- Yet more proof of the president’s arrogance
- Righting auto bailout misconceptions
- High praise as official leaves city for county
- Nothing, not even snow day, free
- Families losing appetite for college debt
- Single-bin recycling would be unworkable
- Improvised plow clears hilly Henderson
- Some see tipping point for crime in parolee overload
- Where gamblers go for guidance
- Doctor linked to 8 overdose fatalities
- Science of Sci-Fi in storage plan?
- Desert dwellers (mostly) cheery in brief winter wonderland
- Santa Claus pauses for a tuneup
- 'Nutcracker' in ritual finery
- Program granting wishes for Las Vegas homeless
- SDSU memories, my internship and the 2009 season
- Beating Arizona, Part I
- Las Vegas Aces coach ready to take valley roller hockey by storm
- Coach striving to keep players committed to baseball
- Summerlin education in brief
- Summerlin deaths
- Silverado community in brief
- Summerlin births
- Silverado education in brief
Thursday, Dec. 18
- Tennis helping senior stay in shape
- Centennial grad returns to valley to face UNLV
- With a family legacy to uphold, Meadows freshman poises a double threat
- Rebels still looking to fill safety slot, hosting DeGiacomo, two others
- Carports collapse under heavy snow
- Fox's 'Secret Millionaire' gifts local wheelchair athlete $20k
- Arizona's top-ranked defense faces tough task
- Faith Lutheran sports to make debut in 4A
- North Las Vegas man dies in scooter wreck
- CityCenter seeking more than 12,000 workers
- Ryan Cabrera and Co. hit Christian Audigier club
- Snow day gives Las Vegans chance for winter fun
- UNLV fundraising campaign falls short, so deadline extended
- Snow surprises Silverado Ranch
- 'Girls Next Door' stars to reunite for Vegas book signing
- Ratings show comparison of state's nursing homes
- Highway patrol gives gifts to children in intensive care
- Citizen advocate, former mayoral candidate dies
- Anthem community recovering from snowstorm
- Man wanted in attack on infant
- Snow keeps people in, and out of, Boulder City
- NASCAR 'fan' questions why sport should exist
- Scant tickets remain for Arizona hoops game
- For kids, day off means time in the snow
- BYU's senior offensive linemen brace for final challenge
- Las Vegas Bowl players take time out for ailing children
- Tim Neverett lands Pirates' play-by-play job
- Insurgo's "Henry V" goes dark -- for now
- Family bond a part of Green Valley girls' basketball program for three years
- Henderson officials: Snow problems could have been worse
- Panel issues two opinions on judges
- Snow, a rare visitor, lingers in Las Vegas
- Committee: Raise insurance premiums for state workers, retirees
- Enterprise Advisory Board approves casino
- Police identify man shot in traffic
- Additional bouts announced for UFC 92
- Atheists and Metro Police butt heads over alleged discrimination
- General Growth takes step to avoid bankruptcy
- Silverado grads return to lead program
- NIAA's award deserving of recognition
- Desert provides welcome opportunities for racer
- BC senior lineman honored with 'Go For Broke' award
- Boulder City prep sports roundup
- Basic's new wrestling coach working on getting young team up to speed
- Adams back on track during 78-66 win
- Massamba wins the battle and the war with Santa Clara’s Bryant
- UNLV hoops notebook: Rougeau hears second day of Mack cheers
- Extra minutes: UNLV 78, Santa Clara 66
- Providing early intervention
- A huge Ponzi scheme
- Rest in peace, Adam
- GOP senators want to get rid of UAW
- This plan is not like Chrysler bailout
- Stirred by ‘Jersey Boys,’ he wants to do it his way
- Street safety proposal riles builders group
- Liver transplant sought for gang leader
- Nevada bucks hung up on Wall Street
- A few gems buried in mountain of bowl games
- Public sector imitates private on buyouts
- Goodbye hot cereal, hello corn flakes
- Interior nominee Salazar likely to push update, not overhaul, of mining law
- Long commute worth it for the food alone
- No real alternative to state budget cuts
- Nothing personal, just business
- State clears Elliott in Orleans probe
- Snow piles up on district’s argument
- Restrictions lifted on fishing from boats in Boulder Harbor
- Just don't call them Powder Puffs
- Nevada updating process for obtaining hunting tags
- Family ties helping Foothill junior succeed at basketball
- Henderson paralympics program allows students with disabilities to tackle new challenges
- Summerlin golfer earns PGA card at Qualifying School
- Early start causing conflicts
- Everyone wins when Findlay Prep plays local
- Henderson business in brief
- Letters to the editor
- Peggy plots your planets
- Boulder City in brief
- Digital camera paid off during research trip
- Henderson education in brief
- Common
- Ten years that shook the world!*
- Now we're talkin'!
- Henderson deaths
- Kindergartners shine at Hanukkah concert
- Give blood for the holidays
- Titus leaves favorable impression at council meeting
- Nursing students to pay for new lab
- Senior Center a good stop for last minute gifts
- Museum creates vintage holiday displays
- RTC to test wireless traffic system in Green Valley
- Vomiting volumes in the cockpit of an F-15 fighter jet
- Drawn to the human form
- Classic Nutcracker—with a difference
- Special guests
- The All-American Rejects
- It sounded good at the time
- Desert sanctuary
- Flexible methodology
- Boulder City Celebrations
- The raw truth
- St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Births
- Henderson community in brief
- Seven Pounds
- Henderson parks in brief
- Solutions for a broken economy
- My letters editor, my friend
- Coronado band wraps presents to raise funds
- A Restless farewell
- Fall Out Boy
- It’s not you, it’s us
- 24 hours in Las Vegas
- Boulder City deaths
- Who’s washing dishes now?
- Playlist: A jazzy Xmas
- The Tale of Despereaux
- Synagogues to celebrate Festival of Lights
- Yes Man
- Dream zone
- BC woman shining light on Jewish traditions
- Desertscraped: New Noise From the Neon Wilderness
- Herb garden is an easy indoor project
- Hinman Elementary collects 450 toys for children
- Snow Day
- Empty present boxes can attract thieves
- Christoper Kenney as Edie in Zumanity
- Next-wave comparison
- The controversy of the decade
- Hallmark cards
- Disruptive behavior becomes more common in classrooms
- The beat goes on
Wednesday, Dec. 17
Tuesday, Dec. 16
- Palo Verde blows out Cimarron
- Council approves former police chief as Henderson lobbyist
- Rudd and Bradley power Findlay to 80-49 victory
- Henderson approves 330-foot-tall mixed development
- Hasselhoff to rock the Las Vegas Bowl
- Gorman's Therrell headed to UNLV
- Number of wrecks in Sprint Cup decline in 2008
- Henderson City Council in brief
- BC Council sets stage for spring elections
- Fitch: Gaming industry likely will recover in 2010
- Designated Drivers program hurting for funds
- Governor's renewable energy panel releases plan
- Boulder City Council in brief
- Local Obama supporters maintaining momentum
- U.S. doubles champs hit Lavo
- Friends of Red Rock Canyon volunteers recognized by BLM
- Chief Justice gives students an inside view of Nevada Supreme Court
- Church adopts families for the holidays
- Firefighters show hazard of unwatered Christmas trees
- Festival features lights, Santa on water
- Congress 101
- Man fatally shoots driver stuck in traffic
- Let's see Sam Bradford sidestep these finalists
- New Year's Eve plans for Strip, downtown announced
- Former Palo Verde star Harrison spurns UNLV, picks Missouri
- Gamble-Aires to perform annual holiday show
- AARP seeks tax prep volunteers
- Lummis fifth-graders graduate from D.A.R.E.
- Las Vegas PBS offers a variety of educational programming
- Emphasis on mentoring earns educator an award
- Realtors: Home sales up more than 100 percent from last year
- Teens find common ground resisting substance abuse
- Reid: $700 billion bailout not working
- Sunset Park renovations force relocation of DUI memorial plaques
- Jewelry store hosts fundraiser for Child Focus
- Coronado Cougars show they care
- Metro Police, state insurance system continue fight
- Warming stations for homeless opened
- Man killed in weekend crash identified
- Planners OK updates to mountainside apartment complex
- Findlay rises to No. 2 in USA Today rankings
- Gorman grad Murray to miss BCS title game
- More snow possible for the Las Vegas Valley
- Ontario provides rude awakening in midnight game
- Kruger closes chapter on book tour
- UNLV hoops notebook: Rougeau is first in family to graduate
- Improving safety
- Energy in the valley
- Closing a loophole
- GOP senators risk depression for union snub
- A real-world look at retiree benefits
- Auto bailout debate needs sober analysis
- We don’t need more absent homeowners
- Library in Henderson soon to be in its system, too
- Lucha Libre 101
- Budget irony: Save a little now, pay more later
- Wall Street bailout hasn’t brought needed mortgage relief
- Nevadans love renewables
- A vast hunger for work at In-N-Out cattle call
- For strapped casino giant, sale provides sure cash
- Driver’s ed for hard bargainers
- Resort golf course’s fate spurs debate
- Metal group, banned from California venue, to visit Vegas
- Amid body slams, amor
- Suit names Boyd in Orleans death
- Do our cars make music on Desert Inn?
- Stoops defends Arizona's ability to handle bowl game distractions
- Neighbors mobilize against open pit mine near Sun City Anthem
- Dining Guide for Bowl Fans
- Vegas Bar Guide
- Some thoughts on the upcoming holidays
- Celebrating with Arizona or BYU
Monday, Dec. 15
- Bishop Gorman derails Durango in conference opener
- CB Brown commits to UNLV: Harrison to announce Tuesday at 2 p.m.
- Teen driver denies manslaughter, reckless driving charges
- School District might increase class sizes to deal with decreased budget
- Henderson settles with Emerald Island Casino
- Henderson plans for museums once economy turns around
- Lawmakers take aim at state employee retirement benefits
- Happy 21st birthday, Miss Nevada 2009
- Thorpe students take to stage to celebrate the season
- Finalists selected for nuclear waste job
- Police identify officer involved in shooting
- More testing may be in store for elderly drivers
- Two rescued after boat sinks in Lake Mead
- Managers of Alzheimer's facility plead guilty to theft, credit card fraud
- $4,050 worth of signs honoring servicemen stolen
- Winter storm entices residents to Mount Charleston
- Judge releases 322 homeowners from class-action plumbing lawsuit
- Cubs, White Sox, Mariners, Rockies to play at Cashman
- Tonight's CD release scrapes the desert for ambient noise
- Library District collecting shoes for needy children
- Heavy snow brings slippery roads to Blue Diamond
- Nevada political round-up; bailout hearing in Las Vegas
- Making peace with Bayno
- Power outage reported near North Las Vegas Airport
- Reznor melds music and spectacle in Vegas
- Man dies in crash on Charleston Blvd.
- The Competition is Heating Up
- Kings fire former UNLV star Theus
- MGM Mirage to sell Treasure Island
- Snow brings Las Vegas a touch of winter
- UNLV overcomes sluggish shooting for 70-61 win
- Same old story for slumping Adams
- UNLV hoops notebook: Hamga out, Ketchum in
- Extra Minutes: UNLV 70, Western Michigan 61
- ‘Abysmal’ performance
- Ranking corruption
- A welcome turnaround
- It’s time for a lottery to help fund education
- Giving Obama chance few gave Bush
- Ensign shamefully forgets little guy
- Arrogance dents budget
- No regrets when surrounded by art
- Glance at changes in rural Nevada
- Casinos again loosen up on rooms, meals
- Young bucks make jump to ‘major leagues’
- ‘Ka’ is an adventure for the eyes
- Interim building chief set to get permanent job
- Six Questions for Francisco Pinedo
- Newspapers can’t keep distributing content for free on Web
- Former CSN official loses challenge to firing
- No money, no treatment
- Economy has many enlisting, reenlisting
- Obama-bred activists meet, chart course
- In desperate times, School District dips into reserve fund
Sunday, Dec. 14
- Fire causes $500,000 in damage to Green Valley home
- UNLV holds off pesky Western Michigan, wins 70-61 at Orleans Arena
- Resurgent Reznor rocks Las Vegas
- Rebels add two more commitments; Harrison to decide Monday or Tuesday (UPDATED)
- Man struck by car while crossing street
- High winds blast through Las Vegas
- Forecasters: Las Vegas area to get snow
- The unkindest cut
- Leaving children behind
- A real outrage
- American cars have gotten unfair rap at home
- GOP looking for ways to decimate unions
- No bailout for those who refuse to adapt
- Auto bailout wrong for many reasons
- An opening, in the city election, for Culinary to regain its strength
- Stress is high, but employers can help
- Raise raiding could affect salaries of 8,900 workers
- Interests brace for big tax battle
- With stand on bailout, GOP signals priorities
- A flier’s guide to McCarran
- Follow-up to Round Table on safety finally scheduled
- Time off without pay could mean savings
- The right is salivating …
- You want our money? Here’s how to earn it
- As much as possible, keep a positive atmosphere
- Not even prostitution is immune to economics of supply, demand
- After 6 die, OSHA finds violations
- Smith gets title as rodeo ends Vegas run
- Rougeau eyeing another breakthrough game
Saturday, Dec. 13
Friday, Dec. 12
- Frustrated at playing time, Hamga departs UNLV
- Cowboys trade spurs for spikes at Vegas golf tourney
- Moody's downgrades Hooters
- DeCaro activated from IR
- Regents approve plan to vary budget cut sizes by institution
- A flood of festive guests at the Palms this weekend
- Burkholder MS presents 'A Christmas Carol'
- Agassi vs. Rogers gets even uglier
- Crews remove New Frontier marquee before Encore opening
- UMC receives two $500,000 donations
- News media win judgment against state
- Green Valley High grad Parraz traded to KC Royals
- Hinman offers homemade holiday cards
- Ensign to Bush: 'Show some courage'
- Rain moving in Saturday, snow possible Monday morning
- 1,000 students could be moved to balance attendance
- Gibbons gets powder scare letter in Vegas; Carson City package suspicious
- Hamga granted release from UNLV
- Las Vegas Sands cutting 200 jobs on Strip
- Armed man sought in business robbery
- General Growth still in debt talks
- General Growth announces completion of loans
- Weekend prep sports outlook
- UNLV's Hamga still handling the hype
- Terrible timing
- Maintaining competitive edge
- A new health crisis?
- OSHA behind on regulation, accountability
- Gun owners do show responsibility
- U.S. automakers have made their beds
- Gibbons shares his wisdom
- Lawyer challenges appointed judge’s term limit
- Finding a tiny niche, taking a big risk
- Tenants forgotten in demolition plan
- Harris recounts his rags to riches story
- Building continues but builders are gambling
- New, on display, from L.A.
- Palo Verde senior earns rare fencing scholarship to Stanford
- ‘Ultimate Fighter’ takes 8th bow
- Club within, an island of calm, safety, helps children find path to success
- We are the great rotten borough no more
- Expect some surprises in Christmas pops concert
- Greenspun Corporation names Deifik as president and COO
- Wearers of sandals, crew cuts join forces
- What are the best free tourist attractions on the Strip?
- Summerlin in brief
- Silverado community in brief
- Ballet giving audience chance to meet dancers
- Disabled racer has forged ahead despite loss of arm
- Former Palo wrestler returns early from injury
- Hummel Elementary students enjoy winter festivities
- Summerlin births
- Summerlin deaths
- Woman, 68, finishes running her 10th marathon
- Instructor teaches new ways to bust a move
Thursday, Dec. 11
- Fresno shuts out Las Vegas
- Arizona LB suspended for Las Vegas Bowl after DUI arrest
- Boy, 7, dies after jumping from pickup truck
- Hamga's future at UNLV up in the air
- End in sight for lawsuit between Library District, Friends
- Several trail options for Sloan Canyon area on the table
- Findlay rolls over Desert Pines, 114-81
- Cheyenne's Sullivan commits to UNLV; Rebels host Harrison, five others this weekend
- Palo Verde wrestling team beats Gorman without key heavyweights
- You can book Justin, Britney or Fergie -- if the money's right
- Public works board criticized in audit
- Krahn reassigned to Chicago
- Liberty basketball hoping for a banner year
- Gibbons asks lenders for 90-day freeze on foreclosures
- Woman sentenced in fatal stabbing at Bally’s
- Culinary did try to press developer downtown on labor agreement
- Culinary gets Las Vegas to pull City Hall debt request
- Reid: Big Three bailout compromise close
- Silverado's middle school football caps stellar season with title
- Horsford: A man of two firsts!
- Assemblymen claim conservative caucus doesn't exist
- Vegas Kings hit the windshield
- Have an attitude of gratitude during the holidays
- Growing population prompts hospital expansion
- Audit critical of state's regulation of mortgage companies
- Former Henderson Police chief could be new city lobbyist
- McCarran Airport moves up in Zagat survey
- Kirk Adams Elementary gets in the spirit of giving
- Auto bailout stalls: White House gets 'cold shoulder' from Senate GOP
- Centennial High School Performing Arts Department is finalist for grant
- Police seek help finding missing girl, 17
- Mount Charleston Hotel sold as another goes bankrupt
- State agencies in Vegas back on line
- Rebels get one more shot at former Palo star Harrison
- Expanding Yucca Mountain?
- It’s about time
- Ready for prime time
- Development decisions often shortsighted
- How President Bush has hurt the U.S.
- Feds, UAW, Detroit must work together
- His pitch: Invest here, now
- Mote, Spring Fling reacquaint themselves
- His artwork just doesn’t last
- Cuts slice deeply into classrooms
- Construction industry drying up, and not just in the desert
- Lights out in the big house
- Sen. John Ensign’s growing prominence
- For Ensign, no auto bailout unless labor costs are slashed
- No boundaries, just bold, at Beauty Bar
- Culinary flexing its renewed muscle
- Much ado about meetings
- Eyeing uncharted territory
- School board to weigh budget options today
- Scow retires from School Board post
- Peggy plots your planets
- Las Vegas gallery showcasing Boulder City artist's 'Angels'
- Boulder City in brief
- Fostering a love of nature improves science skills
- Letters to the editor
- Center's Christmas dinner set for Dec. 18
- Nothing Like the Holidays
- Cheyenne rolls past Silverado, even without star senior
- Gas receipts help track 1966 road trip
- Summerlin education briefs
- Hall of famer sets record
- The best ever?
- Eclipsed by the competition?
- Defibrillator brings patient peace of mind
- Firing squad rifles delayed
- St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Births
- Greenspun Junior High students take on disabilities to learn about peers
- Boulder City Celebrations
- Mixed vintage
- Diligence required around the holidays
- He's tricky
- Winter garden
- Dark Streets
- Henderson deaths
- Dance the night away
- Henderson might have to take over HOA's park
- A Christmas wish for a troubled nation
- Scorpions don't have to become a problem
- Boulder City deaths
- Dam original on home tour
- D’oh, Henry!
- Oasis
- City, couple near settlement of water damage claim
- Lefty pitcher moves closer to big leagues
- Another scam beffudles an unsuspecting resident
- BC soccer player named to all-state squad
- Former BC hoops star hitting stride in college
- Henderson education in brief
- Action flashback
- Electric Light Parade ushers in the holidays in Boulder City
- Letters to the editor
- Finds at the Factory
- La Concha’s moving parts
- Miranda Lambert
- Holiday performances abound
- Holidays difficult for homeless teens
- Henderson community in brief
- What really happens in Vegas ...
- ’Tis the season
- JCVD
- Let it snow—at Mt. Charleston!
- Reaching out
- Presents from the past
- Saddle association brings games, timed events to the valley
- The Help Desk
- Local icon dies of heart attack at 46
- Football players a shining example for today's youth
- Moving forward but standing still
- Congregation Ner Tamid group singing pop hits
- Holiday celebrations no reason to drive impaired
- Dream zone
- City to pull grass along three roads
- New dancers joining cast of 'Nutcracker'
- Regulate your app-etite
- Amen Corner: It's about time
- Affordability is key for higher education
- Tragic night a reminder of life lessons
- Hey, he’s talkin’ here!
- Red-carpet McDonald’s
Wednesday, Dec. 10
- Classifications should have been adjusted last year
- NIAA realignment decision waits on budget hearing results
- Silverado's defensive end garners Home News honors
- Injury never slowed Del Sol's power rusher
- Basic quarterback Faiman named Home News Player of the Year
- Hopefully, the Petty name will remain in NASCAR
- Green Valley High band to play at inauguration
- Vanderburg PTA sponsors Winter Creations event for students, parents
- Valley residents crowned in pageant
- Library Tree Lane bigger than ever
- A new beginning for Del Sol girls' hoops
- Newly single Benji Madden makes the nightclub rounds
- Code officer injured on the job
- Injured Green Valley High player earns 'Go for Broke' award
- New motor vehicles director named
- Basic hopes for continued momentum
- UNLV administrators talk of cutting academic programs
- Results from UFC Fight Night 16
- United Way creates financial help guide
- A little light reading for Ensign
- Green Valley Library prepares for switch
- Nevada State College cuts programs to meet fiscal needs
- A little jail house fun
- Henderson unit to deploy in the spring
- Man pleads guilty in child's death
- WinterFest offers family fun
- Acting troupe puts a rush on 'A Christmas Carol'
- Runs, hits, errors -- and biorhythms -- at Winter Meetings
- Faiss and Canarelli middle school boundaries may change
- AFL could shut down in 2009
- District considers school boundary realignments
- Decision on new International Church facility delayed
- Culinary union vs. the city of Las Vegas
- 'Flash' Richardson, 28, passes away in Japan
- Seized funds going to BC drug enforcement
- Titus offers support to Boulder City
- Homemade handbags make an excellent addition to your wardrobe
- International Game Technology exec to step down
- Tourists to Vegas in October: 'no thanks'
- Ten more charged in credit card fraud investigation
- Desert Pines edges out Bonanza in high scoring affair
- Hearing set for woman accused of bringing gun to school
- 16-year-old driver charged in crash that killed Henderson teen
- Kansas car dealer to buy Bill Heard dealership
- Police identify man who shot and killed himself during homicide investigation
- Attack of the Marie Osmond dolls
- Sewage contractor blamed in phone outage
- 3 sought in Bath and Body Works robbery
- Strip gaming win plummets 25 percent in October
- 'Dream Match' generates $1.25 million PPV buys
- Kevin Kruger returns to Las Vegas from Bulgaria
- Pedestrian critically injured in collision with car
- Familiar Cougars, eager Wildcats introduced as Las Vegas Bowl participants
- Hamrick: “Wasn’t the right time to make a change”
- UNLV hoops notebook: Adams a finals week fan?
- Black shirts provide behind-the-scenes fuel
- A corruption ‘crime spree’
- Pressed for space
- Mass transit mania
- Cooperation is the key to good governance
- Localities would bear brunt of auto failure
- Bush should face up to more Iraq errors
- Jim Gibbons is no governor
- Shakespeare offered to happy few
- Where autos repossessed in this recession wind up
- Oddsmakers back up BCS on title pairing
- Mainstay of Vegas music on album up for Grammy
- Change may come to more than D.C.
- U.S. government angling to join skin industry — briefly, reluctantly
- When the power company builds, we pay
- Raiding step pay raises could turn costly
- Mayor Oscar Goodman at his finger-wagging best
- Children's health, by the numbers
- Annie Wilson, Metro Police's liaison to the homeless
- Will name game avoid blame?
- Bishop Gorman blasts Faith Lutheran
- Sun City group plans 'Season of Dreams' concert
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Monday, Dec. 8
Sunday, Dec. 7
- Four injured in two-vehicle accident
- Marathoner attempts world record at Las Vegas event
- Vince Neil abruptly calls off solo tour
- Man's death under investigation in North Las Vegas
- 90-year-old marathoner brings endurance, sense of humor to race
- BYU, Arizona will meet in Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 20
- Findlay Prep beats Montverde Academy, 66-39
- Clark County man wins Las Vegas Marathon
- Leadership paying off
- Let them govern
- Not a done deal
- We can’t afford not to keep our workers safe
- Rougeau powers UNLV past UNR, 64-57
- Bellfield aggressive from start to finish
- OSHA’s record speaks for itself
- UNLV defense limits Babbitt in rivalry debut
- UNLV-UNR Notebook: Adams gets earful from UNR students
- Billionaire's voice box
- This is a time for propping up, not for tearing down
- Extra Minutes: UNLV 64, UNR 57
- Numbers tell the story: 900 jobs, 76,400 unemployed
- Poaching of revenue by state a concern
- Is De La Hoya done?
- Jon Ralston hopes this trek through the weeds leads to an ’09 clearing
- Little empathy for Big Three in D.C.
- Bad for Krolicki, bad for the state
- Farewell to risk, for now
- Bronc busting in the blood
- Letters of sorrow and need
- Biden unwelcome in Senate huddles, where Cheney wielded power
- Longer lines, slimmer hopes
- Californian wins Miss Rodeo title
- Layoffs can be avoided one more time, but it’s the last time
Saturday, Dec. 6
Friday, Dec. 5
Thursday, Dec. 4
Wednesday, Dec. 3
- Young bowlers optimistic about upcoming season
- UNLV golfer turning pro
- BC senior signs deal with Colorado State
- Wranglers squander early lead
- Scouting the McQueen Lancers
- Rebels use free throws, patience to pull away late with 82-76 victory at Fresno State
- Sprint Cup racing should be affordable entertainment
- A promising beginning
- Police warn against holiday solicitors
- Reid: Krolicki’s claims 'absolute fiction'
- Unemployment tax rate to remain same
- Home News sports editor wins award
- WinterFest brings holidays to Henderson
- Straight-shooting Torres plans on keeping title for a long time
- Motorcyclist killed in U.S. 95 crash identified
- Weighty issues solved: De La Hoya, Pacquiao ready
- Wolfe, Beauchamp lead Rebels on All-MWC football teams
- Police still looking for casino robber
- More VIPs make NYE in Vegas plans
- Four arrested on child pornography charges
- Rivals.com picks McQueen to win title
- State workers, retirees to see higher health insurance premiums
- Chaparral's football coach resigns
- Neighbors unhappy about possible tavern in Eastern Ave. strip mall
- Stars aligning for a New Year's celebration on the Strip
- Rookie kicker aiming for state title
- Chancellor: Regular folk snookered
- District: Public wants after-school activities, sports saved from cuts
- Krolicki, top aide indicted
- Carmen Electra to be guest dealer
- Firefighter calendar to smoke up funds for foundation
- Fretwell named as Las Vegas city manager
- Motorcyclist killed in U.S. 95 crash identified
- Donate toys for needy tots
- Harrah’s vice chairman stepping down
- Indictment accuses Lt. Gov. Krolicki of misappropriation
- Annual Festival of Lights comes to The Lakes
- School boundaries to be shuffled to ease crowding
- State recommends 18 years for Simpson
- Amodei resigns as head of mining group, says he is doing it for good of state
- Del Webb to pay $27.2 million in faulty plumbing lawsuit
- Cooler temperatures on tap today
- 68-year-old Las Vegas home damaged in fire
- Palo Verde prepares for final showdown
- Fresno State brings a matchup of sibling rivalry
- Postseason with Mike: Sanford, Rebels head into offseason with hope, questions
- Adding insult to injury
- Leveraging the Big Three
- When a society turns to government, it loses
- Give talk radio from the far right a rest
- Root against Detroit, and root for suffering
- What Gibbons would say to Obama
- For fans, it’s the most wonderful time of the year
- Historic night on tap for Mexican/American MMA fighters
- The numbers behind consumer spending
- A crosstown rivalry dawns
- Jazz of ‘Peanuts’ got him hooked
- The great potential and risk in Reid’s big, bold, green push
- Another doctor loses his right to prescribe
- Tensions simmer over intersecting state probes
- State senator seeks to boost counties’ power
- What words are heard way too often
- Museum gift shop will be missed, but it’s gone for good reasons
- Chief who set new course for LVAM is out, suddenly
- At UNLV, building a ‘monument to forward thinking'
- Economy poses test for The Strip's big night
- Local singers get ready for 'Messiah' performances
- HOAs remind residents to prepare for cold weather
- Gibson Library move delayed
- Sin City Shooters aim for a good time
- Former crack dealer-turned-chef an unlikely success story
- Rangers to show off Lake Mead Recreation Area with open house
- Henderson Libraries tightens budget as revenue falls
- Suncoast hits the islands for the holidays
- Boulder City kicks off holiday season with weekend events
- Holiday tunes for festive teas
- Faith Lutheran to break in new theater with 'Little Women'
- With a career full of firsts, Chief Chambers ready to lead police force
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Monday, Dec. 1