Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for April 2013
Tuesday, April 30
- Motorcyclist killed in crash near turnoff to Mount Charleston
- With ‘Pin Up,’ Stratosphere has it covered — which is not the best idea for Claire Sinclair
- Zack Wheeler has his best start for 51s, which beats Reno for second straight night
- Pa. abortion doctor's murder trial goes to jury
- California lawmakers call for probe of Nevada patient busing
- Firefly, closed over salmonella poisonings, has had health lapses in past
- Vegas-based leader in multimillion-dollar drug ring sentenced to prison
- South Point banks on big draw with $30 million bowling center
- Cross-country relay passes through Las Vegas with goal of raising thousands for MS
- FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up
- Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letters suspect
- Lake Las Vegas hotel getting new name — again
- Constable looks to Nevada Supreme Court to save office from closing
- Police: Suspect charged officer with same knives used in slaying
- Russia had elder Boston suspect under surveillance
- Michael Jackson's private life on display in civil trial
- Average Nevada wage up in 2012, but can’t beat inflation
- Man dies after midday shooting in Las Vegas
- Obama: Review of Boston attack information sharing
- Family escapes house fire after teen's quick actions
- Las Vegas wedding bigamist Garry Floodgate jailed
- Gamblers not so anonymous: Beijing keeps closer eye on Macau
- Sands to woo families at Macau casinos with Shrek, Kung Fu Panda
- Springfield Mayor Sarno chooses MGM Resorts International as city’s casino candidate
- Beer, sweat and tears: Five thoughts on the 2013 Great Vegas Festival of Beer
- Online poker back: Legal site launches today in Las Vegas
- Judgment not included
- Force lenders to release homes
- Take Cuba off terrorism watch list
- Give 'bomb control' a chance
- Suits in space? A North Las Vegas company is working with NASA to recruit executives for space missions
- How a big spender gets a public defender: Appearances aren't always reality
- Ringo Starr, The Monkees, Counting Crows and others announce Las Vegas shows
- Nine problems regulators have with NV Energy’s coal-ditching plan
- It's the wrong time for water parks
- Months after county begins its public art program, city to reconsider its funding
Monday, April 29
Sunday, April 28
Saturday, April 27
Friday, April 26
Thursday, April 25
- $34 million in new bonds to buy CCSD new computers, buses
- Fire at north Strip high-rise started on condo patio, official says
- School Board member endorses interim chief Skorkowsky as next superintendent
- Board OKs hike in school lunch prices
- Rainbow Dreams school has its charter renewed
- Weekend best bets: Great Festival of Beer, Whitney Cummings and Tuff-N-Uff
- Boost in slot machine sales fuels IGT's strong quarter
- Reports offer recommendations to curb domestic-violence fatalities
- Joe Downtown: Complaints spur effort to change code on building retrofits
- Switch Communications cleared to store casino data
- Special meal for Las Vegas' less fortunate is reminder of priest's legacy
- Massachusetts city announces casino deal with Wynn
- Steve Wynn says urban hotels will focus on luxury over gaming
- Taxable sales in Clark County down for first time in nearly 2 years
- Authorities ID homeless man killed in Henderson
- Sources: UNLV planning Jerry Tarkanian statue
- Pasquale Rotella's taxing statement: EDC's return in 2014 is in jeopardy
- Prince's guitarist is amped for performances at The Joint
- Joe Downtown: SlotZilla gets its steel legs today
- Ex-high school coach convicted of sexual exploitation of player
- Pop Evolution is ready for residency at the Stratosphere starting May 7
- Joe Downtown: For Container Park's dome, that's a wrap
- Police: Boston bombing suspects planned to attack New York
- Joe Downtown: Siren brings songs to downtown streets
- At age 101, former lawmaker says compromise key to politics, marriage, life
- Massachusetts city to announce casino deal with Wynn
- Boston Marathon victims vow to dance, to run again
- Collapsed Bangladesh factories ignored evacuation
- Boston suspects' father says he's returning to US
- Presidents help George W. Bush dedicate library
- Swedish police find drugs on Justin Bieber tour bus
- Coroner ID’s man killed in construction accident
- Coast Guard: Spark from cleaning caused explosion
- Bomb disposal unit investigates suspicious package after crash
- Southwest to start charging ‘no shows’ who don’t cancel flights
- Getting lost in cyberspace
- Boston authorities do America proud
- Wannabe terrorism is an extreme radical fad
- Chicago of all cities should know better
- 6 questions with ... UNLV tennis star Aleksandra Josifoska
- Boston bombers were not ‘homegrown’
- Jon Jones seems like an unlikely fighter, but inside the UFC cage, he's ruthless
- NFL Draft expected to be a quiet weekend for area players
- Don't forget this vote on gun laws
- Gorman's Stephen Zimmerman named sophomore All-American
- No desert oasis necessary for plants offered at this sale
- No surprise in UFC 159 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- State suspends license of Aspen Financial, led by former governor's son
- The brew crew: A guide to the local craft beer scene
- The coming year could bring a craft brew explosion to Southern Nevada
Wednesday, April 24
- After car crash, man severely beats nearby bicyclist, police say
- Surging home values in Las Vegas expected to keep their momentum
- 'A-Tech' still striving to be better, principal says
- Packed Stratosphere house is treated to some serious burning at first 'Showbiz Roast'
- Understand signs of sexual abuse, child advocates urge parents, others
- Bomb suspect described plot before Miranda, officials say
- Commissioners to mull countywide tax to help fund struggling UMC
- Barrick’s new film series features works by Deville Cohen and Jessie Stead
- A cold look at working in Sin City's hottest club
- Advanced Technologies Academy tops in Nevada, magazine says
- Dead Boston bomber's name was in U.S. terrorism database
- Health officials reverse policy that allowed for busing mentally ill patients out of state unescorted
- Still-lagging tax revenues leave county $41 million budget hole
- Great beer overshadows tasty grub at Aces & Ales
- How did all the 5 & Diners become Asian restaurants?
- Finding the best fried chicken in Vegas
- White House says it's open to fix on FAA furloughs
- Joe Downtown: A news tour through the neighborhood’s darker, dirtier past
- No. 2 slot-maker Bally reports earnings of $60.7 million
- Joe Downtown: Internet series to explore 'downtown from the inside'
- Allegiant Travel reports earnings of $31.9 million in 1st quarter
- Boston area honors slain MIT officer
- A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
- Joe Downtown: Ecomom to relaunch under ownership of Washington-based business
- Suspect in Canada terror plot denies charges
- Tyrone Thompson sworn in to replace ousted assemblyman
- Find robots in Las Vegas, tell them what you love
- 2 staffers at psychiatric hospital disciplined over patient busing
- Police: Upset he couldn't see pastor, man drives car through church
- Man checking on brother finds transient dead at homeless camp
- Second Mississippi man investigated in ricin case
- Police: Black powder at Henderson home posed little danger
- Berkeley student to go to trial in Vegas bird case
- Lawmakers ask who knew what about bomb suspect
- Collapsed factory building in Bangladesh kills 87
- Boyd Gaming says $7.3 million loss related to acquisition of new casinos
- Six Republicans propose doubling Nevada's mining tax
- Same-sex marriage ban not consistent with state heritage
- America’s real danger is jobless trap
- Local options exist for superintendent
- Surveillance: Better safety or just less privacy?
- Town hall speakers urge education about new health insurance exchanges
- Which bills made the cut in the Nevada Legislature? Here are the biggest
- Ever get the feeling the Las Vegas cab industry is long-hauling regulators?
- Arbor View's Justin Burks shines at AAU event, piques recruiting interest
- Wind energy is win-win for all
- Chael Sonnen complimentary of Jon Jones before UFC 159
- State sees agriculture as a way to grow local jobs
- Among Vegas casino dreamers, there's Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson, then there's Marvin Lipschultz
Tuesday, April 23
- Unraveling brothers’ online lives, link by link
- Mother, four children escape house fire uninjured in northwest valley
- Uphill battle for defense of marathon bomb suspect
- Careless smoking ignites fire, killing man
- DA won't file charges against ex-Boulder City police chief over email flap
- Roberson to unveil details of mining tax proposal
- 3 suspects indicted in delivery van robberies
- Lawmakers ask if intel blocked before Boston bombs
- Nevada Assembly passes sex education overhaul
- Wranglers part ways with head coach
- Las Vegas office vacancy rate soars to record high
- Cab company rips the results of long-hauling report
- Mormon bishop with Samurai sword runs off attacker
- Joe Downtown: Michael Morton likes that his new La Comida restaurant is 'a little off'
- CCSD students' proficiency up in science, reading but down in math
- OSHA investigating construction-related fatality in Las Vegas
- Los Angeles pays $4.2 million to women injured during manhunt for rogue ex-cop
- Elder Boston bombing suspect influenced by mysterious radical
- Ex-guard indicted in North Las Vegas inmate force case
- Willie Nelson, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, more part of Smith Center summer lineup
- UNLV football game at Air Force to be televised on ESPNU
- Girl, 8, killed in Lake Havasu boating accident
- Sandoval decries improper patient discharge from Vegas psychiatric hospital
- Gov't warns of more flight delays as blame flies
- Joe Downtown: Festival puts out casting call for filming of promotional spot
- Harry Reid pitches plan to repeal automatic budget cuts
- Man arrested in deadly parking lot shooting east of downtown Las Vegas
- Bail hearings for 2 men in Canada terror plot
- Stocks briefly drop, recover, on fake bomb tweet
- Charges dropped in ricin letters sent to Obama
- Hackers compromise AP Twitter account, put out fake report on White House attack
- Nevada Supreme Court wants briefs in Las Vegas hepatitis case
- Police crack down on drivers running red lights in Henderson
- Japan could outstrip Las Vegas market if push for casino gaming successful
- New company helps position Caesars to make strategic investments
- Officials: Deceased Boston bomb suspect read jihadist sites
- Dad was in hospital while mom killed kids, herself
- Metro Police search for suspects in armed robbery
- National Weather Service warns of fire hazard at Lake Mead
- Man dies at scene of crash on 215 Beltway
- Senate foes of gun bill embrace a falsehood
- Bombing suspect - 140 characters at a time
- Serbian conflict is no place for West
- In Boston and Washington, a new Battle of Marathon
- Why North Las Vegas pig farmer isn't ready to push back from the buffet
- Prisons become landlords, other business restructure to avoid taxes
- When student brainstorming hits the wall of reality at the Legislature
- Services tax is dead; Democrats' hopes for major tax reform dim
- 10 facts you should know about sex education and teen pregnancy rates in Nevada
- Virgin America's Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas flight isn't the fastest one Sir Richard Branson will see this week
- Don't forget who's Congress' boss
- From outsiders to bombing suspects in Boston
Monday, April 22
- In split vote, Nevada Senate passes measure to begin repeal of gay marriage ban
- A talented artist and now, bombing suspect's wife
- NV Energy loses bid to provide power to atomic testing site
- Mosque: Bomb suspect had two outbursts in past year
- Senate bill jeopardizes tax-free online shopping
- Senate bill bans minors from tanning salons
- Bush library exhibits: 9/11, war, Katrina, recount
- Joe Downtown: Coffee shop owner says deal to open downtown still brewing
- San Francisco probing alleged dumping of patients from Nevada
- Pilot shot himself before crash at Laughlin/Bullhead City airport
- Zorro strikes again: Metro pays $105,000 in lawsuit by costumed character
- Thunderbirds announce new additions to officer corps
- Audit: Cabbies soaked passengers $14.8 million by long-hauling
- Police thwart alleged terrorist plot to attack train in Canada
- Funding cut jeopardizes future of Las Vegas anti-terrorism center
- Check of ‘wallet wellness’ finds Las Vegas looking sickly
- A second Electric Daisy Carnival in L.V. in 2014? David Copperfield Theater? Plus, ‘Beacher’s Madhouse’
- Metro Police budget of $489 million means 188 fewer officers
- Alleged terror plot thwarted by arrests in Canada
- First look: What the entrance to the Linq will look like
- FBI: No ricin found in home of Mississippi suspect
- Coachella Week: Jello Biafra as wild as ever at LVCS
- Aunt: Elder Boston bombings suspect struggled with Islam
- Broncos safety's $15 in late craps bets costs him $1,000 in forfeited bail; criminal charges dismissed
- Mourners say final goodbyes to Boston bombing victim
- Brain research, as only Vegas can
- New signs of life arise in Las Vegas
- Okada Review Finds Wynn Resorts Probe ‘Deeply Flawed’
- Lawyer asks high court to halt Las Vegas hepatitis C trial
- Las Vegas airport braces for potential logjams from FAA cutbacks
- Coroner ID's man killed in parking lot shooting
- Doctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
- Fire warning issued as wind gusts up to 50 mph predicted
- Coachella Week: 5 thoughts from Saturday's Band of Horses concert
- Suspect in Boston bombings is charged; religious motive seen
- Recall bid against Ariz. sheriff faces tough odds
- Plan B and the politics of parenthood
- Execs rewarded, workers shafted
- Obama’s legacy: Consoler in chief
- Incongruent logic in the Tea Party
- Could Congress bail out Nevada's state budget?
- It may be time to try hip-hop diplomacy with North Korea
- Would you pay $250,000 to push a button?
- Can we bring guns to your office?
- Treat guests like they are in your home, High Roller GM says
- The List: Commercial space
- Billboards display wait times at 4 emergency rooms in valley
- Need health care? You can head to a Wal-Mart or a strip mall
- Awful finances aren't preventing Nevadans from shopping more
- A lift for international tourism
- At Hakkasan, it's time to rock -- er, EDM -- around the clock
Sunday, April 21
Saturday, April 20
Friday, April 19
- Threat of losing driver's license at heart of teen truancy bill
- Zack Wheeler walks six and is pulled in fifth; 51s still win third straight
- Electrical fire at Henderson apartments forces residents out
- In suburban Boston, thanks and jubilation after suspect's capture
- Pair of North Las Vegas car accidents leaves two dead
- Photos forced suspects' move, breaking bombing case
- Our favorite midnight rendezvous, ‘Broadway Bares,’ is back — and so is ‘Peepshow’s’ Paula Caselton
- You pick the winner: Taxes and the guillotine
- UFC on Fox 7 weigh-in: Mir and Cormier jaw; headliners cut it close
- Regents reaffirm opposition to guns on campus
- Las Vegas attorney found guilty of federal tax, financial charges
- Suspect with distinctive face tattoos sought in bank robberies
- Red Sox, Bruins postpone games during manhunt
- Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying
- Texas town grieves for dead first-responders
- VA taking steps to clear backlog of languishing claims
- Regents near-unanimous in opposing expansion to allow student representative
- Mother stabbed her children before killing herself, police say
- Lawmaker: GAO report shows lives, safety of Nevada workers at risk
- Place your bets: LVH releases odds for Week 1 of NFL; Ravens big underdogs at Denver
- Coachella Week: 5 thoughts on Of Monsters and Men at the Cosmopolitan
- Climber falls at Red Rock, helicopter summoned
- Coachella Week: 5 thoughts from Thursday’s Hot Chip show
- Its streets deserted, an uneasy Boston perseveres as manhunt for bombing suspect goes on
- Florida runner gets photo of suspect fleeing scene
- New home sales up, but market remains fragile, analyst says
- Joe Downtown: Atomic fusion melds partnership between bar, museum
- The stories of 2 brothers suspected in Boston Marathon bombing
- From Strip Clubs to Startups: Old Las Vegas' New Gamble
- A timeline in the search for the Boston bombing suspects
- Nevada unemployment up for first time in nearly 2 years
- Sheriff: Storage unit led to arrests in DA deaths
- Boston suspects' father says fugitive son a 'true angel'
- Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying
- Boston bomb suspect captured, brother killed
- Resilience is a marathon, not a sprint
- Tears after Senate voted on gun rules
- We’re safer than we think
- GOP hypocritical about paperwork
- Myth of the casino maze debunked: Casino companies are starting to encourage customers to head outside
- New doctor in town offers alternative to traditional fee-for-service model
- Prayers for yesterday, hope for tomorrow
- Gamble backfires: How the district's 2012 estimated graduation rate exceeded the final state tally
- Tax breaks for donating to schools
- Questioning the CIA’s angry birds
- UNLV football notebook: Rebels entering crucial improvement phase
- Arson fire turns businessman's dreams to nightmare
- Hoping Cashman Field's days are numbered for greener pastures of Summerlin
Thursday, April 18
- Police converge on neighborhood outside Boston after cop shot dead
- M Resort owner Penn National sees profits shrink
- Boston bombing victim in iconic photo helped identify attackers
- Las Vegas continues to dominate list of top convention towns
- Weekend best bets: Bon Jovi, UNLVino and 'Charlotte's Web'
- Blaze scorches site of shuttered Pahrump golf course
- Gaming Commission to impose $10,000 fine on North Las Vegas casino
- Dana White talks Mir switching camps, Rousey fighting in Vegas and more
- Station Casinos wins approval for Internet poker venture
- Last defendant in University of San Diego game-fixing case sentenced
- Marathon runner witnesses double disasters
- Firefighters battle blaze at North Las Vegas recycling plant
- Body recovered from Lake Mead identified as drowned airman
- FBI releases photos, video of 2 men being sought in Boston Marathon bombings
- Whole Foods' standards, labeling among industry's most stringent, analysts say
- As Las Vegas Evolves, Boutique Hotels Gain
- Court date reset for NFL player in casino fraud case
- Joe Downtown: Crowdfunded Vegas Tech House to offer lodging for techies in transition
- Las Vegas flips the switch on 15,000 solar panels
- DA clears deputy US marshal in shooting of fugitive
- Tips and tricks for Coachella Weekend 2
- Judge allows Flavor Flav to attend Hall of Fame induction
- Man charged in letters case described as troubled
- Ousted Nevada lawmaker Brooks indicted on firearm count
- Obama message for Boston: 'You will run again'
- Image leads to hunt for Boston bombing suspect
- Tale of Two Supermarkets: Why Fresh & Easy flopped and Fairway flies high
- 1 person injured in fire in motor home
- Adelson: From Caricature to Life
- Crews seek survivors, bodies after Texas blast
- Las Vegas Strip to get New York-style public park
- Bring on the next marathon
- Human kindness runs deep
- Knives just aren't the same as guns
- Opponents, supporters of 'Gang of Eight' proposal weigh in
- UFC on Fox 7 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- 20 questions with ... UNLV tennis player Ace Matias
- Security at an event with no doors
- Investors allege mismanagement by former Senate candidate's family, offer to buy them out
- Five-story, $100 million Hakkasan 'sets a precedent' for Las Vegas nightlife
- The comfort of friends; the compassion of strangers
- Heading to Hakkasan? Here's what you should know
- When Don King talks, it's tough not to listen
- St. Rose hospitals drop ER doctors group as state probes patient shuffling
- With wider background checks rejected, gun control backers vow to press on
- Nevada's quick work on health exchange sets example for other states
- Viko Noma’aea didn't play for a year while on church mission, but returns and lands scholarship at Utah State
- Joe Downtown: Vegas-raised actor finds fame in Kmart's 'Ship My Pants' ad
- Nevada shouldn't scare away mining
Wednesday, April 17
- Suspect arrested in arson fire at autism treatment center
- Omar Quintanilla's RBI single in ninth inning gives 51s late win
- Mom, suspected of kidnapping son, 5, is arrested in Las Vegas
- Texas fertilizer plant blast injures dozens; unknown number of people dead
- Players sign letters of intent, officially completing UNLV's 2013 recruiting class
- Consul of Monaco Jonathan Warren on Europe's elegant playground vs. America's party capital
- 'Lefty' sweeps up a list of skills for judicious magicians
- Second victim in Mesquite double homicide is identified
- Coachella Weekend 1 bests and worsts
- A reinvigorated Jerry Lewis set for May performances at South Point
- Armed resident barricaded in southwest LV home, forcing neighborhood evacuation
- Mississippi mail suspect described body-parts conspiracy
- Environmental group, opposed to pipeline, suggests ways to solve Las Vegas water woes
- The strange beauty of juried exibitions
- Missing 5-year-old, mother found in Las Vegas
- Las Vegas Aids Walk sets records for attendance, money raised
- Two Reno women named to Nevada Senate Hall of Fame
- Comme Ca has Island Creek oysters and they're fantastic
- Now’s the time to revisit or explore the restaurants at Mirage
- Former county fire chief named interim head of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue
- Naked City's 'house of light' gets some love
- Coalition of conservation groups dubs Colorado ‘America’s most endangered river’
- County commissioners skeptical about allowing short-term home rentals
- Britain's Iron Lady laid to rest with full pomp
- Joe Downtown: Tony Hsieh envisions real progress for Las Vegas. How dare he?
- Simple perfection: Making Milos' tomato salad
- Joe Downtown: Iowa students announce vegan food truck as their downtown project
- Divers searching for missing man find body at Lake Mead
- Chef Jean Paul Labadie's sons love sushi
- Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks
- Training exercise to simulate armed attack at Las Vegas malls
- British company to sell Fresh & Easy grocery chain
- Kazuo Okada Statement on Receiving a Gaming Resource Supplier License from the California Gambling Control Commission
- Joe Downtown: Vandals waste no time tagging Container Park tower
- Small airline promoting seasonal flights to France
- Travel expert appointed as new head of American Gaming Association
- Joe Downtown: Cirque costume designers take advantage of Stitch Factory's offerings
- Authorities say wife of ex-judge confesses in Texas DA slayings
- Boston official: Video footage shows bomb suspect
- Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
- Caesars Entertainment seeks license for Internet gambling
- Coachella Week: The xx equals makeout music on stage
- Source: Pressure cooker lid found on roof after Boston bombing
- Suspect in Las Vegas Strip shooting, crash appears in court
- Ricin in Obama letter, odd packages scramble Hill
- Red Flag fire warning issued for Las Vegas Valley
- Sen. Harry Reid says he supports ban on assault rifles, high-capacity magazines
- Republicans need to do ‘inreach’
- Prohibition doesn’t make much sense
- A shameful policy that sets state apart
- How would the Gang of Eight's immigration proposal affect you?
- Football prospect reintroducing himself to the world with new name
- The marathon attack: the surreal and the stubborn
- Carlos Lopez-Sosa out to finish what he started with UNLV
- Frank Mir plans to train permanently in Albuquerque after success of recent camp
- Representative balances personal convictions with politics on gun control
- Armed guards may be deterrent
- Las Vegas family presents 'perfect example' of need for immigration reform, advocates say
- A life in danger, months after an intruder's attack
- Bomb pieces, circuit board found; FBI requests tips
Tuesday, April 16
- Facility that aids autistic children is damaged by fire
- Animal activists seek better treatment for dog that killed Henderson baby
- 51s adjusting to other Las Vegas weather trademark: heavy winds
- Sandoval's tax break for business faces opposition
- Coachella Week: 5 observations from the Beach House show
- Police locate missing North Las Vegas teenager
- Southwest Gas crews working to fix natural gas leak
- 'We need to modernize': Senate OKs annual legislative sessions — and possibly in Las Vegas
- Motion picture group will emphasize rating details
- Heller's no on background-checks bill may jeopardize gun control compromise
- By June, the extravagant ‘Priscilla’ will be ready to rumble
- Motorcyclist hospitalized after collision with school bus
- Student's death at magnet school is ruled a suicide
- Letter with ricin sent to Mississippi senator
- Police seek help locating suspect in 2009 slaying of teen
- Nevada governor names new general counsel
- Work on foot bridge in North Las Vegas to cause road closure
- In wake of Boston bombing, Metro Police urge vigilance
- ‘KWTD’: Keith Thompson says The Composers Showcase is happily at home at Cabaret Jazz
- Super voice gone: Pat Summerall dead at 82
- Tyrone Thompson appointed to fill vacant Assembly seat
- Joe Downtown: Additional pieces added to Downtown Container Park
- Joe Downtown: Former Gold Spike employees seek jobs with other casinos, Downtown Project
- Commissioners OK $489 million budget for Metro Police
- UNLV selects new dean of education
- Nevada driver’s licenses could be issued for 8 years
- DHS: No evidence of broader plot tied to Boston
- Miss America Pageant will get $7.3M to return to Atlantic City
- Obama says Boston bombings an act of terrorism
- Officials say 7 dead in Venezuela protests
- No surprise: Gorman graduate Shabazz Muhammad declares for NBA Draft
- Health Care Headliners: The medical professionals improving the health of Southern Nevada
- Under cover of darkness, suspect in Strip shooting returned to Las Vegas
- Marathon bombing victim, 8, recalled as spirited
- Police searching for missing 15-year-old girl
- Boston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers
- Woman critically injured when SUV rolls over on U.S. 95
- Man killed when Jeep runs red light; driver arrested, identified
- Most computers, including yours, are vulnerable
- Gun shows have background checks
- Rand Paul has ’splaining to do
- Ultimately, it’s a human issue
- Gilbert Melendez seeks coronation for career, revenge for friend at UFC on Fox 7
- Coal politics: Why legislative power play could halt big NV Energy plan
- Congress is socially insecure
- Four CCSD high schools ranked among nation's most challenging
- The boys' refuge; the father's hell
- Working from home: Efficient and economical? Or corporate suicide?
- Proposed change targets mandatory aspect of Percent for Arts program
- The Medicare system is broken
- Boston's beloved day, dissolved in chaos and tears
- FBI leads dogged investigation into deadly Boston bombings
- Steve Wynn's winning weekend: Raising $1.3 million at 'Power of Love'; dinner with Sheldon Adelson
Monday, April 15
Sunday, April 14
Saturday, April 13
Friday, April 12
Thursday, April 11
- 51s score 12 runs in initial three innings in victory at Fresno
- Car crashes into Fashion Show mall parking garage; driver critically injured
- Money OK'd to bring in 150 more Teach for America educators to CCSD
- Interim CCSD chief Skorkowsky scores $65,000 raise
- Weekend best bets: AIDS Walk, Jackie Evancho and Don Rickles
- Colorado judge blames social services for toddler's death
- Facebook's Zuckerberg launches political group
- Gasoline, mining tax bills punted out of committee
- Pastor Rick Warren: Son used unregistered gun in suicide
- Six apps to help you survive Coachella (and the rest of festival season)
- Depeche Mode, Kendrick Lamar, Weezer and more announce Las Vegas shows
- Joe Downtown: Downtown Project adds Gold Spike to its property holdings; casino to close Sunday
- RTC manager says fuel tax hike needed to fund road projects
- Alaska soldier to be sentenced in espionage case
- Reid featured in immigration video; Cortez Masto backs reform; more
- Warrant: Texas college stabbing suspect interested in cannibalism
- Mountain West releases football schedule; Battle for the Cannon on Oct. 26
- DA: No charges against Metro cop who shot veteran dead
- Larry Ruvo’s power of persuasion makes ‘Power of Love’ a philanthropic force
- Former loan officer convicted in mortgage fraud scheme
- Wynn Resorts focuses on high-rollers
- Metro investigating death at eastside apartment as homicide
- Second downtown hotel in as many days stops taking reservations
- Joe Downtown: Cabbie picks on wrong fare to refuse ride
- Add $5 a night to your bill: The Venetian and Palazzo up their resort fees
- DA: Warrant OK'd for Las Vegas Strip shooting, crash suspect
- Nevada Senate committee approves resolution on gay marriage
- Nevada Senate committee passes bill setting up marijuana dispensaries
- Marijuana plants found in Henderson house after fire
- Georgia firefighters 'relieved' hostage ordeal is over
- Senate votes to go ahead with debate on gun control
- The legacy of Warren L. Mason
- Obama extends congrats to University of Louisville
- 2 killed, dozens injured in bus crash near Dallas
- Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate
- U.S. unemployment aid applications plummet to 346,000
- The NRA's off-target plan
- A tale of three worlds
- Are we going to settle for less?
- Thatcher was not a quota woman
- Former nightclub promoter excels at selling million-dollar condos
- Sun publisher sued over loan repayment
- Controversial Tahoe bill highlights lobbyist's dual role
- The president's budget and you: Obama's proposals that should catch Nevadans' attention
- To theme or not to theme: Casino executives might have this debate
- Henderson airman headed for assignment with Moroccan air force
- Don’t fence us out
- Gorman, others prepping this spring to make national splash in August
- Man’s journey to California casts a pall on Nevada’s mental health system
- What makes the perfect Las Vegas casino? World-class restaurants, no smoking, crunchy cannolis ... and 3:2 blackjack payouts
- Sandoval says pot shouldn't be legal for recreational use, but he's open to dispensaries
- Uriah Hall: Opponent Kelvin Gastelum is more dangerous than people realize
- Thatcher was a true friend to US
- 17 questions with ... UNLV sprinter Emily Blok
Wednesday, April 10
Tuesday, April 9
- Henderson approves church's school expansion
- 3-run third inning fuels Fresno to win over 51s
- Francis fills 'best player' role as Wranglers even up series with Stockton
- Woman critically injured when hit while crossing Boulder Highway
- North Las Vegas must turn to unions to help close latest budget gap
- Legislators hear pros, cons of Sandoval's school choice bill
- County to select Brooks' replacement from field of nine applicants
- 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' sashays into Venetian Theater
- Two accidents snarl traffic on eastbound 215 Beltway
- Nevada jury orders HMO to pay $500 million in hepatitis case
- Reid moves toward preliminary Senate vote on gun control
- Joe Downtown: Does phoenix mural signal rebirth for landmark Huntridge Theater?
- Hearing set for suspended judge to challenge accusations
- The dance between BBR and ‘Pin Up’ makes its way to the stage
- Brooks makes brief appearance in California courtroom
- A six-word slogan, and the marketing campaign to advertise it, cost Nevada $9 million
- Pop quiz: Test your knowledge of state tourism slogans
- Ann Road ramp at U.S. 95 to be closed for repairs
- Joe Downtown: Overheard at The Beat
- Dow Jones average closes at another record high
- UNLV to begin allowing students to return to water-damaged dorm
- Google Glass will be banned in Las Vegas
- Senate Democrats set first showdown vote on new gun restrictions
- West Virginia casino may fold on table games
- Gas prices off from March across the Las Vegas Valley, AAA reports
- State Route 158 to close for construction cleanup
- Las Vegas Sands Hires Former Wynn Executive for Casino Marketing Role
- Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority seeks $270.3 million budget
- Looking for a young, rich 'sugar daddy'? You'll likely find one in Las Vegas
- His live CD recording banked, Clint Holmes preps for appearances at Feinstein's in S.F.
- Smoldering fire does $75,000 damage to home on golf course
- Air Force: Series of errors led to Nevada drone crash
- Budget cuts end Navy Blue Angels' 2013 season
- Henderson Police say 15 establishments fail underage alcohol check
- Art exhibit pushes boundaries of online privacy
- Student charged in Texas college stabbing spree
- Hundreds of Las Vegas area schools conducting earthquake drills
- Reid says background checks for all gun sales is common sense
- Construction to cause I-15 overnight lane closures
- Las Vegas home prices up again in March; median now $161,000
- Cat missing in Las Vegas reunited with owner 13 years later
- Admiral says North Korea is direct threat to US
- Ex-Nevada lawmaker due for hearing in California court
- Iran says 32 killed in earthquake in south
- Las Vegas home prices 30 percent higher than year ago
- How we've wasted our timeout
- To create jobs, U.S. must spend
- Consolidating tax base would help
- More problems with the NCAA
- Guitar lessons for unemployed offer more than just pickin'
- UNLV secondary aims to step up this season with more big plays
- Big and tall: Aria lights up new 250-foot LED sign
- NRA is trying to sink the USA
Monday, April 8
- NLV casino agrees to fine over Control Board complaint
- 51s score winning run in ninth inning at Fresno
- Wranglers don't let this lead slip away, take Game 3 against Stockton
- Louisville beats Michigan 82-76 to win NCAA title
- Project to widen I-15 in Las Vegas falls behind schedule
- Win a spot to represent Las Vegas in famous hot dog eating contest
- Local bands headline new Hendertucky Music Festival April 20
- Crosswalk dedicated for neighborhood activist killed crossing street
- Two suspected copper wire thieves arrested in Henderson
- CCSD high school graduation rates among lowest in Nevada
- School Board hosting community meetings for input on superintendent search
- FDA approves return of drug for morning sickness
- Unions, cities spar over bill to change oversight of fire chiefs
- Search for reported chimp on loose turns up nothing
- Brad Paisley's use of Brad Garrett's club a shock to ... Brad Garrett, and more from ACM Awards weekend
- Adelson says he changed testimony to clarify details of Macau deal
- Man accused of groping flight attendant on trip out of Vegas
- Peter ‘Reveen the Impossiblist,’ manager of Lance Burton, dies at 77
- NFL, ex-players prep for battle over concussions
- Random Acts — Paying it forward
- Harry Reid leaps into gun control debate, says GOP afraid to engage
- Nevada getting $3.8 million to aid struggling schools
- Average ticket prices for Vegas shows hit a record high
- The Infinity Pool of Executive Pay
- Cleaning shark tanks, delivering drinks: Models compete to become face of Mandalay Bay
- Ray Brewer: Jerry Tarkanian enjoys final victory with selection for Hall of Fame
- A Look At Singapore's Value To Las Vegas Sands
- The story of a failed Las Vegas startup and a founder driven to suicide
- Joe Downtown: Video production studio focuses on downtown Las Vegas action
- Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer and film star, dies
- Downtown Project snapping up apartment building, other parcels
- Japan growing increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes
- Pedestrian hit, killed crossing Tropicana Avenue
- Wind, scattered showers expected in Las Vegas through Tuesday
- Why sex education in Nevada needs to be updated
- Why do we give politicians a pass?
- Pro-‘choice’ intolerance
- My guns are my business
- By the numbers: A look at Las Vegas fire calls in 2012
- NRA winning battle over gun control
- In court, the lighter side of casino mogul Sheldon Adelson
- NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of championship game
- With viewers increasing, Hispanic TV networks drawing more than passing interest from advertisers
- 5 most common communicable diseases reported in Clark County schools
- NV Energy doesn't need legislative action to shutter coal plants
- We have had 400 years to learn
- Now our air show needs saving
- How a chef’s hat can fit any home cook
- Hands-on learning: After vocational school, students can hit the ground running
Sunday, April 7
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Thursday, April 4
- 51s come out swinging, score 10 runs in season-opening win
- Desert Pines standout Pierre Jackson helps lead Baylor to NIT championship
- 215 Beltway crash closes westbound traffic near Decatur
- Nevada officials mark Holocaust Memorial Day
- Utah’s rejection of water deal leaves Nevada with few good options
- Weekend best bets: Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational, George Lopez and ACM Weekend
- Ed Rush resigns as Pac-12's head of officials
- Two residents suffer smoke inhalation in senior apartment complex fire
- Justices uphold conviction in Las Vegas shotgun slaying
- Findlay Prep lives to play another game at ESPN tourney thanks to late rally
- Henderson’s Galleria at Sunset mall to undergo $7 million renovation
- Jury: HMO liable for $24 million in Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak
- Utah man sentenced in porn-on-plane case
- Wanna buy a Warhol? 1,200 masterpieces for sale at Martin Lawrence Galleries spring art auction
- Virus outbreak affecting Zion's bighorn sheep; park visitors urged to steer clear of animals
- Senate committee OKs plan to allow Legislature to meet in Las Vegas
- A plea for Monday’s game three
- One person taken to hospital when car hits RTC bus
- Coroner rules man’s death at county jail a suicide
- Why Has bwin.party Not Received a Nevada License?
- Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves
- Colorado governor orders audit of inmate records
- Nevada investment fund looking for deals, others' cash
- Roger Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70
- Man in wheelchair dies after being hit by school bus
- Arville Street to be closed for sidewalk construction
- Man gets 16 years in weapons, stolen explosives sting
- Joe Downtown: Skeleton for dome arrives at Container Park construction site
- Teen in Nevada crash that killed 5 was fugitive
- Construction set to begin on transportation center
- Mother: Teen accused of crashing into restaurant no ‘drugged-out monster’
- The NRA's best defense
- Will the GOP block background checks?
- Our country has a culture of caring
- On gay marriage and Social Security
- When 85-year-olds pack heat
- Maintaining a city is a costly, never-ending endeavor
- Local clergy side with union in battle with Station Casinos
- For some stakeholders, a cautious embrace of NV Energy's plan to ditch coal
- Lawmakers asked to protect big casinos from slot arcades, sports betting kiosks
- Immigration in brief: News from Capitol Hill and elsewhere as immigration reform moves forward
- Franchise has changed, but top-flight catcher prospect still wears 51s hat
- The music man: Longtime Excalibur porter treats guests to old Vegas tunes
- Once 300-to-1 to win NCAA Tournament, Wichita State shaking up sports books
- Improvements of UNLV commit Christian Wood will be on display at ESPN tourney
- UNLV sophomore doing whatever he can to make impact on the football field
- 14 questions with ... UNLV junior pitcher Amanda Oliveto
Wednesday, April 3
- NLV mayor-elect is eager to help city overcome 'image problem'
- Las Vegas one of best places to buy a home to rent out
- Woman arrested in stabbing that leaves man in critical condition
- Triple shot: Stones-Killers 'bottle service' recalled; ACMAs to return after Dallas dalliance; Hard Rock's Paul Davis lauds Def Leppard
- School District's funding influx clears way for new teacher hires, school buses
- Rebel great Reggie Theus to be new Cal State Northridge coach
- Sandoval names new director of Wildlife Department
- Budget-strapped Las Vegas hunts for ways to boost revenues
- Specialty court seeks mentors for troubled veterans
- Life Is Beautiful brings fans, music industry together for Festival Generation Week
- Watch live as the first couple ties the knot at Denny’s wedding chapel
- Three exhibits to see at April's First Friday
- Man doused wife with gasoline, tried to set her on fire, arrest report says
- Artist Erin Stellmon looks at Downtown changes in new exhibit at Trifecta Gallery
- Three new Chinatown restaurants you should check out
- Zen and the art of curry concoction
- Harry Reid, Mike Tyson seeking pardon for former boxing champ Jack Johnson
- U.S. home prices rose in February by most in 7 years
- Coroner ID’s man killed in January house fire
- Friends say slain West Virginia sheriff targeted drug use
- ACLU sues over Nevada 'crimes against nature' law
- Nevada Senate says OK to raising max speed limit to 85 mph
- Joe Downtown: Downtown Project converting trailers into 'Skillshare' classrooms
- Joe Downtown: With development creeping east, the Bunkhouse no longer feels far away
- Joe Downtown: Life is Beautiful festival announces dates, schedules lead-in events
- SLS Las Vegas update: New director of hotel sales hired
- Consumer watchdog: NV Energy plan will drive up rates, guarantee profits
- In retrial, Hong Kong businessman seeks $328M for helping Las Vegas Sands entering Macau
- Driver’s privilege bill receives broad support at Nevada Senate committee hearing
- Fertitta Interactive wants to include Breitling in ownership
- School Board again puts off decision on search for superintendent
- FBI arrests man in 3 Las Vegas Valley bank robberies
- 5 killed in crash had been visiting dying relative
- March 2013 was second warmest on record in Las Vegas
- Two members reappointed to Nevada Gaming Commission
- The Steven Brooks saga points to much bigger problems
- Man convicted in 1970 Arizona fire set free
- Coroner ID’s woman killed in crash with pickup truck
- Jay Leno to leave NBC's 'Tonight Show' next spring
- Sheldon Adelson loses bid to bar cameras from court
- Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice fired after video released
- Metro Police investigating death of inmate at county jail
- Reaching out to North Korea
- Build a train that makes more sense
- Marriage has a specific definition
- Celebrating a shackle on civil liberties
- The test score racket
- Ryan Couture undaunted by formidable challenge in UFC debut
- Joe Downtown: Meet the first couple to be married at Denny’s wedding chapel
- The Cosmopolitan to host 20-couple faux group wedding Saturday
- Philip Fortenberry’s hands (and body) are key to piano scenes in HBO's ‘Candelabra’
- Southern Nevada Medicare patients told to find a new insurance provider
- Las Vegas infrastructure, budget outlook take stage for city council
- Pot busts can make money for Metro
- Doctors allege shuttling patients among hospitals put profit ahead of safety
- ACLU challenges Nevada sex statute
Tuesday, April 2
- NLV mayor defeated soundly in election otherwise dominated by incumbents
- NV Energy to decommission coal plants, shift to gas and renewables
- Inmate dies after being found unconscious in jail's showers
- Teachers' business-tax measure catches break on 2014 ballot
- At Legislature, police pitch need for Clark County sales tax hike
- Bill intends to give Clark County more control of highway dollars
- BBR, a hair-raising vocal group, takes off at Boulevard Theater
- Iowa teen says he was hit in head with footballs
- County commissioners vote to give themselves 10 percent pay raise
- Samoa airline charges not by the seat but by your weight
- Metro Police seek suspect in attempted kidnapping of girl
- 6-year-old dragged by dad's car is killed
- 'Mudding' was 'BUCKWILD' reality star's medication
- Possible human remains found in new 9/11 debris
- N. Korea refuses to allow S. Koreans into factory park
- Antonio ‘The Magician’ Esfandiari ambassador for Ultimate Poker
- Domestic dispute leads to school lockdown, evacuations
- No replacement for Brooks in Assembly for at least 2 weeks
- Life Is Beautiful Festival sets Downtown dates: October 26 & 27
- County moves fire inspectors into Building Department
- Woman killed, child critical in crash with pickup truck
- California judge refuses to reduce bail for ex-lawmaker, sets court date in I-15 chase
- Horsford calls for immigration reform, urges state lawmakers to better fund education
- Ousted assemblyman’s mother says ‘world knows my son is ill’
- Joe Downtown: Teslas on order for public use in rideshare program
- State workers to say bye-bye to furloughs in July 2014
- Obamacare credits could trigger surprise tax bills
- Police: Man arrested after car smashes into restaurant says he ‘blacked out’
- Sobriety checkpoint to be conducted on Rainbow Boulevard
- U.N. adopts treaty to regulate global arms trade
- Elton John, Bernie Taupin honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Small Las Vegas gaming company reports record income
- Mom, daughter sentenced in coin collector death
- 'Jersey Boy' Jeff Leibow takes NF fight to Washington -- and asks for support
- No place for scare tactics in immigration
- Lessons from a California comeback
- Area would benefit from a med school
- Need a job? Invent it
- Reid a master of political calculus as positions on guns, immigration, gay rights evolve
- Rebels football trying new strategies and working through mistakes
- Thanks to two Girl Scouts, new foster children get guide to intimidating system
- With drought season off to a bad start, scientists forecast another bleak year
- Hired or fired? How the Trump is doing after five years in Las Vegas
- Brooks may just have trouble coping
- Primary Election Day arrives for candidates in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas
Monday, April 1
- New option mulled for school construction in Clark County
- Clark County issues air quality advisory, with nod to ozone effects
- Teen pedestrian fatally struck by semitrailer while crossing Spring Mountain Road
- Suspect in Colorado prison chief death got out early
- N.J. governor signs ban on tanning bed use by minors
- What is your best tax day joke?
- Sandoval earmarks extra $25 million for Nevada schools
- Final paycheck: CCSD pays Dwight Jones $55,000 upon exit
- Pool season's approach brings call for drowning-prevention measures
- Legislators open discussion on call to abolish Las Vegas constable's office
- Roberson seeks to 'take politics out' of Las Vegas water rate hikes
- City looks to make gun ownership mandatory
- UNLV's Bennett emotional as he officially declares for NBA Draft
- Nevada Senate votes to remove mining's protected tax status
- Joe Downtown: Cambridge grad students to offer expertise to the Plaza
- A cool front is moving into the Joint, and it is Def Leppard
- Metro budget, Brooks' replacement, fairgrounds on the Strip on county's radar
- Joe Downtown: Salon owners see uptick in business as more workers head downtown
- Teen driver in restaurant crash in custody on DUI charges
- Man arrested in parents' deaths says argument led to shootings
- A conversation with ‘Chef of the Century’ Joel Robuchon
- Coroner ID’s couple killed in apparent murder-suicide
- Joe Downtown: Parade of characters in Las Vegas has new venue – East Fremont Street
- Henderson Police targeting busy intersections for traffic violations
- Man killed in rollover crash on Interstate 15
- Bryce Harper has two home runs in two at-bats on opening day
- Police: Parents with toddler arrested on drug, fraud charges
- Minimum wage in Nevada to stay at $7.25 per hour
- Macau Casinos Revenue Roars As VIP Gamblers Return
- Nevada gets $7.4 million in grants to fight homelessness
- VIDEO: White House tries its hand at April Fool's joke
- Colorado prosecutors seeking death penalty for Holmes
- Affinity Gaming reports net income of $522,000 in 4th quarter - almost $4 million less than previous year
- When myths clash with today’s realities
- On pot laws, respect the states
- Social Security needs to be fixed
- Take a swing at these
- Marriage is for churches to decide
- More states look to get off the sidelines and into the sports betting game
- Photographer documenting homeless families finds no place like Las Vegas
- The MLB Extra Innings package is great, but you won't see every one of your team's games
- Working together, we can protect Gold Butte
- Friends or foes? Culinary Union to meet with MGM, Caesars for contract talks
- Roberson wants more government oversight of water authority
- Biggest threat to U.S. is politicians
- Vegas resorts use airlines’ strategy in adopting fees, but will it fly with consumers?
- Shopping made in the USA made easy
- Diagnosing the side effects of the Affordable Care Act
