Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for August 2013
Saturday, Aug. 31
Friday, Aug. 30
- 51s squander late lead against Tucson, can still win division this weekend
- Corsey stars as Desert Pines pounds Western
- Rushing attack powers Bonanza over Sunrise Mountain
- Pahrump Valley handles Chaparral in opener
- Liberty scores 42 points against ranked California team, but still loses game
- Leavitt shines in Virgin Valley's overtime victory over Faith Lutheran
- Foothill gains confidence in close loss in St. George
- Shadow Ridge drops opener to Utah school, 25-6
- Flooding closes Route 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump
- Dixon scores 3 touchdowns to lead Clark past Rancho
- Joe Downtown: State shuts down Krave Massive nightclub over permit matter
- Amid crackdown, Egypt's protesters shift tactics
- Filner ends tumultuous tenure as San Diego mayor
- Friday night roundup: Gorman, GV face tough test against out-of-state foes
- Lawsuit against EDC promoter Pasquale Rotella dismissed
- Woman in standoff with police hit with attempted murder counts
- Cartoon contest winner: Anthony Weinermobile not needed
- Teen guilty of murdering Georgia baby in stroller
- Coronado coach working to develop inexperienced players
- Progress seen at Sierra fire, but smoke spreads
- A war-weary public leery of another Middle East entanglement
- Mixed emotions from NFL players on settlement
- UFC 164 weigh-in: Promotion gets in Harley-Davidson spirit
- FBI agents in Las Vegas arrest Michigan man accused of murder
- Joe Downtown: Fundraiser for the Huntridge Foundation billed as a 'visual and aural celebration'
- Official refutes state's failing grade for elderly care
- Djokovic settles down to win in three sets at US Open
- Portion of Las Vegas Boulevard closed after pedestrian is hit
- Thousands may have claims in casino overtime case
- More visitors occupied rooms, attended conventions citywide in July
- Police respond to four accidents in about an hour and a half
- Spring Valley giving the keys to youngsters with hopes of getting to playoffs
- Holiday trips on hold because of Sierra fire
- Scant foreign support for US strikes on Syria
- Kerry outlines evidence of chemical attack by Syria
- Syrians bracing for possible U.S. strike
- Hip-hop version of 'Othello' resonates behind bars
- Syrians stock up ahead of feared US-led attack
- Bail set at $1 million for Californian accused of assaulting Las Vegas middle-schooler
- Flash flood watch extends over valley throughout day
- NKorea withdraws invite for US envoy
- July was 'really not a good month' for gaming win in Nevada
- UNLV's Goodman arraigned on theft charges; preliminary hearing set for Nov. 12
- US finds itself with only one Syria partner: France
- Liberace mansion buyer plans to restore
- Obama’s agonizing decision on Syria
- Too early to crown Hillary Clinton
- Designation would benefit Mesquite
- Less bully, more pulpit
- No consequences for risky driving
- Overtime among public employees not limited to public safety personnel
- California buyers scooping up 'cheap' Strip condos
- Weekend best bets: Las Vegas 51s, Brad Paisley, Art of Beer Fest and Whoopi Goldberg
- Notebook: Rebels preparing to be without Marcus Sullivan for near future
- Tired of risking illegal raw milk transactions, band of supporters seeks to change law
- Henderson corrections officer racks up 1,438 hours of OT in 2012
- Joe Downtown: Housing available for Zappos workers remains scarce
- Foothill hoping to bounce back after three-win season in 2012
- Lady Antebellum, Phoenix and more announce Las Vegas shows
- Fresh off the best season in school history, Mojave eyes spot as a perennial contender
- 51s can clinch division during home series with Tucson
Thursday, Aug. 29
Wednesday, Aug. 28
- San Bernardino, deemed eligible for bankruptcy, may take knife to pensions
- Judge apologizes for teen rape remarks, but defends sentence
- 51s split doubleheader at Colorado Springs
- Veteran-laden Virgin Valley promises improvement
- DUI suspect arrested after serious-injury crash
- UFC Fight Night 27: Carlos Condit too much for Martin Kampmann this time
- Sleepless in America: 9 million use sleeping pills to get more zzz's
- About half of Las Vegas homeowners are still underwater
- For once, Sunrise Mountain enters season with overwhelming optimism
- Liberace fan buys late musician's Las Vegas mansion
- Boulder City outlines three steps to success
- Joe Downtown: Weekend curfew to be proposed for kids downtown
- California launches Predator drone to aid wildfire battle
- Obama: Syrian government carried out chemical attack
- Manziel to sit half of Texas A&M's opener against Rice
- Bonanza Bengals 'going back to what they were good at' two years ago
- The Killers help breathe life into state's marketing efforts
- Students in UNLV’s Art in Public Places class consider the landscape
- Second suspect arrested in case of robbers posing as Mormon missionaries
- The county’s new public art program moves forward with its new coordinator
- Father, child who exited house before long standoff were also armed, police say
- Trial waits for a cause of death determination in shaken baby case
- Travel website for college students moves headquarters to Las Vegas
- CD review: Franz Ferdinand’s ‘Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action’
- Hakkasan’s dining is just as lavish as its nightlife
- ‘Post Rural’: contemporary life in America’s Western rural landscape
- Finding late-night bites on the Strip
- Joe Downtown: Reality show on Las Vegas government could spotlight local problems
- Charges filed against suspected member of nationwide jewelry-theft ring
- Breaking down big breakfast numbers at Aria Café
- Man arrested in kidnapping, sexual assault of middle school student
- Three tips to help you enjoy your Hatch chile experience
- Middle school teacher arrested on lewdness charges
- With 35 seniors gone, Centennial chooses to focus on who's back
- US willing to go it alone against Syria if needed
- Charges dropped against chalk protestors, but they plan to sue over arrest
- Feds: Rawson-Neal will lose funding if it fails inspection
- State investigating conduct of Capitol Police officers
- Led by lineman Mat McDermand, Moapa Valley football expects another strong season
- Vegas-style college football preview: ACC at the sports book
- Soldier sentenced to death for Fort Hood shooting
- Metro looking for 'cab crook' who pulled gun on driver, stole taxi
- Cheyenne football might be young, but they still are one of the teams to beat
- NYPD designates mosques as terrorism organizations
- NY Times site inaccessible, Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility
- When to strike: Syria timing is complex for Obama
- Coroner identifies two men killed in scooter, motorcycle accidents
- Abducted Swedish boy found in Southern Nevada, returned to father
- Fallout from weekend flooding could hamper drive from SoCal to Las Vegas
- MLK's dream inspires a new march, and a president
- Iraq bombings, house raid kill at least 80 people
- Nevada AG says boy returned to father in Sweden
- Zeta-Jones and Douglas 'taking some time apart'
- California fire prompts unhealthy air warnings in Nevada
- Fears of Western strike on Syria spread in Mideast
- Mesquite could use More Cops
- Watching union bullies as children
- We all need to conserve water
- Governor, legislative leaders earn low marks from conservative think tank
- The dream did not come free
- Defense attorney uses mandated legislative study in bid to toss capital charges against four clients
- Nevada AFL-CIO not officially onboard with margins tax despite leader's support
- By the Numbers: Adding context to the Rebels' woeful road record
- A different kind of division
- Believing in the value of a college education
- In their words: Reflecting on Henderson vs. Pettis 1, WEC 53 and the kick
- Nine headline-grabbing capital murder cases still pending
- Drinking at the Bellagio: How booze travels from a secret room to your glass
- U.S. lays groundwork for possible Syria strike
Tuesday, Aug. 27
- 51s score 11 runs in final three innings, but still lose wild affair
- Overcrowding drives plan to send California inmates to private prisons
- During rough year, Federer starts well at U.S. Open
- Motorcyclist who was apparently speeding, weaving dies after crash
- Authorities continue search for 3 suspects in attacks at high school
- Federal judge sets hearing for Sun-Stephens Media dispute
- Joey Fatone: When Justin Timberlake makes the call, the guys are still ’N Sync
- New York Times website inaccessible, second disruption in August
- Las Vegas among first major cities to win control of own Internet domain
- New photos show marathon bomb suspect's surrender
- Las Vegas Sands to pay $47.4 million to settle federal probe
- Audit uncovers overpayment of financial aid to hundreds of CSN students
- Bond sale to cover unemployment benefit loan supported, but not contribution to make fund solvent
- State says taxable sales up, but by lowest amount in two years
- Chaparral coach happy with progress of younger players
- Foamy substance that bubbled out of drains poses no health risk, officials say
- Elton John’s spouse to pop open a Champagne lounge at Caesars Palace
- Laughlin casino reopened after search yields no threat
- Accident at Durango and Charleston claims motorcyclist's life
- Boyd sells property initially slated for local casino at 85 percent loss
- Intital depth chart released for the 2013 UNLV football season
- State agency: Small business in Nevada is flourishing, not floundering
- Subsidy to help low-income Nevada students pay for AP exams renewed
- Nevadans about to see cuts in federal unemployment benefits
- Chill out at Border Grill’s new poolside patio bar
- State Route 157 reopens after storm damage, but delays still expected
- France 'ready to punish' Syria over gas attack
- U.S. military signals its readiness to strike Syria if ordered
- High School Football Picks: Week 1
- Feel like Las Vegas drivers are unsafe? Allstate agrees
- Man suspected of upskirt photography on Strip headed to trial
- Tensions with Syria sink US, European stocks
- Cooler temps expected to aid Yosemite firefight
- Sheriff: Missing Arizona teen found dead in Oregon
- Sandy Hook students return to school for new year
- Lengthy standoff with woman barricaded in home ends with police shooting
- Facebook: U.S. tops other governments in demanding data on users
- Close background check loophole
- Playing reindeer games
- Glimmer of hope can’t be quashed
- Where credit is due
- Check on buyers of guns isn’t a burden
- Bern's-Eye View: Many steps to go before Goodman's future is determined
- Water park sells at half price, but developer promises surf will rise
- Emails show how political advisers trumped staff in Sandoval's decision on 'More Cops' tax
- Newly documented young adults living up to deferred action's promise
- David Cassidy handcuffed by Tom Jones; Clint Holmes really does love Lucy
- Emerging local Brad Tavares looks to knock off fellow Ultimate Fighter alum
- First-year teacher in familiar territory at Cheyenne High School
- Widows of Fort Hood slain describe lost moments
- Conservative group presses McConnell on health law
- John Kerry cites clear evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria
Monday, Aug. 26
- 51s inch closer to league title with doubleheader sweep
- Zimmerman to ask Florida to pay legal expenses
- The best of FYF Fest 2013: Five thoughts for Las Vegas
- U.N. at site of alleged chemical attack in Syria
- Kerry: Chemical arms use in Syria an 'obscenity'
- Plane suffers 'hard landing' near Creech AFB; no one injured
- U.S.-Russia meeting on Syria canceled, source says
- 12-year-old boy on bicycle hit by bus on first day of school
- Find Jerry Lewis on the website, and Pitbull on the show, at this year's MDA Telethon
- Northwest valley homeowner shoots intruder
- Joe Downtown: Businesses hope Downtown Project's departure from Gold Spike will shift customers their way
- Crews report progress against Yosemite fire
- Mike Tyson's relapse confession was an unscripted moment
- Joe Downtown: New Bunkhouse will be an expanded version of the old saloon
- Reid Gardner plant discussion turns to how much consumers should pay
- The masses at the Black & White Party amass about $130,000 for AFAN
- Police say they've cracked case involving robbers posing as Mormon missionaries
- Sheriff Doug Gillespie drops bomb, says he won't seek re-election to third term
- Attorney General's Office: Yucca Mountain hearings should be in Las Vegas
- Police report: Rebels' Goodman took shoes, cash and video games
- Second suspect arrested in death of WWII veteran
- Crews continue to battle huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area
- UN says vehicle shot at by snipers near Damascus
- Cost to clean up after weekend storms could reach $500,000
- Blaze guts apartment, displaces three people
- 51s to play six games in four days at Colorado Springs
- Power of school choice
- Prosecute those failing gun checks
- Area 51: The real cover-up
- Global warming trumps storage
- Giving away a funeral? Only in minor league baseball
- Facts about Vietnam incorrect
- New interstate freeway could mean riches for Las Vegas, but it'll cost you
- Openings and closings: Goodbye Apple (for now), hello steak and pizza
- Hauck's first commitment prepares for senior year and a shot at the record books
- How a group of former Chap soccer players (that's me) is helping the current team
- The man with a plan ... or two
- How to ensure that your charity dollars are being spent wisely
- The shop where customers get cozy with their wine
Sunday, Aug. 25
Saturday, Aug. 24
Friday, Aug. 23
- Down to their last out, 51s rally to beat Fresno in 10 innings
- Gorman's offense struggles early, can't recover in loss to Mountain Pointe
- Homeland Security employee behind racist website on paid leave
- Linda Ronstadt tells AARP she has Parkinson's disease
- Faith Lutheran drops opener to Colorado school
- Yosemite wildfire gains strength; thousands of homes threatened
- North Las Vegas house fire displaces 14 residents
- Hernandez's cousin pleads not guilty to contempt
- Denying sexual harassment allegations, San Diego mayor agrees to resign
- Where’s a good late-night hang? Try Lounge at Excalibur; Stratosphere sponsorship plays into Claire Sinclair’s visit to Del Mar
- Blog: Kickoff return for TD not enough, as Gorman comes up short in opener, 28-21
- District, teachers union reach tentative agreement on contract
- Paula Deen discrimination suit dropped
- Thunderstorms could roll through southwest Las Vegas tonight
- Manning's gender transition sets up legal showdown
- Police seek suspect who shot man in the head
- Judge approves demolition of flawed CityCenter hotel tower
- Driver pleads guilty in bus stop crash that killed four people
- County to explore purchasing Metro headquarters, estimating a $150 million savings
- Jury: Life in prison for soldier accused in Afghanistan massacre
- Police searching for Utah teen they believe may have been lured to Las Vegas
- Suspects in Sovereign Citizens case make first appearance in court
- Driver killed after running red light at Arville and Oakey
- Obama: Syria attack a 'big event of grave concern'
- Courtney Love talks boobs, rehab and why her new songs are the best of her career
- Fierce clashes in suburbs of Syrian capital
- Twin explosions kill 29 in north Lebanese city
- Random attack in Spokane leaves WWII veteran dead
- Young Indian journalist gang raped in Mumbai
- Strategy of delaying Obamacare
- U.S. is regressing to the Dark Ages
- Arbitrary and uncalled for
- Horse tripping is cruel to animals
- Back to the future for GOP
- Higher pay hasn’t helped workers
- Back-to-school season has parents digging deep into their wallets
- Liberty reloading with talented sophomore class, ready for national schedule
- On beef and business: Burger entrepreneur hopes to achieve same success as he did at Pizza Hut and McDonald's
- Why Reid delegates to Democratic lieutenants to get some things done
- An introvert no more: Model brings confidence to Fashion Week runway
- Israeli warplanes strike area near Beirut in response to rocket attack
- After weeks of harassment allegations, San Diego mayor agrees to resign
- Affleck to take over Dark Knight role in Batman-Superman pic
Thursday, Aug. 22
- Man critical after argument leads to bus-stop shooting
- Southwest valley shooting under investigation
- 51s blank Fresno to stay hot
- Since the very beginning, AFAN's Black & White Party has been a can-do thing
- Skorkowsky's shuffled cabinet saves district money but is faulted for lack of minorities
- NYC Council overrides mayor's veto of police bills
- Mormon missionary count hits milestone of 75,000
- Man sentenced in embezzlement of Las Vegas developer
- Officials clear way for CSN vocational courses for high school students
- Weekend best bets: Steely Dan, ‘Peepshow’ and Daniel Tosh
- Thieves stealing valuables from unlocked cars in southwest valley, police say
- Metro releases video of knife attack at downtown casino in search for suspect
- Wal-Mart pushes 'made in America' at summit
- 3 Las Vegas planned communities among top in nation for home sales
- Metro still searching for man missing since falling ill on hike
- Gaming Commission puts off entering horse race of pari-mutuel wagering rebates
- For $10 million, you could own an abandoned downtown courthouse
- Yahoo passed Google in US Web visitors in July
- Source: Homeland Security employee behind racist website
- ‘Pawn Stars’ shop temporarily closing for renovations
- 9,000-home development planned for northwest valley
- Court says gangsta rap lyrics admissible in murder trial
- Spontaneous goat manure fire stinks up Vermont town
- Tax evasion sends Las Vegas attorney to federal prison
- New coach bullish on Faith Lutheran's prospects for this season
- Metro infiltrates Sovereign Citizens movement, uncovers plots to 'snatch,' execute officers
- Gaming Commission agrees to $15,000 fine for Andre Agassi, partner
- Henderson Police ID officers who fired shots in Boulder Highway incident
- More than 50 hurt when tour bus overturns on California freeway
- Ex-Patriot Hernandez indicted on murder charge
- Las Vegas company hit with fine for fraudulent home loan modification scheme
- Nasdaq resumes trading after technical glitch
- Study seeks super agers' secrets to brain health
- Jury gets Fort Hood shooting rampage case
- San Diego mayor's fate unknown after settlement proposal
- Syrian forces bomb area of alleged chemical attack
- Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak released
- Man critically injured in shooting at North Las Vegas park
- Pedestrian hit by bus, killed in North Las Vegas
- Bradley Manning says he wants to live as a woman
- Teen abducted by family friend says she is a survivor
- Yucca Mountain? Not at any price
- Let the GOP get what it asks for
- Job opportunities for translators
- Money, money, money!
- From Mark OToole and Diceman to Courtney Love, Vinyl is Hard Rock Hotel's versatile little joint
- A court’s order: Obey the law
- Pragmatic vs. ideological
- Former champion talks Supercontest Weekend, offers strategy advice
- Q&A: Nevada AFL-CIO head on taxes, Obamacare and the economy
- Gorman football returns to national spotlight for opener
- Counterfeit cop: How a local attorney spots fake Rolexes and knockoff Louis Vuittons
- Looking back at 20 years of thrills at Circus Circus' Adventuredome
- Top-secret court castigated NSA on surveillance
Wednesday, Aug. 21
- Bradley Manning backers in Las Vegas gather to protest sentence
- Police seek suspect in road rage shooting on Blue Diamond Road
- Six bands playing FYF you can catch in Vegas: MGMT, Deerhunter and more
- Director of government retirement system chosen
- Man on bicycle is hit by car, killed
- Why locals and tourists love Palace Station’s Oyster Bar
- Search of suspect's home yields arsenal but no motive for Tuesday police shootout in Henderson
- Three picks to consider for your Restaurant Week feasting
- The Center’s Bronze Cafe is good as gold
- Heraea chef Doug Bell makes you eat your vegetables
- Disgraced politician Bo Xilai goes on trial in China
- Woman's body found in car in southwest valley
- Ex-Vagos member gets 7 years in Nevada casino shootout
- Las Vegans can't vote for NYC's mayor, but you can vote for Anthony Weiner here
- Another woman tells of San Diego mayor harassment
- Bounty hunters on wrong side of law indicted for kidnapping, impersonating police
- Reid: Obamacare isn't perfect, but it's good; Yucca mountain is dead
- German woman who lost arm to shark in Maui dies
- Slain Australian came to U.S. for school, baseball
- LV council sees red flag in adding new liquor stores downtown, tables decision
- Considering Brian Zimmerman’s stacked-chair sculpture
- (No) Sex in the City (Hall): Council approves reality TV show, with stipulations
- Spate of crib deaths spurs Metro to urge adherence to safe-sleep practices with infants
- Nevada AFL-CIO condemns provision of Obamacare
- Joe Downtown: One former sex worker shares her darker past
- Construction worker who fell to death identified
- Coroner IDs gunman killed in shootout with Henderson Police
- 'Partridge Family' star David Cassidy charged with DWI
- Brother testifies for defense in Afghan massacre
- NSA collected thousands of US communications
- Missing Pahrump woman last seen in Las Vegas
- Praise the lard! Enter Las Vegas' United Church of Bacon
- Reid touts new labor secretary before friendly union crowd
- Vegas-style college football preview: Big Ten at the sports book
- Detectives ask any witnesses to Flamingo carjacking to come forward
- Hearing delayed for controversial NLV home refinancing program
- Police: Georgia school shooting suspect had nearly 500 rounds
- Southern California lender opens office in Las Vegas
- Metro seeks public assistance in identifying robbery suspect
- New MGM lounge to offer whiskey, blackjack and video poker
- Hearing rescheduled for suspect in Explorer's death
- One injured in morning blaze in northwest valley
- Lawyer: Full story not told in deadly Vegas crash
- Local class of 2015 forward Nate Grimes to take unofficial visit to UNLV
- Hawaii to study tiger sharks amid spike in attacks
- Telescope captures dramatic moment of star being born
- Egypt to put ex-leader Mubarak under house arrest
- Syrian activists claim deadly 'toxic gas' attack
- Manning sentenced to 35 years in WikiLeaks case
- Finding common ground over crime
- Reform would boost economy
- Fremont Street has lost a little luster
- County striving to make a little go a long way
- When the NSA oversteps its authority
- Labor unions work to combat negative stereotypes
- Merge is what airlines do
- With the push of a button, Las Vegas comes to life — or goes dark
- Moment of truthiness
- MDA finds role for Jerry Lewis (sort of) as footage of ‘The Day the Clown Cried’ resurfaces
- State bar association president courting votes for 2014 ballot question
- Bern's Eye View: Projecting the best and worst scenarios for UNLV's newcomers
- Preseason all-city team: Gorman LB prospect one of 29 players from 13 schools selected by the Sun
- Tape: Reagan supports Nixon after Watergate speech
- Fort Hood rampage trial shifts to suspect
- British paper details confrontation with UK spies
- U.S. displomats, dismissed after Libyan attack, are reinstated
- How school clerk talked Georgia gunman into putting down his weapons
Tuesday, Aug. 20
Monday, Aug. 19
- GOP Sen. Cruz says he'll renounce Canadian citizenship
- Actor Lee Thompson Young found dead at age 29
- 51s back in first-place tie after wild win at Salt Lake
- Declining Harrah's resort in Reno wins cut in tax assessments
- Pakistan ex-head Musharraf charged in Bhutto death
- Another month, another rise in Las Vegas home values
- County commissioners to revisit issue of horse roping
- 7 arrested in valleywide thefts of catalytic converters
- Secrecy is priority on Salinger movie, book
- Beau Biden, son of VP, hospitalized, undergoes tests
- Dick Van Dyke uninjured after car fire on freeway
- U.S. judge approves force-feeding California inmates
- Judge rules against think tank in bid for access to teacher emails
- Obamas adopt second White House dog, name her Sunny
- A community lounge for teens is unveiled in style
- Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader
- David Sanchez Burr's 'New Citadel' kicks off fall residencies at P3
- Joe Downtown: Bidding on old county courthouse to start at $10 million
- Train kills 37 pilgrims in eastern India
- Kidnap suspect leaves money to victim's family
- Don Johnson shows how to beat the house (and get banned) in a few million easy steps
- Las Vegas is named among Top 10 ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’-inspired cities
- B-1 bomber out of SD crashes in Mont.; crew ejects
- Shareholders to vote on $5.6 billion NV Energy buyout
- Creditors file objections to Detroit bankruptcy
- Nevada college students graduate with less debt than most
- New home sales slowing but still faring better than a year ago
- A-Rod declines MLB challenge to release evidence
- Rebels get commitment from 2013 power forward Jamal Aytes
- In mass exodus, thousands of Syrians flee to Iraq
- Judge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial
- Police: Man accused of stealing truck, killing officer had no recollection of incident
- Nevada calculating cost to continue Yucca Mountain legal battle
- Life Is Beautiful festival announces art programming details
- German police arrest hostage-taker, free captives
- Maryland man accused of cannibalism enters plea
- Lawyer: San Diego mayor in settlement talks
- Coroner says 2 people found in desert died in homicide-suicide
- Police: Driver of crashed bus admits smoking Spice
- Threat of storms in Las Vegas remains through tonight
- Lindsay Lohan vows her troubled past is behind her
- Egypt: Court raises possibility of a free Mubarak
- Prosecution: Woman screamed, then Pistorius fired
- Prince William describes his joy at parenthood
- A lack of spine on Egypt
- Obama, Snowden and Putin
- Our self-service culture has a cost
- Starved by the sequester
- Our government is not our enemy
- Openings and closings: Satisfy your sweet tooth
- Eight tips for incoming freshmen to succeed in college
- Union leaders' salaries stay high even in hard times
- Gorman is No. 1 in the Sun's preseason rankings; the other teams may be a surprise
- Angel Awards celebrate Southern Nevadans who go above and beyond to help their community
- A place to let your inner artist come out and play
- A beaut worthy of protection
- Good intentions, poor execution: How to avoid the common mistakes of running a nonprofit
Sunday, Aug. 18
Saturday, Aug. 17
Friday, Aug. 16
- Security forces storm protester-held Egypt mosque
- For CSN, Las Vegas City Hall is now its campus
- 51s beat Salt Lake with two runs in ninth inning
- Divers search Philippine ferry for 213 missing; 28 confirmed dead
- Bongs on the beach: Seattle marijuana festival celebrates legalization trend
- Woman accused of breaking into cars, stealing credit cards
- Metro Review Board resignations to come under scrutiny of civil rights panel
- Crowds smaller as Culinary begins weekly picket of Cosmopolitan
- Report: A-Rod camp leaked docs implicating Braun
- Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Mark Knopfler, New Found Glory and more announce Vegas shows
- Sweets in the Square: Sugar Factory opening off-Strip location
- Mountain West unveils UNLV basketball's full conference schedule
- Lyin' den? China zoo replaces big cat with big dog
- At news conference, undersheriff recounts events that led off-duty officer to shoot suspect near Excalibur
- Fire sprinklers – not fire – displace apartment residents
- 'Free Willy' actor August Schellenberg dies at 77
- UFC Fight Night 26 weigh-in: No problems for Sonnen, Shogun or anyone else
- Who needs a jumpsuit to portray Elvis? Not Lou Gazzara of ‘Vegas! The Show’
- Teen indicted on murder charge stemming from house party shooting
- NJ governor: Ease access to kids' medical pot
- Police: Partying teens trapped in NY walk-in vault
- Joe Downtown: Local woman forges ahead with TV pilot about Las Vegas
- Former Rebel finishes 10th in hammer throw at the World Championships
- Toddler dies after ingesting liquid laundry packet
- Four drinks, two miles, six cars: Woman admits to consuming alcohol before causing pileup on Desert Inn
- Phillies fire manager Charlie Manuel, promote Ryne Sandberg
- State releases memos detailing negotiations on pending nuclear waste shipment
- Disciplinary hearing for District Judge Steven Jones will go forward
- FBI probes nude photo extortion of Miss Teen USA
- Bear run-ins injure 4 in and near Yellowstone
- CIA acknowledges Area 51 — but not UFOs or aliens
- California teen welcomed home after kidnapping
- Ferry sinks in collision in Philippines; 17 dead
- More water being choked off from drought-stricken Lake Mead
- Egypt street battles leave at least 82 more dead
- Russian athlete says her remarks about gays ‘misunderstood’
- Nevada unemployment rate falls to 9.5 percent in July
- Tackling the roots of rape
- Buying a gun is far too easy these days
- Execution to be badge of honor for Hasan
- ‘A town without pity’
- Tax problem starts with Legislature
- Kansas City may have the BBQ, but Vegas has the rooms and booze
- Chalk protesters' lawyer says First Amendment favors his clients
- Nevada Republicans formally pitch Las Vegas for 2016 convention
- Take 5: The UNLV position battles worth watching at Saturday's scrimmage
- Nearly 1,800 new teachers, from Alaska to Florida and beyond, ready to begin work in Clark County schools
- A tense Cairo is anticipating new protests after Friday prayers
Thursday, Aug. 15
- Driver who caused major pileup on Desert Inn Road was under influence, police say
- Pet dog perishes in Henderson house fire
- One-run victory helps 51s stay in first-place tie
- 3 men convicted of raping U.S. student on Brazilian transit van
- NSA spying broke privacy rules many times, report finds
- Russell Simmons sorry for Harriet Tubman sex video
- Warrants fuel questions in California teen's disappearance
- Police say man shot by off-duty officer at Excalibur had some 'diminished capacity'
- Outside Lands rundown: Five bands from the SF fest to see at Life Is Beautiful
- Weekend best bets: National Roller Coaster Day, Lyle Lovett and Cheer for Beer Festival
- NYC bus drivers plead for protection from assaults
- Florida protesters upset with verdict leave Capitol
- 'That '70s Show' actress Lisa Robin Kelly dies
- Dana White amped for Fox Sports 1 launch, annoyed with politics and more
- Coroner identifies one person who perished in house fire; one still undergoing treatment
- Six-vehicle accident closes intersection of Desert Inn, Sandhill
- Village Square back on track with addition of new tenants
- Warnings of slower sales drive US stocks lower
- Bally Technologies sets quarterly records for revenue, earnings
- Homeless man charged with manslaughter after fight that killed friend
- Government acknowledges Area 51 in declassified spy plane documents
- Goodwill to sell designer clothes at upscale Summerlin store
- After memorable meeting with Michael Nesmith, Lon Bronson is daydream believin’ about new gig
- Las Vegas man's criminal history comes back to haunt him in appeal of prison sentence
- Plume of smoke rises from fire on Delphinium Avenue
- Joe Downtown: Zappos to show vendors appreciation Big Easy-style
- Car bomb kills 14 in south Beirut suburb
- Metro releases stunning video in hopes of identifying suspect in June shooting on Fremont Street
- Amodei reluctant to back Hutchison for lieutenant governor
- Reactions to Egyptian crackdown on pro-Morsi camps
- U.S. scraps military drills with Egypt — but not aid
- NTSB: No engine failure in fatal UPS plane crash
- Former Nevada assemblyman, newspaper columnist Bob Thomas dies
- Nevada first-time unemployment claims down in July
- Police: Remains may be from missing Ariz. student
- Nevada petroglyphs the oldest in North America
- Officials: Car bombs kill 23 in Iraqi capital
- Garbage in trash truck catches fire
- British stuntman dies in wingsuit mishap in Alps
- Death toll from Egypt violence rises to 638
- Police: Road rage escalates into shooting along I-15
- Cops dealing Doritos at post-legalization Hempfest
- NSA program violates our rights
- Why Keystone is worth considering
- NLV mayor sees city manager's exit as chance for fresh start
- How The Washington Post was lost
- In the Arab world, U.S. is low on leverage
- The coronation of Madam President
- Carbon offsetting for Clean Energy Summit? Uhhh, no
- At mall kiosks, shoppers can buy hats, cellphone cases — and Strip condos
- UFC Fight Night 26 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- Postrecession era presents a whole new ballgame for parks funding
- Bringing pixie dust, Mickey and Minnie set to hit the Strip
- Valley's regional parks offer grand experiences
- Giving gambler pays it forward with gift cards and grants
- Pub 1842: Not exactly a gastropub but still a fine place to dine
- Eight new Las Vegas food trucks worth the chase
- Keeping Vegas StrEATS fresh (and tasty) with Keith McCoy
- The elder statesman of Las Vegas food trucking: Jorge Morales
- Where are they now? Checking up on the first wave of Las Vegas food truckers
- You need to eat these chicken-fried steak nachos
- The Hawaiian burrito has arrived at Braddah's Island Style
Wednesday, Aug. 14
Tuesday, Aug. 13
- Oprah 'sorry' for Switzerland flap after shopping incident
- 51s keep pace in standings with one-run victory
- Study: Half who now buy own health plan to get aid
- Airline mergers have already led to higher fares
- West's wildfire season roars on as Utah homes burn
- Police discover nearly 400 pot plants at Heidi Fleiss’s Pahrump home
- Celebrate Elvis Week by sharing your photos and stories
- School District's chief of staff takes on expanded role
- Tour bus driver cited for reckless driving
- Panel approves money to implement Nevada pot tax
- Ex-Henderson loan officer pleads guilty in investment scam
- LVCVA approves $5 million-a-year telecommunications deal
- Teen charged in bomb plot loses in mayoral primary
- 2 hostages at Louisiana bank shot; police kill suspect
- Final piece in comped meals settlement is approved
- Icahn sets sights on Apple, talks to CEO Tim Cook
- Sheriff ‘livid’ over reports of Guns N Roses helicopter ride
- Former Sandoval aide appointed as state education superintendent
- Finding fantastic fish and chips at Lazy Joe's
- Sandoval names former top adviser as schools superintendent
- Affinity Gaming reports 2nd-quarter earnings of $1.1 million
- Nevada board OKs another $3 million for mental health
- Nevada gasoline prices steady but vulnerable to spikes
- Fan who fell to his death knew Braves stadium well
- Ackman gone, but J.C. Penney's problems remain
- Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners before talks
- More productive talks, no resolution on planned nuclear waste shipment
- Air Force nuclear unit fails key security test
- Moapa Paiutes poised to construct first large-scale solar plant
- Government sues to block American, US Airways merger
- Mars food study researchers emerge from experiment
- Retired Las Vegas lawyer to receive $1.1 million for work on Boulder City bypass condemnation cases
- Endangered fish population native to Clark County is angling for a comeback
- Coolio tells judge he's hired lawyer for domestic abuse case — but rapper can't say who
- Culinary union to be a more frequent presence at Cosmopolitan until contracts are signed
- Body of missing swimmer found floating in Lake Mohave
- Losing streak: Occupancy, casino revenue fall at Stratosphere during second quarter
- Few barriers between Nevada and nation’s nuclear waste
- Israel army shoots down rocket near Egypt border
- Police find missing 81-year-old woman safe
- Playing post office
- Psychiatrists are a drain on taxpayers
- Separating into information tribes
- Communicate with your legislators
- Reforms at NSA? We’ll see
- Metro has far too many bad apples
- Heck yearns for ‘comprehensive’ discussion, not rhetoric, on immigration reform
- Bowling, bow-wows and baby names: The scoop from NSPCA’s benefit Out of the Gutters
- How investors are making money off short sales — and keeping underwater homeowners in their houses
- After 24 years together, decision to euthanize beloved cat Kia is agonizing
- FERC chairman: Nevada power customers need to be freed from the utility
- Analysis: Five high school football teams on the rise
- Stop-and-frisk ruling could return NYC to days of crime and mayhem, mayor warns
Monday, Aug. 12
- Man dies after fall from Atlanta's Turner Field upper deck
- 51s drop series opener against New Orleans
- Metro trying to locate missing woman
- Missouri Fair bans rodeo clown who mocked Obama
- Joe Downtown: In keynote speech to techies, Hsieh touts value of serving a greater good
- Tech in multistate hepatitis outbreak to plead
- Once dominant, BlackBerry weighs putting itself up for sale
- Mexican president calls for opening Pemex to foreign investment
- Back-to-school fairs offer information, immunizations
- Gorman's Alize Jones one of 20 recruits considered a 5-star prospect
- 'Hyperloop' would link LA-San Francisco in 30 mins, if built
- Sandoval names man with 'strong commitment' to veterans to new military affairs post
- Does Adam Steck figure in Holly Madison’s plans to put on a show in Las Vegas?
- Bail set at $320,000 for woman who hit eight people leaving church
- Race-based claims thrown out in Paula Deen lawsuit
- Delays expected as Metro investigates hit-and-run involving two children
- Couple face federal charges over alleged sex on plane
- Transportation officials put hazard lights on idea of mileage-based tax
- Metro probing rocker's reported police chopper marriage proposal
- Lanes reopening after truck fire on Interstate 15
- ‘Rock Vault’ at LVH hopes to swing open for Las Vegas headliners
- Agents: 44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque
- Kidnap suspect fired on FBI agents before killed
- Metro: Missing infant located, but public's help still sought in locating missing man
- Joe Downtown: South By Southwest conference offers more than tech tips
- Deceased crash victim identified as 25-year-old Las Vegas man
- Metro seeking information — including suspects — in shooting case
- James 'Whitey' Bulger guilty of string of gangland killings
- District Attorney: 2012 FBI shooting of armed robbery suspect was justified
- Woman hits $937,000 jackpot with 2 spins on slot machine
- Virginia man pleads guilty in fake sex ad case
- Suicide bomber kills 13 in cafe in central Iraq
- Motorcyclist found dead in Lake Mead Recreation Area identified
- Snacking on the Strip: Manhattan Streets hot dogs
- Tom Colicchio taps chef Anthony Zappola for Heritage Steak at the Mirage
- Holder proposes changes in criminal justice system
- Body found near where swimmer missing on Lake Mohave
- Bail $320K for Utah mom in Nevada hit-run case
- Sinkhole causes Florida resort villa to partially collapse
- US judge says NYPD stop-frisk violates rights
- Off-duty cop shoots man in wrist outside Excalibur
- Is it possible the terrorists have won?
- A touch of greatness
- Raise worker pay to boost economy
- A racist tax on tanning beds?
- Henry Ford and the minimum wage
- Openings and closings: Play with Mickey, jump on trampolines, relax with chicken strips and booze
- Battle Born Slam of Las Vegas competes in 2013 National Poetry Slam in Boston
- Aspiring politician turns to fundraising to subsidize unpaid internship in Reid's D.C. office
- This idea may be unorthodox, but it will help high schools lacking numbers to fill sports teams
- Consigned to make a sale for every season
- Fire and water in paradise
- Unsung heroes: Seven everyday people making a difference in others’ lives
- On the leading edge
- Vegas emerging as health and wellness tourism destination
- Affordable Care Act: Effects on small business
- Roseman University of Health Sciences, St. Rose Dominican Hospitals partner to teach health care leaders
- The confidential medical records were compromised ... what happens now?
- The Notes
- Calendar of events
- Tips for long-term success
- Photo page: Making the rounds
- Turn good lunchboxes into great lunchboxes
- Looking back: The start of something big
- Doctor Q&A: A conversation with Mark Winkler, M.D.
- Nurses respond to growing diversity in health care
- What you need to know about controlling high blood pressure
- Remedies for deadly heat: More than just staying hydrated
- By the numbers
- Patient profile: A conversation with Paul Bodner
- Consumer Q&A: A conversation with Donald W. Tice, D.O.
- Nonprofit profile: Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada
- Volunteer profile: A conversation with Yi Yeh
Sunday, Aug. 11
Saturday, Aug. 10
Friday, Aug. 9
Thursday, Aug. 8
- Gunmen kill 6 in attack on politician in Pakistan
- U.S. orders diplomats to leave Pakistan consulate
- 51s dispose of Oklahoma City, still one game out of first
- ‘Easy Rider’ star Karen Black dies at 74 in L.A.
- Clark's Jones impressed with hospitality of Wyoming basketball, commits after trip
- Pay raise for School District support staff to cost $2.5 million
- Disciplinary panel urges sanctions for Judge Steven Jones
- Fla. murder suspect posted photo of wife's body
- Emergency funds of $3.5 million sought for mental health and medical marijuana
- Second suspect arrested in shooting at Galleria at Sunset mall
- Weekend best bets: Star Trek Convention, ‘Les Miserables,’ Emeli Sande and SPCA fundraiser
- Sex-assault suspect in custody; other possible victims urged to come forward
- Rep. Horsford set to announce his re-election bid
- Metro officer accused of misconduct ordered to jail, faces house arrest upon posting bail
- Tribe files lawsuit over contaminants at Reid-Gardner plant
- Nevada's secretary of state moves to clarify state ethics law
- Former drug prosecutor's death was from overdose, coroner's report says
- Apartment fire injures two
- Calif. wildfire prompts air quality advisory for Las Vegas
- Joe Downtown: Businesses breathing life into Neonopolis
- Tribe, Sierra Club sue NV Energy to force cleanup around Reid Gardner plant
- Dotty's meets new law's requirements, gets OK to open two more taverns
- Kumi completes Mandalay Bay's dining makeover with style
- Wednesday night crash sends woman to UMC with critical injuries, Metro reports
- Sales of land, homes in Summerlin continue to surge
- Chada Thai & Wine nominated as one of the Best New Restaurants in America
- In $25 million gift, casino mogul Steve Wynn bets on blindness cure
- Construction of Boulder City bypass should go unnoticed
- Two people injured in car accident
- Mickey on the Strip: New Disney Store opens in Fashion Show Mall
- Coroner IDs victim in car-cement mixer accident
- Yemen official: U.S. drones kill 12 in 3 airstrikes
- Detention officer killed in Arizona shooting
- Las Vegas home prices continue steady rise, surprising experts
- Away from D.C., in front of the voters
- Attorney ads are OK, within reason
- Nuclear waste is no treat for Nevada
- Tiny change would have fixed problem
- Time for a raise for workers at the fast-food counter
- The one who would reinvent Detroit
- Five tips and picks for betting the NFL preseason
- CCSD's lead spokeswoman, hired under former superintendent, to leave post three months into Skorkowsky's tenure
- ‘Feminism’ versus real life
- Behind the courthouse veneer, a well-oiled if rickety machine tries to dispense justice
- Fighting for equality is George Takei's primary enterprise today
- Your water bills are likely to rise again next year
- Jerry Tarkanian's health still not great as he celebrates 83rd birthday
- Striking Olympic gold
- Search expands for suspected California killer, missing teen
- Raging California wildfire burns 22 square miles, 26 homes
Wednesday, Aug. 7
- Biker gang leader convicted of murder in Nevada casino
- Three winners share $448 million Powerball pot
- Friend: Suspected California abductor had crush on girl
- Baseball union files appeal of Rodriguez's suspension
- Florida teen dies after being shocked by police
- Family, friends, officers help lay to rest 'motivated, dedicated, loving' Metro Explorer
- Man sentenced for biting the lip off a woman for second time
- What do you have to say about the Anthony Weinermobile?
- Wildlife Divide brings art to Mount Charleston
- The quiet works of Jeffrey Cortland Jones at RTZvegas
- More Powerball players seeking big jackpots only
- Brian Wilson, Jeff Beck, G. Love & Special Sauce and more announce Vegas shows
- Lanes on Nellis Boulevard to be closed Friday
- Joe Downtown: Fighting Monsanto with money
- Hey, tech startups: $1 office space up for grabs in downtown Las Vegas
- Some companies waiting to enter online poker market despite regulatory approval
- Eiffel Tower, Top of the World and Mandarin Bar named among best restaurant views in U.S.
- Shabazz sent home from NBA rookie program
- Joe Downtown: Police crackdown on Fremont East after First Friday raises questions
- L'Atelier chef Steve Benjamin makes the most of each bite
- Find flaming good Mexican food at Juan's
- What's your economic vision for Las Vegas? Grant offers $800K no-strings-attached prize
- Report: Metro officer’s actions in shooting of unarmed man ‘not reasonable’
- Southwest gas earns $10.1 million in 2nd quarter
- Boosted by online poker, Station Casinos posts best 2nd quarter in 5 years
- Woman dies in crash with cement mixer truck
- School Board scrambling for ways to pay for building renovations
- Police probe epithets on NY Jackie Robinson statue
- FBI meets plane in Philly after apparent bomb threat
- Gorman football's season opener selected for new Fox Sports 1
- Coffee karma in 10 seconds or less
- Krewella’s Yasmine Yousaf never wants to be your background music
- Benefit of mobile apps for toddlers questioned
- New superintendent reshuffles CCSD administrative hierarchy
- Gas station attendant fatally shot in South Lake Tahoe
- Lawyer: Fort Hood shooting suspect trying to get death penalty
- Officer who fell from helicopter died of blunt force injuries
- Obama scraps Putin summit amid Snowden tensions
- Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed in crash into fence
- Cleveland kidnapper's house of horrors demolished
- Yemen claims it foiled al-Qaida plot
- Bryce Harper plunked with pitch after hitting home run
- Veterans given proper burials
- Obama’s promises too little, too late
- Not spies, really, just oddball whistle-blowers
- The party of (nutty) ideas
- Remember the Pueblo
- A mother's despair: her son's suicide in jail could have been prevented
- The real meaning of immigration reform
- What the public does not know about Metro
- Summer camp in the city: Kids laugh, play; teenagers learn, grow
- He can't sing or dance, but John Burnett is an integral member of the Smith Center team
- Vegas-style college football preview: SEC at the sports book
- Rebels happy to get key injured players back for first practice
- Dog euthanized when owner can't pay fees fast enough
Tuesday, Aug. 6
- Python's strangling of 2 boys in Canada probed
- Motorcyclist killed in crash in far northwest valley
- 51s drop series finale at Memphis, return home Thursday
- ‘MDQ’ makes quick Cash with Veronic; Flamingo to catch Donny Osmond on the backside
- Stores with rich Powerball history seen as lucky
- Poor children show a decline in obesity rate
- Yemen again at forefront of fight against terror
- Manning's max possible sentence cut to 90 years
- Gregory Popovich on pet retirement and how to train a cat
- Valley parents urged to start registering their children for school bus service
- Joe Downtown: 1,500 runners and counting are set for Sprinkler Sprint
- Fire spreads to house next door, displacing residents
- First charges filed in Benghazi attack that killed 4 Americans
- Driver was drunk when he hit truck of man changing tire on U.S. 95, police say
- Romney warns GOP against forcing government shutdown
- Juggalo gang member arrested after attack involving pair of dulled meat cleavers
- GE scraps nation's largest solar panel plant
- Gold coins of Carson City recluse sold at auction
- If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em: Dotty’s to buy full-fledged casino
- Caesars' Las Vegas exec shifting to Atlantic City
- Marathon bombing suspects met conspiracy theorist
- Nevada's mental health system to get $2.1-million funding infusion
- Colo. man charged in fatal Venice boardwalk crash
- New health district head turns down job after appointment
- High-speed chase suspect is convicted felon, police say
- State committee denies North Las Vegas money transfer
- Former NBA player named next coach at Findlay Prep
- Almost 8 percent of Nevadans behind in mortgage payments
- First step to fix pension woes: Proper accounting
- Ex-Assemblyman Brooks pleads not guilty in Calif.
- Hold everything: Commission postpones vote on sales tax increase for Metro Police
- Garage fire, mobile home fire blamed on careless smoking
- Despite higher revenue on the Strip and abroad, MGM Resorts posts a second-quarter loss
- Fort Hood gunman meticulously planned attack
- Crash cuts power to more than 300 customers near Strip
- Pennsylvania shooting rampage: Gunman feuding with town officials kills 3
- 2-year-old who served as parents' best man succumbs to cancer
- Flaming Lips get ominous, awesome at House of Blues
- Hiroshima’s impact felt to this day
- Officer’s death hurts entire city
- Can gays help save marriage?
- Metro should look at ways to save
- Motown’s one-man show
- Keystone pipeline is a long-term loser
- Back to work after heart surgery, Rep. Horsford touts affordable care
- Analysis: These five players must be great for UNLV football to have winning season
- UNLV students brave heat, delays in contest to build solar-powered home
- Four ways to survive a zombie apocalypse in Las Vegas
- Captured on camera: Men point to video as proof of misconduct by Metro Police
- Cashing in on the undead: Owner of zombie shop banks on popularity of brain-eating monsters
- Container Park alcohol, grants for businesses on LV council agenda
- A reason to catch ESPN's 2013 WSOP Main Event coverage, which starts tonight
- Personal 'Obamacare' accounts debut
Monday, Aug. 5
- 51s back on track, win another at Memphis
- Candlelight vigil honors Wisconsin Sikh victims
- Newtown school shooter's father selling Conn. home
- Sharon Stone’s scant education in porn; The Killers’ Huntridge commitment is something to watch
- 3 valley students pick up Gates Millennium scholarships
- Two CCSD grads nab Security Association scholarships
- 5 valley students named National Merit Scholars
- 3 shot dead at Pennsylvania town meeting; shooter tackled
- Obama to urge Congress to shut down Fannie, Freddie
- M Resort shutters poker room, making way for slot-tourney area
- President's Phoenix trip highlights housing rebound
- Fleming’s steakhouse opening at Town Square in Las Vegas
- Tourist attractions recognized as Nevada standouts
- Al-Qaida chief's message spurred embassy closures
- Tax Commission says no to softball sponsor seeking exempt status
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buying Washington Post in $250 million deal
- County to receive $6.6 million to fight homelessness
- Scream It Like You Mean It tour returns with Story of the Year, Hawthorne Heights, more
- Second auction set for gold fortune amassed by Nevada recluse
- Treasure Island plans to build mall on Las Vegas Strip
- Republicans want NBC, CNN to pull Clinton programs
- US embassies in 4 African countries also closed
- Aspiring male go-go dancer arrested in shooting outside gay nightclub
- Las Vegas minor leaguer Valdespin reportedly accepts suspension for connection to Biogenesis
- Police: KFC robbery suspect leads cops on high-speed chase
- Search underway for North Las Vegas man missing in Lake Mohave
- Defiant A-Rod gets 211-game ban, will appeal case
- 12-year-old Ye to play at European Masters
- Powerball jackpot at $400 million after no weekend winner
- Dog rescued from house fire in east Las Vegas
- Joe Downtown: Run, don’t walk. Fire-breathing praying mantis menaces downtown Las Vegas
- One man injured, one under arrest in 2-vehicle crash that shuts down U.S. 95
- California governor orders inquiry, averts SF rail strike
- Source: A-Rod can play during suspension appeal
- Tempest Storm: Dixie Evans was ‘one of a kind’ in the world of burlesque
- Vendors recall hit-and-run driver at LA boardwalk
- Quit is the way to roll
- Blinded by the war on terrorism
- Be responsible for your own life
- Korea and the power of politics
- Sales tax is right move for Las Vegas
- One strange bird could pave way for more fire prevention funds
- Sales tax hike would help blunt cuts in Metro Police staffing
- Eight Las Vegas football contests worth signing up for this season
- Openings and closings: Hello to two Italian restaurants, adios to a Mexican one (for the second time)
- One suggestion for sports books officials in their football pick ’em contests
- On-demand cootie removal, free of shame
- What can be done to encourage philanthropy in Las Vegas?
- The cash cow that is Macau
Sunday, Aug. 4
Saturday, Aug. 3
Friday, Aug. 2
- Al-Qaida messages prompted U.S. terror warning
- High court won't delay release of California inmates
- Metro investigating timing of SWAT entry into home where intruder was shot dead
- China's tallest building nears finish in Shanghai
- A-Rod homers in minors — drug penalties likely Monday
- 51s fall behind early, swept at Nashville
- Fund for Cleveland women held captive tops $1.3M
- Time Warner Cable drops CBS in NY, LA, Dallas
- Cosmopolitan posts $25 million loss, but execs remain optimistic
- Jaime Lynch is a cinch to take over as ‘Fantasy’ singer at Luxor
- Sandoval to meet with energy secretary on Aug. 13
- Opponents of Art Way name change are going green for First Friday
- Woman gives birth in Subway restroom in Nevada
- Reno police sergeant demoted after selling gun to mentally ill teen
- Jury recommends life sentences for Somali pirates
- Billy Bob Thornton to star in TV's 'Fargo' series
- Woman gives birth in Subway restroom in Northern Nevada
- Miss. law requires cord blood from some teen moms
- Police use stun gun, arrest 4 in Utah nail salon brawl
- Police: Father of slaying suspect says son heard voices
- Man hit by bus is identified; coroner rules death a suicide
- Man arrested in hit-and-run accident that killed young Metro Police Explorer
- Subject of Facebook dine-and-dash shaming in jail
- Eagles excuse Riley Cooper from team after racial slur
- Lochte claims another gold, Franklin finally loses
- 'Whitey' Bulger won't testify, calls trial a sham
- Dropping $180 for bird poop facials at NYC spa
- Ellen DeGeneres to host Oscars
- More money considered for Las Vegas psychiatric hospital
- Surveillance critics face Obama in Oval Office
- Catholic school fires gay teacher after wedding
- Global travel warning: U.S. cites al-Qaida threat
- Nevada gaming revenue off 4.8 percent in June
- US employers add 162K jobs; unemployment falls to 7.4 percent
- Former Ohio captive says she knew she'd escape
- Obama’s defensive offensive
- Oldies, not necessarily goodies
- Reassess signal times on Flamingo
- Sandoval not doing what’s best for us
- Revenge of the mistresses
- Nevada county considers teaching that homosexuality is unacceptable in wake of failed sex ed bill
- Yucca Mountain debate returns to Capitol Hill
- UFC 163 primer: Casting wishes for the four headliners in Rio de Janeiro
- Think you could pass the Metro Police fitness exam? Take a look
- Nevada activists arrested in D.C. immigration protest
- Update: Eyeing spot in Williamsport, Mountain Ridge cruises in regional opener, 11-1
Thursday, Aug. 1
- Obama's trip to Moscow is even more in doubt with Snowden asylum
- Hit-and-run crash near Las Vegas Strip kills motorcyclist
- Hotter temperatures lead to hotter tempers, study says
- Berlusconi conviction upheld; prison term sticks
- 51s held to four hits in loss at Nashville
- Auto sales rise as small cars enjoy summer surge
- Medical board files complaint against Las Vegas doctor
- Las Vegas schoolteachers can apply for Junior League grants until Sept. 13
- Claire Sinclair finally gets to take it (nearly) all off in ‘Pin Up’ at Stratosphere
- First graduates of Nevada State College's 'summer bridge' program to be recognized
- Renovations at New York Public Library strike a nerve
- Sixth member of Metro review board quits, then learns he was already ousted
- Weekend best bets: Kathy Griffin, Hall & Oates and First Friday
- Las Vegas parents can begin to sign their kids up for Safekey
- Spanish train driver can't explain why he crashed
- One person burned, another suffers smoke inhalation in house fire
- Work to begin next week on MLK Memorial quote
- Back to budget drawing board for angry lawmakers
- Monte Carlo’s understated Brand Steakhouse keeps it real
- Just desserts: Sweets Raku is coming to Spring Mountain Road
- Actor Cory Monteith's death to be addressed in 'Glee' episode
- Murder she built: Looking at artist Abigail Goldman's crime-scene dioramas at Trifecta
- Veteran Vegas-based comics writer Steven Grant on making '2 Guns' into a movie
- New CEO taking over next month at MountainView Hospital
- White House 'extremely disappointed' with Russia over Snowden asylum
- BLM proposes discounted land sale for senior housing
- Station turning two neighborhood bars into Wildfire Casinos
- Worker who fell from MGM Grand sign in serious condition
- Banner day on Wall Street as stock market roars to record highs
- Boyd Gaming plans new loan
- Las Vegas credit union returns to pre-recession profit levels
- Rider killed when motorcycle crashes into sedan
- Police: Man high on mushrooms grabs, fires cop's gun during struggle
- Source: MLB threatening A-Rod with lifetime ban
- Syrian weapons depot blast kills 40, activists say
- Edward Snowden granted temporary asylum in Russia, lawyer says
- Castro insists he is 'not a monster' as judge puts him away for life
- Snoop Dogg, Daughtry, J.Cole and more announce Vegas shows
- Preemptive strikes from the far right
- Obama fiddled while we burned
- America’s favorite freedom? Free speech is the winner
- Detroit’s death by democracy
- NLV soccer fields' popularity forces city to put up fence, charge rent
- Vegas-style college football preview: Pac-12 at the sports book
- Many agencies could issue ID cards
- With region in crisis, Tunisia roils
- Lawsuit over unpaid overtime may become class action for UMC's hourly workforce
- White House continues to press for immigration reform, re-emphasizes economic benefits
- UFC 163 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- Chris Christie finds a reason to visit Las Vegas in the dead of summer
- Give Obamacare a chance
