Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for January 2013
Thursday, Jan. 31
- Ravens’ Ray Rice wonders if 49ers can cover him
- Steve Young says 49ers' Kaepernick is up to the task
- What to watch for on Super Bowl Sunday
- UFC will unveil official media poll starting next week
- Joe Downtown: Ecomom lays off 17 people after co-founder's death
- MGM Resorts, Cadillac Fairview partner in Toronto casino bid
- Good or bad, Super Bowl halftimes have produced some memorable shows
- Congress has nothing to worry about
- Weekend best bets: UFC 156, Dana Carvey and Stars of the Russian Ballet
- Court overturns nearly $400,000 judgment against Las Vegas
- State teachers union praises business-tax ruling
- Family Services worker fired in aftermath of Las Vegas child's beating death
- NV Energy alleges competitor encroaching on its territory
- 25 dead, 101 hurt in Mexico oil company blast
- Wynn set to start construction on $3.5 billion Macau resort
- Bally credits Betty Boop with helping set record earnings
- Workers picket Cosmopolitan to spur negotiations
- Authorities: Teen wounded in Georgia school shooting
- Congress sends bill to Obama averting government default
- Tattoo artist nabs millions in free ads with Colin Kaepernick's ink
- Henderson mayor eager for city to get 'back in the black' in 2013
- UNLV freshman named to midseason watch lists for national awards
- Rebel senior speaks at middle school in between games
- Lawyer: Saudi man arrested in teen rape too drunk to waive Miranda rights
- Taxi company shuts down talks, strike possible
- Nevada Supreme Court: Law restricting development near Red Rock unconstitutional
- Scientific Games to buy WMS Industries for $1.5B
- Utah attorney general in controversy after weeks in office
- Harry Reid says immigration is ‘top priority’ but won’t rush it
- Union launches website targeting Allegiant business tactics
- Supreme Court upholds margins tax initiative, sends to Legislature
- Penn National Gaming reports soft 4th quarter
- Fire damages vacant house in northwest Las Vegas
- US challenges deal to merge Budweiser and Corona
- Negotiators talking to Alabama captor through pipe
- Syria threatens to retaliate for Israeli airstrike
- Republicans hammer defense nominee Chuck Hagel
- Scientific Games buying gaming equipment company WMS
- There's something progressive about conservatives
- Stadium plan is a ridiculous idea
- More connections, fewer opportunities
- Charter schools, vouchers on education leaders' wish list
- Drai's After Hours bids farewell ... for now
- UFC 156 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- A Super Bowl conversation with two of Las Vegas' veteran sports book directors
- Children's Museum to close Sunday; new location opens in March
- Former 49ers kicker Mike Cofer now calls Henderson home, will be rooting for old team in Super Bowl
- Can the GOP escape its bubble?
- A tribute to peaceful warriors
- The People: Jan. 31, 2013
Wednesday, Jan. 30
- Bystander fires gun to scare man threatening woman
- East valley residents get glimpse of much-needed flood-control project
- Las Vegas one of the worst areas to buy bank-owned home, report says
- In wake of triple shooting, neighbors describe family as 'really nice people'
- Training prop triggered false alarm at test site
- At Sandoval's behest, Nevada wildlife director resigns
- Powerful storms in Southeast flip cars, decimate homes; 2 dead
- Hot Chip, Heart and Paramore announce Las Vegas shows; Def Leppard extends residency
- Oscar De La Hoya talks Cosmo's 'chic' boxing vibe; Skye Dee Miles soars at Planet Hollywood; and Rohit Joshi's Niner connection
- Events guide: Super Bowl watch parties
- New BlackBerry won't be released in U.S. until March
- Sam Davis unleashes a quest for love (in all the wrong places) at Trifecta Gallery
- Vegas in decay: Examining the broken 'Ghost Gem' sculptures at the airport
- Joining the sometimes diabolical watercooler Hirst discussion thanks to his spot prints at MCQ
- Obama seeking immigration deal within 6 months
- Joe Downtown: Las Vegas becoming less a phase and more a home for many
- Artist Lauren Adkins finally weds ‘Twilight’ cardboard cutout at Vegas chapel
- Macau drives record earnings for Las Vegas Sands
- Allegiant Travel CEO says company a ‘cash machine’
- Man to face charges in triple shooting, police say
- Meet Shoku, the new ramen spot by Bachi Burger
- Juvenile correctional center to be reopened in Las Vegas
- UNLV Extras: Breaking down Marshall's minutes and Moser's role
- Aspen reviews 14 mph speed limit to alert drivers
- Police: Pennsylvania man stopped for beer after breakout
- Green thumb? Washington state looks for pot consultant
- Ron Jeremy in critical condition in Los Angeles hospital
- Police: 1 dead in Phoenix shooting, suspect on loose
- Culinary Union to picket on Strip over Cosmopolitan negotiations
- Spirit adding flights between Las Vegas and Philadelphia, Baltimore
- U.S. economy shrinks 0.1 percent, 1st time in 3½ years
- Alabama gunman kills bus driver, seizes boy
- There's something in the air in Las Vegas
- They're kids, not criminals
- Let's put an end to homelessness
- A second GOP for the rest of us
- Gamblers betting on Colin Kaepernick more than any player in history
- With undefeated pressure gone, Tyron Woodley makes long-awaited UFC debut
- New office aims to help CSN students transfer to UNLV
- Nevada veterans applaud new roles for women in combat
- California investor picks up $23 million in property – and is looking for more
- It'll take how long to order a pizza? Tips and hints for Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas
- Blue Diamond Hill worth protecting
- Ray Lewis avoids talk of report on deer spray
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Monday, Jan. 28
- Court date canceled for hospitalized Assemblyman Brooks
- Fund to help honor mother, son slain by Metro officer
- Owner of property near McCarran wins court ruling
- Complete list of Super Bowl prop wagers from the LVH Superbook
- After Beyonce, a question: Can reality compete?
- Woman in car killed, 5 bus passengers injured in crash
- Tiger Woods wins at Torrey Pines for 8th time
- Arrests along U.S. borders up in last year
- Liberace Museum is planning a move downtown — to Neonopolis
- Punk Rock Bowling adds Devo, Turbonegro, The Weirdos to 2013 lineup
- High School Basketball Picks: Entry 5
- Ravens touch down in New Orleans for Super Bowl
- Puppies, birds stolen in Las Vegas pet shop heists
- U.S. fighter jet missing on training mission
- Elderly man dies, woman injured in garage fire
- Actor Taye Diggs captures burglary suspect
- Taylor Swift talks sexier look, new tour
- VIDEO: Stunt drivers close California freeway
- Senate nears vote on $50.5B bill for Sandy victims
- They're back: J.C. Penney reinstitutes sales
- Nevada Legislature’s former director to join R&R Partners
- Nevada Tax Commission waives penalties for Wynn Las Vegas
- Coroner identifies victims in two car crashes
- Scouts considering retreat from no-gays policy
- UNLV out of basketball rankings again, but New Mexico and SDSU grab spot in polls
- Las Vegas sheriff meets with Obama over gun control
- France: Mali military enters town of Timbuktu
- Las Vegas UFO Aficionado Bets $500 Million on Space Hotel
- Las Vegas Sands Gets Macau OK for More Tables
- Barbara Walters hospitalized with chickenpox
- Detentions made in Brazil fire, funerals begin
- Snow flurries reported in Las Vegas Valley
- Las Vegas Sands set to outline its vision for Toronto casino complex
- Woman found dead in apartment fire
- Immigration overhaul? GOP, Democrat senators vow action
- Clinton pushed, punched back
- Entrepreneurs confront big government and big business
- Don't undermine the Constitution
- The gun lobby's long reach
- School District making strides in classroom and culture, consultant contends
- Ordinance working, but party houses still around, commissioner says
- Buy Gavin Maloof's house for $12 million (in November, it cost $7.5 million)
- Penn & Teller: Two decades of real Las Vegas magic
- Henderson man loses 250 pounds, gains a passion for exercise
- Oppose violence to women
- Make UNLV Now happen
- Fun with science and history
- 8 bills to watch in Carson City
- Quality is the best policy for a small business
Sunday, Jan. 27
- Elijah George, the best player in Arbor View football history, commits to Oregon
- Celtics' Rondo tears right ACL, is out for season
- Driver in critical condition after single-car crash
- Man, 78, injured when hit outside crosswalk on Spring Mountain Road
- Egypt declares state of emergency in 3 provinces
- Driver dies after his car hits light poles, rolls over
- Casey Anthony files for bankruptcy in Florida
- Djokovic completes Australian Open hat trick
- More than 230 die in smoke, stampede in Brazil nightclub fire
- Berlusconi defends Mussolini for backing Hitler
- For Obama's second term, go here
- Livestrong is about cancer, not Lance
- Seeing opportunity
- Republic Services treats us like trash
- Questions that need asking
- Brooks case can be impetus for improving mental health services in Nevada
- New filibuster likely won't change Senate dynamic much
- For some people, it's all about red meat
- Setting priorities
- Mexican consul returning to homeland after eight strong years in Las Vegas
- 'I was held down, and I was beat up'
- We've become a culture of violence
- Anthony Pettis gets no promised title shot despite memorable TKO at UFC on Fox 6
Saturday, Jan. 26
Friday, Jan. 25
Thursday, Jan. 24
- Rebels find the right combination for satisfying victory against Wyoming
- Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phoenix to headline Coachella festival
- Instant Analysis: Four observations out of Rebels win against Wyoming
- Senate approves modest, not sweeping, changes to the filibuster
- Italian company wins interactive gaming license in Nevada
- Suspected robbers, jewelry store worker exchange gunfire
- Weekend best bets: Paula Poundstone, Ben Folds Five and Ray Kurzweil
- Students in KKK costumes spark controversy at Las Vegas Academy
- Hsieh wins over Preview Las Vegas audience with keynote address
- Blog: UNLV moves to 3-2 in league play with a 62-50 victory vs. Wyoming
- Police find more than $600,000 of marijuana plants at man’s home
- Nevada Gaming Commission approves $1 million fine against Palms
- Joe Downtown: Inside the bubble not always bad
- Obama making return trip to Las Vegas next week
- Real estate firm buys 3 Las Vegas extended-stay hotels
- State senator: Nevada mental health patients can still buy guns
- Dustin Hoffman does divas in directing debut 'Quartet'
- Singer Michael Buble, wife expecting 1st child
- Linda Pugach, blinded in infamous NYC crime, dies
- What's a filibuster look like? Not Jimmy Stewart
- The Stirling Club remains closed, but the dance continues; Santana channels Lennon; Guns N’ Roses rocks 3D
- New police review panel to hear case involving fatal shooting of unarmed veteran
- Nevada woman takes plea deal in twice-voting case
- New events center coming to Las Vegas Strip
- Harry Reid explains why he killed filibuster reform
- Women in combat: Good to go if they meet standards
- Child in baby stroller hit by car that ran onto sidewalk
- Speakers at Preview Las Vegas outline a rosy future for the city
- S&P 500 breaks through 1,500, first time since 2007
- Kerry: 'Do what we must' to stop Iran on nukes
- Missing North Las Vegas brothers located
- Southwest Airlines reports earnings of 9 cents a share
- Rainy weather through Saturday morning in Las Vegas
- Try radical diplomacy: Talk directly to the people
- Nation should heed leader's words
- Obama 2.0 sets stage for big debates
- What happened to our country?
- LVCVA ad aimed at LGBT travelers getting national attention
- Neighbors, regulators look beyond tragedy to see good within group homes
- Government behaving badly again
- Brooks drama escalates as lawmakers begin tackling governor's budget
- Nevada Realtors seek change in 'robosigning' law to free up home inventory
- Rebels welcome in a compelling Wyoming squad
- Joe Downtown: Theater dedicated to LGBT-themed films to open
- Henderson man hopes new movie rental store will be a big hit
- UFC on Fox 6 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- Big news at Preview Las Vegas: New transportation hub planned for Las Vegas Convention Center
- The cost and benefits of growing old if Caesars' Gary Loveman ran the world
- UNLV football continues its pipeline to Houston powerhouse with commitment from under-the-radar tight end
- Veer Towers has 100 condominium units to sell
- Argument needs to consider history
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Monday, Jan. 21
- Las Vegas Valley home prices likely to keep rising in 2013
- Boulder crashes into St. George home
- With 'Funhouse' and Billy Joel, Steve Wynn has taken a capital approach
- What to say about Congress going over a cliff?
- Maloofs agree to sell NBA's Kings to Seattle group
- Staging Human Nature is second nature to Andy Walmsley
- Findlay Prep does it again, rallying past Montverde in the final minutes thanks to Nigel Williams-Goss
- Reno artist's obsession with Twinkies spans 4 decades
- Worker dies in industrial accident
- Winner named in contest to name Wet ‘n’ Wild wave pool
- Assemblyman arrested in threat on lawmaker says he'll return to Carson City
- Metro officer, wife and child dead in apparent double-murder, suicide
- Report: Las Vegas housing market improved, but long way to go
- UK's Prince Harry returns from Afghanistan
- Putting end to Yucca Mountain project ‘within reach,’ state commission says
- Medicaid patients could face $4 co-pay for doctor visits
- Here's a first this season: UNLV not ranked in either poll
- Newly submitted Springfield casino plans from MGM, Penn National reveal details on public safety, traffic, economic development
- Parade grand marshals provide service in mold of MLK
- Fire displaces woman, dogs from Henderson home
- Las Vegas firefighters extinguish blaze at mobile home
- Algeria: 37 foreigner hostages killed in attack
- Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath 2nd time
- Taking oath in America's shrine
- When did we become so divided?
- A new start for the president
- Play poker to win a job at Caesars
- From music to meals: Our guide for what to expect from the inauguration
- Live blog: President Obama inaugurated for second term
- Inauguration is perfect time for CSN students' first visit to Washington
- UNLV Extras: Team shooting better on the road than last season
- Lance Armstrong and the art of lying
- Responsibility lies with gun owners
- Smoothie business has been a dream come true
- Meet the Capitol's power brokers
- Mandalay Bay in midst of major facelift, its first in 14 years
- Good year for United Way
- CES may have gotten too big
Sunday, Jan. 20
Saturday, Jan. 19
Friday, Jan. 18
Thursday, Jan. 17
- Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon tour Pennsylvania gas drilling sites
- Armstrong admits doping: 'I'm a flawed character'
- 'Last Stand' star Schwarzenegger talks gun control
- Plan to bisect District with two-way street clears hurdle
- Police seek help finding missing man
- Weekend best bets: Springs Preserve cooking class, Tuff-N-Uff and Disney on Ice
- UNLVino adds a day to its libation celebration
- Wheel of Fortune, Michael Jackson, Megabucks take top slot spot
- Final documentary in Mexican drug war trilogy opens in Vegas
- State's new Medicaid administrator to meet with Las Vegas doctors
- Subway 'crisis': Is the footlong sub really 11 inches?
- UNLV Extras: Rebels' challenge now is to avoid emotional letdown
- County shooting complex now offering 'golfing with guns'
- Opinions vary as Colorado movie theater reopens
- Las Vegas killer loses appeal
- Nine reasons why you should watch the MMA Awards telecast
- Zappos.com makes Fortune’s list of best places to work
- Joe Downtown: Billionaire's son up next at Downtown Speakers Series
- Sunset Thomas: Chicken Ranch's biggest star is still a fan favorite
- Multivehicle pileup sends three to hospital
- Former Metro officer sentenced for groping women while on duty
- Lance Armstrong stripped of Olympic bronze medal
- Joe Downtown: Cosmopolitan, First Friday Foundation cultivating local arts scene
- Pennsylvania cements spot as nation's No. 2 gambling market
- Hiker rescued after fall at Red Rock Canyon
- 'Dear Abby' advice columnist dies at age 94
- Chicago man who backed terror group gets 14 years
- Some victims to attend ceremony at Colorado theater
- Caesars Entertainment CEO Loveman: It’s Time for Spending Cuts, Entitlement Reform
- House GOP may seek short-term debt limit extension
- First-time unemployment claims fall from November to December
- Lawyer: Man accused of group home slayings suffers from dementia
- Sheriffs, state lawmakers push back on gun control
- From the Double Down to the Smith Center: Longtime "Blue Man Group" side-project Uberschall brings avant-garde improv downtown
- Lithium batteries central to Boeing's 787 woes
- Saudi airman accused in rape of teen boy ordered back to court Friday
- Stocks rise after better housing, jobless reports
- Hawaii hometown backs Notre Dame's Te'o after girlfriend hoax
- Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclear
- Obama's gun measures face a tough road in Congress
- Man confined to bed dies in house fire
- Obama takes on extremism on guns
- Traffic at airport needs attention
- Farewell to an Internet freedom fighter
- No fear of smart gun regulations
- Bypass bridge inspectors use engineering smarts, mountain-climbing skills
- Economic development costs Nevada $30,000 per job in tax incentives
- Experts: Less than half of motorists would use toll road around Boulder City
- What's new at the renovated Buffet at Aria
- For first dates, Las Vegas locals prefer to ditch the Strip
- Las Vegas sports bettors favoring Patriots vs. 49ers for Super Bowl XLVII
- At Las Vegas conference, experts urge schools to teach 'run, hide, fight' in shootings
- The president's prescription
- Obama's savvy pick for defense job
- SHOT Show attendees respond to Obama gun control proposal
- Nevada cedes top foreclosure ranking to Florida
Wednesday, Jan. 16
- Quirky lineup and determined point guard led UNLV to victory at SDSU
- Motorcylist killed in collision with SUV
- 5 Sandoval goals that might cause him problems in Legislature
- Back to normal is good, but maybe it shouldn't be good enough
- Optimistic Sandoval touts budget, Nevada's prospects; Democrats say agenda falls short
- Blog: Marshall takes over at the end in Rebels' 82-75 win at SDSU
- Governor presents mostly status quo budget
- Rebuttal to the text of the governor's State of the State address
- Text of the governor's State of the State address
- Motorists can expect I-15 lane closures tonight in NLV
- Joe Downtown: Entrepreneurs have designs on Garment District in Las Vegas
- UNLV football makes a change to its coaching staff, hires Timm Rosenbach as offensive coordinator
- Virgin America adding flights between Las Vegas and Los Angeles
- Woman hit by pickup truck
- In ‘major review,’ Cirque lops 400 jobs, most in Montreal headquarters
- Story of Te'o girlfriend death apparently a hoax
- Jason Adkins’ P3 residency invites you to paint with the artist
- San Diego State jilts Big East, staying in MWC
- Police: 40 witnesses in teen’s shooting, none talking
- Blue Angel remains where Las Vegas Gateway Center project has stalled
- E.R. visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
- Pregnant Kim Kardashian wants to be more private
- Conrad Bain of 'Diff'rent Strokes' dead at 89
- Cirque du Soleil announces 400 layoffs, most at its Montreal headquarters
- Cement truck driver dies, two Metro officers injured in accident
- Lance Armstrong: Watch interview, decide for yourself
- Joe Downtown: Strange messages, a mysterious sender and mental health Downtown
- North Las Vegas company gets $18 million contract for inflatable space room
- Woman dead after scooter accident
- 11 more suspects indicted in ongoing HOA fraud investigation
- Chancellor puts UNLV Now proposal among top issues facing Nevada higher-education
- State's higher-ed institutions face postrecession challenges, chancellor says
- Sandoval kicks off re-election bid with State of the State, budget
- Fire displaces 3 people from Henderson condominium
- Militants seize dozens of hostages in Algeria
- Why the gun control debate is a boon to the firearms industry
- Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet
- Fire does $750,000 damage to custom home
- Revolutionary language and the fear of tyrants
- Sheriff's request is already approved
- A quagmire of destructive dysfunction
- Put Krugman's coins to good use
- ‘Supply sergeant’ helped bring down Alaska militia
- Liberty's Fitzgerald, Gorman's Starks receive All-American honors
- Roads can’t handle stadium traffic
- Real estate companies take over management of UNLV dorms
- Henderson council backs sales-tax increase for hiring of police
- Rebels back on the road, where rival Aztecs are ready and waiting
- More than just ankles
- In sneak peek of memoir, Oscar Goodman details how he came to defend mobsters
- How we can get in concert to enrich our children
Tuesday, Jan. 15
- Dreamliner woes: Emergency landing grounds Boeing 787 jets in Japan
- Girl, 3, killed in car crash wasn't in proper child seat, police say
- 20 years on, Katie Beers says kidnapping saved her
- PokerStars parent firm wants to buy N.J. casino
- Joe Downtown: Forget fishing for change; proposed new parking meters will take credit, debit cards
- Okada Must Face Wynn Resorts Lawsuit Alleging Disloyalty
- Teenager dies in rollover accident in Moapa Valley
- UFC on Fox 7 will feature debuts from Strikeforce champs Melendez, Cormier
- Las Vegas woman who couldn't stop growing dies at 34
- Mayor: More businesses, jobs coming to North Las Vegas
- Disgruntled Rampage Jackson sees no way he'd return to UFC after next fight
- Bling is the thing on cars at Detroit auto show
- Gunman wounds man, himself at St. Louis school
- New York passes 1st U.S. gun control bill since massacre
- Joe Downtown: Startups sharing offices, skills, ideas
- ‘Ragin Rebel’ leads in contest to name Wet 'n' Wild wave pool
- Facebook unveils social search feature
- Oprah: Lance Armstrong admitted doping
- Stocks edge lower; Apple extends decline
- Victims in 3 fatal traffic accidents identified
- Newtown shooting survivors record song for charity
- Schumer to back Hagel for Pentagon's top job
- Obama weighing executive action on guns
- Chicago customs seizes 18 human heads meant for research
- Wal-Mart to hire vets, buy more American products
- Two meanings of collaboration
- Campaign season starts far too early
- Over time came vindication for a masterwork
- Minting money will undermine the nation
- The flu; who knew?
- Where to shoot guns in Las Vegas
- N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez making waves in GOP
- Liberty schedules games with powers in California, Arizona for next two years
- UNLV likely to shutter its campus in Singapore
- As the flu takes hold elsewhere, Nevadans wait, prepare for their turn
- U.S. may focus more on gun background checks
- Who is the PUC looking out for?
- Guns are big business in Las Vegas — and a source for international mockery
- Contest to attract tech companies to Nevada enters next phase
Monday, Jan. 14
- Fourth suspect arrested in double slaying at apartment complex
- Elderly woman dies after being hit by car in Summerlin
- Man is shot, killed in eastern Las Vegas Valley
- 'Pin Up' sets a date as Claire Sinclair is joined by ex-'Bite,' 'Superstars' singer
- Nevada highways need nearly $2 billion worth of repairs, report says
- Gay community hails Foster's halting Globes speech
- Las Vegas lawyer pleads to mortgage fraud scheme in valley
- Resident 'still scared to live' at apartments where boy, 14, was shot to death
- New head of Nevada Housing Division is named
- Afternoon rollover on U.S. 95 sends two to UMC
- Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead
- Events guide: AVN/AEE afterparties
- Coca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads
- Clark County residents to receive discount cards for prescriptions
- Safety group recommends tougher traffic laws in Nevada
- 3-year-old killed, driver seriously injured in head-on crash
- Dispute arises over price of land for Boulder City bypass
- OSHA finds 60 alleged health, safety violations at Hoover Dam
- School District to open financial books to public online
- Woman struck by car taken to hospital in unknown condition
- AP source: Armstrong tells Oprah he doped
- After going 1-1 last week, Rebels fall out of Associated Press poll
- Henderson Police sergeant arrested on DUI count
- Officials OK test of computer system to detect taxi long-hauling
- Obama: Debt limit fight imperils timely payment of Social Security, veterans benefits
- 14-year-old boy identified as victim of shooting at party
- Apple stock wilts on worries about iPhone demand
- Car driver dies in crash with truck on I-15
- Ex-President George H.W. Bush leaves the hospital
- Victims of human trafficking need our help
- Congress acts just like the rest of us
- Child psychologist helps parents overcome anxiety in decision-making
- UNLV Leftovers: Season could hinge on results of next two games
- Variety School strikes a chord
- Hot enough for you yet?
- What awaits us in Washington
- Nonprofit New Vista plans major expansion of medical center
- Success is all about teamwork, enjoying your job
- Pessimistic about poker
Sunday, Jan. 13
Saturday, Jan. 12
Friday, Jan. 11
- Police raid another marijuana grow house in western valley
- U.S. government tells computer users to disable Java
- Nevada secretary of state gets mixed reaction to voter verification proposal
- Valley temperatures could drop to 15 degrees tonight
- The Palms agrees to pay $1 million to settle drug, prostitution charges
- Suspects in Las Vegas murder arrested in New Orleans
- Henderson Olive Garden reopens after fire
- Sidewalk on Hoover Dam bypass bridge to close for inspection
- Missing man found with help from local nonprofit
- Planned stadium will be state's 'next big thing,' UNLV official says
- Police say raid netted $4.5 million of marijuana
- Biden voices interest in new technology for guns
- Upon return to the Strip, Taylor Hicks is moving (closer) to Paris Las Vegas
- Higher-ed leaders approve Nevada State College's campus expansion
- Which Nevada hotels are tops in Travel & Leisure poll?
- Cal law student pleads guilty to charge related to death of bird at Flamingo Wildlife Habitat
- Don't call Lee Meriwether a 'former'; Gallagher's Las Vegas tour; Zowie Bowie takes a Windows seat
- IGT Reports Dissident Ader Withdraws From Proposed Slate
- Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely
- Sharing a few moments from the esteemed violinist Sasha Semenoff
- Miss America contestant pursuing double mastectomy
- Police investigating early morning shooting in northeast valley
- Mali official: French military arrived to help
- Wynn's Massachusetts casino plan calls for $1 billion hotel
- Coroner IDs 83-year-old woman killed crossing street
- Student tells teacher: 'I don't want to shoot you'
- American Airlines flight from Las Vegas makes emergency landing
- Newtown gun organization pushes ahead with Las Vegas SHOT Show
- Robbers assault some hostages at Los Angeles store
- Prince William's wife, Kate, gets official portrait
- FAA to review of Boeing 787, but calls plane safe
- The oceans are on thin ice
- No link between video games, violence
- States, CEOs wage war on middle class
- Five new kinds of potatoes popping up this week in Las Vegas
- With crime rate increase, sheriff points to need for additional funding
- Republicans, including Jeb Bush, to huddle on Hispanic outreach
- Debate simmers over law requiring publication of property assessment roll
- Let's reform the state's tax policy that sticks it to the poor
- A rally cry to tame spending
- The state of our state? In a slow climb out of recession
- Take 5: Keys to the Rebels bouncing back at home against Air Force
- NFL playoffs by the odds: Vegas picks and perspective on divisional round
- Joe Downtown: Dome arrives for installation atop Container Park
- Guns protect us from government
- For Sasha Semenoff, Holocaust survivor and longtime Vegas performer, 'music was his life'
- Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen
Thursday, Jan. 10
- Public's help sought in locating missing man
- Mayor Goodman has plenty to tout about downtown Las Vegas in State of City address
- Details emerge in double slaying at apartment complex
- With 'Rock of Ages' leading the charge, Las Vegas has max headroom for '80s nostalgia
- Weekend best bets: Miss America 2013, World MMA Awards and Gregg Allman
- Flu cases on rise in Nevada, health officials say
- LV senator calls for sanctuaries for wild horses in Nevada
- Forum brings together lawmakers, local government officials to prioritize legislative issues
- Construction projects to cause traffic detours, delays
- Two defendants, two different pleas in slaying of Palms cocktail waitress
- Customs officials: Man tried 5 times to enter U.S. illegally
- Carmakers let app developers drive innovation
- New York captain: Ferry suffered mechanical failure
- Technology is key to student achievement, former NYC schools chief says
- Will Las Vegas reach 40 million visitors for 2012?
- Rebels' loss at UNM may be disappointing, but it's not surprising
- Tim Tebow unveils Soul's Combat line of headphones in Las Vegas
- Damien Hirst's Spot prints coming to MCQ Fine Art
- Las Vegas has most empty office space in nation
- Obama nominates Lew to lead Treasury
- Elderly woman killed in vehicle-pedestrian accident
- Student shot at rural California high school
- Biden says consensus emerging on gun safety
- Bail set at $750,000 for woman accused of plotting to kill husband
- Sub-freezing weather moving into Las Vegas Valley
- As Singapore's Casinos Slow, Will the Economy Suffer?
- Police arrest man accused of chasing woman with ax
- Nevada casino revenue down 11 percent in November
- Hard Rock reportedly in deal on Western Mass. casino
- Las Vegas, CES and 'ninja innovators'
- Delaying cuts is no solution
- The market and Mother Nature
- Better mental health care needed
- The worst job in Congress
- Las Vegas dance troupe to perform in Inaugural Parade
- Columnist needs to rethink satire
- Summit attendees vow to sustain fight against sex-trafficking industry
- Even technology conferences struggle with dropped calls and spotty Internet service
- Vegas Super Bowl favorites Broncos, 49ers were heavily bet before season
- Hospice center set to open this spring in southwest valley
- The late Greg Spencer, former Gorman coach Dave Gerber elected to Nevada high school Hall of Fame
- Riding high, MGM Resorts eager to devote some TLC to its Las Vegas properties
- Michael Barrett, Performance Artist
Wednesday, Jan. 9
- Sharp-shooting Starr guides Foothill to 11th straight victory
- Tale of UNLV's league-opening loss can't be told by one number alone
- Officers shocked by what they found in raid on marijuana grow house
- Report: Only 18 percent of Las Vegans own their homes outright
- At funeral for slain 10-year-old, mourners celebrate her life
- NV Energy customers can opt for 'refurbished' old-style meters
- Leslie challenges lawmakers to force corporations to 'pay their fair share'
- UFC’s Frankie Edgar talks rivalries, awards and taking last-minute fights
- Blog: Rebels fail to capitalize on opportunities, open league play with 65-60 loss
- You don't want to miss 5th Wall Gallery's anniversary show
- Was Steven Soderbergh's Liberace film really 'too gay' for the big screen?
- Heated debate to follow embrace of controversial report on LV fire operations
- Laptops go up against tablets at Consumer Electronics Show
- 'Smart' potty or dumb idea? Wacky gadgets abound at CES
- Life after nightlife: What happens to a nightclub's stuff after it closes?
- Artist John Bissonette reconfigures symbols of a broken economy in 'Closeout'
- Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
- Can housing keep up with the Zappos Downtown move?
- Korean Air expanding nonstop service to Las Vegas
- SWAT unit assists in removing subject of eviction notice
- Licenses revoked from businesses bit in Metro stolen goods sting
- More than $20,000 raised to save wild horses
- CCSD board eyes rezoning to ease crowding in SW valley schools
- PUC reduces charges for power customers who don't want smart meters
- AP Sources: Investor seeking to buy Kings
- Former lawmaker announces run for NLV mayor
- Caesars official's departure comes as company faces tough times
- Bonds, Clemens rejected; no one elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- At CES, Clinton says social media help fuel, solve global policy debates
- Sale of 3 Northern Nevada casinos recommended for approval
- MGM China gets official OK for 2nd Macau casino
- Split Clark County School Board taps Edwards as president
- Biden pledges urgent Obama action on gun control
- Colorado theater shooting 'mini-trial' ends
- Google exec calls for more Internet access in North Korea
- Jack Lew expected to be next Treasury Secretary
- Record number of taxis loaded at Las Vegas airport
- High-speed ferry strikes NYC dock; dozens injured
- Why Hagel was chosen
- The ethics of shame
- GOP puts politics ahead of our needs
- Moser set to return for Rebels' conference opener at New Mexico
- Nixon at 100: 'He knew how to get things done'
- Coroner's office gets another crack at reality TV
- The many what-if's of Richard Nixon
- Immigration's new rival on the political agenda: gun control
- Cash investors make foreclosure discounts, easy deals things of the past
- Jaywalkers create a road hazard
- Staying healthy, the high-tech way
- Review: Aereo makes it tempting to cut cable TV
- Smart TVs get smarter, by just a little bit
Tuesday, Jan. 8
- Two killed in shooting at apartment complex
- $1 million donations wanted for Obama inauguration
- Lawyer: Man convicted of killing his daughter was mentally ill
- Don’t be a clown, bro. Vote #MLB13Harper
- Union advises officers not to testify in new police fatality review hearings
- Just how radioactive is that nuke fuel the feds want to bury in Nevada? Sandoval wants to know
- Maritz buys Las Vegas-based digital marketing firm
- Snooki nails the fragrance in Las Vegas appearance
- Commissioners OK plan to consider change of UMC governance
- Sandoval to permit wild horse auction despite activist concerns
- LVCVA ad campaign to drive visitors to trip-booking website
- As expected, Vegas favors Alabama to win another national championship next year
- This good thing was made to last: Brody Dolyniuk, Maddux Foundation, dozens of artists unleash Newtown benefit
- Report: Federal spending on immigration enforcement $18 billion in 2012
- Metro identifies officer involved in weekend shooting
- Panasonic expands reach, but still makes pretty cool TVs
- Joe Downtown: Bar contemplated for The Ogden
- Joe Downtown: Prospective tenants juiced about business prospects in former hotel
- Chavez Jr. can't attend commission meeting because of expired visa; hearing over positive marijuana test delayed
- Fire & Rescue study discussion on tap for Las Vegas council
- State approves $6 million contract to publicize health insurance exchange
- Two arrested in death of man after altercation at liquor store
- Las Vegas home prices end 2012 up 24 percent
- Hillary Clinton to testify Jan. 22 on Libya assault
- Donny & Marie set at Flamingo through 2013 -- and likely longer
- New courtrooms to open where 30 million legal documents were stored
- Wynn forms subsidiary to develop hotels outside of Las Vegas
- MGM Resorts offering free Wi-Fi at Las Vegas casinos
- After nine-month suspension for high testerone levels, fighter Alistair Overeem licensed in Nevada
- Electric Companies Surprising Winners In New Tax Package
- Respect, politeness mark Youth Forum
- Underappreciated Boehner prevented disaster
- Weigh feasibility in gun debate
- Austerity wrought pain, no gain
- Playing politics with hurricane aid
- CCSD marks opening of new Variety School campus for special-needs students
- Boulder City's Gene Segerblom, a former Nevada assemblywoman, dies at 94
- Fiscal whiff: Congress blows chance
- Cox unveils app that makes its content mobile
- On Nevada's lonely rural roads, a judge still rides the circuit blazed by forebears
- Back to year-round schools? District weighs options for crowded southwest valley campuses
- The new gadgets on display at the 2013 International CES
- Joe Downtown: Las Vegas manufacturer gets unexpected lift from Container Park
- The Constitution’s brilliant simplicity
- Phone app that tracks brainwaves earns top prize of developer contest
- Mountain Best: Counting down the league's 10 best nonconference victories
- CES unveils big TVs with 'ultra-high definition'
Monday, Jan. 7
- After third-quarter outburst from Findlay Prep, rivalry game with Gorman isn't as exciting as past years
- Rebels recruits enjoy varying levels of success in Findlay-Gorman matchup
- Man dies in attack after convenience store confrontation
- Big Elvis preps for 'GMA' as Las Vegas celebrates No. 78 for the King
- Nevada's top court mulls criminal charges against former UMC boss
- Metro identifies suspects in Sunday shooting
- UMC, county social services must adapt to health care law, commissioners told
- New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhones
- What do you have to say about Congress?
- Smartphone users can tap into new technology affixed to Caesars slots
- High School Basketball Picks: Entry 3
- Power restored for 3,500 NV Energy customers after outage
- Nevada grants Audi license to operate self-driving cars
- Reid called 'idiot' for Katrina vs. Sandy comparison
- What's the value of 'Vegas Family Values?' David Saxe is about to find out
- Reid says he misspoke with disaster comparison
- Metro conducting internal investigation into dog shooting
- NHL says 48-game regular season is 'most likely'
- Commission shelves coroner's inquests for new 'police fatality review process'
- Joe Downtown: Project brings 'Our Las Vegas' images to smartphones daily
- Chief judge named for North Las Vegas Justice Court
- Fahrenkopf stepping down as head of American Gaming Association
- Arrest report details estranged wife's suspected role in highway murder plot
- Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
- Rebels return to the national rankings at No. 24 in AP poll
- Trial scheduled in decades-old homicides
- Sisolak wins election as county commission chairman
- GOP scoffs at Obama's 'no-negotiation' vow on debt
- Pedestrian killed crossing Tropicana Avenue identified
- Coroner identifies man gunned down at North Las Vegas apartment complex
- Gamal Aziz jumps from MGM Hospitality to new post with Wynn
- Police: Man charged in Colorado theater shooting was relaxed, detached
- Obama to tap Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
- Bank of America in $10 billion-plus mortgage settlement
- Clinton returns to work after clot hospitalization
- Compromise isn't easy
- Hey, kids, don't forget your guns
- Police response time is key element
- Back-and-forth battles of the budget
- UNLV Leftovers: Nonconference finale featured fantastic offensive performances
- Properly suffering fools gladly
- Panelists warn lawmakers about the challenges of online gambling
- Techies, celebrities and a U.S. president gather for this year's Consumer Electronics Show
- Jack Nicholson, a murder and water rights
- School crosswalks in need of attention
- Mark your calendar for this year's top events, conventions
- The biggest stories of 2013
- Let your conscience be your guide in business, dentist says
- How’d we live without cellphones?
- The List: 2012 Largest Conventions
- The People: Jan. 7, 2013
- Lenovo to release giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC'
Sunday, Jan. 6
- Teams are up to the challenge: Developing an app in 24 hours
- ECHL landscape to change with end of NHL lockout
- Seahawks come back to beat Redskins 24-14; Griffin injures knee
- Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief
- Rudy walks onto -- or, in this case, into -- BCS title game
- Ravens beat Colts 24-9 in AFC wild card game, get Broncos next
- Drop the puck: NHL, players settle labor dispute
- Pedestrian outside crosswalk on Warm Springs Road is struck, killed
- Man shot dead in common area of NLV apartment complex
- Woman charged with arson after fire kills cats at her home
- Officer returns fire, injures robbery suspect who fled
- A pickpocket’s tale: The spectacular thefts of Apollo Robbins
- Assad calls on Syrians to defend the country
- Students work hard to find consensus on legal issues
- People, not ideals, got a deal done
- Looking ahead with fingers crossed
- Social Security works if left alone
- Legalized sports wagering elsewhere might not affect Nevada much
- In wake of so-called fiscal cliff, Reid looks to Obama to carry more of the political water
- Nevada Democrats still afraid of the 'T-word'
- County commission to pick new leader, discuss UMC oversight in meetings this week
- Should tax dollars be spent to draw maker of violent video games to Las Vegas?
- A chain of neglect
- A new year, but ...
- Games, guns aren't the real problem
Saturday, Jan. 5
Friday, Jan. 4
Thursday, Jan. 3
Wednesday, Jan. 2
- Offensive woes plague Wranglers in 2-0 loss
- Police searching for missing Las Vegas man
- Police identify slain woman found in alleyway
- Mother, daughter reverse course, pleading guilty in death of elderly coin collector
- Class of 2013 guard will make official visit to UNLV on Thursday
- Plane crash lands, bursts into flames in North Las Vegas
- Boehner hurls F-bombs at Reid during tense fiscal cliff debate
- Ray Lewis says he’ll retire after Ravens' season ends
- Teen hit by car in NLV dies; driver, passenger in custody
- Clinton leaves hospital after treatment for clot
- Starbucks to roll out $1 reusable cups
- Democrats, Republicans added thousands of voters in 2012
- ESPN shows male athlete kiss husband at Las Vegas event in apparent first
- Bowl Pick'em Against the Spread Entry 6
- Joe Downtown: Speakeasy revealed, sort of
- Review: Nintendo's TVii tops button-laden remotes
- A look at Wendy's new value menu
- Wendy's moves past '99 cents' with new value menu
- Suspect in Texas homicide kills himself in Las Vegas, police say
- Lawsuits seek to block Nevada water pipeline
- Bail revoked for woman charged in Bellagio attack and girl’s death
- Coroner identifies 3 people killed in Henderson car wrecks
- 11-year-old sledding accident victim identified
- 'Fiscal cliff' deal sends markets shooting higher
- NHP issues 12,000 tickets for phone use while driving
- New Jersey tries to horn in on Nevada's gambling turf
- Hidden side to Honey Boo Boo
- Addicts have only selves to blame
- Take care of yourselves, people
- How to read in the new year
- Students face adult issues at Youth Forum
- Don't wait till later; start living now
- Tired of the NHL lockout, Las Vegas got its own snowy New Year's hockey game
- Reid sets Congressional service record today
- Amodei casts Nevada's only vote against fiscal cliff deal
- Entitlements are in need of repair
Tuesday, Jan. 1
