Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for March 2013
Sunday, March 31
Saturday, March 30
Friday, March 29
- Goalie Joe Fallon forgets past, comes up big late in Wranglers win
- NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's games
- Gators win 62-50 to end FGCU's improbable tourney run
- Police investigating fatal shooting at southwest valley apartment
- Juror's dismissal enough to overturn Las Vegas murder conviction
- ‘Absinthe’ goes zombie, but this show is very much alive
- Here's the winning cartoon caption
- Cosmopolitan owner posts net loss but says it's on 'right trajectory'
- After fire, county orders owner to raze vacant Key Largo casino
- Lawmaker says marijuana dispensaries could be open in a year, if bill passes
- Fourth suspect arrested in case of highway murder plot
- Joe Downtown: Great Santa Run returning to downtown Las Vegas
- UFC notebook: Lyoto Machida contemplates next move, talks karate tournament in Vegas
- Nevada schools superintendent resigns, gives no reason
- Source says Rebels' Bennett heading to the NBA
- New rooms are just the beginning of the Gold Coast's renovations
- Retiring casino exec selling condo for $9.8 million
- Obama pitches public works spending to create jobs
- Wynn Resorts Chief Operating Officer Marc Schorr retiring
- Traffic down at Las Vegas airport for start of year
- Joe Downtown: More eats on the streets of downtown Las Vegas
- Two Rebels off to great starts on USA Elite Under-23 team in France
- Nevada bill raises nude dancing age limit to 21
- President of renewable energy organization resigning
- Analysis: North Korea threat may be more bark than bite
- California girl recovering after being hit by arrow
- White House: North Korea threats deepen its isolation
- Nevada unemployment falls to 9.6 percent, lowest since 2008
- Brooks arrested in California after police chase
- Social Security not meant to be a lender
- Using (and reforming) the system
- Where Obama should listen to Rand Paul: legal pot
- Blame both parties for dysfunction
- Brooks banished from Legislature: 'We did not feel safe'
- Reopened youth prison may house out-of-state inmates
- Rios, Alvarado promise boxing sequel will produce same action as classic first fight
- Rape and fighting the blame game
- Why UNLV's decision to drop partner in stadium project could be risky
- Vegas man wants to rub out his listing in Nevada's Black Book
- Sushi, steak and tapas: Six valley restaurants ranked among best in U.S.
- Nye County sheriff worries about department's ammunition supply
- Las Vegas Philharmonic recruits local high school students for upcoming concert
- Vegas-style baseball preview: Sports books' view of the National League
- Improvement in full-court pressure an important piece of Rebels' 2013-14 puzzle
- Want your own mini casino? For $300,000, the Bellagio can make it happen
- U.S. Senate isn't very democratic
Thursday, March 28
- Horsford touches on hot topics in Las Vegas town hall meeting
- Heller urges Nevada legislators to be less divisive than Congress
- ‘Showbiz Roast’ sets zingers for Zowie Bowie, but is it built to last?
- County, despite commissioner's entreaty, won't rush to name Brooks' replacement
- Weekend best bets: Extreme Thing, Adam Carolla and Easter petting zoo
- Libertarian think tank sues School District for access to teacher email addresses
- Union warns passengers about Southwest's outsourcing plans
- April court date set for corrections officer accused of having sex with prisoner
- UN authorizes intervention force for Congo
- Video: UNLV commit Dwayne Morgan on visit, 'I felt like I was at home'
- Caesars Entertainment positions itself to offer online poker in Illinois?
- Las Vegas Film Festival awards prize to fake movie used in tax credit scam
- Firefighters contain blaze at site of shuttered Key Largo Casino
- iHeartRadio Music Festival, a two-night crush of superstars, is returning to MGM Grand
- Grab your stuff and go: 'Zombie' homes abound in Nevada
- Utah governor agonizing over Nevada's water play
- Joe Downtown: Former YouTube executive to speak about 'community'
- Media agencies seek access to report used for assemblyman's expulsion
- iHeartRadio Music Festival returns to Vegas in September
- Joe Downtown: If you're drinking downtown, be sure you bought it there
- Congresswoman renews push for 'Weekends without Hunger'
- Dining guide: Easter 2013
- Standoff at Sunrise Apartments forces evacuation of some residents
- Cache of weapons found in Newtown gunman's home
- Stabbing at downtown hotel under investigation
- Assembly casts historic vote to expel troubled lawmaker Brooks
- No deal reached: Stadium developer's team heads to mediation
- After Creech arrests, protesters return to complete peace march
- New York Boxing champ Robert (The Ghost) Guerrero is busted for gun possession at JFK Airport
- Wynn resorts says chief operating officer Schorr to retire
- Markets steady as Cyprus banks reopen
- Will we tolerate tradition?
- The NRA is the tip of the iceberg
- Let each of the states decide gay marriage
- Our community, our schools, our say
- What a Buddhist monk endured to open a temple in Las Vegas
- Court taking a cowardly approach
- North Las Vegas mayoral candidates
- March means madness for problem gamblers, experts say
- Staring down the NRA
- North Las Vegas City Council Ward 3 candidates
- Las Vegas City Council Ward 4 candidates
- Las Vegas City Council Ward 2 candidates
- North Las Vegas City Council Ward 1 candidates
- Q&A: Kevin Orrock, Summerlin president, on upscale community's future growth
- Candidates for local office answer questions in advance of Tuesday's primary elections
- NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16
- Henderson mayoral candidates
- Q&A: Laura Espinosa, Mexico’s new deputy consul to Las Vegas
- Downtown Project pieces together its $93 million llama
- 14 questions with ... UNLV junior pitcher Buddy Borden
- Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 candidates
- Regent's idea for Las Vegas-based medical school has merit and drawbacks, observers say
- Smoke, slots and service: The complaints gamblers have about casinos
- On immigration, gun control, taxes, Heller's views are a-changin'
- Henderson City Council Ward 3 candidates
- Highway system is inadequate
- Signs of life: Is Las Vegas moving beyond the recession?
Wednesday, March 27
- Justice, Lil Wayne, Kid Rock and more announce Las Vegas shows
- Assembly delays vote on Brooks ouster
- A tribal lesson in quick showers, mixing cultures and 'Kenya Rogers'
- 'Perfect arrangement' falls apart; Majestic out as partner on UNLV Now project
- Legal arguments in Proposition 8 gay-marriage case could ripple in Nevada
- Bill aims to restrict teenage use of tanning beds in Nevada
- Innovative Yonaka is our latest Japanese hot spot
- House fire causes $150,000 in damage; no one hurt
- Bacchanal Buffet adds Neopolitan pizza, with help from a master
- Joe Downtown: Longtime Metro officer to lead Downtown Rangers
- Report: Immigration policy touches many sectors, draws varied lobbying interests
- Nightlife producer Genevieve Cleary brings Broadway instincts to Vegas' hottest clubs
- Republicans call for more transparency before Brooks vote
- Upgrade your shake game with eight creamy creations
- Head found in '89 ID'd, linked to serial killer
- Boulder City Hospital getting $16 million expansion, renovation
- Colorado theater shooting suspect offers guilty plea to avoid death penalty
- New book shares insights from Steve Jobs' first boss
- Steve Wynn reveals first rendering of Everett gambling resort to be called Wynn Everett
- Joe Downtown: Is Downtown too insular for its own good?
- Las Vegas sports book facts on the Miami Heat's historic winning streak
- NV Energy faces $43,000 fine in lineman’s death
- New book, movie and museum plans prove Liberace is back
- Bill raising speed limit to 85 mph passes Senate committee
- Wynn unveils Everett resort casino plans
- Steve Wynn pocketed $17 million last year
- Five-star forward in the class of 2014 commits to UNLV
- Man accused of shooting across highway to kill deer spotted in Wal-Mart parking lot
- Judge approves American-US Airways merger
- Records provide new look at Giffords shooting
- Coroner ID’s man killed in wrong-way crash on U.S. 95
- Fire causes $50,000 damage to mobile home
- North Korea says it has cut last military hotline
- Joe Downtown: Irish musician, fourth-grade artist team up for fundraiser
- A boost for gay marriage: Justices question U.S. law
- McCain, other U.S. senators to tour Mexico border
- Reforming immigration is vital for national security, economic growth
- Gun control won't break killing chain
- Retired Americans have paid their dues
- Fine speech by Obama, but successful?
- Unfinished Henderson condo project Vantage Lofts up for sale again
- Rebels could have lineup options for different styles of play next season
- For cash-strapped CSN baseball, Bryce Harper's donation a game-changer
- Contractors to begin dismantling portions of the Harmon this week
- Urijah Faber served as a mentor to Scott Jorgensen before he was an opponent
- Same-sex marriage: Where Nevada politicians stand
- Las Vegas may need to dodge Florida Gulf Coast to continue NCAA Tournament tear
- Joe Downtown: Iowa students leave Las Vegas to work on task of making 'an impact, an impression' on downtown
- Legal bribery leads to economic ruin
- Probe of fatal mortar shell blast resurrects memories of weapon's shadowy past
- How to curb taxi long-hauling? A flat rate to Strip might do trick
Tuesday, March 26
Monday, March 25
- Betting on presidential elections? Nevada state senator says its time has come
- Immigration document forgers to serve prison time before being deported
- Railroad construction to close part of Sunset Road
- Mountain work to close part of highway near Mount Charleston
- Court rejects appeal of man who claims God told him to kill his daughter
- Lawmakers say governor’s program for English-language learners inadequate
- Owner forced to give up convenience stores over contraband cigarettes
- As casinos struggle, tribes seek more federal aid
- Should airline tickets be based on a passenger’s weight?
- Prince Harry to visit U.S., skipping Las Vegas this time
- Woman pleads guilty in case that cost developer $5.4 million
- At up to $5,000 a spin, Venetian high-limit slots salon comes with butler
- Opponents of campus carry bill say guns would make schools less safe
- Stripper had consumed alcohol, Xanax before fatal accident, police say
- Palms opens lounge featuring board games, sweeping views
- Metro's request for $27 million in additional city, county support raises eyebrows
- Flights delayed amid Reno airport security breach
- New affirmative action case at Supreme Court
- Coroner ID’s Las Vegas men killed in weekend traffic crashes
- Legion accepts CBS apology over 'Amazing Race'
- Amputee veteran helps train troops for war
- Man, 22, dies while swinging from Utah rock arch
- Motorcyclist killed in collision with car
- Girl, 9, walks to get help after crash kills dad
- Winning ticket for $338 million Powerball sold in N.J.
- Kerry in Afghanistan to prod Karzai on future ties
- Fatal crash leads to 5-car pileup on U.S. 95
- Prince Harry to visit U.S., skipping Las Vegas this time
- Legislators are uniting to make Nevada better
- Courts are a good path to justice for terrorists
- A feminist view from the penthouse
- Common sense on high-speed rail
- Caring for Afghan girl with burns, emotional scars is a labor of love for California sisters
- Las Vegas becoming a go-to destination for LGBT events, tourists
- Dr. Ben Carson, a new right-wing hero
- Las Vegas wedding businesses: We'd love to see gay marriage legalized
- Benefactor, schoolchildren both benefit from 'paying it forward'
- Take 5: Looking at the issues UNLV will face in 2013-14
- Consider effects of hour reductions
- Hard work can make a business sparkle
- The List: Southern Nevada's Largest Employers
- Wi-Fi test drive will have to wait
- Their businesses are small, but their achievements are grand
Sunday, March 24
Saturday, March 23
Friday, March 22
Thursday, March 21
Wednesday, March 20
- Tax legislation could raise Clark County gas prices
- Military identifies 7 Marines killed in Nevada training exercise
- Loading or unloading an RV? Now you'll have longer to do so while parked on Las Vegas streets
- Walter Taieb’s 'Portraits Through Books' explores the bookshelves in Las Vegas
- Nearly 100 union backers arrested in protest of Cosmopolitan
- NBC readies its Leno-Fallon succession plan
- Camo, neon aren't college basketball fan favorites
- You be the judge: Who should win the cartoon contest?
- CSN to begin offering classes, training at Las Vegas City Hall
- 'Sovereign citizen' gets 8 years in money laundering case
- Assembly has constitutional authority to expel Brooks, lawyer insists
- 'Critical Crap(s)': Is this about art or ego?
- Taking the grumbling about the percent for arts in a new direction
- Mom arrested after girl, 4, found with various injuries
- Have a nihilist's spa day at Brett Wesley—or not, who cares anyway?
- A third observation wheel proposed for the Strip? Really?
- Military IDs young Marines killed in training
- Joe Downtown: Is Romotive's departure a sign of the future?
- Lawmakers skeptical of spending $692,000 for new prison death chamber
- The slow, agonizing death of the old Sahara
- Amazon CEO recovers Apollo rocket engines from Atlantic
- Man gunned down outside business on Boulder Highway
- Tourney Treats: Mountain West officially back in the ESPN family
- Naked City’s Chris Palmeri shows you the way to great wings
- Comfort food for days at Citizens Kitchen & Bar
- Joe Downtown: Wedding bells to ring for first time at downtown Denny's
- Revisiting the surprisingly innovative Alize
- Tourney Treats: Stories and trends to watch for in the Syracuse-Montana game
- Winter is coming: MGM teams with HBO to hype 'Game of Thrones'
- NCAA Tournament by the odds: How sports books see the East Region
- Traffic snarled after truck dumps gravel on Las Vegas freeway
- Congressman’s late mom became hit in campaign commercials
- Joe Downtown: Fremont District, city ready to welcome off-road race enthusiasts
- Residents of Army depot town mourn Marines killed in explosion
- Lucky local wins $50,000 playing bingo
- Nevada town mourns Marines who died in explosion
- Exclusive first baby photos: Meet Holly Madison's daughter, Rainbow
- Colorado Corrections Department chief shot, killed at home
- Tourney Treats: NCAA champ stays behind as Rebels prepare for tournament
- Three bidders for Toronto casino scrutinized over dealings in Macau
- Sheriff: Report of shooter at Minnesota school a hoax
- Obama vows unwavering support for Israel
- 2 children hit by car after parent drops them off in no-parking zone
- Faulty AC/heater unit sparks apartment fire
- Pedestrian, 53, doesn't heed 'do not cross' signal, suffers critical injuries when hit by car
- Pentagon bans 60 mm mortar round after deaths in Nevada
- A wise pope, more than an infallible one, is what the Catholic Church needs
- CCSD stuck in outdated system
- Raise your glass to Harry Stamps
- Marches of folly, from Iraq to the deficit
- NCAA Tournament by the odds: How sports books see the West Region
- Tourney Treats: Special prop bets available for UNLV-Cal game
- Getting Kreskin to solve the stalemate? Amazing
- Roberson hoodwinks Democrats in gambit to put construction defects bill in friendly venue
- Town of Hawthorne has long taken military's ammunition repository under its protective wing
- Tourney Treats: Upsets in the 12 vs. 5 games a March Madness tradition
- Pay check: How does proposed $78,000 salary for county commissioners stack up?
- Fee frenzy: The South Point is the latest hotel to start charging resort fees
- Joe Downtown: Rangers stand ready to provide assistance
- Our republic is being threatened
- 8th Marine dies after Nevada mortar explosion
Tuesday, March 19
- If parents had their way: What they want in the next schools superintendent
- Boulder City man arrested in attempted abduction of girl, 6
- ‘One Night for One Drop’: Team behind charity show draws on shared experience
- Events guide: March Madness viewing parties 2013
- Retired Henderson firefighter gets prison time for dodging taxes
- UFC's Dana White shares his passion for Las Vegas, humbled to be selected for Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame
- Firefighter recruits won't graduate amid suspected cheating
- Commissioners put themselves in line for $6,000 bump in salary
- Family says government overreacted to boy's gun photo
- Lawyer: Urinating on bodies was not desecration
- It's a good week to find and fix a faucet with a leak
- County residents' sewer bills to drop starting in July
- Suspect in custody after overnight stabbing, death
- Teachers Health Trust seeking arbitration to force increase in health premiums
- Station Casinos ends year in black, despite $7.9 million 4th-quarter loss
- Las Vegas lawmaker says proposed stripper tax could raise millions
- Plaza debuts sports book, just in time for March Madness
- NCAA Tournament by the odds: How sports books see the Midwest Region
- Not only is Gorman football back in the Sollenberger Classic, they will host this year's two-game event
- It's unanimous: County commissioners vote to abolish Constable's Office
- Plotter of foiled Florida college attack kept to self
- Metro to conduct DUI checkpoint near UNLV campus
- Tourney Treats: Fans invited to Rebels send-off this evening
- Sen. Harry Reid nixes proposed ban on assault weapons
- Nevada politicians react to deadly Marine training accident
- Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks' rental vehicle stolen in Sparks
- Public works projects, downtown development on tap for Las Vegas council discussion
- U.S. housing starts rise, permits at 4 ½-year high
- American gets back art taken by Nazis during WWII
- 1 killed, 1 critically injured in separate motorcycle wrecks
- 7 Marines killed in mortar explosion at Nevada military depot
- Treat officials like the rest of us
- A failure in the gun debate
- Don’t waste money on school search
- ‘Gideon’s’ promise remains elusive
- Be aware of taxis overcharging
- The shifting of America's political tectonic plates
- For the Mountain West, just getting into the tournament not good enough
- Who's in charge of education in Nevada?
- Rebels' newcomers eager to live their dreams in NCAA Tournament
- NCAA Tournament by the odds: How sports books see the South Region
- Why lobbyists are confused by what one Nevada lawmaker is up to
- Constable's missteps, county commission's aggravation come to a head
- Hardball: Battle looms for Clark County lawmakers seeking school funding
- Kite buggy enthusiast waiting on wind for world record, redemption
- Regents back chancellor's order to present united front on funding formula
- Rethink search for superintendent
- Retired Nevada judge appears to be recovering from car accident
- Henderson house fire blamed on discarded cigarette
Monday, March 18
- An arrival in Nairobi, and how a lion taking down a zebra weighs into a safari experience
- California man arrested in child-sex sting in Henderson
- Court deals setback to Desai in murder case
- Senate measure would begin to clear way for legalizing gay marriage in Nevada
- Democrat introduces bill to legalize, tax marijuana in Nevada
- Legislation introduced to allow taxing district for UNLV stadium project
- America starts filling out March Madness brackets
- Monitoring your kids on Facebook? That's so 2009
- Bill would allow immigrants without legal residency to get insurance, drive legally
- Culinary threatens to block Strip traffic over Cosmopolitan contract dispute
- Venezuelan opposition leader wants to halt Cuba oil shipments
- Rain dampens wildfire near Great Smoky Mountains
- Court rejects constable's request; county commission hearing to abolish office can go forward
- U.S. builder confidence falls on weak supply, labor
- Downtown Las Vegas revival
- Bill in Legislature would penalize some Medicaid recipients with fees
- Lawyer: Broncos safety denies Las Vegas casino charge
- Search continues for suspect in March 5 stabbing in park
- Man tries to abduct girl, 6, from Henderson park
- Bill's Gamblin' Hall to reopen as Gansevoort Las Vegas
- How a Chinese company laundered millions using Las Vegas slot machines
- VIDEO: Where does Nevada rank among tax-friendly states for retirees?
- Bill proposes abolishing Vegas constable's office
- New Jersey fines Caesars Entertainment $225,000 in Las Vegas case
- Lindsay Lohan headed to rehab after plea deal
- Tourney Treats: UNLV-Cal rematch was 'best we could do,' committee chair says
- Obama nominates Justice official to top Labor slot
- Former longtime Assemblyman John Marvel dies
- Ex-Oklahoma QB killed in plane crash in Indiana
- Stratosphere parent company reports quarterly loss of $8.3 million
- Vatican releases pope's Mass details, motto
- Explosives safely removed from dorm at University of Central Florida
- Bill's Gamblin' Hall to become Gansevoort Las Vegas
- NRA doesn't speak for all gun owners
- Military should deal with sexual assault problem
- Teachers put in unfair situations
- Making four straight tournaments is nice for UNLV duo, but there is more to achieve
- Cal’s Crabbe on UNLV matchup: ‘It’s like a home game for us’
- High-speed rail project beset by political mine fields
- Iraq War's anniversary and shades of deja vu
- Louisville seizes status as NCAA Tournament favorite in Las Vegas
- Constable’s Office needs new leader
- Bank of Nevada boss optimistic for future of region
- Appreciating Nellis, Dorinson
- Union cuts off flight attendants’ nose
- Small business lending is trending upward in Southern Nevada, helping companies expand
- Single in Las Vegas? They've met your match
- Report: More than 10,000 could die in Pacific Northwest quake, tsunami
Sunday, March 17
Saturday, March 16
Friday, March 15
Thursday, March 14
- Road into Henderson's Tuscany Village community faces rerouting
- In search for schools chief, district to use same firm that brought in Dwight Jones
- Nevada Democrats razz Heller about office space
- Former Eldorado star Steven Jackson agrees to 3-year deal with Falcons
- Losing-hand progressive poker jackpot hits, paying out $600,000
- Lady Rebels bounced from league tournament by New Mexico
- Weekend best bets: Basketball conference championships, St. Patrick's Day events and Alicia Keys
- Were Obama's visits to Hill worth it without a breakthrough? Reid weighs in
- TSA stands by plan to allow small knives on planes
- Suspect, accused of stabbing boyfriend's mom, says she acted in self-defense
- Commissioner: Energy programs are tapping out NV Energy customers
- CCSD board to decide whether to DIY or hire consultant in superintendent search
- Reid wants to revisit two-year budget cycle for Congress
- Official says patient improperly discharged from mental hospital, bused to California
- Is spring really here? Mojave Max says yes
- County commissioners to consider raising their $72,488 annual salaries
- Let the bingo games begin at Green Valley Ranch’s shuttered Ovation
- UFC notebook: Nick Diaz goes off again; Johny Hendricks gets title shot with win
- Nevada lawmaker to introduce bill legalizing marijuana
- Broncos safety faces charges he cheated at Las Vegas craps table
- Rebels preparing for 'electric' semifinals Friday night at the Mack
- Nevada woman dies after car rolls into lake in Yuma
- Bobcat roaming neighborhoods prompts lockdown of schools
- Crime victims' families press for law on DNA collection in felony arrests
- Obama, GOP have 'great conversation' on Capitol Hill
- Suit alleges child ate used condom found at McDonald's
- Nevada gun laws not strictly enforced, analysis finds
- Suspect in Strip shooting, crash fights extradition to Nevada
- Joe Downtown: For de facto business center of downtown, nothing beats The Beat
- CCSD board taps longtime district administrator as interim superintendent
- What Vegas Can Learn From Wall Street
- MGM: 95-Year-Old Billionaire Casino Magnate Kerkorian May Increase Stake
- Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr dies at 56
- Billionaire Philip Anschutz says AEG no longer for sale
- Henderson settles lawsuit against would-be sports arena developer, but litigation continues
- Sands CEO Adelson set to testify in Macau case
- U.S. stocks rise in midday trading; S&P nears record
- Legislature hires special counsel, private investigator for Brooks probe
- Cops kill suspect in deadly New York shooting rampage
- Latin America sees change under region's 1st pope
- Papal election stirs Argentina's 'dirty war' past
- Pope Francis' humility: Stops by hotel to pay bill
- Woman hospitalized after being hit by car in Las Vegas
- Philippines set to open $1 billion casino-resort
- Freedom to make stupid decisions
- Social Security, Medicare need help
- Mr. Obama goes to Washington
- Choose safety over special interests
- Further delays possible, but experts say extradition nearly inevitable for suspect in Las Vegas Strip shooting
- Why do people praise tyrants?
- UFC 158 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- Goodbye, Sahara; Hello, SLS Las Vegas
- The economy's better if you're rich
- The new pope is first Francis, saint of peace, poverty
Wednesday, March 13
- San Diego State holds off surging Boise State to advance
- In search of mysterious Downtown sign artist King Richard
- Nevada's top justices want a more secure work environment
- New Mexico feeds off energy of its fans to defeat Wyoming
- Nevada foreclosure rate still more than double the U.S. average
- Clark County teachers rally in campaign for smaller class sizes
- Obama's sitdown with House GOP 'respectful,' but sides remain divided
- Hit and run leaves bicyclist in critical condition
- Clutch shooting down stretch lifts Rams, who'll next face UNLV
- Events guide: St. Patrick's Day 2013
- 'KWTD': 'Book of Mormon' is 'the next chapter' for Smith Center entering Year 2
- Las Vegas couple join call for immigration reform in D.C.
- At Free Energy's Beauty Bar show, hipsters didn't really have—well, energy
- Laugh Factory’s Jamie Masada knows when to give, laugh ... and send a monkey into space
- Rebels wallop injured Falcons to advance to MWC semifinals
- Joe Downtown: Stephen Siegel sees diamonds in the rough
- School superintendents call for long-term funding strategy, more money
- GSA ordered to give job back to executive fired after Las Vegas conference scandal
- Wynn Resorts executive Timothy Poster resigns
- Wind farm near Searchlight gets OK, could power 70,000 homes
- Welcome to the best barbecue in Las Vegas
- SlotZilla: The Berlin Wall of Fremont Street?
- Blog: San Diego State holds off furious Boise State rally to advance
- Instant Analysis: Could the Rebels have their swagger back after 16-point league tournament win against Air Force?
- GOP draws stark budget contrasts with Obama
- Nevada lawmaker says ‘speed kills’ a myth, wants higher limits on interstates
- Man arrested after fatal vacuum cleaner beating
- New pope known as humble man, worked in slums of Buenos Aires
- Yellowtail’s Michael Chen brings a fishy favorite to your table
- Mimmo Ferraro talks family and food
- The verdict: UNLV moves up in magazine’s law school rankings
- Tony Bennett, Cheap Trick and Pat Benatar, Alabama Shakes and more announce Vegas shows
- Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis, first from the Americas
- Blog: Bennett scores 23 as Rebels advance past injured Air Force
- Egypt: Morsi's government appeals vote suspension
- 53-year-old musher becomes oldest Iditarod champ
- Obama talks of resuming White House tours for kids
- Florida lieutenant governor quits; tied to firm under investigation
- PokerStars and Caesars: What is the Score? The Spark that Put the WSOP into Play -- For a Minute!
- Louisiana pipeline blaze could burn well into Thursday
- Stocks little changed despite strong retail sales
- Cardinals divided over who should be pope
- Paul Ryan in fantasy land
- Congress can't do it; let someone else
- What hath Rand Paul wrought?
- Teachers have never had it easy
- A strict adherence to ritual and secrecy in election of pope
- Cameras belong in the Supreme Court
- Conservative opposition to mining tax proposal not unanimous
- UNLV's big men will try to beef up production as Rebels begin tournament play
- Lawmakers spin through revolving door to lobbying
- It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con!
- Western High baseball team gets it right with tribute to fallen player
- How much does it cost to run a congressional office?
- Don't hide the cost of green power
- Senate Democrats wary of Obama's hopes for 'grand bargain'
Tuesday, March 12
- NLV police on trail of sex assault suspect
- Woman in critical condition after stabbing
- Water research center at UNLV gets OK
- Heller apologizing for aide over office space 'joke'
- Giant flowers and butterflies mark return of spring at Bellagio
- Odds and picks for the remaining college basketball conference tournaments
- Clint Holmes to capture Cab Jazz live on CD; a Scinta plans a comeback; Luciano Pellegrini preps for Valentino closing
- Heller still vetting but won't block next Nevada judicial nominee
- Settlement bars developer Milam from doing business in Henderson
- Chef Rick Moonen and the science of eating
- Las Vegas tourism chief gets surprise tribute marking 40 years
- Gas prices expected to drop after February spike
- Want to be a rock star? Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck will teach you how at new Las Vegas workshop
- With budget deadline looming, Reid accuses Coburn of throwing monkey wrench
- CNE sends cease and desist letter to MGM over casino advertisements
- Carlos Santana and Herbie Hancock pairing enlivens star-laden 'Power of Love' event
- White smoke or black? Get a text, email as soon as new pope is elected
- Boston's O'Malley, the 'cappuccino priest,' a hit in Rome
- Survivors of Ohio crash say teen was driving crazy
- Nevada refuses to settle $30 million lawsuit brought by bank
- Fire guts house in downtown Las Vegas
- Black smoke from chapel chimney: No pope yet
- 'American Idol' finds the sign, and Wayne Newton, as microphone tour hits Las Vegas
- So long, Camels: Sahara sign dismantled on the Strip
- Tourism board undecided about funding proposed UNLV stadium
- Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills five Americans
- GOP budget takes aim again at Obamacare, Medicaid
- Cardinals celebrate Mass before entering enclave
- No to Keystone; yes to crazy
- Sequester solution is pretty simple
- Beers would have blocked great art
- Following Rove's muddy path
- Rand Paul’s stunt missed the point
- Websites blur line between fantasy sports and gambling
- Obama to woo lawmakers over budget, deficit reduction
- Early voting for municipal election primaries begins this week
- Audit state mental health practices
- Shrink to mobsters and stars: Barber has been cutting hair — and hearing secrets — for 38 years
- In North Las Vegas, a crown jewel finds itself in need of a white knight
- A detailed timeline of the feud between Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz
- Shabazz Muhammad, other former local standouts will return for Pac-12 tournament
- With rejuvenated coach leading the way, UNLV baseball cracks top 25 for first time since 2003
Monday, March 11
- Person flown to UMC after rollover crash near Jean
- Driver in crash that killed boy, 15, had drunk beer, smoked pot, police say
- Las Vegas physician assistant among those disciplined by medical board
- Disney's 'Oz' granted $79.1M debut at box office
- Bennett gets first team; other Rebels honored by the Mountain West
- Batman's mythology getting new boost from DC
- UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad named Pac-12 freshman of the year
- Expect to see more police at valley's busiest intersections
- Bill would give state oversight of water authority
- Judge strikes down NYC sugary-drinks size rule
- Transportation Board questions $2.8 million for consultants on highway project
- Embattled Brooks no longer employed by city of Las Vegas
- Cardinals count down to conclave with final talks
- Rebels open as 3-to-2 favorite to win MWC tourney
- What you 'like' on Facebook can be revealing
- Holly's 'Rainbow' wins out over a list of colorful suggestions
- City of Henderson in talks to settle lawsuit over proposed arena land deal
- Senate confirms candidate for federal judgeship in Nevada
- MGM Resorts, partner Cadillac Fairview release Toronto proposal details
- Senator Squatter? Dean Heller won't give up office space
- Sushi in a push-up tube? It’s coming to Las Vegas
- Small casino agrees to $3,500 fine over hiring errors
- Joe Downtown: Reno PR firm opening satellite office downtown
- Earthquake shakes wide area of Southern California
- Coroner ID’s two people killed in weekend car wrecks
- Oscar Pistorius 'not suicidal' says his family
- South Korea, U.S. begin drills as North Korea threatens war
- CEO: Efforts to curb Las Vegas high-speed rail project based on 'faulty data'
- Zappos CEO reportedly buys 100 Tesla cars for Zipcar-like rental service in Las Vegas
- Man wounded in drive-by shooting
- Las Vegas race may have featured last military flyover in American sports
- MGM chief says New York loses by not opening NYC to Las Vegas resort casinos
- Jones steered district on a path to progress
- Is the partisan ice breaking?
- The good, racist people
- Social Security not part of the problem
- Sequester debate hides the cold facts
- Pimp subculture filled with money, manipulation, violence
- Need retail therapy? The 5 biggest shopping venues on the Strip
- Despite conference tournaments, NCAA no closer to bringing postseason to Vegas
- Government will work if GOP lets it
- Kids’ education affects us all
- At Nobu, hospitality is not just a job; it’s personal
- The List: Private Schools
- Local mom-and-pop companies struggle to compete with national chains
- Taking a closer look at Singapore
- UNLV Extras: Writer reveals his All-Mountain West selections
Sunday, March 10
Saturday, March 9
- George Washington's dentures? Discovery Children's Museum lets kids sink their teeth into learning
- Rebels to face Air Force on Wednesday in Mountain West tournament
- Rebels saw warning signs and still couldn't prevent loss to Fresno State
- Officers involved in struggle with inmate who later died identified
- Man who police say admitted slashing tires faces felony counts
- A fast-spinning combination opens 'Rock Vault' at LVH
- Instant Analysis: UNLV's loss to 11-win Fresno State unexpected, unacceptable
- Las Vegas becomes 'Sam's Town' with Hornish's Nationwide win
- Metro Police arrest 12 suspected drug dealers at 5 locations
- Boy, 2, falls from second-story window, lands on concrete
- Set clocks ahead tonight for daylight saving time
- Boyd Gaming extends sponsorship of Nationwide race
- Blog: Rebels' 5-game winning streak ends with surprising setback vs. Fresno State
- Rebels free 21 U.N. captives in southern Syria
- Yankees closer Rivera, 43, says he'll retire after this season
- Repent, Dick Cheney
- How to improve elections
- Movement afoot to reinvent downtown
- Nixon library obscures history again
- High-tech — and high-priced — fighter roars to Nellis for testing
- Picture-perfect days may be nearing an end for Nellis' popular Red Flag exercises
- In NASCAR, green no longer just means go
- During March Madness, UNLV bowling team would like a little respect, too
- Cats unfairly demonized
Friday, March 8
Thursday, March 7
- Resident leaps from second story of Lakes-area home to escape fire
- Company to begin replacing striking cab drivers next week with new hires
- Elevating the senses: Escalator at D Las Vegas features touch of Cirque
- Weekend best bets: NASCAR, Boyz II Men and Four Tops
- Massive plans for Krave: June 15 opening, Caesars partnership, Tony Hsieh investment ... and 'Boy Hunter'
- Bieber recovering after fainting at London concert
- Facebook brings a more personal touch to News Feed
- Fed-up Nick Diaz rips into Georges St. Pierre verbally before UFC 158
- Women plead guilty after years of bilking Medicaid
- NLV agrees to settle lawsuits over 2006 detention, 2007 firing
- Back to school: CCSD to hire 2,000 new teachers
- Clark County inmate dies after late-February struggle with jailers
- Legislature looks to ban bear hunting in Nevada
- Las Vegas lab that tests casino games plans to add 100 jobs over the next two years
- State senator's bill calls for background checks for private gun sales, mental health reporting
- Chavez body to be permanently displayed
- Senate clears Brennan as CIA chief
- 40 Under 40: Who are Southern Nevada's best and brightest professionals?
- Joe Downtown: Insight of the week
- Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act
- Father shot when he and wife stop to check on son's house
- Senate committee approves bill adding attacks on transgender individuals to hate crimes list
- Brooks drama bogs down bill drafting at Nevada Legislature
- Explosion rocks neighborhood, causes $45K in fire damage to home
- Assembly Republicans pursue money-saving measures
- Safety reminder accompanies start of daylight saving time
- ACDL says MGM no longer involved in Vietnam casino resort
- Get ready for rain in the valley, snow in the mountains
- Basketball team owner takes $1 million hit in Strip condo sale
- Metro officer rescues woman from blaze
- Romney’s look back: More deflection than reflection
- Congress is a bad business model
- Stop complaining, start teaching
- Basketball diplomacy, Pyongyang style
- The professors' big state
- Six ways gearheads can get their thrills in Las Vegas
- Unconventional approach to lift underwater homeowners piques interest in NLV
- The tragedy of Stanley Gibson's death began days before he was shot by police
- School officials, parents lament Dwight Jones' exit, fear a 'loss of momentum'
- Joe Downtown: Plan to cut Percent for the Arts program sparks debate
- $270K annual salary may not be enough to attract next superintendent, board president suggests
- Del Sol High graduate's success with UNLV football being rewarded
- Deportation is the best answer
- Complete odds for NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas: Dissecting the lines and props
- Standing ovation? Reflections on the Smith Center's first year
- Richard Petty Experience a crash course in thrill racing
Wednesday, March 6
- CCSD opts to rezone 9 elementary schools to combat overcrowding
- NASCAR Hauler Parade again brings excitement to the Strip, helps start another week of events
- UNLV announces two-year contract extension for baseball coach Tim Chambers
- Lawmaker seeks to clamp down on death row appeals in Nevada
- Nevada welfare division, citing high turnover, wants to add 470 new employees
- Construction under way for SlotZilla, part of new downtown zip line
- Yasmina Chavez explores the absurdly unnatural nature in 'They Used to Be Animals'
- Anderson Silva will headline UFC's Fourth of July weekend card again
- Well, hello death (and other artist stories) at CSN Gallery
- Bill would ban cheaters from Millennium Scholarship
- Rand Paul goes to great lengths on Senate floor in opposing CIA nominee
- Joe Downtown: Following up on recent columns
- Restaurants, retailers line up against bill to require nutritional information posting
- Dwight Jones reiterates: Family situation is sole reason for his sudden departure
- Two men to face trial in Las Vegas Strip elevator stabbing
- 'Casino Capital' introduces 'cover art' while speaking the language of Las Vegas
- Move Burning Man to Southern Nevada? One lawmaker wants to consider it
- Can we be reduced to the sum of our tweets?
- Plans for downtown luxury boutique hotel pushed back a year
- UNLV Extras: More indications the Rebels are peaking at the right time
- Arrest made in February slaying at cookout at Las Vegas apartment complex
- Top Nevada court takes up Steven Brooks case, seeks response from Legislature
- It'll be just my luck to live longer
- Casinos Not Sure Bet As Online Gambling Grows
- Authorities arrest ex-girlfriend of man killed in Strip shooting, crash
- 888 Holdings would team with Treasure Island to offer online poker
- Options to ease crowding in SW valley schools focus of special meeting tonight
- Former Las Vegas blackjack dealer pleads not guilty in girl's death
- Wynn Resorts seeks a chance at Toronto casino
- Schools shift from textbooks to tablets
- Coroner ID’s Henderson woman killed in reported murder-suicide
- Report: TV star Valerie Harper has brain cancer
- Report: Valerie Harper, TV's Rhoda, has brain cancer
- Family: Woman denied CPR wanted no intervention
- Snowstorm shutters most of nation's capital
- Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
- Car crash knocks out traffic lights at Eastern and Windmill
- Mooching off Medicaid
- Assault weapons ban aids criminals
- Occupy the SEC takes on big banks on their own turf
- Lost in translation: District's cost-cutting move targets non-English-speaking parents of special-needs students
- Cyberwar and politics are becoming a game of Risk
- Roberson's mining tax proposal opens rift among Republicans
- Nevada continues to shortchange English-language learner programs, advocate maintains
- Plan that aids underwater homeowners through eminent domain to get hearing in North Las Vegas
- Las Vegas tops list of 'Trashiest Spring Break Destinations 2013'
- Coronado, not seven-time state champ Bishop Gorman, takes preseason ranking by Baseball America
- State doesn’t need full-time legislators
Tuesday, March 5
- 2 critically injured in motorcycle, car collision
- Marshall leads UNLV to the finish line in resilient victory against Boise State
- Henderson Police: Man kills ex-wife, then himself
- Henderson announces another round of employee buyouts
- Instant Analysis: Rebels continue late-season charge by rallying past Boise State for hard-fought win
- Casino renovations embraced at the Quad
- Dwight Jones, reform-minded superintendent, to leave School District
- Henderson suspends officer over destroyed police vehicle
- California fugitive nabbed near elementary schools
- Are mediation talks scheduled in cab strike? Sides can't agree
- Blog: Rebels make it five in a row with hard-fought victory against Boise State
- Commissioners table decision on newsracks crowding the Strip
- Ex-postal worker gets two years in theft of credit card info
- Rattlecan, First Food & Bar shuttered on Strip
- 'KWTD': Human Nature expounds on its classic sound, new showroom ... and gondolas
- Body recovered from below Grand Canyon's south rim
- U.S. home prices rose by most in nearly 7 years
- Proposed merger of county offices put on hold
- Reid: Jeb Bush has ‘made a fool of himself’ on immigration
- Dow hits record, erasing Great Recession losses
- Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58
- Cab driver's son files lawsuit over father's death in Strip shooting, crash
- Where and when NASCAR drivers will appear around town
- Teachers union urges lawmakers to pass margins tax
- Iconic Las Vegas sign to give green nod to St. Patrick's Day
- Bonefish Grill returning to Las Vegas Valley
- First Food & Bar, Rattlecan closed at Venetian
- IGT shareholders elect one nominee from dissidents’ slate
- Deputies stumped by 13 dogs shot, dumped at Fallon
- Randall Cunningham hopes eighth time is a charm for College Football Hall of Fame
- Taiwan gang enforcer gets life in prison in Las Vegas slaying
- Suspect in deadly NYC crash ready to surrender
- US, China propose tough sanctions against North Korea
- Vatican still waiting for 5 cardinals for conclave
- Venezuela to expel U.S. Embassy official
- Harry Reid wants pardon for first black heavyweight boxing champ
- Steven Brooks asks Nevada Supreme Court to give him a seat at Legislature
- Illinois governor says no to expanded casino gaming
- HSBC sells U.S. consumer, homeowner loans for $3.2 billion
- Oil above $90 as stock markets surge
- Dow surges to record ... and keeps going
- The Battle For Online Poker Between PokerStars And Caesars Entertainment Goes To New Jersey
- Las Vegas conducting nationwide search for new fire chief
- Winter clings on with Upper Midwest snowstorm
- Justin Bieber sorry for late London appearance
- Martha Stewart testifies in trial over her brand
- Senate Republicans propose mining tax as an alternative to margins tax ballot initiative
- Fire does $100,000 damage to Carl’s Jr. restaurant
- State employees come up short in saving government money
- Do-nothing Congress does something
- High court ponders: Is racism over?
- Lawmakers wrong on economic fixes
- Symphony Park boutique hotel developers to update council on plans
- UNLV quarterback Nick Sherry more confident with year of experience
- Abandoned construction projects still dot the Las Vegas Valley
- Boise State comes to UNLV looking for one more statement victory
- The scary hidden stressor
- UFC 158: A glance at the Georges St. Pierre-headlined card on deck
- New Genting megaresort expected to be big boost for the Strip
- Casino developer dabbles in energy production, biotechnology and palm oil crops
- The problem with background checks
Monday, March 4
Sunday, March 3
Saturday, March 2
Friday, March 1
- Wranglers a step closer to postseason seeding after win over San Francisco
- Developer denies 'deal' was reached with stadium promoter Milam
- Pathologist says beating victim, 7, had 53 areas of bodily injuries
- Higher ed officials eager to bulk up online learning opportunities statewide
- Vic Vegas opens restaurant in Anthem
- Judge rules sales tax applies to comped meals for gamblers at Caesars casinos
- Three SW valley elementary schools to switch to year-round classes
- Teen pedestrian hit by car in northwest valley
- Japan serves as Hector Lombard's proving grounds at UFC on Fuel TV 8
- Nevada chief justice pushes for appeals court
- Lawmakers told teachers frustrated with oversize classes
- Workers picket outside Cosmopolitan over lack of contract
- Pit bull bites 2 people as man tries to break up dog fight
- From Las Vegas mental health facility, man sent by bus to Sacramento
- As trend wanes, Las Vegas casinos fold poker rooms
- Philanthropic leaders discuss how to help Nevada charities
- Obama says sequester not an apocalypse, ‘just dumb’
- Tiesto to bring his talents to Hakkasan Las Vegas for 'Club Life' residency
- ‘Girls Gone Wild’ files for bankruptcy protection, cites disputed debt to Wynn casino
- Bonnie Franklin, 'One Day at a Time' star, dies at 69
- Judge deals setback to New Jersey's sports gambling effort
- From a mental hospital in Las Vegas, he's dispatched by bus to Sacramento
- MGM Resorts announces plan for 20,000-seat arena
- From over the hills and far away, Brody Dolyniuk is back with a flourish with Led Zeppelin USA
- Two residents displaced by fire at apartment complex
- Vatican takes first steps running pope-less church
- Man recounts trying to rescue brother in sinkhole
- Social Security cap may not help much
- GOP must embrace immigration reform
- Is Mexico the comeback kid?
- House cats: The invasive species
- Protecting people as well as property
- Metro Police report sheds light on details of fatal Strip shooting
- Overcrowding could force 11 elementary schools into year-round schedules
- Answers emerge as to why cop shot, killed unarmed veteran
- Station Casinos eliminates many of its highest-paying video poker machines
- Las Vegas sports books benefiting from volatile college basketball season
- 10 interesting facts about eating placenta
- Rebels preparing to win eighth straight game against UNR with or without Bennett
- Rebels in good tournament seeding position with chances left to improve
- UNLV researchers author first-ever scholarly report on experiences of placenta-eating moms
- How to cook and prepare your placenta
- Mothers turning to placenta pills to overcome postpartum depression