Las Vegas Sun
Story archive for October 2013
Thursday, Oct. 31
- Ruling halts abortions at third of Texas' clinics
- Teen killed, toddler hurt in North Las Vegas wreck
- Court blocks ruling on N.Y. police stop-frisk policy
- Wal-Mart kicks off holiday shopping season online
- Father charged in drowning of 2-year-old daughter
- Trick-or-treater, 6, critically injured by hit-and-run driver
- Video shows encounter before Metro officer shot man mistaken for suspect
- Pedestrian dies after being struck outside crosswalk in southwest valley
- Las Vegas sees visitor numbers dip slightly
- Weekend best bets: Halloween Parade, Vegas Valley Book Festival and Dia de los Muertos
- Kardashian and West sue over leaked proposal vid
- Homeland Security employees abusing overtime allowances
- UNLV board begins process of once again pursuing stadium project
- Man, 96, attacked and robbed in Sunset Station garage
- High court rules that foreclosure program's mediation records are not public record
- Cegavske announces bid for secretary of state
- Experts from Google, other tech companies working on Obamacare website
- Former Palms sports book manager guilty in scheme
- New Penny Lane series to offer players at Boyd properties 'more bonuses, more often'
- Cross-border drug tunnel equipped with rail system
- Funding goal nearly met to ‘Make Penn Bad’; Clint Holmes preps for holiday show at Smith Center
- Woman suffers stab wound in domestic incident
- Nevada Supreme Court: Dealers can be required to share tips with managers
- Red Sox not favored by Las Vegas sports books to repeat in 2014
- Las Vegas consultant Tom Skancke to replace attorney general on transportation board
- Bettors set all-time record for Nevada football betting in September
- Lower spending in Midwest, South, downtown Las Vegas leads to loss for Boyd Gaming
- Borgata revenue up nearly 7 percent in Atlantic City
- Prosecutor reviewing facts in Ga. gym mat death
- Florida man wins multimillion dollar lottery jackpot, again
- Washington Nationals hire former UNLV star Matt Williams as manager
- Driver cited for wearing Google Glass may be first in California
- Official: 92 bodies of migrants found in Niger
- MGM Resorts loses $31.9 million in 3rd quarter
- FAA OKs air passengers using gadgets on planes
- Nevada casino revenue up 7.4 percent in September
- Gun-free zones don’t save lives
- Real gun safety means education
- Concussions make question of allowing sons to play football tougher for moms
- Italy breaks your heart
- Celebrating Nevada Day
- If the obstacles to enrolling in Obamacare mean that only sick people participate, costs will rise
- The youngest Rebel? 14-year-old attending UNLV
- Consequences of climate change
- As Strip welcomes costumed characters, Metro guards against real criminals
- Our guide to the 2013 Vegas Valley Book Festival
- The Weekly Chat: Author and book fest keynote speaker Luis Alberto Urrea
- Our post-LIB interview with fest founder Rehan Choudhry
- Lit city: Recent works by Las Vegas writers
Wednesday, Oct. 30
- 'Skeleton Lady' of Mexican Day of the Dead spreads look
- Red Sox win World Series title, beat Cards 6-1 in Game 6
- Pedestrian was not using crosswalk in fatal crash, police say
- Police searching for missing mom, infant
- Florida Atlantic coach resigns after drug allegation
- Brainstorming Halloween costumes with Tommy Trash
- Buddy V’s Ristorante keeps it comfortable
- Carmine’s and Rao’s keep the family-style food coming
- Artist Anthony Bondi's postcards from Las Vegas
- Las Vegas' Contemporary Arts Center is moving out and moving on
- New Orleans lawyer sentenced in Las Vegas real estate scheme
- Israel plans more than 1,500 new settlement homes
- Watch local chefs duel at the World Food Championships
- Writer and critic Dave Hickey is off deadline and on to the next thing
- Tarkanian 'deeply grateful' for statue outside the Thomas & Mack Center
- NYC Council votes to make tobacco-buying age 21
- Attorney seeks reduced charges, bail, saying shooting was accidental
- US budget deficit down to $680B, lowest in 5 years
- Facebook 3Q results fly past expectations
- Gaming companies IGT and WMS: Collateral damage in Disney’s war on gambling
- iPads face toughest holiday competition yet
- With rehearing of Yucca Mountain case denied, state unlikely to appeal to Supreme Court
- Joe Downtown: Halloween revelers to parade down Fremont Street
- Bally Technologies posts ninth consecutive quarter of profitability, sets quarterly records
- In Boston, Obama says Mass. health law had early setbacks, too
- Joe Downtown: Housing has to be cheaper for Downtown to be fully realized
- Coroner IDs man shot to death inside apartment
- N.Y. bus driver saves woman from jumping off bridge
- Las Vegas Sun, Weekly websites win elite online journalism awards
- Neighbors say Sparks school shooter had good family
- Man found in Utah ravine penned letters to family
- Joe Downtown: Life was Beautiful for more than 62,000 people last weekend
- Calif. city says odor from Sriracha chili plant a nuisance
- HOA to pay family $65K after banning disabled son's ambulance
- Fed leaves low interest-rate policies unchanged
- Exorcism of 1949 continues to fascinate St. Louis
- Nuisance black bear killed by Nevada wildlife officials
- Spirit Airlines sees nearly 98 percent increase in earnings
- Unvarnished Willie Nelson memoir due in 2015
- 3 UK journalists plead guilty to phone hacking
- Teen charged in deaths of mom, brother to plead not guilty
- Man charged in Las Vegas Strip shooting, crash gets new attorneys
- Committee to decide whether to pursue death penalty in Drai’s nightclub shooting
- Las Vegas off to a chilly start with coldest morning since March
- Social Security benefits to go up by 1.5 percent
- 6 people dead in SC in apparent domestic dispute
- Bus inferno in southern India kills 45 passengers
- Concerns raised about security of Obamacare website
- Joe Downtown Radio: High-rise living in Las Vegas
- Tie assistance to school performance
- Shakespeare echoes in today’s politics
- Appointed in 2012, DA now turns to voters for nod to stay in job
- The out-of-control NSA needs to be reined in
- Family of former Catholic Charities CEO files wrongful-death lawsuit
- Jimmy Kimmel a fitting ambassador for Las Vegas
- Lost in translation? Parent-teacher conferences bring about own challenges for non-English speakers
- Billionaires’ row and welfare lines
- Female football player giving Coronado a leg up
- Billboard campaign draws attention to plight of human-trafficking victims
- The city’s premier shopping areas of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s now in foreclosure and disrepair
- Revamp Touro, affiliate with UNLV
- Fed expected to maintain pace of economic stimulus
Tuesday, Oct. 29
- State's bond sale to benefit businesses
- Florida still unbeaten after victory over Wranglers
- Man shot dead near UNLV campus
- LIB recap: Art Odyssey is a '48-hour nirvana'
- Australian woman loses compensation case for sex injury
- Costumes good, bad and strange at the 2013 Fetish & Fantasy Ball
- Police investigate unusual find at recycling plant
- Alworth Super Bowl ring stolen 21 years ago is found
- Istanbul's new rail tunnel links Europe and Asia
- Helicopter tour operator files for bankruptcy
- Joe Downtown: Against councilman’s wish, Pinches Tacos will stay Pinches Tacos
- Q&A: Sisolak on police arbitration dispute, assault weapons ban and running for governor
- NLV police hunt suspect in sexual assault of child
- LIB recap: Studio X Live’s acoustic sets showed a different side of some big acts
- Joe Downtown: Speakeasy-inspired lounge opening in Las Vegas Arts District
- Caretakers get community service after elderly man drowns
- Sandoval pulls plug on perks for campaign donations
- Chef Mike Minor is leaving Border Grill to launch Truck U Barbecue
- OSHA fines Cirque du Soleil and MGM Grand in ‘Ka’ performer’s death
- Caesars Entertainment reports 3rd-quarter loss of $761.4 million
- NBA by the Las Vegas odds: Locking in 8 season win total bets
- Smartwatches abound. But who really wants one?
- Las Vegas vying to host 2016 Republican National Convention
- OSHA to issue safety citations in Cirque acrobat's death
- Dow closes at a record high as Fed meeting begins
- As economy improves, more high rollers paying up on gambling debts
- Pahrump casino agrees to $5,500 fine over unregistered employees
- Golf long driving event invades Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- The Jonas Brothers announce breakup
- Committee recommends $6.4 million budget increase for tourism agency
- Lawmakers: US spy programs may have gone too far
- Trash dump breaks Russia's 'Zero Waste' Olympic pledge
- LIB recap: Jet Tila, the Dragon, and the firebreathers
- Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas closes over lease issues
- Boy dies after swallowing camera battery
- Dutch museums identify 139 artworks likely looted by Nazis
- Father of NFL player killed in Utah bus crash
- Health policy cancellations a new blow for Obama administration
- Barneys case stirs talk of 'Shopping While Black'
- US spying prompts reversal by anti-terror lawmaker
- Woman on Concordia bridge: I was captain's lover
- Calmer weather on tap after damaging winds sweep valley
- Taxable sales keep climbing, up 3.7 percent in August
- Barking dogs may have sparked slaying of Arizona family
- 1 year on, Sandy survivors to light up shore
- 5 killed in Texas city slayings, suspect arrested
- Let’s blame Canada — or fire Sebelius
- Preschools or prisons?
- Sense may be in short supply, but that gives us plenty to write about
- Leadership from Obama is lacking
- Stanley Gibson's widow says Metro settlement will allow her to help others
- Behind the scenes: How casinos prepared for the new $100 bill
- Here's a Nevada nuclear blast site you can visit — just don't eat the dirt
- High school football top 10: With playoffs looming, a new team enters the weekly rankings
- Goodwill: Where teddy bears, sport coats and sometimes jewels go to die — or get a second life
Monday, Oct. 28
- U.S. weighs end to spying on allied leaders, source says
- Judge sentences killer, then performs his wedding, angering victim's family
- Seahawks' stand preserves 14-9 win over Rams
- Lester, Red Sox beat Cards, lead World Series 3-2
- Woman's upper body found at LA County sewage plant
- The Monday List: Top Eight answers as Life Is Beautiful folds the tents
- Chris Brown released after assault charge reduced
- Internet domain manager to set up shop on East Tropicana
- Durbin removes Facebook post after White House blunder
- Professional poker player files to run for Congress
- PETA applauds NLV firefighters for their puppy rescue
- Joe Downtown: Kanye West rumor sends downtown buzzing
- White House grants extension on health law sign-up
- Nevada lawmaker says he'd vote for slavery if his constituents wanted him to
- High School Football Picks: Week 10
- Hit-and-run spurs high-speed chase, ends in stabbing, police report
- Joe Downtown: With only minor glitches, leaders praise Life is Beautiful
- Falling leaves in autumn colors set the scene in Carson City
- Gorman duo, 6 from Findlay Prep and the freshman everyone is talking about make Scout.com's top 100
- AFL-CIO head says organization endorsement up for grabs in Heck-Bilbray race
- Sheriff, commissioner ease off criticism of each other on arbitrator's award
- UNLV celebrates fourth-best bar exam pass rate in Boyd Law School's history
- It's official: UNLV senior football players first to paint Fremont Cannon red
- Life Is Beautiful: The good, the weird and the ugly
- Suspect in Drai's shooting out of hospital, incarcerated
- Head-on crash at Desert Inn crossroad results in injuries
- Special Public Defender's Office gets OK to withdraw as counsel to suspect in Strip shooting
- Penn State: 26 people get $59.7M over Sandusky
- Metro, widow agree to $1.5 million settlement in 2011 shooting death of unarmed veteran
- Gomes lifts Red Sox over Cards 4-2, evens World series at 2-all
- 64-year-old John Force wins 16th NHRA title
- Police describe gruesome stabbings of NY mom, kids
- Hurricane-force gusts batter UK, France, the Netherlands
- High winds, power outages reported as weather system plows into Las Vegas
- Docs urge limits on kids' texts, tweets, Internet
- Obamacare’s flaws go beyond website
- China’s lopsided, slowing economy
- McConnell owes nation an apology
- Lee Harvey Oswald, reconsidered
- Amodei, Heller voted to hurt U.S.
- Food stamps a victim of well-fed slashers in D.C.
- UNLV students show us the future
- Metro's past settlements cover gamut of officers' indiscretions
- Think you know Nevada politics? Check out these myths
- By the numbers: Another streak ends in Rebels' exciting 2013 season
- Now open: Comfort food restaurants and a gym where you can work the calories off
- As lawsuit filings against Metro Police climb, settlement costs soar
- It’s time to celebrate Nevada
- Speedy rehydration for the sick and hung over
- Perfecting the art of mingling: 10 tips to become a better networker
- The List: Specialty-care hospitals
- Jackson doctor released, wants to return to medicine
Sunday, Oct. 27
- Joe Downtown: 'We're getting back to our roots,' Wynn says at opening of Downtown Grand
- Festivalgoers mostly well-behaved, full of praise for Life is Beautiful
- Fleetwood Mac cancels shows because of McVie's health
- Life Is Beautiful throws open door to new downtown Las Vegas
- Aces dump Wranglers for the third time in as many days
- Cousin admits fatally stabbing mom, 4 kids, NYPD says
- Gordon grabs 1st win of season at Martinsville
- One dead, one in critical condition after crash that shuts I-15 lanes for 8 hours
- 8 thoughts from Saturday at Life Is Beautiful
- Lou Reed, iconic punk-poet, dead at 71
- LIB recap: Kings of Leon help define Life Is Beautiful
- Police: Chris Brown charged with assault in D.C.
- LIB recap: Beck, back at the scene of the crime (plus setlist)
- One more for the road(s)
- Scared out of our wits by Halloween
- Twitter, women, power and smart business
- U.S. suffers from pols’ intransigence
- Charges for a water gun? Ridiculous
- Flushing out a water solution
- Fighting senseless gun violence with dollars and cents
- Public policy maker or private lobbyist? 10 state officials play dual roles
- Memoir workshop encourages seniors to explore intimate, sometimes painful memories
- From early Nevada health care to a copy of 'The Mikado,' this museum offers diversity
Saturday, Oct. 26
Friday, Oct. 25
Thursday, Oct. 24
- Spring Valley snaps losing streak with win against Durango
- Mojave beats Pahrump Valley to claim second in Division 1A Sunset
- Arbor View overpowers Shadow Ridge
- Virgin Valley gets back on winning track
- Off-night can't keep DeMichael Walker, Legacy from another win
- Brothers band together as Coronado destroys Del Sol
- Centennial grabs third straight victory, blanks Cimarron
- Offensive line opens holes for Las Vegas rushing attack against Valley
- Doxtator-to-Persi connection pays dividends for Foothill in victory
- Palo Verde Panthers record second straight shutout
- Bonanza's strategy of not punting backfires in 79-0 loss to Gorman
- Faith Lutheran doesn't get complacent, beats Western to push win streak to eight
- State subpoenas CCSD employees in test-score investigation
- Mexico TV star shows Hollywood what Latinos want
- Sparks school shooting probe focuses on bullying video
- Christening draws royal family together for rare family portrait
- With position to fill, School Board gears up for applicants
- Wacha, Cards top Red Sox, tie World Series at 1
- Reid challenges 'mainstream' Republicans to step up
- Scoring roundup, Thursday style: GV, Canyon Springs could produce another classic
- 18 days of training for principals to cost CCSD $52,000
- Inmate's death is third this month at Northern Nevada prison
- Weekend best bets: Life Is Beautiful, PBR World Finals and ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
- 12 are charged in ATM skimming operation
- NV Energy-Buffett deal likely to raise rates, state officials warn
- Aliante Casino looks to local farms for fresh flavors
- Feds won't investigate Tesla electric car fire
- Twitter sets $17 to $20 per share range for IPO
- Boeing's 747 is an icon, but future is in doubt
- Report: Officer used Metro credit card to buy gas for private car
- Former N.Y. radio personality arrested in child-sex sting
- Steve Wynn: Mass. casino regulators too eager to find corruption
- Where to go for military history and gifts that won't bomb
- Beautiful People: Festival veteran Allen Scott on booking this year's lineup
- Nevada school shooting probe looks at bullying video
- Bilbray campaign tries to clarify her 'un-American' comment toward Heck
- California community questions police shooting of 13-year-old
- Have mercy? Not in Texas high school football
- Kennedy cousin Skakel seeks release on bond
- 5 companies get extensions for online poker applications
- Mortons to open Crush restaurant at MGM Grand in December
- Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport continues to take off
- 2 shot at National Guard armory; suspect in custody
- Flying in the lap of luxury: Take a tour of fabulous corporate jets
- Woman in Bulgaria questioned in 'Maria' case
- Ind. woman who donated kidney weds organ recipient
- Former Las Vegas doctor gets life sentence in hepatitis C case
- Obama calls for immigration law by end of the year
- Metro Police ID officer who shot man mistaken for suspect in homicide
- Coroner IDs woman shot in head in Henderson
- Southwest Airlines 3rd-quarter earnings of $241 million beat Wall Street expectations
- Website contractors point fingers at Obama admin.
- Looking ahead: Likely Peavy, Buchholz in World Series Games 3-4
- Germany summons US envoy over alleged NSA spying
- Student: Teacher asked pupil arrested in slaying to stay after class
- Pirates kidnap US mariners from commercial ship
- Our arrogance will be our downfall
- Liberty, democracy aren’t the same
- Obamacare is sick, but worth fixing
- You can’t fight the future
- North American moose dying at alarming rates, biologists say
- Bad ideas: Make the impasse in Congress uglier
- Agency's backlog causing sentencing delays, costing county taxpayers millions
- Let the rivalry week trash talking begin!
- Rebels aiming to bring the Fremont Cannon back into their care
- Henderson's Frankenstein: Suburban man creates monsters, ghouls and creeps
- CCSD's anti-bullying measures take on heightened importance in aftermath of Sparks shooting
- Lyoto Machida dealing with mixed emotions before middleweight debut
- In a state brimming with mustangs, let's not forget our beguiling, befriending burros
- The next big thing: UNLV basketball offers scholarship to local 14-year-old Troy Brown Jr.
- Putting a cap on all the hate
- 'It's always a battle': Liberty outlasts Basic
- Traffic delays expected on Tropical Parkway for pedestrian, bike path work
- Metro officer jailed on charges of theft, fraud
- Motorist killed in fiery crash in northwest valley
- Last spot taken: Boulder City overcomes Chaparral for trip to postseason
- Oodles of Nevada Day activities scheduled for this weekend
- Silverado snatches up playoff berth
- Weeding through the Life Is Beautiful lineup: Who should you see if...
- The Weekly Interview: Janelle Monáe
- The Weekly chat: The Killers' Dave Keuning and Imagine Dragons' Wayne Sermon--together
- Chatting up three chefs who are getting ready for Life Is Beautiful
- Festival 101: What you need to know as you prepare for Life is Beautiful
- What will success look like for Life is Beautiful?
- Eric Tillinghast brings his 'Sump Lux Fountain' to Life Is Beautiful
- How a 26-year-old event planner became the powerhouse behind Life Is Beautiful
Wednesday, Oct. 23
- Town mourns after boy charged in Massachusetts teacher's death
- Despite billions in aid, Afghans can't find work
- South Point Asian eatery Zenshin is an overachiever
- Wranglers score 45 seconds into overtime, beat Utah again
- Not all real estate investors are fleeing Las Vegas housing market
- Congressional hopeful Bilbray says Heck's 'negative' email was attack on women
- Hot Spots: Flux Pavilion at Boulevard Pool, Halloween parties and more
- Red Sox rout sloppy Cards in World Series opener
- Underwood will star on live TV in ‘The Sound of Music’
- Obama pushing Congress to act on immigration
- In Las Vegas, Betty Buckley is used to a standing ‘O’
- Boston Marathon suspect may pin blame on brother
- Moms say wounded sons weren't targets in Sparks shooting
- Metro arrests suspect in August slaying
- What's on the menu at Downtown Grand?
- Strokes affecting growing number of younger people, study finds
- Oswald wedding ring among JFK items up for auction
- BG Bistro is your new spot for Eastern European eats
- Internet address system expands with 4 suffixes
- Four places to get spooked this Halloween
- 2 lanes of I-15 near Cheyenne closing for sign work
- School District launches reading centers at 14 Zoom schools
- No charges against Zimmerman in dispute with wife
- Beautiful People: Patrick Duffy wants to create a journey of art for 'The Odyssey'
- Joe Downtown: Training center will prepare homeless and unemployed for jobs
- S&P 500 index falls after 4 days of record closes
- Allegiant earnings up, despite grounding of planes
- Pope expels German 'luxury bishop' from diocese
- Saudi airman guilty of sexual assault of 13-year-old at Circus Circus
- Joe Downtown Radio: Some people downtown are comfortable being different
- Nightlife news & notes: Hardwell becomes new 'DJ Mag' Top 100 DJs champ and more
- 3-month-old Prince George is christened in London
- Local love: The natural ingredients in Echo & Rig's French Kiss come from home
- Why two city slickers would move to this old Nevada mining town, now population 7
- Obama calls trusted fixer to help health care site
- Man stabbed to death during camping trip at Lake Mead
- Man, child ejected from van in rollover crash on interstate
- New Life Is Beautiful music: listening to six recent albums from festival artists
- Five Things to Know about this World Series
- Coroner IDs 2 people found dead outside apartment complex
- Man in critical condition after shooting on Bonanza Road
- Texas dad alleges bullying in 91-0 football game
- Extension cord blamed for starting apartment fire
- Calif. Sheriff's deputies shoot, kill 13-year-old carrying replica assault rifle
- Soft-spoken teen accused of killing Mass. teacher
- Starbucks to open 'tea bar' in New York City
- White House aide fired over Twitter account
- Committees share their information
- Cleaning up the last mess
- The terrible fallout from teenage cruelty
- Congress’ wrong-way approach to CEO pay
- 'He was my hero': Mother, friends mourn victim in shooting at Drai's
- Public sports bettors like Red Sox, pros backing Cardinals in World Series
- Take 5: Searching for the most winnable games left for UNLV football
- Lousy arguments against Medicaid
- Grateful for the homecoming
- To Ty Murray, riding a bull for a living is not kids’ stuff
- Despite popularity of Candy Crush and Grand Theft Auto, there's still a market for old-school pinball in Las Vegas
- Sparks boy says he came face-to-face with shooter
- Obama appeals to allies to stick with health law
Tuesday, Oct. 22
- Sebelius is thrust into firestorm over online exchange
- Appeals court rejects petition of convicted Las Vegas killer
- California 'sea serpent' was egg-carrying female
- Woman faces immigration charges over undisclosed role in Israel bombing
- Holocaust survivor makes symphony debut with Ma
- Sex offender who fled Canada suspected of assaulting boy in U.S.
- Texas dad alleges bullying in 91-0 football game
- Suspect kills woman, says he didn’t think gun was loaded
- NLV firefighters use CPR to revive puppies rescued from fire
- Senior citizen burned after car catches fire in North Las Vegas
- Heidi Fleiss arrested on DUI, marijuana charges
- Jury opens deliberations in Saudi airman's rape trial
- State needs $9 million a year more to fight nuclear waste site
- Arrest report details events surrounding shooting at Drai’s, IDs ‘good Samaritan’
- Immigration supporters target GOP House members seen as amenable to reform
- For jobless over 50, a challenging search for work
- Group using $350,000 grant to expand center for homeless youth
- 'Maria' case raises fears of booming baby fraud
- Surfer jumps on top of shark, punches it out
- Man gets life in prison in connection with slaying, casino robbery
- Citing shutdown, IRS says tax season will start late
- Former NM Gov. Bill Richardson joins board of Henderson company
- Reid: Shutdown cost the country more than 125,000 lost jobs
- Online gaming called 'new frontier' for states hungry for tax revenue
- Five small-font Life Is Beautiful acts to consider
- 911 calls detail desperate moments during Sparks Middle School shooting
- Apple gears up for holidays with new Macs, iPads
- Beautiful People: Blue Ribbon’s Bruce Bromberg on cooking up a Vegas festival
- Deputy chief on school shooting: 'Everybody wants to know why'
- Hospital: 3 dead in Tenn. medical helicopter crash
- Kim Kardashian, Kanye West are engaged
- Driver killed, 2 injured when car slams into tree
- US hiring slows in September to just 148,000 jobs
- Builders of Obama's health website saw red flags
- Rights groups say drone strikes kill more civilians than US admits
- Cat on a hot stove
- Are chicks brighter than babies?
- Trust yourself, not your government
- Obamacare failing ahead of schedule
- Fair play for our kids
- We were warned by Washington
- Resurrect a Wyoming ghost town? Perish the thought
- Does Gov. Sandoval stick to the facts in his campaign pitch for money?
- Desert Pines-Moapa Valley game could be a state championship preview
- Christmas carols might be annoying in October, but they signal job opportunities for Nevada's unemployed
- Strip has seen its share of headline-grabbing crimes in past year
- Fatal shooting at club raises questions about security, gun policies
Monday, Oct. 21
- Metro officer shoots man he mistook for murder suspect
- Witnesses recount frightening scene as student opens fire at Sparks Middle School
- Bail set for suspect in slaying of pregnant woman
- Woman hit by car on Decatur Boulevard is critical
- Video: Jets fan punches woman in face
- Giants notch first win, beat sloppy Vikings 23-7
- Greek police release photos of abduction suspects
- New iPads likely to star in Apple's latest show
- Jim Leyland steps down as Detroit Tigers manager
- Joe Downtown: Downtown Grand guests will be 'encouraged to leave building'; Hsieh covets greater connectivity
- High School Football Picks: Week 9
- Student faces discipline for allegedly taking BB gun to elementary school
- Breastfeeding mother on jury duty charged with contempt
- Obama calls French president who is angered by U.S. spying
- Parents recall hearing news of Sparks Middle School shooting
- Timeline for Sparks Middle School shooting
- More tests for Packers' Finley after neck injury
- Five thoughts on Surfer Blood’s October 18 Beauty Bar performance
- Las Vegas showman Wayne Newton's yacht sinks at Lake Mead
- Dead baby found in trash outside Las Vegas Strip hotel
- Concert review: Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck team up—with mixed results
- Talking Bellagio, eyeball soup and the future with chef Akira Back
- Iraq veteran's SpongeBob gravestone deemed inappropriate, removed
- Metro Police union says rules followed during pay-raise arbitration
- Five thoughts on this year’s Las Vegas Foodie Fest
- Joe Downtown: Hotels packed and pricey for inaugural Life is Beautiful festival
- UNLV opens as 6-point underdog in Battle for Fremont Cannon
- Coroner IDs triathlete found dead at Lake Mead
- Caesars Palace investigated over allegations of money laundering
- 2 people shot to death outside Las Vegas apartment complex
- Want to find Pappy? There’s an app for that
- Early morning fire causes $75,000 damage at apartment complex
- Fire at Fremont Street motel claims dog, causes $25,000 damage
- Obama: 'No excuse' for health care signup problems
- Slain math teacher called hero for trying to stop school shooting suspect
- Police: Guest killed after tackling gunman at nightclub; 2 security officers wounded
- Taking us back to the 18th century
- Election focus will be on Obamacare
- Tell me again why Jamie Dimon is still chairman of JPMorgan
- Paying witnesses sure seems shady
- Job loss in the Age of Disruption
- Ways to end our nation’s decline
- Nevada health exchange a work in progress
- Wheelchair-accessible hot air balloon rides help kids reach for the stars
- News rack owner steels for legal battle over possible Strip ban
- Preparing for Nevada Day, we wonder: What does it mean to be a Nevadan?
- Desert now, but Henderson's Bermuda Road corridor is ripe for development
- Business openings: Say hello to downtown eateries, Strip art and jewelry shops
- What’s the buzz about? Art and inspiration
- In a 24-hour city, child care isn't a 9-to-5 situation
- Future of tourism is at stake
Sunday, Oct. 20
Saturday, Oct. 19
Friday, Oct. 18
- Special night for Arbor View defense and its coordinator
- The hammer stays with Moapa Valley once again
- Las Vegas shows no ill effects of last week's battle in win over Silverado
- Jon Scoffield powers Basic past Del Sol
- Legacy shuts out Bonanza
- Pahrump Valley shuts out Western
- Faith Lutheran claims Division I-A Sunset title with victory over Cheyenne
- Behind a number of big performances, Gorman smashes Cimarron
- Boulder City racks up rushing yards in convincing victory over Sunrise Mountain
- Canyon Springs survives poor first half, cruises past Valley
- Worthington shines on the ground as Centennial defeats Desert Oasis
- Palo Verde's Finn has three touchdowns on three carries, helps Panthers beat Spring Valley
- Puia scores 4 touchdowns to give Shadow Ridge victory over Sierra Vista
- Defense steps up in critical moment to keep Desert Pines undefeated
- Green Valley handles Rancho, 74-6
- Firefighter not charged in death after SF plane crash
- Liberty scores early and often in blowout victory over Eldorado
- Cheney feared heart device in assassination effort
- Florida killers who used fake documents to escape are captured
- Cardinals KO Kershaw, advance to World Series
- Former Oilers coach Bum Phillips dies at 90
- Booze Blog: Going coconuts over Stone’s latest creation
- Krave to reopen at former Utopia site on Strip
- Friday night roundup: Foothill, Coronado face off in key Southeast League game
- Webb Simpson opens 4-shot lead in Las Vegas
- Play to pay: Brad Garrett poker tourney, NF concert to benefit charitable groups
- Court rejects man’s appeal of 2nd-degree murder conviction
- UFC 166 weigh-in: Promotion borrows Rockets' mantra in Houston
- Homeland Security choice suggests priority shift
- Boy Scout leader could face charges in toppling of ancient rock formation
- Nevada governor on trade mission to Israel
- Mom of teen accused in bullying suicide arrested
- Colorado man found in truck 6 days after crash
- Car crashes into bus stop; several injured
- After $25M gift, Steve Wynn says U. of Iowa on path toward blindness cure
- Couple indicted on sex-trafficking charges involving Las Vegas teens
- Sophomore forward Savon Goodman leaving UNLV basketball program
- Prison for ex-Turnberry exec who embezzled from company
- Coroner IDs toddler found floating in swimming pool
- Court warns of scam seeking money over missed jury duty
- Ross Mathews talks his big Vegas award, Miley Cyrus and coming out to his mom
- Suspect in deadly bank robbery has long rap sheet: 62 arrests
- ‘Mamma Mia!’ returning to Las Vegas Strip at the Tropicana
- Mojave hangs on against Clark, 19-14
- Trio of motorcycle wrecks adds to high death toll for bikers, highlights risk of riding
- The Sun investigates: Who called the cops on protest at Heck's office?
- Board approves contract extension for UNLV interim athletic director
- Nevada continues to add jobs but lags behind national recovery
- Ex-House Speaker Tom Foley dies at 84
- Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash
- Google stock crosses $1,000 mark after earnings
- Sorry, Southern Nevada, but we did need a new road
- Obama shouldn’t be changing laws
- This is your brain on toxins
- Our liquor laws don’t follow logic
- As more young people get down with e-cigarettes, health officials’ concerns rise
- Inspiring Las Vegas senior honored as AARP Nevada's top volunteer
- Emerging GOP primary fights belie effort to organize the party
- 10 questions with AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka
- How would proposed I-11 pass through Las Vegas? Here are possible routes
- This local fighter’s journey to King of the Cage championships follows an unlikely road
- FAQs about electronic cigarettes
- Week 7 NFL picks against the spread for the Sun's handicapping contest
- Take 5: Five players to watch as Las Vegas Wranglers open new season
- Cavs rookie Anthony Bennett dealing with asthma
Thursday, Oct. 17
- Rebels happy to get out and run in front of fans at Scarlet/Gray Showcase
- Toddler found in northwest valley swimming pool dies
- Federal shutdown affected us in ways we might not have seen
- An exclusive first taste of Downtown’s new Pizza Rock
- Red Sox a win from pennant after beating Tigers 4-3
- Mark Shunock’s interest in running a theater is no act
- Wal-Mart worker: Fired for helping assaulted woman
- For widow of Gulf War vet, firing of Metro cop doesn't erase grief
- Tenor Andrea Bocelli to receive master's next week
- Suspect in LAX airport blasts pleads not guilty
- Weekend best bets: Clippers vs. Nuggets, ‘Sister Act’ and Jeff Beck and Brian Wilson
- J.J. Henry shoots 60 to take first-round lead at Shriners Open in Las Vegas
- Snowden says he took no secret files to Russia
- Two boys charged with robbing mentally disabled teen
- Cavs rookie Anthony Bennett struggling with asthma
- Sister-in-law held in stabbing death of woman who was nine months pregnant
- Source: Obama taps former Pentagon lawyer for Homeland Security secretary
- 1.8M-year-old skull gives glimpse of our evolution
- Obama lashes Republicans as government reopens
- Interstate-widening Project Neon attracts international bidders
- Motorcyclist killed, pedestrian struck in separate wrecks
- Macau is a winner for Las Vegas Sands, helping boost earnings by 80 percent
- Three-car crash on Airport Connector results in at least one injury
- Joe Downtown: Life is Beautiful, but not without a ton of work
- Q&A: Immigration activist Leo Murrieta on stalled push for reform
- Culinary Union protesters ramp up insult campaign on Strip
- County counselor contends arbitrator didn't adhere to law in police union ruling
- Boehner's jam: Caucus loves but won't follow him
- Man with knife forces way onto Arkansas school bus
- Brad Garrett book scheduled for 2015
- Joe Downtown: There's still some grit left among the gentrification
- Fresno State to honor Tarkanian at Saturday's football game vs. UNLV
- School board vice president announces resignation, cites 'new opportunity'
- Rebels receive just one vote in preseason poll
- Government shutdown cost Lake Mead communities nearly $9 million
- Three Las Vegas buildings strike gold with environmentally friendly designs
- Coroner IDs driver killed in truck crash, fire
- Equipment change briefly leaves parts of downtown without power
- Booker wins NJ Senate seat, says he's 'a scrapper'
- Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash
- Federal workers back on job after 16-day shutdown
- Obamacare is a program that works
- Beware the conspiracy theorists
- A world without secrets — or privacy
- Rep. Heck needs to stop pouting
- Major slight for the Nobel Peace Prize
- Five ways Nevada will benefit from the budget deal
- UFC 166 breakdown, betting odds and picks
- With Frank Gatson Jr. onboard, ‘Jubilee!’ gets a long-awaited makeover
- Style likely to trump substance in Rebels' Scarlet/Gray Showcase
- Who among Nevada's delegation backed, opposed funding bill?
- That's baby stuff! Convention shows off latest innovations for parents
- Players to watch at Shriners Open include a Masters champ, UNLV legends
- Valley's surge in seniors brings need for greater safety awareness
- Government reopens after Congress ends standoff
- Film review: 'Carrie'
- Plating a paradigm: Bellagio's restaurant collection still shines after 15 years
Wednesday, Oct. 16
- Yosemite reopens immediately after shutdown vote
- Relief around world as U.S. avoids debt default
- House flipping remains fruitful in Las Vegas, if not elsewhere
- Jackson leads revamped Detroit lineup to 7-3 win
- House worker with crazed look yells during vote, escorted away
- Taiga seamlessly blends Thai and Japanese cuisines with refined results
- Las Cazuelas serves stellar Poblano food
- Vehicle fire briefly shuts down U.S. 93 near Boulder City
- Veteran character actor Ed Lauter dies at age 74
- Joe Downtown Radio: Jobs, lives changing as downtown redevelopment continues
- Reid, Amodei can't wait to move on to next big issue: immigration
- Kronos Quartet’s Smith Center stop to feature U.S. premiere of Philip Glass work
- Ink Master Joey Hamilton on realism, fake skin and his prophetic license plate
- The Quad surprise: It's hard to believe this was once Imperial Palace
- LV officials eagerly clear plan for downtown shopping center
- Concert review: Gogol Bordello brings its gypsy-punk party to the pool
- Finally! House joins Senate in voting to reopen government
- Donna Beam’s Indelibly Yours finds artists working in unfamiliar disciplines
- Artist JW Caldwell's big pink dinosaurs
- Harley-Davidson recalls some 2014 motorcycles
- Joe Downtown: Why aren't there stronger ties between UNLV and Downtown Project?
- Greinke, Dodgers beat Cardinals 6-4 to extend NLCS
- Coroner: No obvious cause in death of SF socialite who was Burning Man backer
- UNLV's All That Jazz history project features the Strip's big bands of yesteryear
- Motorcyclist killed, adding to higher-than-usual rider death toll
- Officer fired after board says he 'lacked the ability to make sound decisions'
- Looking at Huntridge Theatre architect S. Charles Lee and his era
- House will vote on Senate compromise, but Nevada Republicans aren't completely satisfied
- Open late: Thursday nights in the Arts District
- Fú’s chicken lettuce cups pack strong Thai flavors
- Microsoft releasing Windows 8.1, a year in making
- Talking longevity and Italian food favorites with Trevi chef Peter Scaturro
- Manager of medical supply business must pay up after she was caught defrauding Medicaid
- Changing lanes: Is the road you travel on turning into a one-way street?
- Official: Jet had 'uncontained' engine failure
- 49 believed dead in plane crash in Laos
- Reno attorney to lead commission that investigates judicial behavior
- Jury: Mark Cuban did not commit insider trading
- Judge orders stowaway, 9, separated from parents during therapy
- Obama health target: 500,000 signups by Oct. 31
- Rebels schedule home-and-home football series against Northern Illinois
- Nevada's projected population growth puny compared to boom years
- Police: Bank customer killed during robbery in Reno
- Bird decapitation lands law school grad in boot camp
- Harry Reid: Compromise provides economy ‘stability it desperately needs’
- Nevadans ready for rumble with annual earthquake drill
- Dinner featuring civil rights leader John Lewis to honor Berkley
- McCarran's Terminal 3 nets design firm an award
- San Francisco-area trains run as rail strike averted again
- Pakistan bomber kills 8, including local official
- Kirill is here: Talking blackouts and parties with the nightlife photographer
- Stocks rise sharply on optimism for a debt deal
- Enterprise offering Harley motorcycles for rent in Las Vegas
- Deal reached to avoid default and open government
- 18-foot-long sea creature found off California coast
- Nirvana, Ronstadt, Kiss among Rock Hall of Fame nominees
- Police: Curious worker set off LAX dry ice bombs
- Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing
- 4 dead after boat capsizes off Florida coast
- Follow the money to find the motive
- More competition, lower costs
- The Dixiecrat solution
- 15 years after Matthew Shepard's murder, his mom looks ahead
- For the GOP, rightward ho!
- Downtown's new open mic welcomes UNLV educators and their ideas
- Heller on emerging deal to end shutdown, avoid default: It's a 'nothing sandwich'
- With FedEx Cup points available, this year's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open a stronger event
- Economic indicators offer mixed bag on NLV's recovery from recession
- Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos taking nothing for granted before trilogy fight
- Five ways the continuing shutdown is hurting Nevada
Tuesday, Oct. 15
- Congress remains snarled over debt plan with one day to go
- Cardinals homer twice to beat Dodgers 4-2 in NLCS
- N.Y. confronts website listing homes for tourists to rent
- I-15 traffic to be redirected for F Street project
- Even as a shell, new Chelsea has a Cosmopolitan feel
- Share your Halloween photos and win
- Diet Coke under pressure to reverse slump, exec says
- Is Las Vegas destroying dance music?
- Nightlife news & notes: Sean Kingston at Rehab, Halloween at Wynn clubs and more
- New seats let airlines squeeze in more passengers
- Dining News & Notes: Settebello opens at Village Square this Friday, October 18
- Boston holds off Tigers 1-0 behind Lackey, bullpen
- Prison Board amends regulations for new mothers in prison
- Video: Utah woman survives after car hit by two trains
- Grant helps Boulder City Hospital stay afloat
- Woman sentenced to 8 months in Newtown fraud case
- Greenwald, journalist who broke NSA stories, leaving Guardian
- Public input sought on Family Court hearing master candidates
- Obama admin. projected strong health plan signups
- Las Vegas Sun website, sister sites targeted in cyberattack
- It’s a girl: Metro cop helps deliver baby
- High school student punished for helping drunken friend
- County Commission awards $88 million contract for jail work to Nevada company
- Driver dies after truck catches on fire; eastbound 215 Beltway closed at Jones
- D.A. exonerates Henderson Police in 2012 fatal shooting
- Life Is Beautiful Festival unveils schedule of acts, Downtown map
- Nevada congressional delegates have had it with shutdown standoff
- Memorial set Saturday for Assemblywoman Pierce
- Stay informed (or drunk dial Congress) with these funny federal shutdown sites
- Obama presents Afghan war vet with Medal of Honor
- County to take another run at 'More Cops' tax increase in November
- Second dry ice explosion reported at LA airport
- Ex-San Diego Mayor charged with 3 crimes
- US stocks mixed as investors wait on debt news
- Bomb near mosque in northern Iraq kills 12 Sunnis
- Death toll in Philippines quake jumps to 93
- Man's partially eaten body found in Detroit home
- House shutdown plan fails; Senate leaders pick up where they left off
- In Florida bullying case, girls ages 12 and 14 charged
- Call an audible on team name, Snyder
- Paging Dr. Seuss, please call your office
- The Tea Party and Barry Goldwater
- Teen sleepovers aren’t for sex
- Las Vegas curfew is a political move
- Discontent brewing in neighborhoods under the Hollywood sign
- Blizzard ravages South Dakota's livestock industry
- High school football top 10: Parity in Sunrise Region producing great finishes
- Valley housing prices have given residents the ride of their lives
- Five things to watch as the Nevada delegation decides how to vote on shutdown compromise
- At 1,663 and counting, portable classrooms a fact of life at CCSD schools
- CCSD's portable classrooms by the numbers
- By the numbers: Records and career highs abound in Hawaii victory
- Youthful version of Stephen Covey's '7 Habits' shakes up schools
- Automatic cuts re-emerge as budget battle issue
- Apple hires Burberry CEO to boost store sales
Monday, Oct. 14
- Mexico's crackdown on drugs spurs extortion wave
- Rivers, Novak lead Chargers to 19-9 win over Colts
- Struggling Bank of Las Vegas sold to Michigan company
- Dodgers top Cardinals 3-0, cut NLCS deficit to 2-1
- Kaskade receives DJ Times’ America’s Best DJ award at Marquee
- Report: NSA collecting millions of contact lists
- Bigger share of state highway money headed to Southern Nevada
- Major quake shakes central Philippines, kills 20
- LV council to mull lawsuit over BLM's land grab, review plans for new downtown complex
- The Monday List: Five revelations about ace a cappella act Mo5aic
- UNR students remove 'questionable' fan video that came under fire
- 14-year-old accuser takes stand in Saudi airman's trial on rape charges
- Suspect admits to streaking in Henderson park, police say
- Joe Downtown: Owner of closed Neonopolis nightclubs denied access
- World doping agency to probe Jamaica
- From William Shatner to Pat Metheny, Smith Center’s winter lineup features top talent
- High School Football Picks: Week 8
- Brokers simplify, confuse health exchange shopping
- Allegiant gate move at Las Vegas airport to boost efficiency
- Prostitute claims self-defense but is arrested in stabbing death of pimp
- Cards, Dodgers, Tigers, Bosox sport longtime logos
- Libyan arrives in US to face terrorism charges
- Joe Downtown: RTC taking comments on Maryland Parkway transportation plans
- Commissioners to again consider More Cops tax increase, $38 million airport lawsuit settlement
- Reid predicts an end to political stalemate coming this week
- Joe Downtown: New restaurant ready to take slice of downtown pizza market
- New-home sales in Las Vegas slowing, but still up from last year
- 3 US economists win Nobel for work on asset prices
- Concert review: Pet Shop Boys play our kind of music at epic Joint show
- Harry Reid says 'tremendous progress' on talks to open government, raise debt limit
- Hunter found alive after 19 days eating squirrels in Calif. forest
- Debt ceiling talks push stocks higher
- Joe Downtown: Las Vegas activist to discuss genetically modified food on Huffington Post
- One fire ruled arson; cause of 2nd blaze under investigation
- Carnival: Boy, 6, drowns in pool on cruise
- 2-year-old boy hit by minivan, seriously injured
- UK police arrest man with knife outside palace
- U.S. fringe festival
- Americans deserve better than this
- Why the debt ceiling matters
- Forever remember Bush’s presidency
- Shut down your own paychecks
- Guns and mental illness
- State lawmaker hired as lobbyist for medical marijuana bill he helped pass
- Gold fever still stokes deep passions for Las Vegas club members
- Then and now: What's a valley house worth?
- Openings and closings: Seafood options on the rise
- Records and Transactions: Oct. 14, 2013
- The People: Oct. 14, 2013
- The benefits — to the employee and the company — of working from home
- The Notes: Oct. 14, 2013
- Opening a fitness business in Las Vegas is a balancing act
- Congress has damaged tourism
Sunday, Oct. 13
Saturday, Oct. 12
Friday, Oct. 11
- Sierra Vista finds groove on both sides of ball to beat Durango
- Moapa Valley victory against Boulder City sets up rivalry showdown
- Arbor View handles business against Spring Valley in 44-0 victory
- Chaparral blanks Sunrise Mountain in second half, rallies for 34-13 win
- Clark scores plenty early in homecoming victory over Western
- Mojave downs Cheyenne for first time in school history, back in the playoffs
- Faith Lutheran finds balance offensively to pick up sixth consecutive win
- Corsey steps up to lead Desert Pines over Virgin Valley in battle of unbeaten teams
- Interception returns for TDs propel Palo Verde past Shadow Ridge
- Beltran, Cards top Dodgers 3-2 in 13 in NLCS opener
- Newman sets state mark in TD passes as Liberty routs Del Sol
- License of Las Vegas lawyer suspended as he faces cases accusing him of stealing from client
- The top costumes for Halloween 2013—and how to do them better
- Friday night roundup: All eyes on Green Valley, Las Vegas in Northeast League showdown
- Mamma Pia! Zadora is ringleader of Vintage Vegas hang; ‘MDQ’ is in the house
- Opening arguments begin Saudi airman's child-rape trial
- Canadian airline in doghouse after email about lost pet
- Conor Oberst reinvents himself with The Felice Brothers at House of Blues
- Sex offender allowed into U.S. after records check
- Joe Downtown: New business will help keep things moving in Las Vegas
- Source: 2-year-old son of NFL's Adrian Peterson dies
- Pro-Marquez crowd doesn't bother Timothy Bradley as both fighters make weight
- How St. Rose Dominican is making ER waits more comfortable
- Indignant sheriff dismisses county commissioner's allegations
- Utah, Colorado reopen parks; others eye options
- California man arrested in terrorism investigation
- Zookeeper in southwest Missouri killed by elephant
- Battle for Boulder Highway won by Foothill on last-second field goal
- Truck, train collide in W.Va.; 1 dead, dozens hurt
- Obamacare a success so far? It's hard to say
- Officials seek protection for 9-year-old stowaway
- Heller sits out shutdown negotiations to attend son's wedding
- Traffic being redirected to accommodate freeway construction projects
- N.Y. state, feds agree to reopen the Statue of Liberty
- Always wanted Caesars properties' decor? Now you can own it
- Power restored, signals reset at St. Rose Parkway, Eastern Avenue
- Another migrant ship capsizes off Italy; 27 dead
- Director of Nevada State Medical Association retiring
- Shelter for abused and homeless women and children cutting services, employees amid shutdown
- McCarran to put off energy-saving projects to pay $38 million settlement
- Kerry in Afghanistan for urgent security talks
- Kansas man is hit by train, gets up and walks away
- Executive vice president resigns from Station Casinos
- Despite talks, still no agreement on shutdown/debt
- Global chemical watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize
- Air Force fires general in charge of nuclear missiles
- Investors pause to see where Washington goes next
- Help is on the way for homeowners
- Our democracy is at stake
- A failure to look at all the options
- Less of a president, more of a dictator
- When Boehner’s alone, what must he be thinking?
- Bradley, Marquez show respect for each other ahead of Saturday’s title fight
- Joe Downtown: Heart Attack Grill owner flaunts man’s cremains to help people, he says
- 11 signs of a U.S. debt default
- After facing tough questions, Herring answering the call for resurgent Rebels
- Week 6 NFL picks against the spread for the Sun’s handicapping contest
- Low ad revenue forces Las Vegas television station to close
- Retiring SNWA chief spent career getting Nevada its fair share of water
- Centennial opens division play with narrow win over Bonanza
- Silverado picks up second win of the season
- Cimarron-Memorial makes statement with win over Desert Oasis
- No quick accord, but GOP proposal shifts tone of fiscal crisis
- ‘Vanilla Ice Goes Amish’ is less entertaining than it sounds
Thursday, Oct. 10
- Off-camera acts led to run-in with SUV driver in NYC, bikers say
- Kings beat Lakers 104-86 in preseason in Las Vegas
- Fallen dictator Fujimori gets out of jail via Twitter, YouTube
- Verlander sends Tigers past A's in Game 5 gem
- Pakistani girl, 16, survivor of Taliban attack, visits U.S.
- Amid shutdown, a spat ensues over Northern Nevada's Sand Mountain
- The Weekly chats with Gogol Bordello's frontman Eugene Hütz
- To reduce costs, NLV and Las Vegas agree to share services more widely
- Jury clears Toyota in death of California woman in Camry crash
- Weekend best bets: Panic! At the Disco, Sin City Scare Fair and Las Vegas Burlesque Festival
- Ex-cop waved off bystanders before shooting
- Nevada judge says she's working on O.J. Simpson ruling
- Tour bus driver pleads not guilty to reckless driving
- Starbucks asks customers to sign petition to end government shutdown
- Freeze of aid whips up anti-US sentiment in Egypt
- UNLV basketball schedules home-and-home series with Kansas
- Sandoval won't use state money to open national parks
- Hawaiian tourist suing Boyd Gaming after employees confronted her about gender
- Steel fabrication business that owes state $400,000 surrenders license
- Scott Carpenter, second American astronaut in orbit, dies at age 88
- Harry Reid: No negotiations as long as government shut down
- 2,000 seek coverage through Nevada health exchange
- Fancy some acoustic EDM? Check out Marquee’s new industry event series
- N.J. judge won't delay gay marriage; Christie appealing
- Pakistani girl, 16, survivor of Taliban, visits US
- Report: XS chief Jesse Waits takes action to retrieve $50,000 in Deadmau5-Don Johnson dispute
- Former Gorman standout Nate Starks cleared to play in Colorado
- Wall Street exhales as threat of US default eases
- Joe Downtown: Mayor, investors cut ribbon on second Nacho Daddy in the valley
- Men plead not guilty in beating of limo driver
- 28 years in prison for corrupt ex-Detroit mayor
- Neighbors: Ex-cop killed in W.Va. had cancer
- School District investigating case of cyberbullying
- Joe Downtown Radio: Two downtown voices that aren't afraid to go against the grain
- High-schoolers share intimate stories of prejudice, bullying to foster greater tolerance from peers
- Play progressive slots? Want more money? This regulation may help
- Diana Nyad ends NY swim, raises $105,000 for Sandy victims
- Feds to let states pay to open parks
- Universal Fla. roller coaster reopens after glitch
- Auto-erotic asphyxiation possible in Castro death
- 'Desert Rats and Baseball Bats' compilation showcases Vegas punk scene
- Mount Charleston blanketed with 5 inches of snow
- Canada's Alice Munro wins Nobel literature prize
- Hope? Boehner offers a short-term debt extension
- Democratic Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce dies at 59
- GOP ignoring popular opinion
- The essence of democracy
- People don’t know what Obamacare is
- The promise and peril of Pope Francis
- Monarch butterfly disappearance is a new canary in the coal mine
- House wants fairness for all Americans
- Joe Downtown: Fremont game changers include Slotzilla, Container Park and new Downtown Grand
- Bern's-Eye View: This season the right time for Rebels to pick up the pace
- For NLV's first Hispanic councilman, the time is now
- ‘Socialism’ charge doesn’t stick as exchanges open
- Barley's Angels brings women together to geek out over craft beer
- Interview with a Sommelier
- Booze crawl: Five CityCenter stops for the liquor curious
- A drink-this-not-that download with cocktail savant J.R. Starkus
- Panic! At the Disco's latest record is its best yet
Wednesday, Oct. 9
- With pressure mounting, GOP weighs short-term debt limit hike
- Breast cancer survivors take us inside the latest Komen debate
- Libya premier briefly abducted in sign of chaos
- Woman in critical condition after North Las Vegas wreck
- Kanye West, Jimmy Kimmel make nice after beef
- The joy of Rx Boiler Room
- New short-sale rules send Nevada's foreclosure rate through the roof
- UFC Fight Night 29: The night of underdogs in Brazil
- Straight outta Japan! Touring contemporary art at the Barrick
- Cardinals beat Pirates 6-1 in Game 5 to win NLDS
- The speakeasy chophouse: Herbs & Rye steps it up
- Recusal of judge sought in Aaron Hernandez case
- Woman denied help gives birth on medical clinic's lawn
- TB deaths of Las Vegas mother, baby traced to dairy product
- Feeling threatened, superintendent took gun to school, then resigned over it
- The Phat Pack phinishes run at the Plaza; Philip Fortenberry gets hooked by ‘Rocky’
- Don’t expect much when Station's next Las Vegas casino opens
- Black and white and infrared all over—Cody Brothers at the Springs Preserve
- First snow falls on Mount Charleston; rain expected in valley tonight
- Ballet, jazz and hip-hop—a winning combination for Cirque and NBT
- T-Mobile to eliminate international data fees
- Royal Resort’s 95-year-old pianist on Eminem, getting old and his secret to a long life
- Joe Downtown: With its anchor bars' future in question, what will become of Neonopolis?
- CenturyLink bringing superfast Internet to Las Vegas
- Henderson Police investigation fails to turn up rifle missing from Boulder City department
- Nevada expert: Mom, baby deaths put TB back on radar
- KoMex gets crazy with a fusion-powered twist on the classic BLT
- Carjacking suspect who allegedly shoved elderly crossing guard is identified
- Orleans Arena chef Gil Morales is ready for the Las Vegas Wine & Food Festival
- Lost in translation: Immigration advocates raise issues with regulations for driver's authorization cards
- Former Hostess bakery in Henderson to open under new ownership
- Culinary Union picketer verbally attacks tourists on Strip
- Robuchon battles burgers at F&W All-Star Weekend
- Retired cop killed after firing at U.S. courthouse in West Virginia
- Study: Temperatures go off the charts around 2047
- NYPD undercover officer in biker melee unmasked
- House passes bill to restore death benefits
- Gaming company to double size of facilities, hire 500 more employees
- Judge sends suspect in Silk Road drug website case to New York
- Yellen would face tough challenges as Fed chair
- Stowaway's dad says he requested help for problem son
- US decision to cut aid to create friction in Egypt
- Jurors to decide if Fla. charity was gambling ring
- Bicyclist suffers serious injuries after being struck by SUV
- Protesters adopt Utah road to get close to NSA data center
- Police ID suspect in fatal DUI collision
- Shutdown means no new beer from craft brewers
- Stocks make small gains on signs of compromise
- Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debt
- 3 in US win chemistry Nobel for computer models
- Republican actions hurting the nation
- Governing by blackmail
- The Boehner Bunglers
- When the children have the last word
- Even without a safe GOP district, Heck willing to continue shutdown fight
- Homeowners hope to cash in big on hot housing market, but buyers aren't biting on overpriced homes
- Debt ceiling takes center stage amid Washington's shutdown brinksmanship
- Remember the Russian nihilists
- Poll: No heroes in shutdown, GOP gets most blame
Tuesday, Oct. 8
- Henderson pharmacist accused of illegally selling, making painkillers
- Starbucks promo prods lawmakers to 'come together'
- State OKs greater support for mental health programs
- Kanye West to guest on Kimmel’s show after ‘rap feud’
- In ‘Afterlife,’ Archie Comics veers into horror
- NYPD cop arrested, may have joined biker attack on SUV
- Sheriff seeks OK for $1.5 million settlement with widow of slain Gulf War veteran
- Inmate found dead in Nevada prison cell
- Joe Downtown: Marchers hope to raise awareness about GMOs, even without much downtown business support
- Joe Downtown: First Friday arrests plummet, and businesses are pleased
- Kunzer-Murphy will be UNLV's AD at least through the end of 2014
- Las Vegas man charged in Arizona groundskeeper’s fatal shooting
- Wassa Coulibaly leaves the Cirque ‘Zu’ crew to run Baobab Stage full time
- Kris and Bruce Jenner confirm they’ve split up
- Producer/DJ Carnage rages against genre pigeonholing
- Dom DeMarco’s reimagines the Shandy as a fall drink
- Obama to nominate Yellen as Bernanke replacement
- Two local nonprofits hope to expand facilities if they receive grant from philanthropy
- Consultant: Road, highway issues could become a problem for Las Vegas tourism
- Pair of Metro officers receive promotions as department adjusts to retirements
- Will the Jaguars stay put as the largest underdog in NFL history?
- Noodle alert! Las Vegas gets a ramen fest
- Harvey Whittemore's law license suspended; case going to disciplinary board
- Boehner: Obama's demanding surrender, GOP refuses
- Court-appointed guardian used wards' funds to stoke gambling addictions, authorities say
- Attorney may seek separate trial for defendant in Sovereign Citizens case
- Sandoval: Nevada faces catastrophe if government shutdown persists
- Obama, Boehner trade barbs, hints of compromise
- Betty White to join Madame Tussauds museum in wax
- Questionable design blamed for health website woes
- Nevada Taxicab Authority keeps rates steady
- Stocks fall as investors wait on Washington
- Parents accused of keeping 4 boys in filth had neglected previous children
- In Las Vegas, eye in the sky guards money, not guests
- TB probe widens in Vegas after mom, baby deaths
- Just how many Indians think 'Redskins' is a slur?
- Culinary Union launches second website that takes aim at the Cosmopolitan
- NSA data center in Utah runs into electrical problems
- 2nd chemical weapons team heading for Syria
- He’s a little bit cabaret: Jim Caruso returns to the Smith Center with ‘Cast Party’
- Water Authority schedules informational meetings before rate hike takes effect
- Memo: Stowaway on Las Vegas flight a 'challenging' child
- Mountain West media tabs UNLV 2nd; honors pair of Rebels
- American adults score poorly on global test
- Utah couple together for 63 years dies together
- 2 win physics Nobel for Higgs boson theory
- Storm system ushering in cooler temperatures, snow in the mountains
- Shutdown-Debt fight: There's talk — about talks
- Run of rising Las Vegas home prices reaches an end
- Beanie Babies creator cries, pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Newspapers tell the story of Nevada
- After memorial gaffe, Obama should go moron hunting
- Shutdown is on House’s hands
- How a customer became a sucker, then got mad
- Opposition has right to fight ACA
- New 'Benjamins' have extra anti-counterfeiting features
- Sheriff laments current officer levels, adamant that Metro is underfunded
- Jake Shields talks vegetarianism, Demian Maia and Nick Diaz
- Tell us what you think about Congress
- High school football rankings: No. 7 Legacy will face ultimate test in Gorman
- UNR student-produced fan video bashing UNLV irks chancellor
- Las Vegas likely figures prominently in Southwest's plans to fly south of the border
Monday, Oct. 7
- U.S. default threat generates fear around the globe
- Undercover cop didn't see bikers attack NY driver, lawyer says
- Las Vegas wedding chapel targeted in robbery
- Gang ties investigated in double shooting that leaves one critical
- Boys seized from Denver home malnourished, only communicate in grunts
- Family: Man who set himself on fire was mentally ill
- With key resort execs at table, UNLV stadium authority board kicks off discussions
- California's Brown vetoes bill to allow non-citizens on juries
- Americans cut back on credit cards for third straight month
- Teen to stand trial as an adult in slaying of woman, 71
- Fictional anchor Ron Burgundy pitches for Chrysler
- Rebels trying to learn from last season as they begin practice
- FAA brings back some workers as shutdown drags on
- DA: Motorcyclist had key role in NYC SUV brawl
- A's top Tigers 6-3 for 2-1 AL division series lead
- 3 arrested in fatal stabbing of Washington soldier
- Wacha, Cardinals edge Pirates 2-1 to knot NL division series
- The Monday List (returns): Top Eight text convos from ‘Showbiz Roast’
- Man pronounced dead after car hits boulder in parking lot
- Broncos biggest NFL favorite ever in sports books
- 4 thoughts from Epicurean Charitable Foundation's M.E.N.U.S. scholarship gala
- Nevada Senate Republicans endorse two candidates in key 2014 races
- High School Football Picks: Week 7
- ‘Showbiz Roast’ of Frank Marino at Stratosphere: Effeminate, fiery and funny
- Twitter tunes in to TV partnerships ahead of IPO
- Jermaine Dupri joins Mariah Carey's management team
- Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean among CMA Awards performers
- Fees refund for Colorado River permit holders
- LV Philharmonic and Alfred Dunhill make like chocolate and peanut butter
- Health law glitches: Fatal or fleeting?
- Medicaid fraud results in community service, fines for Las Vegas man
- Health District investigating potential tuberculosis exposure at hospital
- Egypt says attack in Sinai was suicide bomber
- Rescued sea turtle makes debut at Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef
- Americans, German-American win medicine Nobel
- Debt limit overtaking shutdown as US crisis focus
- Delta reviewing procedures after boy stows away on Las Vegas flight
- Our favorite bites from this year’s LuckyRice Night Market
- No word on how many Nellis AFB civilians back at work
- Pixies announce 2014 Las Vegas live date
- Five thoughts on Sensation at MGM Grand
- Stocks fall as government shutdown drags on
- Fire displaces family of 8, causes $50,000 damage
- Malala describes attack, recovery in book excerpt
- Target of SEAL raid planned attacks in Kenya
- Boats parade down Las Vegas Strip in shutdown protest
- 1 person critically injured in North Las Vegas house fire
- A way of life is ending
- Mission creep at the NSA
- Lowden opposition really piling up
- Republicans hold Americans hostage
- Syria’s antiquities better off not bought
- Openings and closings: Bad news on the Strip, good news in the suburbs
- Critics: New Nevada short-sale provision ineffective
- Policy would pave way for transgender athletes to participate in Nevada high school sports
- ‘When you do good work in Las Vegas, you get noticed for it’
- Comfort over caviar: How to wine and dine clients in a recovering economy
- Fly on the wall gets swatted away
- Government's work stacking up a week into shutdown
Sunday, Oct. 6
Saturday, Oct. 5
Friday, Oct. 4
- Moapa Valley defense holds strong in win against Chaparral
- Faith Lutheran's Smith continues to shine, leads Crusaders past Clark
- Basic makes it two in a row
- Mojave blanks Western to snap skid
- Liberty finishes strong to secure rivalry victory at Coronado
- Foothill High opens league play with easy victory at Del Sol
- Desert Oasis takes neighborhood rivalry with Sierra Vista, 49-12
- Desert Pines sets up big game next week with easy win versus Sunrise Mountain
- Albert Lake scores twice as Green Valley runs past Valley
- Canyon Springs overcomes first-half woes once again
- Cimarron's Barnson scores 4 TDs in win against Durango
- Storm packing snow, tornadoes hammers Great Plains
- Even amid furloughs, some Texans cheer Ted Cruz
- Nation's oldest full-time park ranger furloughed
- Sisters question police actions in deadly D.C. chase
- Donations pouring in for homeless man who turned in cash
- Nevada agency releases draft of medical marijuana regulations, which prompt more questions
- Rodriguez sues Major League Baseball, claiming a 'witch hunt’
- Friday night roundup: Three ways Gorman can beat No. 1 ranked Booker T. Washington of Florida
- Accused casino cheat held in Las Vegas will be extradited to California
- Pair of suspects sought in unrelated slayings are caught in Las Vegas
- Commissioner not giving up on tax increase for Metro
- Watch out, booze lovers—some stores are no longer doing waiting lists
- 'Breaking Bad' fans place Walter White obituary
- As Culinary bemoans Cosmopolitan, alliance members will take a different approach — thanking tourists for visiting
- Navy mulls redesign of DC building where 12 killed
- Phoenix Zoo gives animals from embattled Las Vegas business a new home
- Burglary call triggers pursuit using dogs, helicopter
- Joe Downtown: Heading to Fremont tonight? Have your ID handy
- Man who set himself ablaze on National Mall dies
- Erin Brockovich-Ellis gets $750 fine in intoxicated boating case
- Court rejects appeal of man convicted of soliciting inmate to kill judge
- Stocks move higher, but investors remain cautious
- Tivoli Village developers to begin second phase of construction next week
- Smashburger launches Beer and Burger Pairing Menu with Joseph James
- Man sentenced to 237 years in prison for robberies loses appeal
- Is Bryz really going out with them? Yes, he is
- MTO Café set to bring new breakfast and lunch Downtown
- In Las Vegas, clubbing almost as popular as gambling
- Hearing delayed in August carjacking case that left 2 dead
- Fisherman: migrants too weak to grab lifesaver
- Obama goes for takeout lunch in midst of shutdown
- Standoff ends without violence after three hours
- Man killed in motorcycle crash identified as 50-year-old Henderson resident
- NY police: 70-ft.-long mobile home stolen from lot
- Weakened Karen continues to move toward Gulf Coast
- Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remote
- Cigarettes blamed for fire at Las Vegas mobile home
- Egyptian riot police fire tear gas at protesters
- Official: Woman killed in DC chase was delusional
- NJ to start Internet gambling Nov. 26
- Fall of earmarks, rise of insanity
- You can’t compare guns with cars
- Clancy’s style appealed to many
- Here’s a memory worth erasing
- Charmed by Rouhani, to a point
- Republicans wrong about health care
- Week 5 NFL picks against the spread for the Sun's handicapping contest
- Immigration-reform supporters push forward, even as budget battle pushes issue to back burner
- Downtown's top cop takes a look at how crime's changing with area's renaissance
- An airport wish list: Which airlines could bring Las Vegas the most new tourists?
- No weddings, no pink Jeeps, but a few opportunities for yard work in wake of government shutdown
- World-famous flier opens trapeze school in Las Vegas
- Booze Blog: Until Hangar 24 sells Double IPA again, Essence fills the void nicely
- Palo Verde's Beaulieu has two rushing touchdowns in win against Centennial
Thursday, Oct. 3
- A rattled Congress seeks a way out of its shutdown standoff
- Police probe Capitol Hill car chase that ended in woman's death
- Careless smoker ignites mobile home fire, officials say
- New York SUV driver's wife: We were in 'grave danger'
- Joe Downtown: Tony Hsieh begins writing-publishing push with Hollywood screenwriters workshop downtown
- Goodluck on its side: Okonoboh commits to UNLV
- Financial aid fiasco to cost CSN about $1.7 million
- Weekend best bets: Fright Dome, ‘War Horse’ and The Avett Brothers
- New Hard Rock Hotel entertainment chief wants the property to work in concert
- Veteran goalie Ilya Bryzgalov's quest to return to NHL starts with Las Vegas Wranglers
- SWAT team, police negotiators surround home in standoff
- Local fighter Robert Drysdale placed on UFC's 20th anniversary card
- California man charged in online black market drug scheme
- Cheap razor made after company studies how Indians shave
- Twitter unseals IPO papers, hopes to raise $1B
- California gives immigrants driver's licenses
- Former Pinnacle Entertainment CEO takes over at Palms
- Nevada Supreme Court upholds disbarment of Las Vegas lawyer
- Chicago burger garnished with communion wafer
- Convicted arsonist: Setting recent fires 'was better than the alternative'
- Top Cantor gaming boss under federal scrutiny, Wall Street Journal reports
- Nevada turns out in force on Capitol Hill to support Tule Springs legislation
- Passion and pique spur Reid in fight with Republicans
- Online poker thriller 'Runner' quickly politicized
- Dust advisory in effect through Saturday
- Police shoot, kill driver outside Capitol after chase
- Jacobs tries to top Eldorado offer for MTR Gaming
- District Attorney: Police 'acted reasonably and lawfully' in shooting man who was 'a threat to officers and citizens'
- Suspect in armed robbery who met victim on social media being sought by police
- Stocks fall on third day of government shutdown
- Motorcyclist killed in crash with car in Henderson
- Joe Downtown: For the area to really succeed, more need to work and live here
- Small plane lands safely on San Jose expressway
- Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Karen
- NC church mourns fiery bus crash that killed 8
- Ship capsizes off Italy; 114 African migrants die
- Pills made from poop cure serious gut infections
- 3 hurt in 4-car crash at Spring Mountain and Cimarron
- The left is sending us down the tubes
- Democrats just aren’t listening
- Boehner, Obama should follow the example of Tip, Gipper
- For GOP in 2016, some medicine
- Amodei and Heck getting antsy on immigration reform
- Andy Walmsley’s ‘Showbiz Roast’ of Frank Marino is far more than a dress rehearsal
- Mission accomplished: The Tea Party shutdown
- Cruz needs to supply answers
- Joe Downtown: Making sense of the valley's curfew laws
- Gorman football ready for showdown against nation's No. 1-ranked team
- Child Protective Services team keeps watchful eye on community's most vulnerable
- UNLV researcher on quest to determine what tadpoles can teach humans about cell regeneration
- Voters split on margins tax for education, new poll finds
- Obama blames Boehner for continuing government shutdown
- Trust Us: Andy Warhol, exploitation movies and more
- Reflecting on the night that ended Siegfried & Roy's Vegas reign
- The Weekly Interview: Siegfried & Roy, 10 years later
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Tuesday, Oct. 1
- A bumpy first day for new insurance marketplaces
- 3 Venezuelan envoys expelled by U.S. in retaliation
- R-J owner says Sun erred in listing of defendants in antitrust suit
- Laundry room fire displaces residents of group home
- Stretch of Kyle Canyon Road reduced to one lane during widening project
- County votes to extend repair work at detention center
- Downtown Project scores with job creation, more parking and Peyton Manning's mojo
- 'We're for real': Pirates beat Reds 6-2 in NL wild-card game
- Southwest Gas hopes to borrow up to $250 million in bonds
- Donald Trump considers buying island off N.Y. coast
- Venezuela leader rejects cordial relations with U.S.
- This contest goes to the cats
- Whittemore to appeal convictions, prison sentence
- GOP's piecemeal plan to fund some government functions fails in House
- Nightlife news & notes: GBDC's themed parties, celeb sighting and more
- Global event Sensation reimagines the DJ festival—now for America
- Celebrate National Vodka Day with Velveteen Rabbit's new creation: The Rose Marie
- Jacksonville airport reopens after evacuation
- Shutdown presents mixed bag for federal facilities in, around Las Vegas
- Lawmakers still get a check, even in shutdown mode
- Las Vegas sports book releases NBA over/under win totals
- Caesars Entertainment sells 10 million stock shares to Swiss banking firm to help cover loan
- Banks file largest one-day total of defaults for region Monday
- Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson loses libel suit
- Harry Reid: Piecemeal government funding a nonstarter
- Commission can't muster votes to pass 'More Cops' tax increase
- Two Las Vegas doctors facing complaints from state medical board
- Body of missing Minnesota college student found, police say
- US government shutdown starts to make itself felt
- Regulators lift consent order for First Security Bank of Nevada
- Court agrees to delay hearing for mother accused of arson, child abuse
- Joe Downtown: How to get paid to be at or get free admission to Life is Beautiful festival
- Gambler who had $40 million Las Vegas hot streak in '90s runs out of luck
- Downtown casino owner pays $10 million for abandoned courthouse
- Nevada's health exchange starts slow but is up and running
- Chemical weapons experts in Syria to start mission
- Revised downtown curfew proposal up for consideration Wednesday
- Obama: Launch of insurance exchanges is 'historic'
- Tropicana offers first-of-its-kind locals deal: dedicated parking
- Power restored at UC Berkeley after explosion
- Icahn wants Apple to spend $150B buying its stock
- GOP states offer little help on buying insurance
- NYC Opera to file for bankruptcy
- 4 bodies inside jet that crashed in S. Calif.
- Insurance markets open to surge of new customers
- Both sides dug in — for now — over budget impasse
- Here's how the government shutdown will affect Nevadans
- Court: Is anonymous tip enough for traffic stop?
- Police: Bikers pull over, beat SUV driver in NYC
- The world according to Team Walt
- To cut handouts, Rubio should start with hair
- FairTax ignored for too long
- Special protections shouldn’t trump basic liberties
- Mulroy set the bar high for successor
- Elaine Wynn's nonprofit wins use of federal dollars to expand in schools
- High school football rankings: Back at No. 2, let's consider Liberty on upset alert
- From marriage costs to cockfighting, more than 150 new state laws take effect today
- Dodging the Dodgers: Vegas sports books could take hit on World Series favorite
- Paperwork hassles, red tape the target of new Homeowner's Bill of Rights
- Bern's-Eye View: Preseason picks for the Mountain West basketball poll
