Saturday 21st November, 2009
Senate advances historic health care bill
Las Vegas Review JournalBy The Associated Press The 60-39 roll call today by which the Senate voted to advance a measure overhauling health care to a full debate. A "yes" vote is a vote to allow the legislation to...
Willis' 25 points help Rebels down Southern Illinois
Las Vegas SunUNLV basketball legends Larry Johnson and Jerry Tarkanian sit behind the bench Saturday night before the Rebels game against Southern Illinois at the Thomas
Findlay stifles IMG Academy in 113-50 victory
Las Vegas SunIMG Academy of Florida showed up at the wrong time to play Findlay College Prep late Saturday afternoon at the Henderson International School. Ticked that his Pilots had given up at least 90 points i...
Vigil set in memory of slain police officer
Las Vegas SunThree people have been arrested and charged with murder for the death of off-duty Metro Police Officer Trevor Nettleton. He was fatally shot in his garage in North Las Vegas during a shooting that off...
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
Las Vegas SunSaturday, Nov. 21, 2009 | 5:21 p.m. Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Re...
Live Blog: Koscheck submits Johnson in second round
Las Vegas SunNow Johnson complains of an eye poke early in second round. Action stops for a moment and Koscheck comes back when it starts with a strong kick to Johnson's body. Johnson just ducks away from Koscheck...
Senate advances health care bill on party-line vote
Las Vegas Review JournalBy The Associated Press The 60-39 roll call today by which the Senate voted to advance a measure overhauling health care to a full debate. A "yes" vote is a vote to allow the legislation to...
College Basketball - Southern Illinois at UNLV
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Storm Brings Snow, Skiers to Lake Tahoe Resorts
KOLO 8RENO, Nev. (AP) - A storm has brought up to 15 inches of snow to the Sierra Nevada and smiles to the faces of skiers and snowboarders. The Boreal resort atop Donner Summit reports 12 to 15 inches of ...
Lassen County Sheriff’s Office: Plane Crash Victim is Likely Plane’s Owner
KOLO 8Authorities have not officially identified the pilot killed in Friday’s plane crash in Susanville, but the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office is saying they believe the victim is the plane’s registe...
EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nevada wells
Salt Lake TribuneIn this photo taken Oct. 26, 2009, a warning sign at the former Anaconda copper mine site near Yearington, Nev. After decades of state and mine officials claiming that radiation and arsenic contaminat...
John Ensign absent from Senate floor during health care debate
Las Vegas SunWASHINGTON -- As senators speak on the Senate floor today to discuss health care reform in a lively, rare Saturday session, one voice that has been absent is that of Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nev...
Two suspects in officer's slaying could face death penalty
Las Vegas Review JournalRichard Nettleton struggles to hold back tears, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. at his home in Moxee, Wash., after talking about his son, Trevor Nettleton, who was shot to death by intruders at his garage earl...
Police officer dies in collision on US95
Las Vegas Review JournalA corrections officer with the Metropolitan Police Department died early this morning when the van he was driving was involved in a collision on U.S. Highway 95 near Searchlight. Daniel Leach, 49, a ...
Reid likely has 60 votes needed to advance health bill
Las Vegas SunWASHINGTON -- Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln announced on the Senate floor this afternoon that she will vote to proceed to the health care reform bill in today's rare session of the Senate, all but ens...
Sheryl Crow Takes up Cause of Wild Horses in West
KOLO 8RENO, Nev. (AP) - Sheryl Crow is joining the call for a halt to federal government roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary. The Grammy Award-winning singer is a...
Corrections officer with Metro killed in U.S. 95 crash
Las Vegas SunSaturday, Nov. 21, 2009 | 11:38 a.m. A Laughlin Corrections officer who works for Metro Police was killed in an accident on U.S. 95 this morning near Searchlight. Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Ala...
Fatal Accident Involving Corrections Officer
Las Vegas NowA Laughlin Corrections Officer was involved in a fatal accident on U.S. 95 southbound near Searchlight early Saturday morning. Laughlin Corrections is a division of The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police D...
Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote
KOLO 8Democrats called a revamp of the nation's health care system long overdue as historic legislation advanced toward a Saturday night Senate showdown, an early test of party unity on President Barack Oba...
Man Tries to Kidnap Woman Getting Out of Car
KOLO 8Police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap an 18-year-old woman while she was getting out of her car in a parking lot. Police say around 11 am Friday, the woman was just stepping out of her car...
Jackson's fatal drug bought in Vegas
CBC NewsCourt records of a search of Dr. Conrad Murray showed that Murray bought the anaesthetic propofol from a Los Vegas company on May 12 and had it shipped to Los Angeles.
Jackson's fatal drug bought in Vegas
CBC NewsCourt records of a search of Dr. Conrad Murray showed that Murray bought the anaesthetic propofol from a Los Vegas company on May 12 and had it shipped to Los Angeles.
Jackson's fatal drug bought in Vegas
CBC NewsCourt records of a search of Dr. Conrad Murray showed that Murray bought the anaesthetic propofol from a Los Vegas company on May 12 and had it shipped to Los Angeles.
Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
New Jersey Online(AP) — LAS VEGAS - A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents sho...
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