Friday 30th July, 2010
Broadway dream nears for Bugatti
George Bugatti's Broadway dream is as close as it's ever been.A Las Vegas resident since 1998 when he opened Bellagio's Fontana Lounge as the opening act for Michael Feinstein, Bugatti is the creator,...
Company defaults on state tax study
CARSON CITY -- State lawmakers expressed frustration and anger Friday after an international research firm defaulted on a tax study, leaving them without an updated playbook as they face a budget defi...
Group: Pipeline would threaten fish
A conservation group fears Lahontan cutthroat trout and other endangered fish will be impacted by a Texas company's plans for a $3 billion natural gas pipeline across Northern Nevada and three other W...
Arizona looks at changes in new immigration law
Las Vegas Review JournalArizona civil rights activist Salvador Reza talks Friday in front of a Phoenix jail about his arrest during immigration protests a day earlier when dozens were taken into custody. ROSS D. FRANKLIN/...
Trial in battery case delayed for Mayweather's uncle
Las Vegas Review JournalThe uncle and head trainer of famed champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. will have to wait until October for his day in court.Roger Mayweather, 49, faces two felony battery counts stemming from an Aug....
Rulffes offers to stay in post until 2011, take pay cut
Las Vegas Review JournalIt's an offer the Clark County School District might not be able to refuse.Superintendent Walt Rulffes has proposed to stay in his position until Jan. 4, while taking a 20 percent pay cut. Originally,...
New program urges police officers to wear seat belts
Las Vegas Review JournalClark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie announces a safety campaign Friday intended to get officers to buckle up. The campaign features stickers affixed to the patrol cars encouraging seat-belt use. Gille...
Immigration raid's timing 'bizarre,' Las Vegas activist says
Las Vegas Review JournalAbout 30 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested by federal agents Thursday morning in the Las Vegas Valley, even as immigration reform advocates were celebrating a judge's decision to block the mo...
Nonpartisan voters ready to wield clout in November races
Las Vegas Review JournalIn the nail-biters like the Harry Reid-Sharron Angle race and the Dina Titus-Joe Heck race, the numbers to watch closely are these: How are they polling with those quirky nonpartisan voters?In the Sen...
Payments proposed in lieu of benefit raise
Las Vegas Review JournalSTEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAUWASHINGTON -- A House bill introduced Friday by Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada and nine other Democrats would provide a $250 payment to Social Security recipients if they do not q...
Data protection solutions showcased in Las Vegas
Las Vegas SunWikiLeaks this week about civilian casualties and other incidents during the war in Afghanistan highlights how important data-leakage protection can be for government and corporations. The companies ...
Double Pump wins in Vegas, can't rest
Daily NewsPREP BASKETBALL: Club that features San Fernando Valley stars plays today in Anaheim tourney. LAS VEGAS -- This is how it works on the July high school basketball travel team circuit: A team can pla...
Calif. wildfire jumps aqueduct, approaches homes
Cox.netFirefighters spray water on burning plants as flames race across the desert floor in Palmdale, Calif., Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows) PALMDALE, Calif. (Associated Press) -- A huge ...
Grizzly bear euthanized after Mont. triple mauling
Cox.netThis image provided by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department on Friday July 30, 2010, shows a captured grizzly sow believed to be responsible for the mauling death of one camper and injuring...
Hispanic community in Las Vegas scared after immigration raid
KTNVLas Vegas, NV- A local family says they were broken up following an immigration raid this week by Homeland Security. Now others in the Hispanic community say they're afraid they could be next.
Woman Accused of Leaving Child Alone in Truck
KOLO 8RENO, NV - A Sun Valley woman has been arrested, accused of leaving her five-year-old daughter alone in a truck. Late Friday morning, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper saw a pickup in a parking lot in ...
Ore. district attorney says no Gore prosecution
Cox.netFILE - In this Friday, July 16, 2010 file photo, former Vice President Al Gore introduces Vice President Joe Biden at the annual Tennessee Democratic Party Jackson Day in Nashville, Tenn. Former Vice ...
Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law
Cox.netArizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, right, smiles as Max Wilson, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors representing District 4, pats the governor on the back at a news conference in Glendale, Ariz., Fr...
Giants hold off late Dodgers rally
Cox.netLos Angeles Dodgers Andre Ethier, right, is tagged out at home plate by San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, left, in the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, July 30, 2010....
Angels hand Hunter 1st loss, beat Rangers 9-7
Cox.netTexas Rangers' Mitch Moreland beats throw and is safe at second past Los Angeles Angels second baseman Maicer Izturis after stealing during the fifith inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Fri...
Arizona trades RHP Edwin Jackson to White Sox
Cox.netFILE - This July 28, 2010, file photo shows Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Edwin Jackson throwing to the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of a baseball game, in Philadelphia. The Arizo...
Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town
Cox.netFILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi , a cast member of MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality series is shown at the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) SEASI...
Vegas company has modest proposal for air travelers
Miami HeraldA Las Vegas-based website is trying to make money off the latest airport security irritant, full-body scanners. The concept comes from burlesque: Pasties. For prices starting at $9.99, the modest can ...
Insurance Workers to Leave Pigeon-Plagued Building
KOLO 8The state Board of Examiners has approved spending $1.7 million to move Nevada Insurance Division workers out of a pigeon-plagued office building that made some employees sick.
Las Vegas News.Net now hosts our own daily newsletter. Readers are encouraged to register to receive our daily newsletter by mail