Provides the latest RSS feeds for Las Vegas News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Las Vegas News.net http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/cat/1e0899715fbc2697/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:45 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:45 -0400 30 Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 2 a.m. Dr. Aaron Meltzer spent a week in November learning about medical care during emergencies and disasters in Israel, a country that handles multiple-casualty incidents on a regular basis. He returned to Las Vegas with questions about U.S. cities and how they have prepared for large-scale medical emergencies. In Israel, the public gets regular reminders on how the ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710400/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:40 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710400/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 A model of the UNLV Now stadium project is shown here at the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. UNLV and its private developer partners updated regents on the project, which now features a 100-yard-long video screen and six VIP suites seating 300 ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710793/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:32 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710793/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Tickets are on sale for the July 3 soccer match at Sam Boyd Stadium between traditional Mexican powers Club America and Chivas Guadalajara. The Liga MX rivals have combined for 21 titles, and the game is the first stop on Chivas' 2013 U.S. tour. Tickets are available at the Thomas & Mack Center box office or at ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710794/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:30 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710794/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 The Nevada Division of Insurance said Tuesday that it has rolled out a new website. The website at doi.nv.gov is designed to give consumers and businesses in Nevada information about insurance coverage and health insurance reform. Consumers can go to rates.doi.nv.gov to review proposed health coverage rate changes and offer comments to insurance commissioners who review plans and costs. Nevadans ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710795/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:29 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214710795/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Brian Brannman, Chief Executive Operator of University Medical Center, speaks during the paneled discussions on downtown medical developments hosted by the Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition at the Historic 5th Street School Wednesday, May 22, ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214709237/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:07:52 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214709237/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Two warring factions among Nevada chiropractors split over a bill that has passed both houses of the Legislature without any "no" votes, despite one faction's concerns that this bill poses a danger to public safety. One faction is headed by Dr. James Overland Sr., head of the Nevada Chiropractic Association. He wanted the law changed so licensed chiropractic assistants could ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214709669/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:07:22 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214709669/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Questions about the validity of the Clark County School Board's late-night, whirlwind decision to permanently hire Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky Tuesday are already swirling among those taken aback by the action. Doubts about the legality of the appointment also exist, according to an open-meeting-law attorney who cites precedents set by the Nevada Supreme Court and Nevada attorney ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708610/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:31 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708610/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 As outside temperatures rise, the indoor adventures heat up at the Springs Preserve. In the Origen Museum, visitors will be transported to a tropical environment with the Rainforest Adventure, a multisensory expedition that highlights the challenges facing these ecological wonders and suggests ways that people can make a difference. This limited engagement exhibit is open daily from June 2 to ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708611/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:31 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708611/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Some of the most vulnerable children -- children in the foster care system with disabilities -- need someone to make sure they get necessary services to excel in school. A 6-year-old program is providing that support but needs more volunteers to meet the growing demand for children who have no one else to help them in local schools. Sponsored by the nonprofit Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708612/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:30 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708612/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 While the current school year wraps up, Cox Communications is planning its 2013 back-to-school fairs. Event dates are Aug. 10 at Meadows mall, 4300 Meadows Lane; Aug. 17 at the Boulevard mall, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway; and Aug. 24 at The Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W. Sunset Road. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The back-to-school fairs are free events that feature a coalition of community agencies and ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708614/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:29 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708614/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 10:39 p.m. At first glance, it looks like an unusual partnership, but then in light of revelations of pimps hustling hookers and luring party girls into the world's oldest profession, it makes perfect sense. Our Tao Group, which has the restaurant and nightclubs Tao in The Venetian and Lavo in the Palazzo, as well as Marquee in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, has ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708613/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:29 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708613/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Children of all ages are encouraged to read at local libraries. Registration begins June 1 for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's Club Read ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708615/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:27 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214708615/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Nevada's rural landscape is punctuated with ghost towns -- communities built on the promise of mining riches, and then discarded when the dream either died or never quite became reality. The names of many Nevada ghost towns -- Goldfield, Midas, Silver Peak and Goldpoint -- attest to the aspirations of those dreamers who hoped they had stumbled upon the next Comstock Lode. In some cases, the ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214707717/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:49:22 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214707717/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 A vacant HUD home is shown in North Las Vegas April 2, 2013. A neighbor said that it has been vacant for a bout two years. (1524 Gaber Court, North Las ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214706675/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:27 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214706675/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Volunteer advocacy training graduate Brenda Carter receives her diploma from Daniele Dreitzer, right, executive director of the Rape Crisis Center during an open house Wednesday at the center in Las Vegas. Carter, 53, was raped when she was ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214706674/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:27 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214706674/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Jessica Padron, left, and members of Two Countries One Voice protest against Carlos Slim, a Mexican businessman listed as the second richest man in the world by Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, in front of the Venetian Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The group accuses Slim’s telecommunication companies of engaging in predatory and monopolistic practices. The protest coincides with CTIA, a ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705280/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:18 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705280/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Family members of victim Prisma Contreras, from left, cousin Gabby Luna, sister Denise Espitia, and mother Josefine Contreras, react during the reading of the guilty verdicts against defendant Gregory Hover in courtroom 3E at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705566/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:17 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705566/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 (1 hr 4 mins ago) Slugger Jose Canseco accused of Vegas sexual assault Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco Jr has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas, in an investigation he made public with postings on a social media website claiming that a woman falsely accused him of rape. No arrest was made and police said no charges were immediately filed against the 48-year-old former Oakland ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705567/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:14:18 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705567/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 LAS VEGAS -- After more than eight years of delays, a sex offender who worked as a nurse is going to prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old patient. The nursing board gave Paul Santiago a ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705568/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:13 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214705568/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 A former youth soccer coach who was accused of raping a team member has been sentenced to at least 23 years in prison. Court records show that Marvin Geovanny Juarez, who coached the Atleticos Club Las Vegas soccer team, pleaded guilty in March to attempted sexual assault of a minor, lewdness with a child, and use of a minor in the production of pornography. On Monday, District Judge Kathleen ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214704626/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:03 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214704626/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 WASHINGTON -- It was a down year for the alfalfa farm owned in Nevada by Sen. Dean Heller. Heller reported $13,545 in hay sales off the family property in Smith Valley in 2012, a drop from $34,110 the year before. A financial disclosure report the Nevada Republican filed with the U.S. Senate this month suggested in a notation the "Heller Hay Farm" had a loss for 2012. The senator's ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214704628/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:02 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214704628/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Lyudmyla Radchenko is seen in a recent undated photo. Radchenko, who is nearly nine months pregnant, became ill with salmonella after eating at the Firefly on Paradise restaurant. Her pregnancy limits options for treatment and a C-section has been scheduled in the hopes of minimizing the baby's exposure to the ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214704627/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:02 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214704627/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 With thousands of season passes already sold, Wet 'n' Wild is bracing for a large turnout when it opens to VIP and select pass holders this weekend. The hotly anticipated water park in the southwest part of the valley can accommodate around 6,000 ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703515/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:11 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703515/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday put the final touch on a bill to punish people who falsely pass themselves off as war heroes and try to profit from it. The Stolen Valor Act passed without dissent, two days after it was approved overwhelmingly by the House. Now it goes to the White House where President Barack Obama was expected to sign it into law. The pending law would make it a federal ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703517/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:10 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703517/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 WASHINGTON -- A "pay as you rate" bill to speed payments to former service members was introduced Wednesday in Congress, part of a new push for the Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce a swollen backlog of claims. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., sponsored the bill that she had previewed this spring. It would require the VA to pay for treatment of medical conditions as soon as they are ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703516/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:10 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703516/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 children -- across the Valley are waiting with bated breath for the opening of Wet 'n' Wild Las Vegas water park, and the wait ends this Memorial Day Weekend. Well, for some lucky folks. VIP patrons with the right connections, money and/or luck will be the first to slip and slide at Wet 'n' Wild beginning Saturday, but Wet 'n' Wild opens to single-day ticketholders ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703092/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:09 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703092/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Of all the physicians snared in the federal hepatitis C outbreak investigation, Dr. Eladio Carrera had worked for Dr. Dipak Desai the longest. Yet Carrera testified Wednesday that he was an outsider who wasn't treated kindly by his boss. While other physician partners received generous bonuses from Desai several times a year, Carrera said he only received one. And Carrera's slow-paced ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703518/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:09 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703518/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703519/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:51 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703519/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent, the FBI ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703176/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:04 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214703176/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Strong winds expected through Wednesday afternoon and evening have put residents and operators of local construction sites on alert for high levels of dust, according to air quality officials. The Clark County Department of Air Quality has asked construction sites in the Las Vegas Valley to take precautions to prevent blowing dust from reaching unhealthy levels. Officials will continue to monitor ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214702423/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:51 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214702423/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 CARSON CITY -- State senators unanimously backed a bill Wednesday that would require NV Energy to close the Reid Gardner power plant near Glendale and replace it with cleaner power generating facilities. Under Senate Bill 123, 800 megawatts of coal-fired generated electricity must be replaced by the end of 2019. The loss of energy would be replaced with 350 megawatts of renewable energy and the ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701020/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:49 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701020/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 State prosecutors dodged a mistrial Wednesday after defense attorneys aggressively argued that they knowingly violated Dr. Dipak Desai's attorney-client privileges by questioning a witness about a meeting where criminal defense lawyers were present. Richard Wright, who represents Desai, said prosecutors knew the meeting in question was privileged. He also argued that the prosecutors ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701021/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:49 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701021/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 CARSON CITY -- A bill requiring background checks for private sale gun purchases won approval Wednesday in the Senate on an 11-10 party-line vote. It now goes to the Assembly where Democrats have a 27-15 majority. The vote to pass Senate Bill 221 did not come before Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, attempted to amend the measure to eliminate the requirement that private gun ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701023/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:48 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701023/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Clark County prosecutors have charged a third University of California, Berkeley law student in connection with the October beheading of an exotic bird on the Strip. Hazhir Kargaran, 26, pleaded no contest Wednesday to three misdemeanors for his role in the incident and promptly surrendered to the Clark County Detention Center, where he will serve a two-day sentence. District Attorney Steve ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701022/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:48 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701022/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Renderings of Daylight Beach Club at Mandalay Bay. END .inline-content --> If you're going to challenge Hakkasan Las Vegas, the new kid on the block, you'd better be bigger and better. It looks as if rival The Light Group has done just that in tandem with Cirque du Soleil. Tonight is an advance look at the inaugural Eclipse nighttime concert series at the new Daylight Beach Club -- ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214700419/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:47 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214700419/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 The Nevada Highway Patrol shut down U.S. Highway 95 about 1 p.m. Wednesday in both directions between Las Vegas Boulevard and the Spaghetti Bowl. Authorities were investigating a suspicious device on the roadway. The highway is reopening to ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701024/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:46 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214701024/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214700684/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:50:41 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214700684/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 RENO -- Federal prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the illegal campaign contribution trial of former power broker Harvey Whittemore. Defense lawyers were to begin presenting witnesses. The trial, midway through its second week, is taking place before Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks. Whittemore, 59, who once wielded much influence in Nevada politics as a legislative lobbyist, is ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699649/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:20 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699649/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 The Firefly restaurant at 3900 Paradise Road was closed April 26 following a salmonella outbreak. Health officials now say that cooked chorizo probably was the source of the outbreak, which sickened nearly 300 ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699651/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:19 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699651/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 U.S. Highway 95 has been shut down in both directions between Las Vegas Boulevard and the Spaghetti Bowl, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. A suspicious device described as a silver object with end-caps is being investigated, according to Loy Hixson, NHP spokesman. The object was found shortly before 1 p.m., he said. Traffic is backed up and motorists are advised to avoid the area. Contact ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699650/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:19 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699650/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 A 38-year-old Henderson woman was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer while walking along U.S. Highway 95 near Railroad Pass late Tuesday night. Penny Amber Franco was walking south in the far right travel lane of U.S. 95 when a tractor-trailer pulling two trailers struck her about 9:42 p.m., the Nevada Highway Patrol said. Franco was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where she ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699653/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:18 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699653/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 CARSON CITY -- No Republicans took up state Sen. Justin Jones' offer to show up in his office Wednesday and discuss ways the two parties can reach agreement on a way to secure more money for public education. "This is the most important issue we face," said Jones, D-Las Vegas. "I will keep my office door open." He asked Republicans to meet with him and work on a ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699652/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:18 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214699652/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 British forensic officers attend the scene of an apparent attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London on Wednesday. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698287/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:04 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698287/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 : Circus Circus Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, sought use permits and approval for the fairgrounds complex from the zoning ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698286/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:04 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698286/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 A wildfire is burning on the grounds of Scotty's Castle at Death Valley National Park in California, but the historic mansion has not been damaged. Park spokeswoman Cheryl Chipman said the blaze broke out at the northern end of the castle grounds Tuesday afternoon. It is now burning up Grapevine Canyon toward the Nevada border, about 180 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The castle is not ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698285/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:03 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698285/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A measure pushed by the Nevada Resort Association to get rid of sports betting kiosks in bars and restaurants has cleared the Senate and now moves to the ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698558/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:54 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214698558/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Jose Canseco in 2005. Jose Canseco loves the limelight - even though he’s the target of a rape investigation.The outspoken slugger and admitted steroid-taker today posted a series of tweets, some that he removed a short time later, that revealed he’s being investigated for raping a Las Vegas woman. He named and posted a picture of the tanned lean, ripped, bikini-clad fitness model ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214696871/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:25 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214696871/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214696486/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:05 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214696486/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 An FBI agent was likely struck by shrapnel, but wasn't shot, while arresting a California murder suspect Tuesday. Authorities initially said the unidentified agent was shot in his bulletproof vest Tuesday night in the 1700 block of Karen Avenue, near Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway. The agent was working with a local Las Vegas police fugitive task force. He was struck when the suspect, ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214695323/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:38 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214695323/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 CARSON CITY -- A panel of lawmakers decided Wednesday not to fund construction of a new $700,000 execution chamber at Ely State Prison. The decision was made by a joint Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance subcommittee when it voted to approve a $104 million capital improvement program for the upcoming two-year budget that begins July 1. The vote was unanimous and there was no comment from ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214695324/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:37 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214695324/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 MOORE, Okla. - The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished in the twister.Oklahoma Insurance Department spokeswoman Calley Herth told The Associated Press that the early damage tally is based on ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214693742/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:45 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214693742/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214691601/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:36 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214691601/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 PHOENIX -- It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to the delight of people who love a good Internet meltdown. "I AM NOT ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214692064/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:22 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214692064/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 CEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up.The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.CEO pay, which fell two years straight during the Great Recession but rose ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214690471/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:04 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214690471/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 To hear Health Plan of Nevada's advocates tell it, Dr. Dipak Desai was a master of deception. He was a real sleight-of-hand artist, a veritable David Copperfield of the colonoscopy. The fact Desai and a nurse anesthetist are on trial facing a list of criminal charges including second-degree murder illustrates the fact he's the one at fault. HPN, on the other hand, is a dedicated and ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214690341/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:23 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214690341/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 PTBL ) 66% to NIS 72 million for the first quarter of 2013 from NIS 211 million for the corresponding quarter of 2012. CBRE Inc. raised the fair value of the HSBC building in Manhattan by 8% $670 million. Property and Building said, "The net profit accruing to the company from the HSBC Building and Barney's Building (in Chicago) was NIS 77 million in the first quarter, compared with NIS ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214689652/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:53 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214689652/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 The Sun's Las Vegas 51s section New Las Vegas 51s owners might want to take a page out of UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck's playbook when talking about their plans to build a state-of-the-art Triple-A stadium in Summerlin. And, please, no jokes about how most of Hauck's plays have failed in his three years coaching the Rebels. He got this one right. Two summers ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214685208/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:06 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214685208/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Justin Bieber may be facing a fan revolt but hundreds of homeless kids in Las Vegas are still Beliebers. Bieber, 19, kept his promise on Friday by returning to Whitney Elementary School, where nearly 98 percent of the 600 students are at or below the poverty line. The pop superstar made their day by providing the school with its largest food donation, a $150,000 commitment, according to principal ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214683191/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:29:54 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214683191/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Clark County School Board members sneaked in an appointment for permanent superintendent late Tuesday night, hiring Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky after just one impromptu interview. They considered no other candidates, refusing pleas from Board President Carolyn Edwards to slow down in choosing the leader of the nation's fifth-largest district who would oversee a $2 billion budget. ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214682203/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:29 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214682203/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 10:25 p.m. The North Las Vegas City Council voted on Tuesday to approve more than $18 million of cuts to expenditures to balance its budgets for fiscal year 2014. The council approved the balanced general fund, public safety tax fund and library district budgets 4-1 during a special city council meeting. Only Councilman Robert Eliason from Ward 1 voted against it, saying ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214682204/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:27 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214682204/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 An FBI agent was shot while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in connection to a homicide in the 1700 block of Karen late Tuesday night. A joint task force of Las Vegas police and FBI agents were attempting to arrest the suspect inside a residence near Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway when multiple shots were exchanged, according to Las Vegas police. The federal agent was struck in the ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214681204/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:14:48 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214681204/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to change some police service fees. For instance, the Henderson Police Department now will charge 10 cents a page for accident reports. The department previously charged a flat $5 fee for such reports. The Police Department previously charged a minimum of $40 for audio tape reproduction and $60 for a CD with digital photos, but it now will charge $1 for ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214681203/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:14:47 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214681203/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 (AP) -- A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the embezzlement of $5.6 million from the prominent builder of residential high-rises in Vegas over nearly five years. U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden says Rocco Lazazzaro, 55, of Las Vegas pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud at the Florida-based Turnberry Associates. He says Lazazzaro was personally ... http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214681205/scat/1e0899715fbc2697 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:37 -0400 http://www.thelasvegasnews.net/index.php/sid/214681205/scat/1e0899715fbc2697