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Ex-inmates to share settlement in civil rights case

Carri Geer Thevenot — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:19:50 GMT

Four former Clark County Detention Center inmates will share a $23,000 settlement in a civil rights case they filed nearly eight years ago.

Heller: Economic recovery hampered by big government, business, unions

Laura Myers — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:00:14 GMT

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Friday blamed "big government, big business and big unions" for America's persistent economic problems in a speech to the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.

Riot cops break up Nike shoe crowd at Florida mall

The Associated Press — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:34:05 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. -- More than 100 sheriff's deputies in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting outside a mall to buy a limited edition Nike basketball shoe.

Ward 2 council candidates hit ground running

Benjamin Spillman — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:19:53 GMT

There's a reason Bob Beers parked himself in the Las Vegas city clerk's office before it even opened for business Tuesday morning. And it wasn't because he likes getting up early.

Henderson police chief's buyout will top $200,000

Doug Mcmurdo — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:10:12 GMT

Henderson Police Chief Jutta Chambers will receive about $206,700 in an employee buyout if she sticks to her plan to retire, according to Fred Horvath, the city's director of Human Resources.

North Las Vegas man faces assault charges

Mike Blasky And Lynnette Curtis — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:55:18 GMT

A North Las Vegas man was arrested last week after being accused of posing as a doctor, sedating victims and then assaulting them when they were unconscious.

Woman wails at hearing, apologizes for girl's death

Francis Mccabe — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:48:53 GMT

It was the genuine apology Michelle Terry had been waiting for. Alice Alava was sitting in the first row of North Las Vegas Municipal Court with her hands covering her face, wailing and in tears.

School Board adopts new one- to five-star ranking system

Trevon Milliard — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:42:41 GMT

Principal Lucy Keaton received something unusual from her Clark County School District bosses Thursday for helping her poverty-stricken students beat the odds and produce a top-performing school.

State political icon Bill Raggio dies at 85

Laura Myers — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:05:51 GMT

Former state Sen. Bill Raggio, a political icon who served 38 years in the upper house, died, Nevada officials said Friday.

Irwin family plays at dolphin habitat

Las Vegas Review Journal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:03:54 GMT

A Las Vegas visit by the family of late Australian TV crocodile hunter Steve Irwin raised questions Thursday about whether they were following through on his plans to open a zoo here.

Corrections

Las Vegas Review-Journal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:03:47 GMT

An article in the Business section of Wednesday's Las Vegas Review-Journal incorrectly identified Aruze USA Inc., a holding company for Wynn Resorts stock. Aruze is separate from Aruze Gaming America Inc., a subsidiary of Universal Entertainment Corp., which makes slot machines.

Lake Havasu police officer cleared in Feb. 1 shooting death

Special To The Las Vegas Review-Journal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:01:17 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. -- A police officer who shot and killed a local resident in Lake Havasu City has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing and returned to active duty.

Protester fined $300 for not leaving Mohave County, Ariz., government meeting

Dave Hawkins — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:01:07 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. -- An activist who has twice been arrested during peaceful but defiant demonstrations at the Mohave County government complex in northwest Arizona was sentenced Thursday in Kingman.

PHOTO: Harvesting the Sun at Ethel M

David Becker — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:01:02 GMT

Festival returns to Fremont Street Experience

The Associated Press — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:54 GMT

A Black History Month festival is returning to the Fremont Street Experience one year after the attraction's casinos skipped on hosting the event and said it didn't draw enough business.

PHOTO: Paris Employees Dance for 'Jersey Boys'

John Locher — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:44 GMT

Adelson's jaw-dropping declarations place him in political spotlight

Las Vegas Review Journal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:36 GMT

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson is right where he wants to be: on the cover of an upcoming edition of Forbes and topping the GOP presidential primary's list of super PAC bankrollers as Newt Gingrich's personal sugar daddy-in-chief.

Ex-teacher files lawsuit alleging bias at Agassi Prep

Carri Geer Thevenot — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:15 GMT

A former teacher at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy has filed an age and racial discrimination lawsuit against the independent charter school.

Nevada mining sues to block tax cap initiative

The Associated Press — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:59:45 GMT

CARSON CITY -- A lawsuit filed by the Nevada Mining Association argues a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the cap on net proceeds taxes paid on minerals is misleading, fails to inform voters of consequences and sets up a "constitutional collision" with other property tax protections.

Judge backs letting driver in cocaine bust serve sentence in Canada

Ken Ritter — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:59:28 GMT

Clark County District Judge Kathleen Delaney said Thursday she was willing to let a Quebec truck driver nabbed in a big Interstate 15 cocaine bust serve his 6- to 15-year prison sentence in Canada.

Contempt charge against murder defendant's mother dropped

Francis Mccabe — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:59:19 GMT

Clark County's chief judge on Thursday tossed out a contempt case against the 54-year-old mother of a murder defendant who was held in jail for 10 days without bail or a hearing for borrowing a juror's cellphone during the trial.

U.S. Postal Service to close Elko mail processing plant

Cristina Silva — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:02:54 GMT

Nevada has emerged as both a winner and a loser in a nationwide overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service.