Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from December 2001

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from December 2001

YellowPages.com Relocates Business to Henderson, Nev., from California.
December 1, 2001... Byline: Matthew Crowley Dec. 1--Southern Nevada's continual quest for high-tech companies got a boost Friday when YellowPages.com, a provider of online yellow page ads, maps, business listings and other information, moved its headquarters...

Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort Sues California Company over Canceled Event.
December 1, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Dec. 1--Mandalay Bay is suing a California company that cited fear of traveling in the wake of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings for canceling an October conference at the South Strip property. The company...

Nevada Power Seeks Approval for Record Rate Hike.
December 1, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Dec. 1--Nevada Power on Friday asked state regulators to raise its rates by a record $921 million but proposed spreading the overall 21 percent increase over three years. If the Public Utilities Commission...

Regal Cinemas adds program to Las Vegas theaters.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Moviegoers at Regal Cinemas' five local multiplexes will have something to show for their patronage -- besides ticket stubs, that is -- with Regal's new frequent moviegoer rewards program. The Regal Crown Club...

Philharmonic backs Bocelli on three tour stops.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEN WHITE REVIEW-JOURNAL A missed opportunity to back famed opera tenor Andrea Bocelli last year in Las Vegas has turned into a three-performance gig this month for the Las Vegas Philharmonic. The three-year-old orchestra will...

Raucous chase results in only suspect hurt.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL REVIEW-JOURNAL Police marveled Friday that the only casualty in a high-speed car chase and running gunbattle the night before was the suspect they were pursuing, a seven-time convicted felon who calls himself "H-bomb."...

NEVADA POWER: Utility seeks record rate hike.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada Power on Friday asked state regulators to raise its rates by a record $921 million but proposed spreading the overall 21 percent increase over three years. If the Public Utilities...

Property values at risk, report says.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Transporting nuclear waste through Clark County to the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository would decrease property values by up to 30 percent, resulting in property value losses of $1 billion...

Teacher gets probation for having sex with student.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT REVIEW-JOURNAL A former Western High School teacher apologized for his irresponsibility Friday before being sentenced to probation for having sex with a 16-year-old student. The girl's mother began crying...

Crossing guard removal sparks protest.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY REVIEW-JOURNAL The crossing guard supervisor for Las Vegas police told Mendoza Elementary leaders and parents Friday that the school is losing its paid guards because a policy states area traffic is supposed to be...

Goodman says audit won't hinder plans for arts district.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL Mayor Oscar Goodman's idea of creating an arts district in downtown Las Vegas may not have as much public support as he thinks, judging from a city auditor's report released Friday. The audit found...

JUDICIAL ETHICS: Secret offer made on complaint.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT REVIEW-JOURNAL The Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission has secretly offered District Judge Donald Mosley the chance to resolve a new ethics complaint by issuing a confidential letter of apology. Alan...

SONG CONTROVERSY: Team offers proof they wrote parody.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL The controversy over who wrote a popular song parody continued Friday, as a team of Las Vegas radio personalities offered evidence to support their contention that they penned the "Bin Laden Bomb Song."...

900 to receive degrees.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Some 900 UNLV students will celebrate the completion of their degree work today during the university's winter commencement. The graduation ceremony will start at 9 a.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. Because...

UNLV opens parking garage.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON REVIEW-JOURNAL After five years of debate, delays and missed deadlines, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' first parking garage opened Friday, quietly and ahead of its latest schedule. The $12.6 million garage...

Vigil set to remember victims of child abuse.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A candlelight vigil to remember victims of child abuse will be held this evening. The second annual Day of the Child vigil, sponsored by the Kierra Harrison Foundation, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Grant Sawyer...

New recreation center, pool coming to North Las Vegas.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY REVIEW-JOURNAL When Anita Wood moved to her North Las Vegas home in 1993, there was nothing but vacant land as far she could see. Now her home is surrounded by dozens of others. Students flock to a nearby school...

Full hearing on ethics charges against Mack delayed again.(news)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL Michael Mack's day of reckoning has been postponed. Again. The Las Vegas councilman was supposed to face a full hearing Thursday before the city's Ethics Review Board on charges that he had a conflict...

White, Wildcats eye challenge.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS REVIEW-JOURNAL RENO -- It's hard to imagine a better matchup in the state finals: the state's top defensive unit against the state's most explosive player. That's what fans will find at noon today at UNR's Mackay...

Rebels' foe has athletic look.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL Two weeks ago, UNLV might have looked at tonight's game with Georgia Southern as a free bingo square on the schedule. But this is not the same Rebels team that left town Thanksgiving day full of...

DISCIPLINARY HEARING: Commission punches back.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR REVIEW-JOURNAL RENO -- The Nevada Athletic Commission on Friday hit former junior welterweight champion Zab Judah with a six-month suspension and a $75,000 fine for conduct detrimental to boxing. Zudah was penalized...

De La Hoya, Arum on verge of renewing working relationship.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE REVIEW-JOURNAL Top Rank's prodigal son has returned. Slightly more than a year after an acrimonious split, Oscar De La Hoya will once again be promoted by Las Vegas-based Top Rank. Top Rank president Bob Arum...

STARDUST MAIN EVENT: Stewart tries to make up for late start.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR REVIEW-JOURNAL Willie Stewart didn't turn professional until he was 26, but in four years he has compiled a 15-0 record. Stewart, of Las Vegas, will meet Vitaliy Kopytko in the scheduled 10-round super middleweight...

Steelers much too physical for visiting Vikings to cover 7-point spread.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE REVIEW-JOURNAL The Pittsburgh Steelers might finish with the best record in the AFC this season and suddenly are considered co-favorites along with the Oakland Raiders to make the Super Bowl. That's a remarkable...

Xyxy.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Senior guard C.J. Watson had 35 points, including five 3-pointers, as Bishop Gorman defeated host Cheyenne 67-61 on Friday. Watson scored 18 of the Gaels' 25 points in a key second quarter that helped them build...

Gator girls outgun Wildcats.(sports)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Green Valley girls basketball team started strong and stayed that way in a 61-36 victory over host Las Vegas on Friday. After storming off to a 7-0 lead to start the game, the Gators (3-0) stayed ahead...

YellowPages.com moves back to Las Vegas Valley.(business)
December 1, 2001... BYLINE: MATTHEW CROWLEY REVIEW-JOURNAL Southern Nevada's continual quest for high-tech companies got a boost Friday when YellowPages.com, a provider of online yellow page ads, maps, business listings and other information, moved its...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan At Work Column.
December 2, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Dec. 2--Mary Kaye Cashman was quite content with her role as a mother, raising three children, and as the good woman behind a successful man. The daughter of a rocket scientist, she married into good lines in...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Chips Column.
December 2, 2001... Dec. 2--MORE GAMBLING: Tough times for the Asian economy could lead to a spread of legalized gambling throughout the region in a move reminiscent of the early 1990s gambling boom that overtook the United States. Like state governments...

IN DEPTH: Front-Line Forerunners.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL They are camouflaged by their Las Vegas lifestyles, blending in at the golf course and out on Lake Mead. They appear as ordinary folks among crowds at the malls, banks and sporting events. They have...

Targeting the Top.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Ask highly decorated Green Beret commander James "Bo" Gritz how he'd handle the war against terrorism and he fires off a point-blank answer: "You need to cut the head off the snake." "To cut the head...

Teen raider sought to 'raise hell'.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL With his cousins and uncles massacred by Japanese soldiers in the Philippines in 1943, Jaime de Altonaga welcomed the chance to avenge the oppression taking place around his home in Manila. That's...

Former SEAL battles cancer with gusto.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Scott Lyon has battled the enemy for most of his life, and he has the scars to prove it. Like the one where a bullet ripped through his shoulder and arm during one of his three tours in Vietnam. ...

SPECIAL FORCES HISTORY.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL The roots of U.S. special operations forces can be traced to men known as rangers, who "ranged" the American frontier in 1670 to protect settlers. Their tactics on ambushes and wilderness survival...

Former pararescue specialist saw scary moments in Vietnam.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Fear, according to Allen Stanek, is good. "It gives you some real concentration. It's a reaction more than anything," the 55-year-old Las Vegas police officer said on a recent morning as he recalled...

Secret agent's career filled with tense moments, luck.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL At 74, Sully de Fontaine says he's "a little too old" to grab a rifle, don a parachute and jump into the United States' war against terrorism in Afghanistan. But fitting the definition of a "lifer,"...

Bid to block controversial deal dropped.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN REVIEW-JOURNAL MESQUITE -- Maverick Mayor Chuck Horne has dropped his bid to block a controversial public land deal, removing one of the last obstacles to a land sale that could bring homes and businesses to 12...

Patriotism flourishes at gun show.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL In years past, a trip to the state's largest gun show was guaranteed to turn up a handful of people preaching the evils of the federal government. Waco and Ruby Ridge were their touchstones as they...

NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE: Yucca foes buoyed by victories.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada officials who gathered Saturday to discuss the Yucca Mountain Project reveled in two recent victories in their ongoing effort to defeat the proposed nuclear waste repository. This week,...

About 52 percent of juniors failed math proficiency test.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH REVIEW-JOURNAL About 52 percent of the 16,000 juniors who took a more challenging form of the state's high school proficiency math exam in October failed it, according to new passing scores established by the state...

NATALIE MERCHANT: Performance elegant, soulful.(news)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN REVIEW-JOURNAL The day after George Harrison died, Natalie Merchant sang some of his songs to her fans. She stepped on stage at the Hard Rock Hotel, not in a flash of Vegas lights, but in a black dress, with her head...

CLASS 4A FOOTBALL: Wildcats win state title in OT.(sports)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS REVIEW-JOURNAL RENO -- McQueen quarterback Jeff Rowe made things happen with his legs all day on Saturday, but on the game's most important play, the senior couldn't break loose. On fourth-and-goal from the 7-yard...

UNLV prevails despite itself.(sports)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL It's not often a team beats two opponents in one evening, but UNLV managed to do just that Saturday at the Thomas & Mack center. Not only did the Rebels (3-2) outlast Georgia Southern 79-64, they...

Stewart captures unanimous decision.(sports)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR REVIEW-JOURNAL Willie Stewart won a lopsided decision Saturday over Vitaliy Kopytko. But Stewart still wasn't satisfied. He won all 10 rounds on two judges' scorecards and nine rounds on the third card in the super...

Spoonhour: Holden situation resolved.(sports)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL Jamal Holden, who was away from the UNLV basketball team for a few days last week, met Saturday with coach Charlie Spoonhour and resolved the troubled junior center's situation. "He'll be back with us...

Browns will beat Titans.(sports)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE REVIEW-JOURNAL The Cleveland Browns won six games -- combined -- in the 1999 and 2000 NFL seasons. The Tennessee Titans lost just six games in that same span. This year, the Browns already have matched their win...

Gator boys nip Pineview in basketball.(sports)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Green Valley High School boys basketball team held Pineview (Utah) to just two points in the second quarter and held on for a 50-47 home victory Saturday. Brad Garrett hit a 3-pointer to cut Green Valley's...

Local aerobatic pilot achieves dream by qualifying for big event.(living)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS REVIEW-JOURNAL James Abraham is strapped into his 1986 Extra 230, a lean, sleek, compact airplane that looks like an only slightly larger version of a seriously cool model you'd buy at a hobby store. Zipping...

Special ceremony planned for families of Alzheimer's disease patients.(living)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: SONYA PADGETT REVIEW-JOURNAL The Alzheimer's Association of Southern Nevada is sponsoring a tree-trimming ceremony today for families to honor loved ones who suffer from the illness that robs its victims of memory and coherent...

NEVADAN AT WORK: Mary Kaye Cashman, Chief Executive Officer, Cashman Equipment.(business)
December 2, 2001... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH REVIEW-JOURNAL Mary Kaye Cashman was quite content with her role as a mother, raising three children, and as the good woman behind a successful man. The daughter of a rocket scientist, she married into good lines in...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
December 3, 2001... Byline: Al Gibes Dec. 3--E-mail is often touted as the killer application of the Internet. I have to agree, because it's turning into a monster of killer proportions. My work e-mail address is my primary account, but I also have...

Zoning dispute is facing new test.(news)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL The Walgreen Drug Store at the northwest corner of Ann Road and Rainbow Boulevard looks much like the chain's 25 other locations in the Las Vegas Valley. But to Las Vegas Councilman Larry Brown and...

Background checks for gun purchases soar.(news)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL Newly released state statistics show that in the days and weeks after Sept. 11, Nevadans rushed to area gun stores with the intent to purchase firearms. During the seven-day period starting Sept. 11,...

'NEVER GET INFECTED': AIDS front worrisome.(news)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA REVIEW-JOURNAL AIDS patient Lane Olson swallows 22 pills a day to keep his immune system strong. When the drug cocktails work, Olson must endure their side effects: drowsiness, vomiting and diarrhea so bad he must...

Study: Probe opened three days after attacks.(news)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL Federal officials in Nevada opened their own criminal terrorism investigation just three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a Syracuse University study scheduled to be released today. The...

Porter tells supporters he won't tolerate whisper campaigns.(news)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON REVIEW-JOURNAL GOP congressional candidate Jon Porter said at a fund-raiser Tuesday he won't allow his supporters to engage in any whisper campaigns against Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera, the leading...

Rebels trying to smooth out kinks at home to avoid hitting rocky road.(sports)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL You could sense the players' relief in the UNLV locker room following Saturday's 79-64 win over Georgia Southern. They knew they were fortunate to come away with a victory. For all the talk about...

FITNESS: Beat the clock.(living)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS REVIEW-JOURNAL Stiffness and that vague but irritating assortment of muscle pains and pulls. Noticeably declining muscle strength. Shortness of breath during activities that used to be no sweat at all. All just...

NEWSMAKER: Concert in Europe sheds new light on performing music.(living)
December 3, 2001... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO REVIEW-JOURNAL During one of Gerald Reid's performances at the 30th annual Rome Festival this summer a blackout halted the concert. But the music-hungry crowd did not begin making their way to the exits. In fact an...

AFL-CIO Leaders Gloomy on U.S. and Nevada Economy.
December 4, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Dec. 4--There is no end in sight to the national recession although when the economy turns for the better Las Vegas will take longer to recover than other major U.S. cities, a top AFL-CIO official said Monday. "Our...

Jury says Republic must pay $18 million.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL Before a trash truck slammed into the back of her car in 1997, Elizabeth Guerrero was an active teen who dreamed of a career in social work. These days, she is a brain-damaged 23-year-old who requires...

Prosecutors start outlining evidence in robberies case.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT REVIEW-JOURNAL Prosecutors began presenting evidence Monday against a Henderson man accused of taking part in a series of robberies, including one in which two armed guards were killed. The preliminary...

HITTING THE ROAD: Goodbye, Glendale.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY REVIEW-JOURNAL He has had his fill of corrupt, drunk and just plain lazy employees, so the founding father of Clark County's smallest town is calling it quits. Charlie Hester, owner of the four homes, four...

AFL-CIO has praise for Reid, Clinton, Guinn.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON REVIEW-JOURNAL The AFL-CIO demonstrated its love-hate relationship with politicians Monday during its national convention in Las Vegas, embracing those who support labor's objectives and vilifying those blocking...

ACCOUNTING QUESTIONS: Audit criticizes police handling of forfeitures.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: CHRIS DI EDOARDO REVIEW-JOURNAL The Metropolitan Police Department failed to reconcile its records of seized and forfeited assets to Clark County's accounting system, allocated forfeited funds to incorrect accounts and violated...

Two die in car crash at I-215, Russell Road.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Two Las Vegas residents were killed and another was injured after their car crashed into a light pole Sunday along Interstate 215. Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Alan Davidson said the car was going west when it...

Pappas land still in dispute.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL The chances of a voluntary settlement between the city of Las Vegas and a family whose land was seized by the municipality remain slim, an attorney for the city said Monday. In 1993, the city seized...

County picks child welfare chief.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY REVIEW-JOURNAL Foster parents and Clark County officials said Monday they hope a national child welfare consultant will strengthen the county's child welfare system. County commissioners are expected to appoint...

Police in shooting identified.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A 37-year-old man shot more than 20 times by Las Vegas police in a gun battle remained in critical condition Monday at University Medical Center. Meanwhile, police released the names of the officers involved in...

Candidate for sheriff criticizes Keller.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON REVIEW-JOURNAL Police Capt. Randy Oaks entered the sheriff's race Monday by criticizing Sheriff Jerry Keller and the "anointment process" that appears to be helping Deputy Chief Bill Young into the office. ...

California woman enters plea in downtown hotel fire.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A California woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree arson charges in connection with a fire that caused guests to jump out of windows and crawl down the side of a downtown hotel. Betty Jo Hawkins, 48, was...

City Council gets spending, planning priorities on track.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas City Council got its priorities straight Monday. Or tried to, at least. A two-hour workshop led by a "facilitator" helped the council produce a list of seven issues that it plans to...

Council approves annexation deal.(news)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas City Council gave tentative approval Monday to a land-use agreement that would allow the municipality to annex dozens of small, vacant parcels of land within unincorporated Clark County while...

NHRA has new sponsor.(sports)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF REVIEW-JOURNAL The championship bonuses for the top two professional classes in the National Hot Rod Association will double next year thanks to a new national series sponsor. POWERade, a sports drink produced by the...

South African gives women's tennis lift.(sports)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JEFF WOLLARD REVIEW-JOURNAL Things already were looking up for UNLV women's tennis coach Kevin Cory, but they recently got a lot better. Cory, who has been assembling a nationally recognized Division I program in the past three...

Centennial gets home win over Durango.(sports)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Jahmon Smith scored a game-high 25 points to lead Centennial's boys basketball team to a 77-68 victory over visiting Durango on Monday. Matt Sterrett scored 19 for the Bulldogs, who made 28 of 32 free throws. ...

FINAL-ROUND COLLAPSE: Gamez fails to get Tour card.(sports)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE REVIEW-JOURNAL Robert Gamez hasn't had a PGA Tour card since the 1998 season. The native Las Vegan has played almost a full schedule in each of the last three seasons, but has done so through sponsors' exemptions and via...

HOLIDAYS: Show Your Colors.(living)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA REVIEW-JOURNAL Uncle Sam wants you! To spend, that is, if we believe our national leaders. And what better time to spend than the Christmas season? Even many of our most-beloved carols center around...

Judge postpones sentencing in Interstate case.(business)
December 4, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS REVIEW-JOURNAL A state district judge Monday delayed sentencing for David Ferradino, who pleaded guilty to theft of $5.7 million in investors' funds, until Dec. 31 so the former mortgage broker can provide a report...

Bankruptcy Court Approves Plan for Las Vegas-Based National Airlines.
December 5, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Dec. 5--A prospectus of Las Vegas-based National Airlines' reorganization plan was approved Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and now goes out to about 1,000 creditors who will vote to either accept or reject the plan....

Union Takes Aim at Recently Opened Casino in Las Vegas.
December 5, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Dec. 5--An estimated 1,500 union activists from Culinary Local 226 picketed Tuesday outside the recently opened Palms, calling on casino operator George Maloof to unionize the West Flamingo Road property. The Rev....

Fans flock for a glimpse of music's brightest stars.(news)
December 5, 2001... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN REVIEW-JOURNAL Big stars won Billboard Music Awards inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. They sang and danced in between holding up trophies. And they went backstage to answer journalists' stupid and interesting questions...

61-year-old says holiday killing was self-defense.(news)
December 5, 2001... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas yard sale operator charged with murder said Tuesday that he was acting in self-defense when he shot his neighbor to death on Thanksgiving Day. David Earl Reed, who was released on bail...

County to increase tax for fire safety.(news)
December 5, 2001... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY REVIEW-JOURNAL The Clark County Commission on Tuesday moved forward with plans to increase property taxes over the next two years to pay for more fire stations and learned that those taxes might need to be raised again...