Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from June 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from June 2002

Hotel-Casino Workers in Las Vegas Hope for New Contract as Strike Continues.
June 1, 2002

New-Home Industry Thrives in Las Vegas, with Recorded Sales Up in April.
June 1, 2002

Poker Tournaments May Be Televised.
June 1, 2002

Nevada Power Strapped for Cash, Seeks Bond Offer.
June 1, 2002

Lawmaker Questions Stability of Nevada Power.
June 1, 2002

America West Airlines to Begin New Service.
June 1, 2002

Nevada Power strapped for cash, seeks bond offer.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sierra Pacific Resources, the holding company for Nevada Power, on Friday confirmed it could run out of cash needed for power purchases within a month. A planned bond sale by its Southern Nevada...

Fellow regents questionUNR professor's role.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Board of Regents later this month is expected to address whether a University of Nevada, Reno professor should lead the governing board of the state's higher education system. Regent Howard...

Financial impact of strike evident.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Citizens Area Transit bus strike is costing the Regional Transportation Commission about $30,000 a day in lost fares, officials said Friday. Since the strike began May 20, sporadic bus...

Loss of Innocence.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL When 9-year-old Hector Perez was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting Oct. 9, his friends caught his small body and lowered it onto the ground near the ball field at Maslow Park. Since then, the...

SHIFT IN CRIME CONTROL: FBI bolsters anti-terrorism task force.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas division of the FBI announced plans Friday to fatten its anti-terrorism task force with more funding, more agents and more local input. And because all the extras will not fit in the...

Prosecutor: Suspect bragged of slaying.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A man lived with his girlfriend's corpse and once bragged that he would get away with her slaying because authorities weren't able to recover fingerprints from her decayed body, a prosecutor said Friday....

Free programto help valleysmokers quit.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA, REVIEW-JOURNAL Zita Lopes-Kerr was in her 30s when she started having trouble breathing. She had been a pack-a-day cigarette smoker for more than a decade when she noticed her lungs would crackle whenever she took a...

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 350 help Berkley begin race.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL If Rep. Shelley Berkley is as politically vulnerable as some Republicans contend, it didn't show Friday afternoon when she officially kicked off her 2002 re-election campaign with a partisan-laced speech...

License revocation appealed.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A West Las Vegas convenience store owner whose liquor license was revoked last month by the Las Vegas City Council has petitioned to have the decision overturned. The council on May 15 revoked Rageh Hashem's...

UNLV may tow more vehicles.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Police officers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are giving fewer breaks to students and others whose parked vehicles show signs of abandonment or suspicion. Such vehicles will be ticketed...

Complaint filed against Sparks charter school.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL CARSON CITY -- A problem-plagued charter school in Sparks overseen by state Sen. Maurice Washington has been charged with a misdemeanor count of failing to provide workers' compensation coverage, the second such...

Paralegal heading to prison for tax evasion.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL A paralegal on Friday was sentenced to more than a year in prison for tax evasion and swindling settlement checks from personal injury clients and medical providers. Ronnie Lee Brown pleaded...

Undercover detective justifiedin shooting, coroner's jury says.(news)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A coroner's jury needed 30 minutes Friday to determine a Las Vegas detective was justified in fatally shooting a 22--year-old Las Vegan on May 1. The undercover officer, Timothy Schoening, testified...

Invensys drops sponsorship of Las Vegas' PGA Tour stop.(sports)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL The PGA Tour event in Las Vegas is in the market for a sponsor after Invensys announced Friday it would conclude its backing of the 90-hole event following this year's tournament in October. The...

51s hope success on road follows them home.(sports)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Though he said he always looks forward to playing at home, you'd have to forgive Las Vegas 51s manager Brad Mills if he wasn't quite ready to come back to Las Vegas. After all, the 51s won their...

Heavyweight Grantlearns from setbacks.(sports)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL It wasn't long ago that Michael Grant was being called the future of the heavyweight division. When he fought Lennox Lewis about two years ago, Grant was perceived as the biggest challenge to Lewis' title...

UNLV's Moore four shots off NCAA lead.(sports)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The UNLV men's golf team is out of contention for the national championship, but Ryan Moore is not. The Rebels freshman shot a 3-under-par 68 on Friday during another soggy day at the NCAA Golf Championships on...

Sunrise edges Sunset in prep all-star game.(sports)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: KEITH FREEMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Jeremy Atwater hit a baseline jumper with 3.5 seconds left Friday as the Sunrise Region edged the Sunset 84-82 in the 2002 Sunrise/Sunset Senior All-Star Basketball Game at Foothill High School. ...

New-home industry thrives in Las Vegas.(business)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL The new-home industry in Las Vegas is still bucking the national trend with 1,751 recorded sales in April, an industry expert said in his monthly report. That brings the yearly total to 7,222 sales...

America West to begin new service.(business)
June 1, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL America West Airlines initiates nonstop service today from its Las Vegas hub to Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and to Mexico City. Flights to Raleigh-Durham depart from McCarran International Airport on Thursdays,...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Calendar Column.
June 2, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Chips Column.
June 2, 2002

Study Finds Rise in Home Value Boosts Las Vegas' Household Wealth.
June 2, 2002

Rising Land Prices Because of Scarcity Could Fuel Property Values in Las Vegas.
June 2, 2002

Going Up?(news)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Eli Maslekoff said he and his wife had several reasons to buy a home in Las Vegas recently, and the prospect of increased value from appreciation was certainly high on the list. They looked around...

Study: Rise in home value boosts city's household wealth.(news)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Homeowners in Las Vegas saw their homes gain nearly 60 percent in value between 1990 and 2001, boosting household wealth by an average of $55,800, according to a study by Washington, D.C.-based...

Pitchespushlimits.(news)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER, REVIEW-JOURNAL On an early evening in mid-May, Las Vegas City Councilman Michael McDonald rode his special-edition Ducati motorcycle up to the Fremont Street Experience and struck a pose. The councilman who once...

VALUE ON LIFE: Senseless murders routine.(news)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL, REVIEW-JOURNAL People long have killed for little or nothing. Gunslinger John Wesley Hardin, the story goes, once shot a man just for snoring too loud. A century later, Folsom Prison inmates roared their...

Authorities: Teen died slow death.(news)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL In previously secret grand jury transcripts, authorities say Timmy "T.J." Weber slowly suffocated the younger of his two victims, an act one prosecutor labeled torture. According to the transcripts,...

IRON MIKE TYSON: Sweet science's savior?(sports)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL When Muhammad Ali was in his first reign as heavyweight champion, he was in a car driving through New York's Central Park. Some of the passengers recognized a man walking toward them as Arthur Miller. Ali...

Neff notwastinghis timeon Tour.(sports)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: MARC DAVID, REVIEW-JOURNAL Steve Neff looks back on his Professional Bowlers Association Tour experience as time wasted. But he's not allowing that to happen as a member of the PBA Senior Tour. Neff joins 199 other top seniors...

QUITE A HIT: Overbay on tear for Tucson.(sports)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL It isn't news that Tucson first baseman Lyle Overbay is on a hitting tear. It would be if he wasn't. He brought a .347 batting average to Cashman Field on Saturday night, having produced hits...

Grant knocks out Willis in round two.(sports)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Michael Grant flicked his jab at Anthony Willis throughout the first round of their heavyweight bout Saturday at an outdoor arena at the Stratosphere. Between rounds, Grant's trainer, Teddy Atlas, had...

Group hopes its name change will attract more clients.(living)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: SONYA PADGETT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Imagine going through a regular day without being able to see a single thing. You can't read mail, write checks to pay bills, shop for groceries alone or perform a dozen other ordinary activities...

Downtown Dreamin'.(living)
June 2, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Neonopolis, Las Vegas' most recent effort to pump life into an ailing downtown, opened its doors last month. Granted, there's not much to see at the $100-million-or-so attraction beyond its spanking...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
June 3, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
June 3, 2002

Commission candidate looking for support.(news)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Democrats' hopes of preserving a decisive majority on the Clark County Commission rest with a candidate in dire need of name recognition and campaign cash. Two weeks ago, Clark County Commissioner...

UNLV Foundation recouping funds after brief Reich speech.(news)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The UNLV Foundation is recouping an undisclosed sum of money from the speakers bureau that sent a brief-talking Robert Reich to the foundation's annual donor dinner. Reich, a former U.S. secretary...

REVIEW: Two different crowds, but same style of music.(news)(Review)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL This is the tale of two cities: chi-chi Las Vegas and freebird Las Vegas. Chi-chi Vegas showed up at Saturday's concert at the Hard Rock Hotel. That's where the Eagles put on a thinking-man's show of...

System could hire lobbyist.(news)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The University and Community College System of Nevada could spend big money during the 2003 Legislature in hopes of getting bigger money from state lawmakers. Chancellor Jane Nichols is...

Summer classes to start.(news)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The University of Nevada, Las Vegas recently mailed brochures to area high school seniors to promote its summer English, math and college preparation courses for those planning to attend UNLV this fall. The...

Man charged in roommate's death.(news)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas police arrested a 49-year-old California man Sunday after they found his 72-year-old roommate dead Saturday. Police charged Stephen Smythe with murder of a victim over 65 after they found the victim at...

Former trainer worried Tysondefeat would devastate boxer.(sports)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Tommy Brooks was ousted as Mike Tyson's trainer after Tyson's last bout, a seventh-round stoppage of Brian Nielsen in October. Because of Tyson's shaky financial picture, he wanted to cut Brooks' salary....

Dallimore's confidence, average soar.(sports)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL For Brian Dallimore, the season is just under way. After missing spring training with an injury and starting the season slowly, he finally feels like he is back in form. That appeared to be the...

Lakers jump outas heavy favorites.(sports)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Even while bothered by assorted injuries, Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal has been an unstoppable pain for opponents. Oddsmakers expect that trend to continue in the NBA Finals. The...

GETTING ORGANIZED: Neatness Counts.(living)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS, REVIEW-JOURNAL It's as much a law of the universe as gravity, action and reaction and entropy: The amount of household stuff you have multiplies to fill every inch of space you've allocated to hold it. So what to...

NEWSMAKERS: Coach twists and turns her way back to gymnastics.(living)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO, REVIEW-JOURNAL Gymnastics has always been a large part of Cassie Rice's life. But after college she decided to have a life outside of the sport. Now, at 33, she can't imagine doing anything but gymnastics. ...

SHOOTING STARS: International film projects continue Las Vegas work.(living)
June 3, 2002... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL It's all-over-the-map time on location this week, with new and returning international projects joining the filming fray. Heading into its third week of production: "Tequila Express," which is...

MGM Mirage Pulls Proposal for Chicago-Area Casino after Illinois Ups Taxes.
June 4, 2002

Purchase Rules Foil Open Auction for 65-Acre Parcel in Las Vegas.
June 4, 2002

Union, Las Vegas Resort Are Close to Deal, Executive Says.
June 4, 2002

Economist Criticizes Financial Health of Nevada Utility.
June 4, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
June 4, 2002

Season's first fires almost out.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. -- Todd Speck's seven young Bureau of Land Management firefighters were the first engine crew to respond Saturday to a wildfire 15 miles southeast of...

HELP FOR HOMELESS: Getting Off The Street.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL The one-room apartment Iris Arispe calls home is furnished with the bare essentials: twin beds, a small table and a narrow kitchenette. Despite the unit's Spartan look, the 53-year-old says living...

Federal judges to hearcase involving Area 51.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A panel of federal judges in San Francisco will hear arguments this month about allegations that Department of Justice attorneys improperly used national security to hide embarrassing statements when a...

Prostitute takes stand in hearing.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A prostitute who says she was raped by Steven Newberg as he videotaped the sexual assault acknowledged Monday that she once contemplated profiting from the sale of the resulting footage over the Internet....

Commission looks at forcingdevelopers to reveal partners.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Developers would be required to disclose their silent partners on zoning and other land-use decisions under a proposal the Clark County Commission is expected to consider today. The proposal was...

Official: Welfarechangesbeneficial.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Upcoming changes in the local child welfare system will benefit the thousands of foster children, families and prospective adoptive parents in Clark County, officials said Monday. Susan...

Suspect deemed competent.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A murder suspect accused of running over a Nevada Highway patrolman has been deemed competent to stand trial amid allegations he is faking a mental illness. Vornelius Phillips occasionally mumbled...

Las Vegas woman dies of accident injuries.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas woman died of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near downtown Saturday morning. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, Valerie Hunt, 49, was riding in the front passenger seat of...

Ex-drug dealer testifies.(news)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Murder suspect Stephen Briller once talked in detail about the different ways he could kill his girlfriend and get away with it, one of Briller's former drug-dealing acquaintances testified Monday. ...

Byrd sits waiting in wings.(sports)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Chris Byrd said he can remember as an 11-year-old cheering for Mike Tyson, screaming at the top of his lungs. On Saturday, Byrd will again have his eyes on Tyson, but much more will...

51s outfielder Allen flexes muscles in field, at bat.(sports)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Throughout 1999 and the first part of 2000, the late Mike Darr thrilled Las Vegas fans with his ability to cut down runners from right field. His arm helped make him a promising major-league prospect....

Despite no wins in 10 years, Henderson's Baker enjoys PBA Senior Tour.(sports)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: MARC DAVID, REVIEW-JOURNAL Dick Baker "retired" when he was 50 to see how he would fare on the PBA Senior Tour. That was 10 years ago, and Baker hasn't won any events. But he has no regrets. The Henderson resident was at...

ENTERTAINMENT: Almost Famous.(living)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Porn Rock played rock music at the EAT'M music conference last week. But the main thrust of the New York band was theatrics, not music. Singer Pink Snow, a Pam Anderson type of long blonde, rolled on top...

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Girl Scouts earn organization's top honor.(living)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO, REVIEW-JOURNAL Fourteen young women from the Frontier Girl Scout Council recently received the Gold Award, the top honor for a Girl Scout who demonstrates exceptional commitment and dedication to achievement. Each Gold...

Purchase rules foil land auction.(business)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Developers complain about how difficult and expensive it is to assemble a large piece of land in Las Vegas these days, yet everyone balked Monday at an opportunity to buy 65 acres with frontage on Las...

Utility's health worries official.(business)
June 4, 2002... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL The best alternative for Nevada Power Co. -- financially weakened and unable to guarantee that it will be able to meet its customers' electricity demands this summer -- may be bankruptcy, an economist...

Las Vegas Airport Official Foresees Little Local Impact from Airbus Superjumbo.
June 5, 2002

Las Vegas Casino Company Refinances Debt to Help Finance Expansion.
June 5, 2002

Downtown Las Vegas Casinos Are Braced for Possible Strike, Attorney Says.
June 5, 2002

Funding Is Enough for Now, Nevada Utility Executive Tells State Regulator.
June 5, 2002

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
June 5, 2002

Complaint Letters to Nevada Gaming Regulators Are Privileged, Panel Rules.
June 5, 2002

Taxpayers face homeless choice.(news)
June 5, 2002... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County voters in November will be asked to weigh in on a proposal that would generate an estimated $4 million a year for services for the homeless. County commissioners Tuesday voted...

COUNTY COMMISSION: Anti-smoking advisory ballot approved.(news)
June 5, 2002... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County voters will have the opportunity in November to tell state lawmakers what they think about secondhand smoke. The County Commission on a 5-1 vote Tuesday approved two advisory ballot...