Invasion of privacy alleged at Vegas 'Stripper 101' class
A legal battle is under way over complaints that students and instructors in the popular "Stripper 101" class in Las Vegas were secretly videotaped ''performing very personal and private acts.'' The producer of the tourist-oriented class and show on the Las Vegas Strip is denying the allegations.
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000 |
Curator Alvarez passionate about Las Vegas history and culture
It?s not unusual to hear Brian ?Paco? Alvarez on KNPR one day, run into him at the Beat the next and then find him at a Fremont East watering hole later that week or at a Fifth Street School forum or lecture.
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000 |
Electric car network gets first test in Israel
Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come? After more than $400 million in outlays and more than a year behind schedule, dozens of electric cars have hit the road in Israel, the test site Agassi chose for his Better Place venture.
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:49:25 -0000 |
Man arrested after SWAT responds to northwest valley home
One man is in custody after Metro Police and SWAT responded to a domestic disturbance in a northwest Las Vegas Valley home where occupants were barricaded inside the home.
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:52:00 -0000 |
Doctor involved in medical malpractice kickbacks is off probation
Las Vegas neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Venger, who admitted giving false testimony to enhance medical malpractice awards and then receiving kickbacks, has been released from probation by the state Board of Medical Examiners.
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:52:00 -0000 |
In public ceremony, officials bid farewell to historic Nevada State Prison
Nevada State Prison, the country?s second oldest correctional facility west of the Mississippi River and site of colorful Nevada history, officially closed today after 150 years of operation.
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:38:00 -0000 |
Cement truck drops 8-ton load, closing stretch of U.S. 95
Nevada Highway Patrol shut down a stretch of U.S. 95 for 2 1/2 hours after a cement mixing truck dumped about 8 tons of cement gravel Friday on the roadway.
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:47:00 -0000 |
Construction to detour U.S. 95 drivers this weekend
Traffic on a portion of Rainbow Boulevard will be closed and vehicles on U.S. 95 southbound will be detoured this weekend while crews pour concrete for the Summerlin flyover bridge currently under construction.
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:33:00 -0000 |
Trial rescheduled for man accused of belt-beating death of woman
It?s been about a year and a half since 20-year-old Alicia Lee, whose mother told police she was a prostitute, was found dead in her central Las Vegas Valley apartment, beaten to death with a belt and wrapped in a blanket.
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:30:00 -0000 |
2 killed in plane crash near Boulder City Airport
Two people were killed Friday afternoon when a small, single-engine jet crashed just west of Boulder City Airport, authorities said. According to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor, a Czech-made Aero Vodochody L39 jet crashed for unknown reasons about a half mile from the airport.
Fri, 18 May 2012 20:16:00 -0000 |
DA clears Metro Police officers involved in three 2011 shootings
After reviewing three separate Metro Police shootings from last year, the Clark County district attorney?s office announced today that it determined all of the officers involved acted lawfully.
Fri, 18 May 2012 19:38:00 -0000 |
Police arrest owner of spa where tourist stabbed
Kenneth O. Stimpson, owner of a suspected clip joint where a tourist was stabbed early Sunday morning, was arrested Thursday on a racketeering count, Metro Police said.
Fri, 18 May 2012 19:00:00 -0000 |
Judge dismisses lawsuits over drop in MGM Resorts stock price
Shareholders have struck out with two of their lawsuits over the decline of MGM Resorts International?s stock price between 2007 and 2009. Six suits were filed in the fall of 2009, and four remain active in federal court.
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:00 -0000 |
Facebook stock up slightly in public debut
Facebook's stock is trading up 8 percent Friday, as investors seek to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon.
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:46:00 -0000 |
The man behind the Rio's Cafe Martorano talks food ? and a special benefit
Steve Martorano's grandmother died of Alzheimer's disease. So when the cook wanted to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Cafe Martorano at the Rio, he decided to throw a benefit for Keep Memory Alive.
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:26:00 -0000 |
Driver who was hero in 1976 California bus kidnappings dies
Frank Edward "Ed" Ray, a school bus driver who was hailed as a hero for helping 26 California students escape after three kidnappers buried them underground in 1976, has died. He was 91.
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:50:18 -0000 |
Nevada unemployment falls to lowest level in 3 years
The unemployment rate in the Las Vegas area fell to 11.6 percent in April, the lowest point in three years, as job growth picked up in the state and Southern Nevada.
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:25:00 -0000 |
Cooler temperatures move into Las Vegas
Get set for a great weekend to celebrate Las Vegas' cowboy-themed Helldorado Days and for viewing the solar eclipse: clear skies and cooler temperatures are on the way to the region.
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 -0000 |
5 new stores set to open at Miracle Mile Shops on the Strip
Five new stores are opening at the Miracle Mile Shops, and others are moving into renovated or expand spaces ? the latest of $8 million in construction at the center at Planet Hollywood in the past year.
Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 -0000 |
Woman arrested in confrontation at unlicensed residential care center
A Las Vegas woman, already fined $10,000 by the state for operating an unlicensed residential care center for the disabled and elderly, has had another standoff with state inspectors and police.
Fri, 18 May 2012 00:33:00 -0000 |
