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Kidnapping victim rescued, three arrested

Four law enforcement agencies were involved in recovering a kidnapping victim from a Henderson home today near Wigwam Avenue and Pecos Road.

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Tropicana names president of Vegas resort

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Two accused of bilking investors charged with fraud

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New health study focuses on hepatitis spread

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MOVING

The latest trend: Leaving Las Vegas

Older workers ‘bumping’ young down jobs ladder

Mother of children in police shooting charged with abuse

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Hearing for man accused of killing choir teacher delayed

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A court hearing today for a man accused of killing a Basic High School teacher was moved to Thursday because prosecutors said a name was being added to the criminal complaint.

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The building where the mob museum is planned in Las Vegas is a former courthouse where one day of the Kefauver hearings on organized crime happened in November 1950.

politics:

Mob museum is Exhibit A for GOP leader

McConnell uses local project to make point against stimulus pork

By Lisa Mascaro

Las Vegas’ proposed mob museum is a subject ripe for ridicule, and the Republicans here have held it up as just that. “We would like, on the spending side, obviously, to avoid funding things like a mob museums or water slides,” said Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate.

State’s shortfall prompts Henderson budget concerns

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Man held in attempted sex assault in Henderson desert

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Sexual assault, robbery suspect sought

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Las Vegas Sands denies report of deal for land

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Barcelona Hotel & Casino acquired for $12.6 million

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UNLV BASKETBALL

Kruger: Rebels must ‘raise the bar’ after conference opener

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Ask Mr. Sun:

No lights on U.S. 95?

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Dina Titus reviews rules with eye on effectiveness

Dina Titus begins a new political era today, for herself and Nevada, when she stands on the floor of the House of Representatives and is sworn in as a member of the 111th Congress.

Henderson shifts focus to redevelopment, shuffles employees

The City Council unanimously voted Dec. 16 to move a full-time planner and a part-time secretary from Community Development to Redevelopment for two years.

Ex-county commissioner released from halfway house for last two months of term

Nevada's fatal accidents down nearly 15 percent

217 bills already drafted for first day of Legislature

CityCenter accepting applications for 12,000 jobs

SCHOOLS:

Basic High students return to classes, subdued, after teacher's slaying

Nevada drops to 42nd least healthy state

UNLV:

Will budget cuts draw flame from spark of activism?

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Three of blackjack's "Four Horsemen," James McDermott, clockwise from top left, Roger Baldwin and Wilbert Cantey, chat during the Blackjack Ball last January. All four Horsemen, who derived through mathematical calculations a basic strategy for the game, were inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame during the Blackjack Ball in Las Vegas.

ODDS 'N' ENDS:

Reviewing the gambling year that was in 2008

Reviewing the gambling year that was in 2008, with an emphasis on events of great social and political import.

Prep Basketball:

Basic narrowly escapes upset

Prep Basketball:

Green Valley rolls past Faith Lutheran

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2009 arts and entertainment:

Out with (some of) the old, in with the new

2009 opens with uncertainty on almost every front, and the arts and entertainment scene is no exception. Still, there are plenty of bright spots on the cultural horizon in Las Vegas.

Donna Sheridan, center, (played then by Tina Walsh) sings during a dress rehearsal of the musical "Mamma Mia!" at Mandalay Bay. Bill Austin (played then by Mark Leydorf), left, and Sam Carmichael (played then by Nick Cokas) are two of Donna's three former boyfriends.

After six years, curtain closes for 'Mamma Mia!'

What do you say to a person who just lost their mother? Words never make it any better. Yet that was the question of the night Sunday as the final curtain dropped on “Mamma Mia!” at Mandalay Bay. The show will be replaced by a ...

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Several murals grace the walls of Robert Taylor Elementary School courtesy of Henderson artist Shawn Ealy, who attended at the original campus. In the library, the library specialist requested a bright, colorful theme set off by the centerpiece cartoon sun and book. Outside the window is a patriotic mural Ealy painted in the courtyard.

SCHOOLS:

Changes in zoning could jeopardize school's federal funding

If Robert Taylor Elementary School is rezoned next year, it could lose its Title I status, which brings extra money to help poor and minority children.

Boulder Highway:

Henderson has a plan to enliven a major artery

Reid called possible Obama replacements

Random: Stories about people we meet:

The showman behind the bar

Vegas casinos hold up over holiday

Democrats take over county commission

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“21” Movie: The Recap

Plus, critic Joe Brown say watching someone else gamble is as suspenseful as watching someone talk on the phone."

Calculate Flight Delays

Last year, more than one in every five flights – 22.15 percent – arriving at McCarran Airport was late. See statistics nationwide.

Construction deaths

Nine construction workers have died since the end of 2006 at the towers that are redefining the Las Vegas skyline.

Caption contest winner

See the winning caption for the Tony Stewart cartoon caption contest.

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Win No. 1 in Conference

By Alex Adeyanju

UNLV opened up the Mountain West Conference season with a close 60 to 58 win over New Mexico Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Elsewhere

Reports from other publications, aggregated by Sun staff, worthy of our readers’ attention.

Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jackson Jr. to Obama’s Senate seat: (via Chicago Sun-Times); Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democrat Harry Reid made it clear who he didn’t want in the post: ...
Slump means identity crisis for Las Vegas: (via The Associated Press); In a story that has appeared in several newspapers across the country, the Associated Press is reporting what the city's current economic slump means for the identity of Las Vegas. This is not just a ...
Silva-Jackson mix it up at UFC 92 weigh-ins: (via Yahoo! Sports); All fighters for UFC 92 tomorrow at MGM Grand made their official weights Friday night. But the highlight of the proceedings came when Wanderlei Silva and Quinton Jackson got into a mini shoving match.