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Police Arrest Woman On Suspicion Of DUI After Fatal Crash Last Updated: 2:59 PM 05/11/08 - Police have arrested a 20-year-old woman on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after an early morning crash that left a 51-year-old Las Vegas man dead. (Full Story)

'America's Got Talent' Ventriloquist Winner Gets Vegas Gig Last Updated: 1:46 PM 05/11/08 - The puppet-toting second-season winner of NBC's "America's Got Talent" is getting a new gig - a headline show replacing a Las Vegas legend. (Full Story)

House Panel To Review Federal Workplace Safety Agency Last Updated: 11:49 AM 05/11/08 - The leader of a House panel says it plans to review a federal agency in charge of ensuring workplace safety this summer after recent construction deaths in Las Vegas and other major cities. (Full Story)

Nevada Senate Democrats Pick Horsford To Lead Caucus Last Updated: 4:18 PM 05/10/08 - Sen. Steven Horsford of Las Vegas has been selected to replace Sen. Dina Titus as Democratic caucus leader in the Nevada Senate. (Full Story)

Nevada Judge Accused Of Demanding Royal Treatment Last Updated: 12:03 PM 05/09/08 - Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen. (Full Story)

Nevada Supreme Court Sets Hearing on Judge's Term Argument Last Updated: 2:07 PM 05/07/08 - The Nevada Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments July 1 on Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Halverson's claim that she doesn't need to run for re-election in November. (Full Story)

Former Teacher Sentenced in Child Pornography Case Last Updated: 5:56 PM 05/06/08 - A former fifth grade teacher in Pahrump, Nev. has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for receiving child pornography over the Web. (Full Story)

Rising Price of Food: Pork & Chicken Prices May Be Next Last Updated: 1:25 PM 05/05/08 - Americans may be getting another helping of food inflation, and it seems likely to come from higher prices for chicken and pork. (Full Story)

Man Sentenced In Fatal Crash Last Updated: 4:17 PM 05/03/08 - A man who killed five people and critically injured three others in a drunk driving accident has been sentenced to up to 45 years in prison. (Full Story)

Former Wedding Chapel Owner To Plead Guilty In Printer Theft Last Updated: 2:02 PM 05/03/08 - A former owner of the Las Vegas Garden of Love wedding chapel says she will plead guilty to trying to steal a $20,000 printer. (Full Story)

Henderson Drops Charges Against Ice Cream Truck Driver Last Updated: 1:58 PM 05/03/08 - The Henderson city attorney has dropped all charges against ice cream truck driver Zyber Selimaj. (Full Story)

Nevada Judge Faces Removal in Odd Courthouse Saga Last Updated: 4:30 PM 05/02/08 - Within six months of being sworn in, District Court Judge Elizabeth Halverson was locked out of her courtroom by the chief judge and accused of misusing her position, tainting juries, treating her staff like personal servants and falling asleep on the bench. (Full Story)

All-Clear Given After Acetylene Tank Fire In Henderson Last Updated: 2:01 PM 05/02/08 - The all-clear has been given after a fire involving two compressed gas cylinders in the roadway snarled traffic in front of the Fiesta hotel-casino in Henderson. (Full Story)

Henderson Street Fire Snarling Traffic Near Beltway, U.S. 95 Last Updated: 1:17 PM 05/02/08 - A fire in a main roadway in Henderson has traffic snarled near the junction of U.S. 95 and the 215 Beltway. (Full Story)

Vegas Man, 20, Gets 15 Years In DUI Crash That Killed 5 Last Updated: 11:45 AM 05/02/08 - A 20-year-old is going to prison for 15 to 45 years for driving drunk and causing a crash that killed five family members and hurt three others a year ago in northwest Las Vegas. (Full Story)

Nevada Senate Minority Leader Announces House Run Last Updated: 11:31 AM 05/02/08 - Dina Titus, a political science professor, longtime Democratic lawmaker and failed candidate for governor, on Thursday jumped into the race for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, a target for Democrats hoping to pick up seats in Congress. (Full Story)

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Charges In Vegas Ricin Case Last Updated: 10:19 AM 05/02/08 - An unemployed graphic designer who spent two months in a hospital with symptoms of ricin poisoning pleaded not guilty Friday to federal possession of biological toxin and weapons charges. (Full Story)

Nevada Senate Minority Leader Announces House Run Last Updated: 6:32 PM 05/01/08 - Dina Titus, a political science professor, longtime Democratic lawmaker and failed candidate for governor, on Thursday jumped into the race for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, a target for Democrats hoping to pick up seats in Congress. (Full Story)

Las Vegas Police Seek 2 in Slaying of Teen in Storm Drain Last Updated: 10:54 AM 05/01/08 - Police are seeking two people for questioning in the slaying of a Las Vegas high school student found shot to death in a storm drain. (Full Story)

Porn-leaving Prowler Nabbed in Las Vegas, Police Say Last Updated: 1:09 PM 04/30/08 - Las Vegas police say they think there might be more victims of a prowler who broke into units at a Las Vegas apartment complex and left pornography behind. (Full Story)

Nevada Medical Board Moves to Pull Clinic Doctors' Licenses Last Updated: 11:16 AM 04/29/08 - The Nevada state Board of Medical Examiners wants a judge to suspend the medical licenses of two doctors linked to a Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak, pending the resolution of malpractice cases against them. (Full Story)

Nevada First Lady Accepts $5,000 Check for Meth Prevention Last Updated: 3:48 PM 04/28/08 - Nevada's Crystal Darkness methamphetamine prevention campaign has gotten a $5,000 boost, with First Lady Dawn Gibbons on hand for a donation from a Reno software developer. (Full Story)

Challenger Drops Out of House Race Against Nevada Incumbent Last Updated: 12:53 PM 04/28/08 - Democrat Robert Daskas is dropping out of the congressional race against Republican incumbent Jon Porter, his campaign says. (Full Story)

Police: Nevada Border Town's Motorcycle Rally Ends With No Major Last Updated: 1:08 PM 04/27/08 - Throngs of bikers are heading home after attending a popular motorcycle rally in the Nevada-Arizona border town of Laughlin. (Full Story)

Casino Chiefs To Raise Money For McCain Last Updated: 2:16 PM 04/26/08 - The Las Vegas Strip's three top casino executives have been named to a Republican finance committee charged with raising money for John McCain's presidential bid. (Full Story)

Bikers Head To Nev. Border Town For Motorcycle Rally Last Updated: 12:41 PM 04/26/08 - Throngs of bikers are descending on the Arizona-Nevada border town of Laughlin this weekend for what promoters call the largest ride-in motorcycle rally in the West. (Full Story)

Police: Up To 75,000 Expected At Laughlin River Run Rally Last Updated: 1:12 PM 04/25/08 - Up to 75,000 motorcycle enthusiasts are expected to swell the small Colorado River resort town of Laughlin this weekend for a rally that has been raucous but relatively peaceful in recent years after being marred by violence in 2002. (Full Story)

Nevada Judge Denies 2nd Mistrial Call In Vegas Sands Case Last Updated: 11:10 AM 04/25/08 - A Nevada judge refused a second request for a mistrial by lawyers for a Hong Kong businessman who claims Las Vegas Sands owes him millions of dollars for helping the company obtain a casino license in the Chinese enclave of Macau. (Full Story)

11 Named By Nye County Deputy In Bank Theft Scheme Last Updated: 10:31 AM 04/25/08 - A Nye County sheriff's investigator says authorities have uncovered a scheme involving 11 people in California and Nevada who allegedly siphoned money out of business bank accounts. (Full Story)

Officials Say 10,000 More at Risk in Hepatitis Outbreak Last Updated: 12:13 PM 04/24/08 - The Southern Nevada Health District says another 10,000 people may have been exposed to hepatitis C at an outpatient medical clinic in Las Vegas. (Full Story)

SEC Sues Ex-USA Capital Chief Over 'Ill-Gotten Gains' Last Updated: 10:35 AM 04/24/08 - The federal government is accusing former USA Capital President Joe Milanowski of mortgage fraud and securities violations that contributed to the company's collapse, and seeking to recover "ill-gotten gains." (Full Story)

Man Indicted on Federal Ricin Charges in Las Vegas Last Updated: 1:33 PM 04/22/08 - An unemployed graphic designer who was hospitalized for two months with suspected ricin poisoning is under indictment by a federal grand jury on charges he possessed the deadly toxin and weapons. (Full Story)

Fugitive Accused of Impersonating Priest Arrested in Vegas Last Updated: 9:34 AM 04/22/08 - U.S. marshals say they arrested a man wanted in four states for impersonating a priest and stealing items from hospital patients and employees. (Full Story)

Permanent Memorial Sought To Mark Site Of Las Vegas Air Crash Last Updated: 5:48 PM 04/20/08 - Fifty years after the worst air disaster in Las Vegas history, family and friends of victims are pushing for erection of a permanent memorial at the crash site. (Full Story)

Porter Outpaces Challengers In Money Race Last Updated: 4:15 PM 04/19/08 - Republican Rep. Jon Porter continued to outpace his challengers in fund-raising in the first quarter of 2008. (Full Story)

Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Credit Scam Last Updated: 2:18 PM 04/19/08 - A Henderson man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for scamming credit card companies and Citibank out of nearly $4 million. (Full Story)

Police Make Arrest In Vegas Strip Club Shooting Last Updated: 12:23 PM 04/19/08 - A Washington man was arrested Friday in the triple shooting at a Las Vegas strip club that led to the suspension of NFL cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones. (Full Story)

Ballot Plans Stay Alive Last Updated: 1:50 PM 04/18/08 - A Nevada judge ruled Friday that two initiative petition aimed at capping funding for the Las Vegas tourism authority can remain on the ballot. (Full Story)

Court Voids FAA Allowance For Turbines Near Nevada Airport Last Updated: 10:51 AM 04/18/08 - A federal appeals court says the Federal Aviation Administration has to reconsider allowing a wind farm atop a mountain near the planned Ivanpah airport in southern Nevada. (Full Story)

Las Vegas Sands Chief Testifying In Macau Concession Lawsuit Last Updated: 10:24 AM 04/18/08 - Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson returns to the witness stand Friday in a Nevada court to testify in a civil lawsuit filed by a Hong Kong businessman. (Full Story)