Las Vegas Sun

Las Vegas will get another relatively warm day today, with temperatures topping out in the upper 70s, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »

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There may be some squabbling among Vegas aficionados over whether these assessments of relative value are accurate. The resorts, though, are just happy to have won a place at the table — or, more specifically, the Monopoly game board. They are, after all, in the gaming business. Full Story »

Who ever thought we’d see the day that brilliant comic actress Lily Tomlin, 70, and iconic singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, 75, would deign to perform in Las Vegas? Full Story »

Wilson Smith met a nice woman in Las Vegas. They spent two days together, it seems, before Smith, in town for only a short visit, headed to a high school reunion and then back home to California — and his new friend started calling. Full Story »

The arrest of a member of an anti-Scientology group on terrorism-related charges last month thrust Las Vegas into the forefront of a worldwide dispute between the group and the celebrity-laden church. Full Story »

In her studio Garcia has a handful of decaying photos, Polaroids taken in the prison yard for $1 when she was a child and would go to visit her father. Full Story »

Californians are planning on dumping more of their garbage in Nevada, and federal law says Nevada can’t simply ban it, officials say. So Gov. Jim Gibbons and others are proposing that Californians pay for a state-of-the-art recycling and waste-to-energy plant that could turn that garbage into much-needed revenue. Full Story »

WASHINGTON -- The Energy Department is proposing to severely reduce Yucca Mountain's budget next year, an expected move as President Barack Obama pledged to zero out funds for the proposed nuclear waste dump in fiscal 2011. Full Story »

Southbound lanes of Interstate 15 were closed near the Strip Monday night after a fatal crash. The Nevada Highway Patrol responded at 9:22 p.m. to the crash near Tropicana Avenue. Full Story »

A 17-year-old boy recovering from injuries related to a pipe bomb blast was charged Monday with the death of a 44-year-old man killed in the same northeast valley blast. Metro Police responded Saturday night to the blast. Full Story »

Lady Gaga will play not one, but two concerts in Las Vegas next month. Full Story »

A recent analysis of suicide statistics in counties across the nation puts forth some jarring numbers for Nevada, with the suicide rate in each of the state's 17 counties ranking among the top two-thirds nationwide. Full Story »

A Las Vegas real estate development company broke ground today on an expansion project at McCarran International Airport. During the Marnell Properties ceremony, ground was broken on the Marnell Air Cargo Center, which will include two, single-story buildings that will house freight and mailing operations for the airport. Full Story »

Two founders of casino industry supplier Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. of Las Vegas are suing an accounting firm, charging it harmed them by disclosing information in an FBI bulletin they say wrongly associated the founders with criminal activity. Full Story »

A two-alarm fire ignited about 2:30 p.m. Monday, damaging at least one building in the northwest Las Vegas Valley. Las Vegas firefighters responded to the scene at 7720 Horse Drive near Buffalo Avenue. Full Story »

A 31-year-old man died about 1:30 a.m. Sunday after he lost control of his 2000 Honda Civic and crashed into a parked 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck parked on East Carey Road, North Las Vegas Police said today. Full Story »

Attorneys for the New York-New York hotel-casino in Las Vegas have sued a California man they say is behind an Internet site infringing on the casino's trademarks. Full Story »

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino saw higher revenue during the third quarter of 2009 with the addition of its Paradise hotel tower and an expanded concert venue, the property reported in a filing today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Full Story »

A trial date has been set for the parents of a 4-year-old boy who died after being left for 17 hours in the family's SUV in June 2008. Stanley and Colleen Rimer are set to stand trial on Nov. 15, 2010, on charges of second-degree murder and multiple counts of child abuse, neglect and endangerment. The trial is expected to last about two weeks, prosecutors said today. Full Story »

Authorities today identified a 49-year-old man suspected of stabbing his wife to death this past weekend. Officers arrived about 9 a.m. Saturday to the 4100 block of Otis Avenue on a domestic disturbance call, police said. Full Story »

The weekend started a little early this week, thanks to the Latin Grammy Awards. The star-studded awards took place at Mandalay Bay and played host to an array of celebs, including Eva Longoria, Alicia Keys, Enrique Iglesias and Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez. Full Story »

Metro Police detectives are continuing their search for a gunman after one man was killed and another was wounded following an argument Sunday morning. Full Story »

After a two-month dip, home sales rebounded in October and prices continued to hold steady, according to statistics released this morning by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. Full Story »

Western Liberty Bancorp today said it signed a definitive agreement to buy Service1st Bank of Nevada, advancing a deal first announced Sept. 8. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. Full Story »