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Nevada stories: 105 news summaries

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 Iconic Sign Is Fabulous Indeed 

Nearly 50 years later, designer discusses her creation

Jun 14, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's been nearly a half-century since the iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign went up on the Strip, and Betty Willis is still as sharp as she was when she designed it, Las Vegas Weekly reports. Willis created the neon design back when the Strip still intersected dirt... More »

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architecture • Las Vegas • design • Nevada • icons • Las Vegas Strip

 Nev. Guv Texted
 'Other Woman'... 867 Times

Gibbons sent 867 messages in 6 weeks, denies affair

Jun 11, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons swears he’s just friends with Kathy Karrasch. Very friendly: during one six-week span last year, Gibbons and Karrasch exchanged 867 texts from his state-owned cell phone, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. Gibbons is mired in a messy divorce, and his soon-to-be-ex-wife says it’... More »

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divorce • adultery • Nevada • Gov. Jim Gibbons • political scandal • celebrity divorces

Governor's Messy Divorce Enthralls Nev.

Gossip flies while
GOP worries about November fallout

Jun 10, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - For a state that boasts Sin City as its main attraction, Nevada is utterly transfixed with Gov. Jim Gibbon’s marital woes. Ever since he filed for divorce last month, Gibbons has been followed around like a starlet, with pictures of him with various alleged “other women” routinely cropping... More »

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divorce • adultery • Nevada • governor • Gov. Jim Gibbons • political scandal • celebrity divorces

 Obama Woos
 Key Western
 Swing States 

Colo., Nev., and NM, barely lost by Kerry, seen as key to a Dem win this time

May 27, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is touring the Mountain West, Politico reports, territory advisers believe could be crucial in the general election. At stake are Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, states George Bush won by small margins in 2004—and in which the GOP has since lost popularity, especially on immigration and among... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • John McCain • Denver • New Mexico • Nevada • Colorado • the Hispanic vote

Scientists Warn Reno to Brace for Major Quake

Two months of shakers could signal trouble

Apr 27, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are warning Reno residents to prepare for a major quake following a series of smaller rumbles that have shaken the area for two months, AP reports. The strongest was Friday night’s magnitude 4.7 tremor, which cracked walls and rattled products off store shelves. Now, “a magnitude... More »

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natural disaster • Nevada • Reno • earthquake

 Slump Stings Vegas 
 McMansion Owners 

Curious aspect of swelling home inventories: unsold palaces

Apr 8, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The housing crisis has caused the number of homes for sale across the country to grow, but in Las Vegas, brokers are dealing with an unusual aspect of swelling inventory—an excess of $1 million-plus listings. Although they're luxury properties with pools and excesses of polished marble, those constructed more... More »

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real estate • housing market • Las Vegas • Nevada • housing crisis • inventory growth • luxury homes • McMansion

Man Says
He Had Ricin
for Self-Defense

He admits having it in hotel, says he did not plan to hurt anyone

Mar 18, 08 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Las Vegas man hospitalized by exposure to ricin in his hotel room told his brother he  did not intend to hurt anyone with it, the AP reports. Roger Bergendoff, who regained consciousness last week after a month, admitted possessing the biological agent but said it was for self-defense. "... More »

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FBI • Las Vegas • toxin • Nevada • Poison • suspected terrorists • biological weapons • ricin • Roger Bergendorff • Erich Bergendorff

 Man in
 Ricin Case 
 Wakes Up 

FBI questioning 57-year-old about toxin found in Las Vegas hotel room

Mar 14, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man at the center of the Las Vegas ricin investigation regained consciousness today, although he remains hospitalized in critical condition, the Associated Press reports. Roger Bergendorff, 57, had been in a coma since Feb. 14; he has already been questioned by FBI agents about the toxin—considered a "... More »

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terrorism • FBI • Las Vegas • poison • toxin • Nevada • biological warfare • biological weapons • ricin • Roger Bergendorff

 Girls Gone Wild
 Mogul Goes Free 

Coed video millionaire cops deal from Florida judge

Mar 13, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, who's been behind bars for nearly a year, is a free man today after cutting a deal with Florida prosecutors, E! News reports. He faced felony charges from filming underage girls for the raunchy videos that have made him millions. Francis blasted the "... More »

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Florida • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • adult films • Nevada • spring break

Heidi Fleiss Busted for DUI, Possession

Ex Hollywood madam holding prescription drugs, but no Rx: cops

Feb 8, 08 6:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Former madam to the stars Heidi Fleiss was busted yesterday after a traffic stop and charged with driving without a license, driving under the influence, and possessing prescription medicine without a prescription, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Fleiss had "prescription narcotics on her person, not in a prescription bottle,... More »

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DUI • drug possession • Nevada • Heidi Fleiss • John Owen • Pahrump

D-1 Dreams Dashed, Player Invents His Own

Football scholarship
to Cal? Nevada senior admits he made it up

Feb 7, 08 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Nevada football player Kevin Hart's proudest moment came last Friday when he stood before his entire school and announced that he had accepted a scholarship to play D-1 ball at Cal. His most crushing came yesterday when he admitted he made the whole story up, reports the Washington Post—after... More »

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NCAA football • University of California • Nevada • Fernley High School • Kevin Hart • Nevada Interscholastic Athletics Association • Lyon County • athletic scholarships

For Dems, West May Be Winnable in November

The states moving fastest from right to left are not in the East

Feb 1, 08 8:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The political geography of Western states has been shifting from Republican to Democratic, and four—Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona—could be winnable for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for the first time in decades, Colorado Confidential writes. Party brass wouldn’t talk up a “Western strategy,”... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • Harry Reid • New Mexico • Latino voters • Nevada • Colorado

Area 51 Gets 'Homey' Makeover

Top-secret Nevada site gets new name ... maybe

Jan 23, 08 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s been called Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, the Box and, of course, Area 51. Now the US Air Force’s Groom Lake, Nev., test site—possibly the least-secret top-secret base of all time—has a new name: “Homey Airport.” The facility now pops up on aviation software and... More »

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aliens • Nevada • Area 51 • Dreamland • Paradise Ranch • Groom Lake, Nev. • Homey Airport • KXTA • conspiracy theory

Obama: The Gloves Come Off

Putting up his dukes with the Clintons

Jan 21, 08 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is ratcheting up the aggression in his campaign, lashing Bill and Hillary Clinton both for “unbelievable falsehoods” about his stance on Iraq and his praise for Ronald Reagan. The new tone was evident in appearances yesterday and in an interview aired this morning on "Good Morning... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Ronald Reagan • Good Morning America • Nevada • Martin Luther King Jr. • Ebenezer Baptist Church

Duncan
Drops Out
of GOP Race

California lawmaker pushed immigration
in longshot bid

Jan 19, 08 9:03 PM CST
(Newser) - California Rep. Duncan Hunter pulled out of the GOP presidential race today after winning only 2% of votes in the Nevada caucuses, CNN reports. The San Diego-area lawmaker said that failing to "gain traction in conservative states of Nevada and South Carolina" proved it was time to quit. A... More »

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immigration • California • Defense • Nevada • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • Duncan Hunter • Nevada caucus

¿Como Se Dice ‘Caucus’ En Español?

Nevada's booming diversity makes it a whole new ballgame from Iowa or NH

Jan 19, 08 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Iowa and New Hampshire may get most of the crowning glory, but Nevada's demographics make its "First in the West" contest a significant political battleground, the Las Vegas Sun says. As the state caucused today, the hometown paper polishes off the differences between the Silver State and its two... More »

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Iowa • New Hampshire • Democratic caucus • Nevada • Hispanic • Nevada caucus • racial diversity • ethnic diversity

Chelsea Hits Road on
Mom's Behalf

Daughter sheds hard-earned privacy to court Obama constituency

Jan 18, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Chelsea Clinton has put aside her quiet life as a Manhattan hedge-fund executive to hit the campaign trail solo in California and Nevada, hoping to bring her mother's message to young voters—the crucial demographic currently enamored of Barack Obama. Chelsea, 27, is pressing the flesh everywhere from sororities to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • California • presidential campaign • White House • Bill Clinton • Chelsea Clinton • Nevada • young voters

McCain, Clinton Lead Polls on Eve of Votes

Candidates hope for edge in SC primary, Nev. caucuses

Jan 18, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and John McCain lead their fields 1 day before important contests in Nevada and South Carolina, Reuters reports. In Nevada, a Reuters/Zogby poll puts Clinton up 42% to 37% over Barack Obama, with John Edwards at 12%. In South Carolina, the poll has John McCain at 29%, ahead... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Mike Huckabee • caucus • Nevada

Judge
Revokes
OJ's Bail

Simpson returns
to Las Vegas after
contacting co-defendant

Jan 11, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - A judge has ordered OJ Simpson to return to Las Vegas immediately after he allegedly violated his bail conditions by contacting a co-defendant, Las Vegas Now reports. Simpson was taken into custody in Florida today and is due back in Nevada tonight. He's due to stand trial in April on... More »

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crime • OJ Simpson • Nevada • bail

After NH, What’s Next?

Ethnic blocs come into play in Mich., SC, Nev.; hopefuls will have to bear down on issues

Jan 7, 08 8:36 PM CST
(Newser) - After tomorrow's New Hampshire primary separates the early winners from losers, the trail will change radically, the New York Times reports. South Carolina, Nevada, and Florida will bring more diverse racial demographics into play and turn up the heat on bread-and-butter issues. "All of a sudden you’re playing... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • South Carolina • Michigan • Nevada

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