Las Vegas Sun

May 19, 2013

   

Q&A with Doug Gillespie

Sheriff weighs in on pimps, cops, hip-hop and cameras on the Strip, and more

Sheriff weighs in on pimps, hip-hop, cops and cameras on the Strip, and more

Posted 2:00 a.m.

Metro Sheriff Doug Gillespie has been having a busy year. In January, Gillespie joined other law enforcement members at a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss gun policy. In February, Gillespie’s officers were handling one of the highest-profile shootings in Las Vegas in years.

POLITICS

Legislature might get messy near the end

Legislature might get messy near the end

Posted 2:00 a.m.

The Nevada Legislature has reached the point in every session when lawmakers, lobbyists and reporters ask: Is it going to end on time? And the answer always is: Maybe.

A community comes together in the wake of teen’s shocking death

A community comes together in the wake of teen's shocking death

Posted 9:57 p.m.

Growing up, Cherann Escalante remembered her community coming together to hold a car wash every time tragedy struck. On Saturday, she held a car wash for 15-year-old Marcos Arenas, who died Thursday fighting two men trying to steal his iPad.

In writing book, Goodman ‘found myself to be a hero’

Posted 2:00 a.m. 2

Oscar Goodman’s autobiography, “Being Oscar,” is being released Tuesday by Weinstein Books. The former three-term Las Vegas mayor sat down with me for an extensive interview that covered topics including representing the mob as a lawyer, his 12 years at City Hall and his half-century love affair with his wife, Mayor Carolyn Goodman.

News

After $7M renovation, Terrible’s casino now the Silver Sevens

The pool at Terrible's, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.

Christopher DeVargas / Las Vegas Sun

The pool at Terrible's, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.

Updated 3:50 p.m.

The Terrible’s cowboy is taking the next horse and buggy right outta town. The Affinity Gaming casino has a new name: The Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino.

The Kats Report

LVH books a classic-rock act, and it ain’t ‘Rock Vault’; Brad Garrett turns to animation and stand-up after sitcom cancellation

John Payne and Robin McAuley, right, goof around after performing with other band members during song rehearsal for "Raiding the Rock Vault" in the LVH Theater at LVH on Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

"Raiding the Rock Vault" is a classic-rock production show, but Led ZepAgain is in town this weekend.

Updated 2:09 p.m.

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