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Fire damages home in western valley: Sunday, November 22, 2009; By Sun Staff; Fire damaged a house late Sunday in the far western Las Vegas Valley. Las Vegas Fire and Rescue and Clark County firefighters responded to the fire Sunday evening at 8 Panorama Crest Ave.

Police arrest 2 more in fatal shooting of Metro officer: Sunday, November 22, 2009; crime: Investigators say they've likely recovered the weapon used in shooting; By Tim Richardson; North Las Vegas Police arrested two more teenagers Sunday in the death of a Metro Police officer killed last week at his North Las Vegas home. Quadrae Scott and Emmitt Ferguson, both 18, of North Las Vegas, were booked into the North Las Vegas Detention Center at about 8:15 p.m. Sunday. North Las Vegas Police on Sunday evening also announced that investigators believe they have recovered the gun used to fatally shoot Officer Trevor Nettleton early Thursday morning at his home.

UNLV women fall to No. 4 North Carolina, 78-68: Sunday, November 22, 2009; UNLV BASKETBALL: Centennial grad Italee Lucas scores game-high 24 in homecoming victory; By Anthony Fenech; They were shorter, smaller and less celebrated. They got pushed around and they got knocked down but Sunday afternoon, the UNLV Lady Rebels stuck around.

Las Vegas warming up to high 60s: Sunday, November 22, 2009; Thanksgiving and Black Friday to be sunny and warm; By Dave Toplikar; Sunny skies and temperatures climbing into the upper 60s are in store for the Las Vegas Valley this week, including Thanksgiving.

Vigil set in memory of slain police officer: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Sun Staff; A candlelight vigil will be conducted Monday evening in front of the Metro Police Bolden Area Command in memory of officer Trevor Nettleton, who was shot to death earlier this week.

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle: Saturday, November 21, 2009; The Associated Press; Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

John Ensign absent from Senate floor during health care debate: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Lisa Mascaro; WASHINGTON -- As senators speak on the Senate floor today to discuss health care reform in a lively, rare Saturday session, one voice that has been absent is that of Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada.

Reid clears major health care hurdle, daunting weeks ahead: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Lisa Mascaro; WASHINGTON — With tonight's Senate vote to open debate on the Democrats’ health care reform bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid cleared a hurdle in the most profound test of his leadership skills but is about to face another.

Corrections officer with Metro killed in U.S. 95 crash: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Kyle Hansen; A Metro Police corrections officer was killed in a vehicle accident this morning on U.S. 95 near Searchlight. Officer Daniel Leach, 49, of Boulder City, was driving a prisoner transport vehicle from the Clark County Detention Center to the Tucker Holding Facility in Laughlin. The accident occurred at 5:45 a.m. as Leach was driving southbound on U.S. 95 about a mile north of Searchlight. Leach had worked for Metro as a corrections officer for 25 years.

Mostly sunny today for Las Vegas: Saturday, November 21, 2009; Afternoon temperatures to climb into the upper 60s through weekend,; By Dave Toplikar; If you've got some pre-Thanksgiving chores to take care of this weekend, the weather will cooperate - mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s are in store for Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service.

Amber Alert for Pahrump toddler canceled: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Sun Staff; The Nye County Sheriff's Office has canceled an Amber Alert issued Friday for a missing toddler from Pahrump. The alert was issued Friday evening for 18-month-old Julian Alarid, taken at about 3 p.m. Friday by his father, Stephen Alarid, 47, authorities said.

Finding replacement for Judge Teuton likely to take months: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Cy Ryan; CARSON CITY – It will be several months before a replacement is named for Clark County Family Court Judge Robert Teuton, who was ordered out of the job by the Nevada Supreme Court this month.

FBI, hospital in talks over leak of patient records: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Richard A. Serrano; The FBI said Friday that it has begun "evaluating" the unauthorized release of confidential patient records after officials at University Medical Center met with them in an attempt to determine how the materials have been compromised.

McCarran passenger count drops 1.3 percent in October: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Mary Manning; McCarran International Airport traffic continued its decline in passenger counts in October, but the trend showed signs of easing. The passenger count dropped 1.3 percent in October compared to last year, from 3,560,497 passengers last October to 3,513,663 this year.

Judge in Station Casinos case refuses creditors' request: Friday, November 20, 2009; By Cy Ryan; RENO – A federal bankruptcy judge has refused, for the time being, a request by the unsecured creditors of Station Casinos to hire another firm to aid in seeing whether there was any fraud or unsavory dealings in the handling of its finances.

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