Partial evacuation at airport
Dec 24, 1999 (12:57 p.m.)
Guards didn't know if the man was dangerous and evacuated the busy concourse as a precaution. A half-hour search turned up no sign of the man and the facility re-opened to holiday travelers.
Suicide may be cause of Las Vegas man's death in Utah
Dec 24, 1999 (12:54 p.m.)
Sgt. Von Steemblik of the Centerville, Utah, Police Department said that while investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Bourke, 36, was slain, preliminary indications are that the salesman fatally stabbed himself.
Crash result of pilot losing track of another jet
Dec 24, 1999 (12:53 p.m.)
Investigators blamed Cooley for failing to clear his flight path before attempting to engage in simulated warfare with two F-16s in the area where Till was battling them.
Las Vegans prepare for Kwanzaa
Dec 24, 1999 (9:38 a.m.)
When Grace Lorraine Taplin first heard of Kwanzaa 20 years ago, she thought to herself, "What is this? Why do we have to go through this?"
Official gets ethics advice on votes involving son's firm
Dec 24, 1999 (9:37 a.m.)
The commission found that when the law firm employing attorney Rodney Woodbury appears before the commission, Commissioner Woodbury must disclose sufficient information concerning his commitment to his son to make the public aware of the relationship.
Agreement to expand gambling on Indian reservation
Dec 24, 1999 (9:37 a.m.)
In exchange, the tribe must set up a charitable foundation to share net gambling revenues with organizations in four surrounding counties, according to Umatilla spokeswoman Debra Croswell.
Mental health parity law, other laws take effect Jan. 1
Dec 24, 1999 (9:36 a.m.)
Brendan Riley
Jan. 1 also is the effective date for all or part of laws that deal with a new date for Nevada Day, privatization of the state's industrial insurance program, and safety of workers who handle explosives.
Nevada Supreme Court blocks demolition of historic hotel
Dec 24, 1999 (9:36 a.m.)
Brendan Riley
The high court on Thursday temporarily blocked wreckers from preparing the 52-year-old hotel-casino for the Jan. 30 implosion. Bulldozers that leveled a mezzanine a day earlier promptly stopped pawing at the downtown Reno landmark.
Casino jobs a boon to those leaving welfare
Dec 24, 1999 (9:35 a.m.)
Among them: Michelle Splunge, a 29-year-old Detroit mother of five who once was on welfare but now works at MGM Grand as a service attendant at its upscale restaurant, the Hollywood Brown Derby.
Megabucks closes in on record jackpot
Dec 24, 1999 (1:06 a.m.)
If the Megabucks slot jackpot were hit today, it would be the second largest in history. Here are the top Megabucks jackpots, who hit them, when and where: