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  • Hepatitis outbreak case reaches grand jury
    The hepatitis outbreak case is now before a grand jury, Clark County's top prosecutor confirmed Thursday.

  • 'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol'
    LOS ANGELES -- Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work." Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male semifinalists Wednesday and emerged as the star of the Fox TV show.

  • Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69
    SALT LAKE CITY -- Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State, Olsen's alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung lining, last year.

  • Gibbons files for re-election
    CARSON CITY -- Gov. Jim Gibbons formally filed Thursday for re-election to a second, four-year term.

  • Gibbons clears roadblock to education grants
    In a signing ceremony at Wynn Elementary School, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Wednesday approved legislation intended to remove a barrier that kept Nevada from competing for up to $175 million in federal grants for public education called Race to the Top.

  • Goodman says city should fire all workers
    If Las Vegas can't get the desired wage concessions out of its employee unions, the city should simply fire everyone and offer to rehire them to work a shorter workweek, Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday.

  • Gibbons rejects four-day work week
    CARSON CITY -- Gov. Jim Gibbons on Thursday vetoed the bill that would have created a four-day work week for most state employees.

  • Boulder City constable arrested on felony charges
    The chief constable for Boulder City was arrested Wednesday on several felony charges, including grand larceny and burglary with use of a deadly weapon, according to the Boulder City Police Department.