http://www.yourstreet.com/news/las-vegas-nv YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us 48 Hours Mystery (9pm, CBS) - Saturday night is typically a night of network repeats, but 48 Hours has two new back-to-back episodes. The first show is about a con artist who assumes several identities in order to gain admission to Ivy League schools; the second... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756530/what-to-watch-on-saturday-flashback-to-dave-matthews-and-pearl-jam Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:30:08 -0800 Sgt. John J. Pallohusky, head of the Chicago Police Sergeant's Association, has been arrested for allegedly embezzling over $600,000 from the association. According to the Trib, Pallohusky is accused of spending that money on a variety of things including gambling... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756157/cop-arrested-for-embezzling Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:08 -0800 When Luis Armando Benito purchased the home on Cherry Canyon Avenue in October 2004, the Las Vegas real estate market was still skyrocketing toward the stratosphere. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747357/homeowners-whose-mortgages-fizzled-fight-back-with-class-action-lawsuit Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00:08 -0700 A Kamas man running in the widely-popular Ragnar Relay Series event held in Las Vegas over the weekend was hit and killed by... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744355/utah-runner-killed-by-car-in-nevada Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:45:08 -0700 A Clark County District Court judge has ruled that a teenager's guilty plea entered in the 2008 shooting death of a Las Vegas high school freshman will stand. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747395/judge-teen-s-plea-in-vegas-shooting-will-stand Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:03:08 -0700 LAS VEGAS (AP) ? Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has appointed Dr. Harice Gecol as the state?s commissioner of energy. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747326/gecol-named-as-nevada-energy-commissioner Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:01:08 -0700 THE Monte Carlo announces a VIP level, with free limo service to guests. MGM Grand brings sexy back at Wet Republic, one of the hottest pool parties in town (why, yes, that is Diddy over there!) Nearby, French celebrity chef Joël Robuchon is in the k... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746852/las-vegas-waits-for-city-center Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:47:08 -0700 Board executives from the Shriners Hospitals for Children receive the key to the city of Las Vegas from Mayor Oscar Goodman. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747367/timberlake-s-shriners-open-kicks-off Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:46:08 -0700 Despite the housing crisis and stalled economy in Las Vegas, it is ranking among the top 10 cities as a desirable place to live. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747398/las-vegas-among-top-desirable-cities Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:10:08 -0700 His cast members may be flying through Las Vegas showrooms, but Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte has his feet firmly back on Earth. The Canadian billionaire returned to Kazakhstan on Sunday after spending more than a week at the International Space Station. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747375/cirque-du-soleil-founder-returns-home Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:30:08 -0700 A recent newspaper poll finds that Nevadans are split about which high speed train would best serve the Las Vegas area. 42-percent of voters support a proposed magnetic levitation train to Anaheim. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747376/residents-split-opinion-on-train Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:28:08 -0700 Calyptix Security, an Internet security firm based in Charlotte, recently won “Best in Show” honors at the seventh annual SMB Nation Fall Conference in Las Vegas. (CSCO) (MSFT) http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747957/charlotte-tech-firm-calyptix-earns-best-of-show- Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:03:08 -0700 LAS VEGAS (AP) ? A newspaper poll finds Nevadans are split about which high-speed train would best link Las Vegas and Southern California. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747352/poll-nevadans-split-on-high-speed-train-from-so-calif-to-vegas Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:47:08 -0700 LAS VEGAS -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trailing two Republicans running to unseat him in next year's election, according to a newspaper poll. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747354/poll-reid-trails-gop-candidates Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:00:08 -0700 LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Southern Nevada Health District is issuing the first doses of the swine flue vaccine. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747405/first-doses-of-h1n1-vaccine-available-in-so-nev Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:01:08 -0700 LAS VEGAS (AP) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trailing two Republicans running to unseat him in next year's election, according to a newspaper poll. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747408/poll-reid-trailing-lowden,-tarkanian Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:01:08 -0700 Claims of abuse in the catholic church lead to an interesting morning for some Las Vegas parishioners. This after one man says he was sexually abused by a priest right here in the valley more than 20 years ago.  http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747381/support-group-snap-in-las-vegas-warning-about-local-church Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:16:08 -0700 The Miss America Organization says Rush Limbaugh will be a judge for the 2010 pageant in Las Vegas. READ MORE>> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746399/limbaugh-is-new-miss-america-judge Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:53:08 -0700 To thoroughly enjoy the glory that is Top Chef, we welcome back comedian Max Silvestri, who is here every week to take us through season six. How'd you guys hold up last week with no new episode? It sure was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742499/top-cheffage-top-chef-las-vegas-episode-7-look-at-this-f-king-cookstr-co Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:50:08 -0700 Oddsmakers in Las Vegas have picked the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals as favorites to meet in baseball's World Series, with New York an overwhelming favorite to win its first title since 2000. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746336/wanna-bet-on-it-vegas-likes-yanks,-cards-in-ws Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:13:08 -0700