CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A conservative think tank is suggesting elimination of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry and numerous other cuts to save state funds and avoid tax increases by the 2009 Legislature. The plan from the Las Vegas ...

For those of you who vowed to do something different in '09 and to branch out beyond the confines of South Beach's often repetitive nightlife, consider ETHOS, a three-day fete of fashion, food and music benefiting the American Heart Association from ...

OTTUMWA (AP) — The Ottumwa City Council has tabled a decision to hire a lobbyist to help the city get a casino license from the state. The council is debating whether to hire lobbyist Bill Wimmer. Webster, Tama, Lyons and Franklin counties have ...

Malta has served as a payment distribution base for the multi-billion dollar Bodog gambling empire, which is embroiled in an American Internal Revenue Service investigation into illegal Internet gambling, which has already seen $24 million seized ...

WASHINGTON - First Selectman Mark Lyon predicts the town will feel the pinch of the economy, as will most residents, in the new year. In listing the biggest challenge the town faces in 2009, the budget is at the top of the list. "The town budget will ...

A Dayton man and a Carson City teen remained jailed Friday on charges of drug trafficking. Michael Mays, 54, is being held in the Lyon County Jail on suspicion of felony trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance for sale and ...

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Story Created: Jan 2, 2009 at 7:15 PM CST Story Updated: Jan 3, 2009 at 10:43 PM CST 2009 is shaping up to be a big year for news. With a historic inauguration one month away, a new president is just one of the big stories we'll be following in the ...

The Ottumwa City Council has tabled a decision to hire a lobbyist to help the city get a casino license from the state. The council is debating whether to hire lobbyist Bill Wimmer. Webster, Tama, Lyon and Franklin counties have already hired Wimmer ...

I just got off the phone with Rick Thurman, the lead agent for free agent closer Trevor Hoffman. Thurman assured me that Hoffman has "mutual interest" in the Brewers, who have targeted the all-time saves leader as their top choice to fill their ...