Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Closing arguments begin in fight over Bratz dolls

Attorneys have begun closing arguments in the damages phase of a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed by toy giant Mattel Inc. against the maker of the popular Bratz dolls....(more)

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Hatch touts need for oil shale

U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch used his summer break Wednesday to continue his attack on Democrats for failing to pass a comprehensive energy bill that would speed up oil shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming....(more)

Sentence upheld in crash that killed Tongan royals

A state appeals court has upheld the two-year sentence and vehicular manslaughter conviction of a woman accused of causing a freeway crash that killed two members of the Tongan royal family and their driver....(more)

Schott gets contract to supply PermaCity with solar modules

Schott Solar's manufacturing plant in Albuquerque will help produce photovoltaic modules for California-based PermaCity Solar....(more)

Feds watch as Nevada wilderness burns unchecked for 12 days

While armies of firefighters battle wildland blazes across much of the West, federal crews are watching from the sidelines as a 12-day-old wildfire burns unchecked in a remote wilderness area in the northeast corner of Nevada....(more)

Las Vegas airport cuts plans for some improvements

Clark County is trimming about $360 million from a $3.7 billion capital improvement plan at McCarran International Airport....(more)

3-year prison term for University of Washington arson

A woman who took part in the Earth Liberation Front arson at the University of Washington was sentenced in federal court in Seattle to three years in prison....(more)

Still no decision who'll pay to cap old Vegas dump

Clark County commissioners and southern Nevada's contract trash hauler are still at odds over who'll pay the $29 million bill to seal the old Sunrise landfill....(more)

Teen bicyclist hit by car, killed in North Vegas

A 16-year-old North Las Vegas teenager is dead after police say a car hit his bicycle from behind while he was riding on a North Las Vegas street....(more)

Officials: Crash victim was Air Force staff sgt.

Authorities have identified a motorcyclist killed in a weekend crash in North Las Vegas as an Air Force staff sergeant at Nellis Air Force Base....(more)

Coroner says 21-year-old died of smoke inhalation

The Clark County coroner has determined that a 21-year-old man found dead after a fire in a northwest Las Vegas town home died of smoke inhalation....(more)

Construction worker hurt at Vegas Strip job site

A project executive says a 36-year-old construction worker is being treated for "relatively minor" injuries after a metal air conditioning cover fell on him at the CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip....(more)

4-car crash slows traffic through Los Angeles

All lanes of the southbound Harbor Freeway have been reopened after a four-vehicle crash that stopped rush-hour traffic through Los Angeles while firefighters pulled accident victims from cars and sorted through wreckage....(more)

Desert tortoise found burned to death at campground

An endangered tortoise has been found burned to death in a fire grate at Black Rock campground in the Yucca Valley area....(more)

Tribal gambling grows in 2007

With almost $2.5 billion, Oklahoma ranked third in tribal gambling revenue last year, behind California and Connecticut, according to a national study....(more)

Sonoma County moves to reduce medical benefits

Sonoma County leaders are blaming the rising cost of medical care for their decision to reduce health benefits to hundreds of employees and retirees....(more)

Fairfield man charged in fatal Bay Bridge crash

A Fairfield man is facing manslaughter and other charges in connection with a fatal crash on the Bay Bridge over the weekend....(more)

CenCoast man charged with dog abuse still jailed

A Santa Cruz County man charged with animal cruelty after authorities removed 38 emaciated and diseased dogs from his property remains jailed weeks later because he refuses to agree to conditions imposed by a judge for his release....(more)

Oriental fruit fly found in Santa Clara County

Agriculture officials are set to begin work to try to eradicate the oriental fruit fly after the exotic pest was found in Santa Clara County....(more)

Jury finds ranch was negligent in deadly landslide

A jury has ruled that a ranch company's negligence helped lead to a 2005 landslide that killed 10 people in a community on California's Central Coast....(more)

Killer of 11 train passengers faces sentencing

A man who murdered 11 people by causing a commuter rail disaster in Glendale will be sentenced Wednesday - one month after a jury recommended he serve life in prison without the possibility of parole....(more)

OC man allegedly attempts to hire deputy as hitman

Authorities allege that a 30-year-old Orange County man tried to hire an undercover deputy to kill his ex-girlfriend so he could have custody of their 5-year-old son....(more)

Big Southern California water line nearly ready

A massive mechanical mole that has spent the last five years burrowing under the San Bernardino Mountains is expected to surface Wednesday, marking a major step in completing a 44-mile water line that will eventually serve thirsty Southern Californians....(more)

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

• Oklahoman won't face charges

• Man pleads not guilty to stabbing Villa Park teen

• Retired officer arrested in SoCal bank robbery

• LA County to hold taggers' parents liable for graffiti

Source: Probe into LA city attorney includes review of wife

A federal probe of Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo includes a review of whether his wife paid taxes on the income earned from her consulting firm, according to sources familiar with the case....(more)

• Charges tossed for suspect in elderly beatings

• Man convicted of murdering 2 women, teen in LA

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