Las Vegas, NV News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/ Las Vegas, NV News Tigers prepare for road ahead http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/f7a700d78c748d1198b77a2b02ad34c9.html If a football season can be compared to a crosscountry road trip the Douglas Tigers have merely reached their first stop for gas after a 4135 loss to Las Vegas last Friday Metro Officer Receives Honor http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/06ad165a8606e65e8c3f4cddb522def0.html The National Latino Peace Officers Association is honoring a Metro officer Tae Kwon Do School Owner Arrested http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/0d26c1e78e9a61b2b432f1ca2edad034.html The owner of a local tae kwon do school is arrested Mom Speaks About Son's Shooting Death http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/625bf134608d08f915a684846da0ddfc.html In shock and emotional the mother of Nester Lee 19 speaks to FOX5 about her son's suspected killer FOX5 Celebrates Fiestas Patrias http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/e75e64905c00365f1fd179c33938a28b.html FOX5 is celebrating Hispanic heritage this weekend Walker Beating Suspects Have Strange Court Day http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/e0099930db2df44a5f9729620e22a0d4.html Things are heated in court in the case of two men accused of beating an NFL player Cause of fire probed at Vegas vehicle dealership http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/177958753697aa8c17f6c890e7e22be5.html Clark County firefighters are investigating the cause of an overnight fire that destroyed a pair of trailer offices at a luxury Las Vegas vehicle dealership No injuries were reported after the 2:10 am Thursday blaze at Land Rover of Las Vegas several miles west of the Las Vegas Strip Governor names appointees to state insurance system http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nevada/las-vegas/content/a6fc7867c7ff402c631707a5e14c5f5a.html CARSON CITY Gov Jim Gibbons has named a state administrator to the board of directors of the 42000member state insurance systemLeo Drozdoff administrator of the state Division of Environmental Protection will replace District Judge Janet Berry of Reno who was removed from the board last month after it was found that elected officials are barred by law from being a member of the boardDrozdoff will represent active members in the Public Employees Benefits ProgramGibbons also chose George Campbell a retired lawyer from the Nevada Attorney Generals Office who lives in Washoe Valley to replace Ron Swirczek of Carson CityReappointed to the board for a second term was Jacque EwingTaylor a research fellow at the University of Nevada RenoGibbons decided initially not to reappoint Swirczek and EwingTaylor because of their support for expanding the insurance coverage to include domestic partners both of the same and opposite sex Employee groups urged the governor to reappoint EwingTaylor because she was supporting domestic partnership benefits sought by the university that she represented on the boardThe regulation permitting gay couples to be covered by the state insurance plan was approved by the Legislative Commission But it faces an uphill battle in the Legislature next year because it would increase costs by more than 4 million a year