LAS VEGAS — Clark County commissioners have unanimously approved an ordinance requiring pets to be sterilized to help reduce the number of animals that are euthanized.=
The county's rules on spaying and neutering dogs and cats will now match those in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas.
Kittens must be sterilized by the time they're 3 months old and puppies have to be spayed or neutered by the time they're 4 months old.
The ordinance adopted Tuesday includes certain exemptions, including for some breeders and for animals used by disabled people and law enforcement.
Las Vegas adopted its ordinance late last year.
Gibbons appoints Teuton to Clark County court spot
CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has appointed Robert Teuton to fill an open seat on Clark County Family Court.
Gibbons appointed Teuton to the seat in August 2008 to fill the remainder of a retiring judge's term. But the Nevada Supreme Court ruled last November that Teuton should have run for the seat in the November 2008 election and he was removed from the bench.
Election officials didn't put the race for the seat on the ballot that year.
Teuton will fill the remainder of the term of retired Judge Gerald Hardcastle, which runs through the end of 2010.
Teuton was one of just two applicants to the Commission on Judicial Selection for the vacancy.
FBI: Vegas shooter had 'lengthy' criminal history
LAS VEGAS — Authorities say a gunman shot dead in a gunbattle after killing one courthouse security guard and wounding a federal marshal in Las Vegas had a "lengthy" criminal history in Tennessee and California.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Favreau said Tuesday that 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks faced murder charges in Memphis, Tenn., in the mid-1970s, and sex assault charges in Sacramento, Calif., in the late-1980s.
Records show Wicks lost a federal lawsuit last year challenging a cut in his Social Security benefits after moving from California to Las Vegas.
The FBI and local police say Wicks torched his apartment and walked three miles to the courthouse before opening fire Monday morning, killing 72-year-old security officer Stanley Cooper.
Officials say the marshal who was wounded has been released from the hospital.
Solar project proposed north of Reno
RENO — A large solar energy project is being proposed by Vidler Water Co. on up to 1,000 acres north of Reno.
The Washoe County Planning Commission is scheduled to consider a special use permit for the project when it meets Tuesday night.
If approved by county and regional officials, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports project backers say construction could start next year and be phased in over the next 10 to 15 years.
Vidler bought the Fish Springs Ranch in 2000 for its water rights and built a pipeline to the north valleys outside Reno for development. But when the housing market collapsed, so did interest from developers in buying those water rights.
Company officials say the solar farm would help Vidler recover some of its investment in the ranch.
Reid unveils plan to plug Clark County budget hole
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid says county-owned University Medical Center must change its business model to stem the flow of red ink.
Reid, who is running as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, also says the county needs to reduce labor costs, redundancies in government, and work more closely with the private sector to create jobs.
Reid discussed his plan on how to fix the county's projected $126 million shortfall on Monday, a day before commissioners were scheduled to discuss layoffs.
Douglas County rounds up unused prescription drugs
MINDEN — The Douglas County sheriff's office and various groups and businesses are sponsoring a prescription drug roundup this month, allowing residents to safely dispose of unused medicines or medical supplies such as syringes.
Authorities say the purpose is to get unused medications out of medicine cabinets where they can be stolen or abused, and to safely dispose of them.
Medicines can be dropped off Jan. 27, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., during the senior health fair at the Carson Valley Inn.
On Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., items can be turned in at Smith's Supermarket in Gardnerville; the Walmart Supercenter near Topsy Lane; the Topaz Ranch Estates volunteer fire station; and the sheriff's office substation on Kimmerling Road in the Gardnerville Ranchos.
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