lasvegassun.com | See more behind-the-scenes images from the red carpet in our exclusive photo gallery. On the red carpet, the celebrity is almost secondary. The real draw for me is the event, the other shooters and the otherworldly aura of celebrity culture. I was interested in the scene because of what draws our culture to the rich and famous. They ...

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A photo of New YearÕs Eve revelers was improperly credited in MondayÕs edition of the Sun. The photo was taken by Cody Boor of the Hard Rock. A story in SundayÕs Las Vegas Sun incorrectly identified a nonpartisan group dedicated to openness and transparency in government. It is the Sunlight Foundation, not the Searchlight Foundation.

In 2004 Clark County voters approved a measure to add a quarter-cent to the sales tax, with that additional money going to local police agencies to put more officers on the street. The measure then went to the Legislature, which had to draft a law to make it official ...