Cheney to sub for Bush in Reno speech Friday

RENO (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney is now scheduled to substitute for President Bush with a speech in Reno on Friday to a conference on hunting and wildlife habitat.

Bush originally was listed as the keynote speaker Friday to the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy being held Thursday and Friday at the Silver Legacy hotel-casino.

Cheney will deliver the remarks at 10:45 a.m. on Friday to the conference that will address ways to increase hunting opportunities and improve habitat for game species.

Reno police issue 118 tickets for not buckling up

RENO (AP) — More than 100 people in Reno have found out that not buckling up can be costly.

Reno police say they issued 118 tickets to adults during a recent, two-day seat belt enforcement campaign.

Another four citations were issued for child restraint violations.

Fines for seat belt violations can be $115.00 for each violation for a driver responsible for minors under the age of 18 who fail to use seatbelts.

FAA: Vegas high-rises could restrict airspace

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration say new high-rise buildings in Las Vegas could complicate flights in the region in the future.

Del Meadows, air traffic manager for the Las Vegas district of the FAA, says each new building takes more airspace away.

Meadows says air traffic controllers see the city’s skyline as a slope angling upward from the runways just southeast of the Las Vegas Strip.

He says the Stratosphere tower caused “quite a few difficulties” for officials trying to direct planes north, combined with restrictions on flying near Nellis Air Force base.

Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ set to roar in Sin City

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Disney’s “The Lion King” has been picked to replace the ABBA-based “Mamma Mia” at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas, where it will take over for the musical that ushered a wave of Broadway hits to migrate to the desert.

Disney’s stage version of the animated hit is the company’s first show to set up residence in Sin City. Versions of the musical also are playing in six other cities as resident shows.