Three Republicans announced Tuesday they will run for the new state Senate District 18 in northwest Las Vegas where party registration is equally divided between Republicans and Democrats. No Democrats have announced their candidacies for the seat.
WASHINGTON — About 4 million homeowners who may have been improperly foreclosed upon in 2009 and 2010 are getting an opportunity to have their cases reviewed. Whether they will be reimbursed is up to the same lenders who are accused of moving too swiftly to seize their homes.
AIKEN, S.C. — South Carolina officials say a 10-year-old trick-or-treater pulled a handgun on a woman who joked that she’d steal his Halloween candy.
MASON, Texas — On a YouTube clip that has gone viral, brash Texas handgun instructor Crockett Keller defiantly tells Muslims and non-Christian Arabs he won’t teach them how to handle a firearm.
BOSTON — New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman’s agent says his client will “vigorously” fight a charge that he groped a woman during a Halloween party at a Boston nightclub.
Bank of America has canceled its plans to charge a $5 monthly debit card fee. “We have listened to our customers very closely over the last few weeks and recognize their concern with our proposed debit usage fee,” said David Darnell, co-chief operating officer of Bank of America. He didn’t say whether Bank of America’s new debit card fee had led to an increase in account closures.
MANILA, Philippines — The estranged father of singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” was stabbed to death in her hometown in the Philippines, leading the teen star Tuesday to pull out of a concert in Singapore.
Many assume that Arizona Charlie, of local casino fame, was a character created for corporate marketing purposes like Ronald McDonald or Bob’s Big Boy.
What started as a small-business networking group almost 10 years ago has evolved into Southern Nevada’s Chamber of Commerce for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
District Attorney David Roger said Tuesday he wants to be part of the legal staff of the Las Vegas police union, but also is exploring employment opportunities with law firms. “I’m confident I’ll be able to find some work,” Roger said after making his Jan. 3 retirement official.
Rocquell Love was pregnant and about to become a single mother. She decided to give her daughter a name that reflected her needs: Faith. For 12 years, Faith brightened her family’s days, her mother said. On Monday night, while trick-or-treating on Halloween with relatives, Faith was hit by a vehicle that authorities allege was driven by a drunken man. She died at University Medical Center.