Romney seeks support at rally on eve of caucuses

At his final Nevada rally before Saturday’s GOP presidential caucuses, Mitt Romney Friday evening urged 400 supporters to vote for him so he can revive the economy and restore American values.

Nobel winner joins Lou Ruvo Center

Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Stanley Prusiner, who discovered a revolutionary new class of proteins that cause devastating brain diseases in both animals and humans, has become chair of the scientific advisory board of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

March trial for Desai may be postponed again

Dr. Dipak Desai may have been found competent to face criminal charges in the hepatitis C outbreak, but his upcoming March 12 trial is expected to be delayed again.

Police: Man slain by officers used machete to kill mother’s boyfriend

In the hours preceding a deadly shootout with police on Wednesday, authorities said 23-year-old Jason Baires had snapped: After gruesomely killing his mother’s boyfriend with a machete, he planned to butcher the corpse with a chain saw and dispose of the evidence in the backyard.

Romney, Gingrich, Paul make final pitches as caucuses arrive

On stage next to a mechanical bull at a country bar in Las Vegas, Newt Gingrich made his pitch on the eve of today’s GOP presidential caucuses that he’s the right Republican to take on President Barack Obama and that his GOP foe Mitt Romney is “Obama-lite.”

Florida lawmakers end casino push

MIAMI — Lawmakers ended an effort to build three Las Vegas-style hotel-casinos in the southern part of state Friday, dashing the hopes of major Nevada gaming companies that saw Florida as a potentially lucrative casino market.

Volunteers plan new search for hiker last seen in January

Volunteers in Las Vegas plan another search in and around the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for a missing 46-year-old hiker who was last seen more than two weeks ago.

Montana man starts police chase as part of wishlist

BUTTE, Mont. — A 55-year-old Montana man who says he “always wanted” to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list.

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