Republicans push conservative agenda in debate

Five Republicans running for Nevada’s new Congressional District 4 seat agreed more than they disagreed Tuesday in a 90-minute debate, with businessman Dan Schwartz emerging as the most moderate in a lineup of staunch conservatives.

Party endorsements boost candidates’ war chests

Party support clearly helped primary candidates for state legislative offices pick up thousands of dollars in contributions, according to reports filed Tuesday. With Democrats holding an 11-10 edge in the state Senate, both parties have been vying to endorse candidates now that they believe can be winners in November.

Wranglers fall to Florida in Game 4, trail Kelly Cup Finals 3-1

The Wranglers gave up a goal in each period, including a backbreaker with just over four minutes left in the third, in a 3-1 loss to the Florida Everblades in Game 4 of the ECHL Kelly Cup Finals at Estero, Fla.

Dog that killed 1-year-old gets temporary reprieve

The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a stay of execution for the dog that killed a 1-year-old Henderson boy. The stops city animal control officials from euthanizing Onion before lawyers fighting to spare him can ask District Judge Joanna Kishner to revisit the case.

Police officer arrested on charge of lewdness with minor

A Las Vegas police officer was arrested Tuesday on a recommended felony charge of lewdness with a minor under 14. Police said Garrett Vandereecken, 43, was being investigated by his own department’s Juvenile Sexual Abuse Detail.

Man gets prison term for using forged military document

A Virginia circuit court judge sentenced former Las Vegas resident Richard R. Cruze Jr., who posed as a highly decorated Army colonel, to seven months in prison on two felony fraud charges linked to a forged military document.
Cruze also was ordered to work 100 hours of community service per year during three years of supervised probation and to attend counseling sessions and mental health evaluations.

Auction claims it’s selling vial with Reagan blood

LONDON – A Channel Islands auction house says it’s selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan – a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president’s family and his foundation.