Las Vegas home prices defy national trend, show increase

U.S. home prices fell for the second straight month in December as brutally cold weather, tight supply and higher costs slowed sales. But home prices in Las Vegas and five other cities bucked the trend and rose.

Giant mango statue was stolen and it was all a big hoax

A giant 33-foot-tall statue, known as The Big Mango, that weighs seven tons was stolen Monday, and it was all revealed as a hoax from a chicken restaurant chain. But the restaurant chain isn’t saying why they did it just yet.

‘Lifers’ leaving California prisons at record pace to ease over-crowding

Nearly 1,400 lifers in California’s prisons have been released over the past three years in a sharp turnaround in a state where murderers and others sentenced to life with the possibility of parole almost never got out.

 
Prowling leopard causes panic in Indian city

Forestry officials and police armed with tranquilizer darts searched for a leopard that injured six people and drove residents indoors in a bustling northern Indian city, police said Tuesday.

Sacramento Kings trying to buy out Jimmer Fredette’s contract

The Sacramento Kings are trying to buy out guard Jimmer Fredette’s contract. Fredette was a first-round pick in 2011 after being named college player of the year after a spectacular career at BYU.

 
Trash collector shows patriotism in retrieving fallen flag

Jeremy Fischer, a trash collector for Pride Disposal in Sherewood, Ore., was going about his regular work duties last week when he noticed an American flag, which had blown off a flagpole during a storm, on the ground.

 
Deck collapses underneath family of 24

A family of 24 was preparing for a Christmas photo when the deck they were standing on suddenly collapsed sending them all crashing to the ground.

Elephant meets elephant for first time in 37 years

A heartwarming meeting between two elephants, one of which hadn’t seen one of her kind for almost four decades.

Don’t get too attached to ABC’s ‘Mind Games’

The Christian Slater series, which feels like “Inception” remade as a USA network drama, is the perfect storm for a quick cancellation.

Parents aid probe of Reno baby declared dead twice

The parents are cooperating in an unusual investigation into the death of a baby who was declared dead twice at a Reno hospital last week, police said.

Wet ‘n’ Wild opening April 12, hiring seasonal workers

Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas is readying for its second season and has started hiring for more than 450 seasonal jobs. The water park will open April 12 and operate through September.

Las Vegas man taking plea deal in dog slaying case

A 22-year-old Las Vegas man who told police he slashed the throat of the family dog because he liked to hurt animals is taking a plea deal that could get him probation or up to four years in prison.

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A short story about Mike Sanford and an elaborate wrist brace

UNLV’s former football coach, like most coaches, said he didn’t read the newspaper. But a story about former Rebels quarterbacks staking their claim as NFL assistant coaches brought back a favorite Mike Sanford memory.

 
At least 29 students killed in Nigerian school attack

Suspected Islamic extremists killed at least 29 students at a school dormitory in a pre-dawn attack early Tuesday, the spokesman for the governor of Nigeria’s Yobe state told The Associated Press.

Nevada, other states correct in not defending law, Holder says

Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that state attorneys general who believe that laws in their states banning same-sex marriage are discriminatory are not obligated to defend them. Nevada is one of five states that have taken such an approach.

 
Bus driver alive after Bible booklet stops bullet

A biblical booklet in a shirt pocket apparently helped a bus driver survive a shooting, and authorities were looking Tuesday for three suspects, police say.

Uganda tabloid publishes list of country’s ‘top’ homosexuals

A Ugandan newspaper published a list Tuesday of what it called the country’s “200 top” homosexuals, outing some Ugandans who previously had not identified themselves as gay one day after the president enacted a harsh anti-gay law.

Officials offer views on two contrasting Las Vegas stadium, arena plans

The Great Las Vegas Arena Race featured a scene Monday rarely seen: Rick Arpin and Port Telles sitting side by side on a sports venue policy panel, representing the two front-running arena proposals in Las Vegas.

Court: Nevada gamblers can’t sue officer in another state

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Georgia police officer could not be sued in Nevada over the seizure of two travelers’ money at an Atlanta airport.

 
Rare, polio-like disease strikes California children

An extremely rare, polio-like disease has appeared in more than a dozen California children within the past year, and each of them suffered paralysis to one or more arms or legs, Stanford University researchers say. But public health officials haven’t identified any common causes connecting the cases.

Metro stops responding to non-injury crashes on March 3

Southern Nevadans involved in minor, non-injury car accidents shouldn’t expect a response from Las Vegas police beginning Monday, part of the department’s shift to focus more energy on serious accidents and preventing fatalities.

 
Bitcoin exchange in Japan said to be insolvent

A major bitcoin exchange has gone bust after secretly racking up catastrophic losses, other virtual currency companies said Tuesday — a potentially fatal blow for the exotic new form of money.

Key witness may be gone, but his pugnacious spirit lives on

Gene Isaacs wasn’t short on tenacity. Isaacs also had a sheaf of documents and receipts that appeared to directly link Judge Steven Jones to his former brother-in-law’s investment schemes, schemes that authorities now call shady.

Upon further review: Timing error a factor in Rebels’ loss at Boise State

It’s not a conspiracy that Oliver Stone would be inclined to turn into a documentary. It was two days too late, but some evidence surfaced to suggest that Deville Smith’s last shot against Boise State should have beat the clock.

Hispanic Democrats endorse Titus for re-election

Nevada Hispanic leaders and lawmakers on Monday endorsed U.S. Rep. Dina Titus’s re-election campaign, saying she has long been a strong ally of the Latino community.

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