First of 8 Corvettes lifted from Ky sinkhole

Two classic Corvettes re-emerged Monday from a giant sinkhole that gobbled up those and six other prized vehicles still trapped beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky.

Philly reporter hit with a wall of snow from plow

A Philadelphia television news reporter covering the aftermath of a snowstorm in New Jersey has gotten pelted by snow from a passing plow. WTXF-TV’s Steve Keeley was blasted with a wall of snow from the plow Monday morning while reporting live from the side of a road in Woodstown.

Man dies after being stabbed in North Las Vegas

An altercation at a North Las Vegas home on Monday ended with a man dying after being stabbed, marking the city’s first homicide of 2014.

Dos Santos to fight Miocic at UFC 173

UFC 173 at MGM Grand on May 24 will now include a matchup of heavyweight contenders Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic.

If you don’t agree with me, you are a racist

For one very long evening, the Oscars is the center of the planet for liberal sensibilities. So, it was fun to see this year’s host, Ellen Degeneres tell a joke on her own Hollywood liberal smug crowd.

Neighbors squeal over pig permit

Crystal M. Kim-Han runs a pot-bellied pig rescue operation, the non-profit VegasPetPigs, and has obtained permission from Clark County to have more than three of the porkers in her half-acre fenced yard at 3188 Redwood St. in Las Vegas.

Federal trial begins in wire fraud case involving county employee and former judge

Erik Holman, 49, who has worked for Clark County since 2002, is accused of conspiring with his late “life partner,” former Henderson Municipal Judge John Provost, to embezzle more than $824,000 from the Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance between October 2005 and April 2009.

Hutchison, others file for office

GOP state Sen. Mark Hutchison filed for lieutenant governor on Monday, one of more than a dozen candidates expected to make their bids for elective office official on the formal kickoff to the 2014 election season.

Pet store owner claims puppies in arson case, hopes to donate them to rescue group

An ownership claim has been made on the 27 puppies who survived a kerosene-soaked arson attempt on a pet store. Donald Thompson, the estranged husband of Gloria Lee, who is charged in the arson case, has claimed the puppies, which include Yorkshire terriers, French bulldogs and pugs. Thompson hopes to give the dogs to a local animal rescue group, A Home 4 Spot.

 
‘Olympus’ movie ad draws $1.9M fine for false alarm

It turns out that using emergency warning tones in a TV commercial with images of the White House blowing up and the flashing words “THIS IS NOT A TEST” is frowned upon by the government.

Thousands of flights canceled as new winter storms lash country

More than 3,000 flights, including seven at McCarran International Airport, already have been canceled on Monday as another series of winter storms takes aim at the East Coast, the Midwest and Texas.

Russia tightens Ukraine stranglehold on Crimea

In defiance of the U.S. and the European Union, Russia tightened its stranglehold over Crimea on Monday as Ukraine accused it of piracy by blocking two of the besieged country’s warships and ordering them to surrender or be seized.

 
Witness heard ‘blood-curdling’ screams before shots at Pistorius house

The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius opened Monday in South Africa with testimony from a neighbor who described the sound of what she said were four gunshots and recalled the “blood-curdling screams” of a woman who prosecutors say was the girlfriend slain by the onetime star athlete in his home.

Cheapest flights found 54 days before departure

Research shows flights are at their cheapest exactly 54 days in advance. That and 10 other tips can help you save big bucks on your next vacation.

Government shutdown cut visits to Lake Mead by 43 percent in October

October visitation at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 2013 came in 43 percent below at 267,253 visitors, according to a new report released by the National Park Service showing the effects of the 16-day government shutdown last year.

Car manufacturers to debut in-car iPhone technology at Geneva auto show

Apple is accelerating the race to make smartphone applications easier and safer to use in cars. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are previewing Apple’s iPhone technology for cars this week at an auto show in Geneva.

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