Attorney general slates Twitter townhall on housing

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has scheduled a Twitter townhall to give Nevadans the opportunity to ask housing counselors about buying a home, restoring their credit, modifying their mortgages and going through foreclosure.

U.S. Senate bill aims to streamline VA claims, reduce backlog

A bill that aims to streamline veterans claims was proposed in Congress on Thursday by senators who said the government has failed to uphold its duty to disabled service members for the past 20 years.

Federal jury convicts county worker in auto insurance fraud case

A federal jury Thursday convicted a senior county human resources analyst charged in a scheme to steal $824,000 from an auto insurance company. Erik Holman, 49, who has worked for Clark County since 2002, was found guilty of one conspiracy count and 14 wire fraud counts in the scheme to defraud the Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance between October 2005 and April 2009.

Federal agency cites two Harrah’s casinos for mistreating big cats

The U.S. Department of Agriculture cited Dirk Arthur’s Wild Magic show in December for declawing lions and tigers, keeping a snow leopard in a rusty cage and chaining a bobcat in a dangerous way.

 
7 reasons to care about NASCAR this weekend

NASCAR comes to town this weekend, and there are more reasons to care than just because traffic is going to be a mess. Here are 7 of them.

Tropicana reaches five-year deal with Culinary, Bartenders unions

The Tropicana said Thursday it reached tentative agreement on a new five-year labor contract with Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165, covering some 650 nongaming employees at the Strip resort.

Google Maps dives under the sea

Divers with underwater scooters have descended upon Sydney to film test footage for Google from the bottom of the city’s well-known harbor.

Animal activists have yet to target trappers

With so many unabashed animal rights activists in Nevada, it’s a wonder the issue of trapping in the 21st century isn’t more controversial.

Ultimate Gaming to provide online poker for Peppermill, affiliated casinos

Ultimate Gaming and the ownership of Reno’s Peppermill Casino announced an agreement Thursday in which the Station Casinos-owned Internet poker business will serve as the online wagering arm for the Northern Nevada casino and its four sister properties.

Traffic light at Washington and Buffalo down for repair until 6 p.m.

Crews from the city of Las Vegas will be repairing a traffic light on Washington Avenue and Buffalo Drive until 6 p.m Thursday. The traffic signal control cabinet was damaged after a car accident, city officials said. The signal will be dark with stop signs or will flash red during the time it is being repaired. It will be treated as an all-way stop.

Motorcyclist dies from injuries in February crash

A man who crashed his motorcycle on state Route 160 last month died from his injuries Wednesday. Robert Neal Parsons, 62, was traveling north on Route 160 Feb. 20 near the intersection with state Route 159 when his motorcycle went off the road into the desert, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Next Sandoval budget to focus on major Nevada policy initiatives

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s chief of staff told Nevada agency administrators Thursday that the budget that will be developed for the next two-year spending cycle will depart from past practice and instead focus on major policy initiatives.

 
Massachusetts court rules ‘upskirt’ photos not illegal

Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Wednesday that a man who took cellphone photos up the skirts of women riding the subway did not violate state law. Lawmakers are vowing to act quickly to change that.

BYU aims to end WCC tourney skid

Every year since the West Coast Conference basketball tournament moved to Orleans Arena in 2009, Gonzaga has played Saint Mary’s in the championship game. That is certain to change in this year’s tournament.

Two Las Vegas Sands executives resign

Two high-level Las Vegas Sands Corp. executives have resigned from the company in the recent weeks, including the casino operator’s top official for global operations.

Five bands that kept on rockin’ with replacement singers

The announcement of Las Vegas dates by Queen with Adam Lambert prompts discussion of other bands that successfully replaced a lead singer, either through an untimely death or simply because everyone in the band wasn’t on the same page musically.

Pope says he took rosary cross from confessor’s casket

Pope Francis confessed Thursday that he took the rosary cross of his late confessor from his casket and wears it to this day in a fabric pouch under his cassock. He said he did so telling the late priest, “Give me half your mercy.”

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