Obamacare an early subject for Lowden, Hutchison

The two top Republicans running for lieutenant governor — Sue Lowden and Mark Hutchison — have dueling TV ads on Hutchison’s role in President Barack Obama’s signature health care insurance law.

HBO making it easy to catch up on ‘Game of Thrones’

Sure, you could use HBO On Demand or HBO GO. You could get the DVDs. But HBO2 is going old-school with back-to-back 30-hour marathons in time for Sunday’s fourth-season premiere.

First class-action lawsuit filed over Nevada’s insurance marketplace

A Las Vegas man who had trouble getting covered through the state exchange’s Nevada Health Link website is a co-plaintiff in the first class-action lawsuit filed over the troubled insurance marketplace. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court of Nevada on Tuesday afternoon against the state of Nevada, Xerox and the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, which runs Nevada Health Link.

Registration begins today for Las Vegas Marathon

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon is kicking off registration for its Nov. 16 event today with a 5K fun run that’s scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at the Red Rock Running Company, located at 120 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 144, in Henderson.

New report details racial gap among Nevada children

(AP) — A new report shows white and Asian children in Nevada are far better positioned for success than the state’s black and Latino children, although all groups fare worse than the national average.

 
The 57-cent part: Congress demands answers on GM recall delay

The fix for a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths would have cost just 57 cents, members of Congress said Tuesday as they demanded answers from General Motors’ new CEO on why the automaker took 10 years to recall cars with the defect.

Hundreds ‘wed’ to fool friends and family

Hundreds of couples — and even strangers — participated in mock weddings at the MGM Forever Grand Wedding Chapel to prank family and friends on April Fools’ Day.

Police seek man who tried to rob store in downtown Las Vegas

The botched robbery happened March 18 near Las Vegas Boulevard and Bonanza Road, but police did not release the details of the crime, including the name of the store where it happened.

Horsford named to House financial services panel

Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., was named Tuesday to the House committee that handles housing, banking and insurance legislation. Horsford said he applied for the post that forms bills relating to Nevada’s economic recovery — housing and foreclosures, business lending and insurance reform.

NHRA team’s mobile kitchen keeps everyone well fed

The rolling kitchen is among the 14 Freightliners that the seven teams of Don Schumacher Racing use to travel the NHRA Mello Yello Series circuit. The convoy will hit 24 locations across the country from February to November.

Pennsylvania man gets 14 years in Southern Nevada sex abuse case

A former Southern Nevada man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Tuesday for the sexual abuse of three boys over a three-year period and streaming abuse sessions with one of the boys in Yahoo chat rooms.

Web gambling a bust for New Jersey revenue

Online gambling has failed to generate most of the tax revenue that had been anticipated for New Jersey this year, accounting for roughly half of a downward adjustment to the annual state budget for the Garden State.

2 hospitalized after crash near the Strip

Two people were hospitalized after two vehicles crashed just east of the Strip on Tuesday. Las Vegas police responded to the 300 block of Desert Inn Road, near the intersection with Paradise Road, where the vehicles collided just before noon.

 
Syrup-makers tap high-tech methods to monitor sap operations

Maple syrup production has come a long way from metal buckets hung on trees, but even high-tech operations have had to rely on old-fashioned foot patrols to fix a common problem — leaks.

 
Police: Man killed mom, sister and stayed in house with bodies

Darius Davon Sorrells killed his mother and sister, North Las Vegas police said Tuesday, and stayed in the house where they died for several days while the bodies decomposed. A motive in the killings was unclear.

Henderson police seek man who tried to rob convenience store

The robbery happened early on Friday, March 21 near Boulder Highway and Lake Mead Parkway. Police say the man entered the store and pulled out a gun. The clerk denied his demands for money, and the two got in a “brief struggle” before the man left the store.

Here’s what’s fake on the Internet today

Today is April Fool’s Day and the jokes started rolling out last night. Here’s what we’ve seen so far.

United launches first Atlantic City flights

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The first United Airlines flight landed at Atlantic City International Airport from Chicago on Tuesday, signaling what transportation officials hope will be a new era of prosperity for the struggling facility and the gambling resort it serves.

Glenn Beck sued by Saudi man who says he was defamed

A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian man injured in the Boston Marathon bombings has filed a defamation lawsuit against Glenn Beck, accusing the conservative commentator of calling him “the money man” behind the attack.

Area Briefing, April 3-9

ANTI-BULLYING NONPROFIT TO HOST FUNDRAISER APRIL 5

Confidential files stolen from State Bar of Nevada storage

A total of 18 files containing personal information of State Bar applicants were stolen last month from a storage facility on West Charleston Boulevard a few blocks from the bar’s offices, according to Executive Director Kimberly Farmer.

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