Fiery NLV car crash that killed man ruled suicide

The driver who died in a fiery North Las Vegas single-vehicle crash Saturday morning took his own life, the Clark County coroner’s office said Monday morning.

 
Selfies at NYC explosion site where 2 died spark outrage, debate

There is a time and place for selfies — with celebrities, at cool landmarks, with your best friend at the spa, whatever — but tragedy is not one of those times, as the public has expressed in reaction to selfies posted Thursday from the site of a building explosion in New York City’s East Village.

‘Walking Dead’ season finale sets series viewership record

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” wrapped its highest-rated season yet Sunday with more monster numbers, including a series record for a finale and drawing more than four times as many young adults as the night’s top-rated broadcast entertainment series.

Reid calls visa whistleblowers ‘a bunch of whiners’

Sen. Harry Reid acknowledges using his clout to speed visa applications for wealthy foreign investors in the SLS Las Vegas resort, and says whistleblowers who had a problem with that are “a bunch of whiners.”

U.S. Supreme Court rejects ‘death panel’ challenge to Obamacare

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that took aim at a bureaucratic board labeled by some Republicans as a “death panel” because it was designed to cut Medicare costs.

 
Indiana lawmakers to clarify anti-LGBT religious freedom bill

Republican lawmakers in Indiana pledged on Monday to clarify a religious freedom bill that was slammed by businesses and activists for sending a message of discrimination against gays after it was passed last week.

 
Man shot, killed after ramming gate at NSA headquarters

Two people tried to ram their vehicle into the National Security Agency’s entrance gates near Washington on Monday before guards shot one of them dead, officials said.

3 common mistakes to avoid when filing your taxes

The most common tax mistakes are pretty dumb ones, like forgetting to sign the return, garbling a bank account number or using a nickname instead of the name on a Social Security card.

 
Witnesses in Boston bombing trial tell of grisly deaths

Two of the people killed in the Boston Marathon bombing were torn apart by one of the blasts that ripped through runners and onlookers at the finish line, medical examiners testified on Monday as prosecutors wound up their case against accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and defense attorneys began calling witnesses.

 
8 dead, 10 injured after church van runs stop sign, crashes into ditch

A van with 18 people inside ran a stop sign, crossed a four-lane highway and plunged into a shallow water-filled ditch. Eight people died. Ten others, including a 4-year-old child, were injured, according to police.

Easter dining specials

Restaurants across the Las Vegas Valley are planning Easter dining specials.

Nevada lawmakers debate PERS bills

Bills seeking modest changes to the state public employees retirement system to reduce the cost of pension benefits for new hires were debated at length Monday in a legislative hearing.

Tiger Woods drops out of world’s top 100 golfers

Tiger Woods, a 14-time major winner who continues his hiatus from the PGA Tour to work on his game, has dropped out of the world’s top 100 golfers to No. 104.

Shooting high: Archery options abound around valley

If you’ve ever dreamed of shooting arrows like Robin Hood or Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunger Games,” View has your back, exploring archery ranges throughout the valley.

Comedian Trevor Noah to replace John Stewart on ‘Daily Show’

Trevor Noah, a South African comedian with a low profile in the United States, will inherit one of the most-watched pulpits in latenight TV: Jon Stewart’s desk on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show.”

 
Germanwings co-pilot had suicidal tendencies, prosecutors say

The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps last week had been treated in the past for suicidal tendencies, German state prosecutors said on Monday.

Izzo continues to be money in March

It’s not a miracle, because anything Tom Izzo does in March is believable. It’s not really an underdog story, either, because Michigan State was the favorite in its past two games.

Proposed bill would limit federal land control

The ongoing debate over federal control of lands in Nevada will heat up again this week with a hearing on a bill proposed by Assemblywoman Michele Fiore that would prohibit the federal government from owning or managing any lands that it has not acquired with the consent of the Legislature.

What’s in store for Nevada after Harry Reid retires

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s Friday announcement that he will not seek re-election in 2016 left many Nevadans wondering what the future holds for the Silver State after its most powerful voice at home and in Washington passes from the scene.