Monday, June 17 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-06-17 22:33:50 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- It's been a tough start to the week for 91 people who lost their homes over the weekend when a fire raced through an apartment complex on Father's Day. The Red Cross is helping the displacedMore>>
It's been a tough start to the week for 91 people who lost their homes over the weekend when a fire raced through an apartment complex on Father's Day.More>>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 05:23:29 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Nearly 100 people will remain without a permanent place to live following Sunday's three-alarm fire at the Encantada Apartments. Officials with the Red Cross of Southern Nevada estimate theMore>>
Nearly 100 people will remain without a permanent place to live following Sunday's three-alarm fire at the Encantada Apartments.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:06:17 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Nye County isn't giving up the fight to store nuclear waste in Nevada. The county's officials could get a helping hand from new federal legislation that could allow Yucca Mountain to reopen.More>>
Nye County isn't giving up the fight to store nuclear waste in Nevada. The county's officials could get a helping hand from new federal legislation that could allow Yucca Mountain to reopen.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:08:00 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Living on the street and selling her body is what one Las Vegas teen says she resorted to when she aged out of the foster care system. Around 100 foster teens age out of the system everyMore>>
Living on the street and selling her body is what one Las Vegas teen says she resorted to when she aged out of the foster care system.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 6:23 PM EDT2013-06-17 22:23:09 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Motorcyclists and local authorities are using "Ride to Work" day to remind everyone to share the road. This year, there has been 16 motorcycle deaths in Nevada. John Cahill is an experiencedMore>>
Motorcyclists and local authorities are using "Ride to Work" day to remind everyone to share the road.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 6:07 PM EDT2013-06-17 22:07:19 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The man accused in setting a church on fire June 14 told police he started the blaze because the pastor tried to "back door" him, according to the arrest report released Monday. Adrian Kincade,More>>
The man accused in setting a church on fire June 14 told police he started the blaze because the pastor tried to "back door" him, according to the arrest report released Monday.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 5:40 PM EDT2013-06-17 21:40:24 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are holding public hearings on the proposed herd management plan for horses and burros in the Spring Mountains. The federal government reportsMore>>
The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are holding public hearings on the proposed herd management plan for horses and burros in the Spring Mountains.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 5:37 PM EDT2013-06-17 21:37:30 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex on N. 28th St. Sunday morning. The blaze at the Encantada Apartments is producing heavy smoke in the downtown neighborhood.More>>
Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex on N. 28th St. Sunday morning.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:20:57 GMT
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- New census figures show Nevada is continuing to become a little less white. The state's non-Hispanic white population shrunk in all but three counties from 2010 to 2012. Washoe andMore>>
New census figures show Nevada is continuing to become a little less white.More>>
Monday, June 17 2013 2:08 PM EDT2013-06-17 18:08:58 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A 16-month-old baby girl is dead and the person who was supposed to be watching her is now charged with murder. This incident is the latest in a recent string of murders involving young kidsMore>>
A 16-month-old baby girl is dead and the person who was supposed to be watching her is now charged with murder. This incident is the latest in a recent string of murders involving young kids being beaten to death.More>>
Claim: A new advertisement endorsed by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney that is airing on KLAS-TV Channel 8 includes an excerpt from the first presidential debate. Romney states: "Look at the evidence of the last four years. We got 23 million people out of work or stopped looking for work. They're suffering in this country. The president would prefer raising taxes."
Verdict: Partially true and partially misleading. Data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics for September, the latest available, included the following breakdown: 12.1 million people were unemployed; 8.6 million were working part time because their hours were reduced or they couldn't find full-time jobs; and 2.5 million were considered marginally attached to the workforce but had stopped looking for jobs. That's 23.2 million people.
But the only evidence the ad provides to back Romney's claim that President Barack Obama "would prefer raising taxes" is a graphic sourced to the American Enterprise Institute. The graphic reads: "Under President Obama: $4,000 tax hike on middle-class families." The institute, a conservative think tank, is hardly neutral since it has been advocating on behalf of Republicans for decades. The graphic is based on an institute study, released Oct. 2, on the potential impact mounting national debt under Democrat Obama could have on taxpayers. The study's authors conceded that debt can be serviced by reducing spending instead of by raising taxes. That means the potential tax hit is mere speculation.
Secondly, Obama has said he would allow Bush-era tax cuts to expire only for the wealthiest Americans. He has never said he would prefer raising taxes on all Americans.
