Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:30 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:30:30 GMT
HENDERSON, Nev. -- The killing of a woman in 1996 has police asking the public for help in solving the cold case crime. Diane Hietbrink, 58, was found dead in her home at 302 Nebraska Street on Sept.More>>
The killing of a woman in 1996 has police asking the public for help in solving the cold case crime.More>>
Thursday, June 20 2013 12:01 AM EDT2013-06-20 04:01:12 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas as of this month ranks eighth among the nation's largest metropolitan areas in the number of foreclosed residences that have been vacated by their owners, RealtyTrac.com reportedMore>>
Las Vegas as of this month ranks eighth among the nation's largest metropolitan areas in the number of foreclosed residences that have been vacated by their owners, RealtyTrac.com reported Wednesday evening.More>>
HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.More>>
James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant center of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died...More>>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:25 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:25:44 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a Henderson man to 15 years in federal prison for multiple child pornography offenses. Richard Carl Brown, 35, was convicted in February on several charges,More>>
A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a Henderson man to 15 years in federal prison for multiple child pornography offenses.More>>
Three Square Food Bank and its partners launched the Summer Food Service program Wednesday to ensure southern Nevada children do not go hungry this summer.More>>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:06 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:06:17 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Obesity is an epidemic that's plagued our nation for decades. The American Medical Association now labels obesity a disease. There are 78 million obese adults and 12 million obese children. ElectedMore>>
Elected officials are trying to combat the obesity crisis in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, the Las Vegas City Council passed a resolution that increases access to healthy food options in under served areas.More>>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:52 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:52:04 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police are reopening their academy so they can put 50 new police officers on the streets. The police academy graduated its last class in Jan. 2012. The money for the additional officersMore>>
Metro Police are reopening their academy so they can put 50 new police officers on the streets.More>>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:43:29 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Old-fashioned police work, combined with cutting-edge scientific methods, is solving crimes every day across Las Vegas. After almost 36 years, the head of Metro's crime lab is retiring.More>>
Old-fashioned police work, combined with cutting-edge scientific methods, is solving crimes every day across Las Vegas.More>>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:26:47 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The city of North Las Vegas is desperate to fix its vast foreclosure problems and is considering using its eminent domain powers. Eminent domain is usually meant to take over buildings inMore>>
The city of North Las Vegas is desperate to fix its vast foreclosure problems and is considering using its eminent domain powers.More>>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:38 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:38:39 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police are investigating a crash involving a motorcyclist and a truck. Police say the motorcyclist slammed into the back of a truck on the Sahara westbound exit from I-15 south. TheMore>>
Metro Police are investigating a crash involving a motorcyclist and a truck.More>>
Claim: An advertisement endorsed by President Barack Obama that has aired on KLAS-TV Channel 8 features a portion of the first presidential debate between Democrat Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Romney states: "I'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. That's not my plan." NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell, acting as a fact checker, then states: "The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center concluded that Mitt Romney's tax plan would cost $4.8 trillion over 10 years." Narrator: "Why won't Romney level with us about his tax plan, which gives the wealthy huge new tax breaks. Because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class or increase the deficit to pay for it."
Verdict: Partially true and partially misleading. The Tax Policy Center, a collaboration of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution think tanks, is sticking to its conclusion about the cost of Romney's tax plan and the negative impact the center says the plan will have on the middle class. The center has made a mathematical argument, based on what it knows of Romney's plan, that he cannot possibly fulfill all his promises without forcing middle-income earners to pay more taxes while wealthier Americans enjoy a windfall.
But Romney also is sticking to his claim that his plan wouldn't cost what the center or Obama campaign states. Romney's plan includes an across-the-board cut of 20 percent in marginal income tax rates and elimination of taxes on interest, dividends and capital gains for taxpayers with adjusted gross income below $200,000. He insists he will not raise taxes on the middle class. The study's authors conceded that they couldn't score Romney's plan directly because he hasn't specified which loopholes he would close or which deductions he would reduce or eliminate in his bid to broaden the tax base. Instead, Romney has referred to his plan as a set of tax reform principles he would use in dealing with Congress. There are simply too many unknowns to suggest that the center is automatically correct in its assumptions.
