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 2:43 AM EDT2013-06-18 06:43:01 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>>
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence a month after a mass shooting in Connecticut killed 20 elementary school children.
The package includes a call on Congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazine and it would close loopholes in the gun sale background check system.
Obama also is signing 23 executive actions -- which require no congressional approval -- including several aimed at improving access to data for background checks. A presidential memorandum will instruct the Centers for Disease Control to research causes and prevention of gun violence.
In addition, Obama will nominate Todd Jones as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Jones currently is the acting director of the agency.
