Thousands of Americans Protest Bailout Plan

Thousands of protesters from across the United States were on the streets the last few days, carrying signs and dumping trash on wall street to protest the bail out. President Bush addressed the nation today...

Growing 'tent cities' blamed on foreclosure crisis

Nevada, Reno "Tent city" no work, nowhere to go " People who had lost their jobs to the ailing economy, or newcomers who had moved to Reno for work and discovered no one was hiring. Within weeks, more than 150...

Growing 'tent cities' blamed on foreclosure crisis

"RENO, Nevada (AP) -- A few tents cropped up hard by the railroad tracks, pitched by men left with nowhere to go once the emergency winter shelter closed for the summer. ...

Barack O'Banner becomes the Incredible Hulk, Elko Nevada, Transcript Available

For better or worse, Democratic Presidential candidate Barackstar Obama came out swinging Wednesday afternoon in Elko, Nevada, a rather omnes local given the harsh financial news slammed on the shoulders of the...

McCain resurrects his immigration bill. Which side is he on?

Apparently, a conservative backlash had nothing to do with the failure of John McCain's immigration bill and its path to citizenship."The McCain campaign has begun airing a new Spanish-language television commercial in the battleground states of Colorado, Nevada and New...

Simpson's Past Back in Spotlight As New Trial Opens

Jury members at O.J. Simpson's criminal trial in Las Vegas were given a stark reminder of the football star's controversial past. During the first day of the trial, Chief Deputy District Attorney Chris Owens referred to the civil judgment against Simpson in the murder of...

August Foreclosure Filings Still High but Growth Slowed

"According to reports released by RealtyTrac, there was still a considerable number of foreclosure filings recorded for the month of August compared to the same period last year. Despite this, the growth rate is...

Palin sticks to the familiar in first solo outing

Uh oh! It looks like Sarah may be the weakest link in this campaign.She doesn't feel comfortable campaigning much on her own it seems. She is rejoining McCain already next week. And McCain can't be seen without...

The Famous Welcome to Las Vegas Sign

The Famous Welcome to Las Vegas Sign, located on Las Vegas Blvd., in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tropical storm Lowell over Baja

After extreme high temperature and humidity before the storm , rain has increased as Lowell moves in closer, streams in the desert are flowing. La Paz and Los Cabos are with no reported damage. The alert...

99 Cents Only Stores becomes 99.99 cents

Will it really make a difference when we alredy pay so much more for gas? " 99 Cents Only Stores, the US discount chain, has narrowly escaped an expensive rebranding after increasing its prices just shy of $1 in...

Congress to revisit fight over offshore oil drilling

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday to resume their fight over legislation allowing more offshore oil drilling, in a bid to help relieve sky-high gasoline prices that are hurting the economy and infuriating voters. ...

Judge in hospital; husband charged with attempted murder

"NEW YORK – Elizabeth Halverson underwent surgery today for injuries sustained when her husband, Ed, allegedly attacked her with a frying pan. Ed Halverson was arrested last night and charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and battery with substantial...

Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early

A dust storm late Saturday night chased some participants away from the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert, before the traditional climax of the whole event."Roger Farschon, incident commander for the...

7 years left to avoid global climate catastrophe

To the candidates - further proof that being all Talk and No action is going to result in remarkable climactic changes.  To those in the McCain Camp, please read the article about what Palin is supporting...

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