Three western House Democrats called for President Obama to use the Antiquities Act to create a new national monument in each of their states Tuesday, as the National Park Service nears its 100th birthday on Thursday. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, renewed his call for Obama to preserve a large swath of land around Grand… Read more »

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Families seeking citizenship status are being targeted by scammers, according to Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus. "Notario Fraud" is happening every day and these scammers are exploiting money, personal information and even jeopardizing the eligibility status of prospective residents. "This is pretty much a daily or weekly thing and people are being ripped off time… Read more »

The glass panels at Las Vegas City Hall rattle with thundering booms as a heavily armed couple donned with tactical gear enter the building shooting. It’s an active-shooter training session and the attackers are using blank cartridges. But it sounded like the real thing. Here’s how the scenario played out: A screaming group of people, with their hands in the air, is… Read more »

When American consumers shop for leather goods, it probably doesn’t enter their minds that their new belts, bags or shoes could be made not from cows or pigs but from cats and dogs. But not only is it a possibility, it’s hard for consumers to know what they have been sold. Almost all that dog or cat leather comes from China. Now changes in Chinese culture, more pressure from… Read more »

As the eyes of the political world turn to Cleveland and Philadelphia over the next two weeks, Congress is taking a vacation. That's despite inaction on a number of pieces of legislation, and issues, President Obama has asked the legislature to address. Dina Titus, a Democrat who represents Nevada's first congressional district, isn't happy about that. She has lambasted her colleagues… Read more »

Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Frankie Perez didn’t realize she soon would be transitioning to be a male until a deployment last year to the Horn of Africa. “I started feeling awkward in the showers,” said Perez, who graduated from Cheyenne High School in 2005. “I just couldn’t pinpoint it,” he said. “I was feeling something inside where I felt… Read more »

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared wait times at VA hosptial facilities to those at Disneyland, in remarks that are facing fierce backlash from veterans groups and members of Congress. “When you go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what’s important? What’s important is, what’s your satisfaction with the… Read more »

Routine use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers, filmmakers and countless other commercial operators was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration Tuesday, after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the benefits of a new technology. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the creation of a new category of aviation rules… Read more »

Three months into a deployment in June 2012, Army Sgt. Kevin Jaye was on foot patrol in Afghanistan when he triggered the pressure plate of an improvised explosive device. The blast tore off his right leg and caused significant damage to his left leg and lower torso. Jaye spent two years at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, enduring more than 30 surgeries and countless… Read more »

Southern Nevada’s business community is pushing to speed construction of Interstate 11 between Las Vegas and Phoenix. Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce members and leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., this week. A group of more than 50 business people and officials visited with members of the Nevada congressional delegation and others about a range of issues, including getting… Read more »