February 19, 2009, 11:50 am
By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Nevada has been among the hardest hit states in the economic crisis and has been leading the nation in foreclosures for more than a year. In January alone, more than 3,200 homes were foreclosed on. Many struggling homeowners in Las Vegas wonder if President Barack Obama’s foreclosure plan to help homeowners will help them avoid the same fate. What do you think? To read the full story, click here.

   
October 13, 2008, 2:25 pm
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

WHAT: Nevada’s tough new sex offender laws which would have classified offenders by crime have been found unconstitution.

WHO: U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan found the laws unconstitutional. The Nevada Attorney General has less than 30 days to appeal. Let them know what you think about that by clicking here. To read the full story, click here.

   
July 28, 2008, 9:04 pm
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

ufo_180.jpgGeorge Knapp of the Eyewitness News I-Team has a story about a new UFO mystery. A large object with a turquoise hue plummeted out of the sky earlier this summer and plowed into the earth south of Las Vegas near Needles, California. You can read all about it but we’d love to know — do you believe in UFOs? Have you ever seen one? Heard any stories from friends you totally believe? We want to hear about them.

   
July 7, 2008, 8:58 pm
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

Tons of deadly cargo passes through Las Vegas every day aboard Union Pacific rail cars. Although rail is statistically the safest transport system in the country, accidents do happen, such as the close call in Las Vegas 11 months ago.

Read the full story

   
June 26, 2008, 5:22 pm
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

The State of Nevada faces almost a billion dollar budget shortfall. The Nuclear Energy Institute says there is a solution that requires no increase in taxes or cutting programs, but it comes with one very large string attached.

The NEI says the federal government could give the state $1 billion next year, effectively erasing the budget shortfall, but the state would have to drop any objection to shipping the nation’s nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Read the rest of the story.

   
June 19, 2008, 9:50 am
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

gas_prices_record_180.jpg Gas prices just keep going up and up around the country and here in Las Vegas. We want to know what you think can be done to help Las Vegans deal with the problem of rising gas prices.

   
June 13, 2008, 1:27 pm
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

Nevada leaders want to help you stay in your home and right now you can take advantage of resources to make sure that happens. Have you been having problems with your home? Share your stories here.

   
, 1:24 pm
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

tim_russert_180.jpg Tim Russert, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58. You can share your memories of him here.

   
, 10:28 am
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

gibbons_jim_cbs_180.jpg Gov. Jim Gibbons, who wants a divorce from first lady Dawn Gibbons, used his state-owned cell phone to send more than 860 text messages in one month last year to a woman he describes as a longtime friend. His wife has accused him of having a girlfriend. This very public couple is having a very public divorce. What do you think about it all? Does it affect how you think of Gibbons as Nevada’s governor?

   
June 12, 2008, 2:45 pm
By: Las Vegas Now Staff

Hot temperatures bring out creepy crawlers. But some were here already. Do you have any war stories about insect infestations in your home?

     
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