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Buy Cable TV, Get a Free Gun

Meanwhile GOP presidential contenders support a moral crusade to save America.

(APTOS, Calif.) - Guns in churches, schools and bars. Immigrants expelled to solve financial problems. Morality praised as the key national issue.

American politics are getting more bizarre and in some cases, borders on the nutty. Current politics include Republican legislatures in Texas, Arizona, Georgia and Minnesota fighting for their "rights" to reject energy efficiency light bulbs, while South Carolina will manufacture their own state's rights incandescent bulbs.

Erica Blasberg (In Memorial) Beauty & The Beast

Her father says she didn’t kill herself, evidence will show...

(CLEVELAND) - With what seemed like a stunning career ahead of her, the unquestionably stunning Pro Golfer Erica Blasberg, died suddenly last May. Her body was allegeded to have been discovered by a doctor named Thomas Hess who made a 911 call to report her death.

Nevada Department of Wildlife Launches HunterExam.com`s Interactive Hunter Safety Course

(Reno, NV) - The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has recently launched an additional option for their hunter education program. The new Nevada Hunter Education Online Course, developed by and hosted on HunterExam.com is professionally narrated, illustrated and contains numerous interactive animations and exercises that promote safe and responsible hunting practices.

NSML Decries Suspension of UNLV Basketball Player for Adult Marijuana Use

Suspension highlights the way society treats individuals who make the rational choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol.

(LAS VEGAS, Nv.) - UNLV basketball player Matt Shaw has been suspended for one year — ending his career with the team — because of one positive test for marijuana.

Shaw, fourth on the team in scoring last year, tested positive during a random drug test administered during the recent NCAA tournament.

Campaign to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Urges Gov. Gibbons to Put that Option on the Table

Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws points to tens of millions of dollars in potential revenues and thousands of new jobs.

(LAS VEGAS, Nv.) - Tonight, Gov. Jim Gibbons will deliver his State of the State address, in which he will discuss the serious financial crisis facing Nevada. The state reportedly needs to cut nearly $900 million in spending in order to bring its budget into balance.

Obama`s Suggestion that Americans Avoid Vegas Angers Mayor & Former Mob Attorney Goodman

The mayor of Las Vegas says the President's pending trip to Sin City will be an awkward one.

(LAS VEGAS, Nv.) - President Obama angered Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman this week, when he said that Americans impacted by the nation's economy shouldn't blow their money in Las Vegas. Goodman believes the statement will damage Las Vegas' economy.

Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws Submits Petition for 2012 Ballot Initiative

Proposal would create state-regulated marijuana suppliers and retail stores throughout the state.

(CARSON CITY, Nv.) - Today, on the steps of the State Capitol building, the campaign manager for Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, Dave Schwartz, unveiled the details of a proposed 2012 ballot initiative to establish a taxed and regulated marijuana market in the state of Nevada.

The press conference occurred immediately after Schwartz submitted the initiative petition to the Secretary of State. Submission to the Secretary of State is a prerequisite to circulating the petition throughout the state.

Deadly Shooting in Las Vegas Recorded on Video Phone

“My thoughts are with the victims of today’s shooting and their families. The law enforcement personnel who protect the courthouse put their lives at risk every day to keep the people who are inside safe and I greatly appreciate their service” -Nevada Senator Harry Reid

(LAS VEGAS, Nv.) - A shootout in a Las Vegas, Nevada federal courthouse left two people dead today. Amazingly, a passer-by with a cell phone recorded the sound of what are clearly dozens of rounds being fired.

KVVU FOX-5 in Henderson reports that a court security officer was killed as well as a gunman.

Police ID Victims in Double Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Investigators are trying to determine the next of kin for the operator of the bike.

(CHILOQUIN, Ore.) - Police have released the names of two people from Reno, Nevada who died Friday afternoon when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by a sport utility vehicle on Highway 97 north of Chiloquin.

Western Heavy Rain, Dry Lightning Risk (VIDEO)

Prolonged exposure to the extreme heat could result in potentially deadly heat stroke or dangerous heat exhaustion.

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Forecasters at AccuWeather.com, say they are monitoring two areas of thunderstorms across the West over the next day or two that have potential to create new wildfires over California. Temperatures in the central valley and the high desert today will soar above 110 degrees, with highs in the 80s and 90s spreading east to the western Plains and north into western Canada.

Storms associated with the Southwest monsoon will bring drenching rainfall to portions of New Mexico and Arizona through Thursday. The rainfall will be enhanced by a southeasterly flow off the Gulf of Mexico. Where thunderstorms are persistent and slow-moving, flash flooding can occur.

While some of this moisture will not make it over the Sierra Madre Oriental, there is copious moisture flowing from this direction, as evidenced by the very heavy rainfall in recent days across South Texas and eastern Mexico.