The housing market in Las Vegas ended the year with a whimper, tallying just 1,340 new home sales in December for a total of 19,670 in 2007, down 45.6 percent from the previous year, Home Builders Research reported.

A report from the Mortgage Bankers Association says a bankruptcy bill before Congress would force homeowners to pay an average of $219 more a month on their home loans.

Politicians praised Saturday’s caucuses for allowing Nevadans to connect with grass-roots politics and generate energy within the parties, but some participants’ would like to see a state presidential primary election instead.

E. coli and certain other food-borne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survive that initial bout.