March Madness arrives in Vegas after years of avoiding it

By MARK ANDERSON

The NCAA Tournament avoided the city until very recently because sports gambling is legal here. The governing body for collegiate athletics even had a policy prohibiting its championship events from being played in Nevada.

Oregon debates $200M for housing, homelessness

Oregon lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping $200 million housing and homelessness package in an expected display of bipartisanship aimed at tackling the state's most pressing crises.

2 new tenants sign on at Summit

By JOURNAL STAFF

Two new tenants are set to open at the recently completed Seattle Convention Center Summit Addition: Eastern European bakery Piroshky Piroshky and Monorail Espresso.

Biden creates new monuments

President Joe Biden has established national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii.

Home sales surged in February

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes surged in February to the fastest pace in six months as homebuyers seized on a modest drop in mortgage rates and slight pullback in prices.

Rail CEO supports some new regs

Norfolk Southern's CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads.

Dodge unveils last gas muscle car

The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn't leaving the road without some squeals, thunder and crazy-fast speed.

Big gains on Wall Street

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA

; Stocks rallied Tuesday, led by the banks most beaten down by the industry's crisis, and some of Wall Street's fear washed out on hopes the U.S. government will offer more help if needed.

Yellen: Bank issues different from 2008

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she's focused on stabilizing the U.S. banking system following regional bank failures in California and New York.