North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas moves ahead with controversial rescue of underwater homes: Wednesday, June 19, 2013; By Conor Shine; The North Las Vegas City Council has voted to move forward with a controversial plan that calls for the city to use its powers of eminent domain to help underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages.

North Las Vegas set to decide on controversial mortgage-seizure plan: Wednesday, June 19, 2013; City Council:; By Conor Shine; Months of public meetings, behind-the-scenes lobbying and fierce attack ads will reach a culmination Wednesday night when the North Las Vegas City Council considers whether to move forward with a plan that would use eminent domain to help underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages.

Plea on table would put ex-assemblyman Brooks behind bars for 20 months: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; By Bethany Barnes; More California court dates have been set for former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks on charges stemming from a car chase and police confrontation in March.

Sin City? Blog says the title rightfully belongs to St. Louis, not Las Vegas: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; Living Las Vegas:; By Ed Komenda; Las Vegas newbies often call this neon paradise by its clichéd nickname. But how does Sin City stack up against debauchery in other major cities?

Council hears downside of plan to rescue underwater NLV homes: Tuesday, June 11, 2013; By Conor Shine; It started with heartfelt testimonials from homeowners struggling with underwater mortgages and ended with warnings of disaster from representatives of the banking and real estate industries.

Controversial program that uses eminent domain to bail out underwater homeowners poised for vote in NLV: Tuesday, June 11, 2013; Real esate:; By Conor Shine; For the past two years, representatives from Mortgage Resolution Partners have traveled to cities around the country to pitch local governments on a plan to help underwater homeowners keep their homes.

How NLV's sewer fund may help restore scrapped city services: Sunday, June 9, 2013; city government:; By Brian Nordli; The Legislature passed a bill in the final moments of its special session on Tuesday that would allow North Las Vegas to take money from its sewer and utility funds and use it to restore some of its dwindling services. Money typically spent on sewer and utility projects could be used to bolster the libraries, provide more overtime hours for firefighters and open up Craig Ranch Park, which the city hopes will bring in additional revenue.

10 activities senior citizens can do this summer in Las Vegas: Saturday, June 8, 2013; Community:; By Alison Saclolo; Temperatures are in the triple digits, teenagers are rambunctiously celebrating their summer vacation and tourists are slowly seeping into your favorite Las Vegas haunts. Tired of wearing out a seat at the bingo hall this summer? Here are 10 activities for seniors in Las Vegas.

Food distributor building new facility in North Las Vegas: Thursday, June 6, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; A Salt Lake City company that had been on the fence over whether to build a new distribution center in North Las Vegas or Phoenix has opted for Nevada.

North Las Vegas tables decision on forcing union concessions: Wednesday, June 5, 2013; By Brian Nordli; The North Las Vegas City Council decided to postpone until June 18 a vote on a resolution declaring a state of financial emergency for a second year in a row to close its budget deficit.

Single races in three cities on the table in today's municipal elections: Tuesday, June 4, 2013; Politics:; By Conor Shine; One race each in Henderson, North Las Vegas and Mesquite will be decided by voters during today’s general election. Polls in the three cities will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

With marquee races decided in primary, officials pare poll workers in anticipation of low turnout in June 4 general election: Saturday, June 1, 2013; By Conor Shine; Despite expected low turnout and only three races on the ballot, hundreds of workers will roll out the voting machines and staff the polls for Tuesday’s municipal general election. High-profile races for mayor in Henderson and North Las Vegas were settled during the April primaries, while in Las Vegas three city council members swept their way to re-election, leaving little buzz for the upcoming general election.

Investigation of ousted assemblyman cost $95,000: Thursday, May 30, 2013; Associated Press; An investigation that led to the unprecedented ouster of former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks earlier this year cost Nevada taxpayers nearly $95,000, more than twice initial estimates.

Police searching for man in robbery of North Las Vegas bank: Thursday, May 30, 2013; By Riley Snyder; Police are asking for help identifying a suspect in the robbery of a North Las Vegas bank Monday afternoon. A man entered the Bank of the West branch at 4050 Losee Road about 4:45 p.m., approached a teller and presented a note demanding money.

Police searching for suspect in attack on slot machine player: Wednesday, May 29, 2013; By Riley Snyder; North Las Vegas Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who brutally attacked a man who was playing a slot machine at a convenience store. Police say the suspect assaulted a 46-year-old man early in the afternoon of May 18 at the store in the 3000 block of North Las Vegas Boulevard. The suspect punched the man in the head until he fell to the floor, then kicked him in the head multiple times before fleeing on foot, police said. The victim suffered a serious head injury, police said.