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Commission delays talks on proposed elevated expressways: Tuesday, May 17, 2016; The Clark County Commission today postponed discussion about proposed elevated expressways between McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. Commissioners want more time to ...
A 120-bed homeless shelter for central valley breaks ground: Friday, May 13, 2016; The Shannon West Homeless Youth Center will double in capacity next year when a new, 120-bed facility opens in the central valley ...
Frozen vegetables recalled by Smith’s: Wednesday, May 11, 2016; An assortment of frozen vegetables sold at Smith's grocery stores have been ..
First responders aim to teach when — and when not to — call 911: Tuesday, May 10, 2016; As summer approaches, bringing a surge in emergency calls because of the heat, first responders are on a mission to teach community members when — and when not — to call 911 ...
L.V. council move advances Cashman Center redevelopment plans: Wednesday, May 4, 2016; The redevelopment of Cashman Center inched another step closer to reality Wednesday when the Las Vegas City Council approved an updated memorandum of understanding with ...
Mysterious donation ‘opens up a lot of possibilities’: Monday, May 2, 2016; Government agencies receive gifts from time to time, but rarely one quite this generous.
Construction set for senior community at Henderson’s Union Village: Wednesday, April 27, 2016; Construction of a senior living community at Union Village, a 170-acre health care complex being built in Henderson, should begin later this year, developers ...
Q+A: Director says libraries do more than enlighten; they change lives: Friday, April 22, 2016; Ronald Heezen, the executive director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, has seen a lot of changes since he became a librarian more than four decades ago. But what hasn't changed, he said, is the importance of ...
Clark commissioners high on center to help troubled children, families: Tuesday, April 19, 2016; A one-stop shop where troubled children and their families can receive resources and service referrals could be open as soon …
New court program aimed at minor Strip crimes: Tuesday, April 19, 2016; Loitering. Trespassing. Solicitation. Pedestrian offenses. Authorities say these infractions are common along the Las Vegas Strip, but reducing them has been difficult because offenders often ...
As 51s eye move to Summerlin, will it be curtains for Cashman Center?: Friday, April 15, 2016; If the Las Vegas 51s move to Summerlin, as the team would like to do, what would become of the Cashman Center? And how will a new baseball stadium be funded? Those are key questions in ongoing discussions ...
Plan envisions a green downtown Las Vegas with more amenities: Wednesday, April 13, 2016; Thirty years from now, downtown Las Vegas could be brimming with trees and parks strategically placed near many more residential buildings, markets and transit hubs. That’s the much-simplified vision of a new downtown master plan that’s aimed at ...
Freeway project: Officials expect smooth sailing after 3 years of traffic headaches: Thursday, April 7, 2016; Las Vegas drivers, brace yourselves for extra traffic snarls the next few years. Project Neon, the nearly $1 billion construction project that will reshape traffic flow around ...
Heated topic in health care: Does Las Vegas have enough trauma centers?: Thursday, April 7, 2016; Speedy access to critical care has become the crux of a Clark County health care debate that asks, in its starkest terms, is it fair to make badly injured people travel to the other side ...
Working Families Party hopes to capitalize on anti-establishment movement: Friday, March 25, 2016; In a brewery on the west side of Las Vegas, several dozen people — many disgruntled by so-called “establishment politics” — gathered last weekend to forge a new path. The event marked the launch of Nevada's Working Families Party, a political organization that advocates for ...
Officers set to patrol Las Vegas recreation areas on motorcycles: Monday, March 21, 2016; Expect to see motorcycle officers patrolling Las Vegas parks and trails soon. The city of Las Vegas announced Monday that …
4 Clark County Commission incumbents file for re-election: Friday, March 18, 2016; The field is set for the Clark County Commission races. The candidate filing period for the November election ended at 5 p.m. today. As expected ...
Sunday watering ban could save 900 million gallons a summer: Thursday, March 17, 2016; Lawns in Southern Nevada will have to do without water — unless clouds unleash rain — one day a week during the summer. The Southern Nevada Water Authority’s board of directors voted today to ban sprinkler use on Sundays from May 1 through Aug. 31. The ...
Commissioner says Las Vegas welcome sign looking a little shabby: Tuesday, March 15, 2016; The famed Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign isn’t looking so fabulous lately, at least according to a Clark County commissioner. Paint chips and a small crack have appeared, making ...
Police want bulky bags, strollers banned at big Strip events: Tuesday, March 15, 2016; Ahead of the Las Vegas Strip’s giant New Year’s Eve bash, Metro Police asked revelers to leave behind their bulky bags and strollers in the name of public safety. The request came on the heels of the Paris terror attacks and a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., that ...
Q+A: Planned Parenthood exec talks sex ed, fear of Trump presidency: Tuesday, March 15, 2016; For Planned Parenthood, 2015 was a tough year. Now, the president of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains is watching the 2016 election closely, alarmed about ...
Henderson Judge Hampton found dead; foul play not suspected: Monday, March 14, 2016; Henderson Municipal Court Judge Diana Hampton, 50, was found dead in her home on Sunday afternoon, a Henderson Police spokeswoman said. Police responded ...
Buskers worry about competition over downtown performance zones: Thursday, March 10, 2016; Buskers say they are worried tempers might boil over as competition heats up for a limited number of city-approved performance zones at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. Jared Carle, a balloon artist, said ...
County commissioners get first glimpse of proposed budget for fiscal year 2017: Wednesday, March 9, 2016; Clark County’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year shows a small growth in general fund revenues, led by an increase in expected sales taxes ...
Public meetings set for downtown Las Vegas master plan: Tuesday, March 8, 2016; Two public meetings will be held Wednesday for people to weigh in on the master plan for downtown Las Vegas. People can preview the most recent version ...
Filing period opens for Clark County Commission positions: Monday, March 7, 2016; Citizens who want to throw their hat in the ring for a Clark County Commission seat can do so starting today. The filing period opened today and runs through March 18. Candidates must file in person from ...
Owners of NLV pig farm moving operation, selling property: Monday, March 7, 2016; The site of a North Las Vegas pig farm reviled by some neighbors because of its stench is going up for sale. Robert and Janet Combs, owners of R.C. Farms, have decided to move their business to a site near the Apex Landfill, pending the purchase of their 153-acre property. Today marks the beginning of a 60-day due diligence period, during which ...
County mulls another bid to legalize short-term home rentals: Thursday, March 3, 2016; What’s the difference between a short-term rental and a party house? The conversation has surfaced again, with a group lobbying for ...
Dozens of employers expected to attend job fair: Wednesday, March 2, 2016; As tourist season kicks into gear, Southern Nevada's hospitality industry is looking to hire ...
County raises fines for parking violations at Las Vegas airport: Tuesday, March 1, 2016; The Clark County Commission today raised the maximum fines for parking violations at county airports, including McCarran International Airport. Some of the parking rules only pertain to commercial vehicles, such as taxis ...
Las Vegas Paiutes’ newest venture: medical marijuana: Experts say legal weed could be more profitable than gaming; Tuesday, March 1, 2016; The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe already runs a smoke shop downtown and a golf course in the northwest valley. Now a third business venture — in medical marijuana — is on the horizon. If construction goes as planned, the federally-recognized tribe will open two medical marijuana dispensaries and a cultivation and production facility by the end of the year, said Benny Tso, chairman of ...
Second Cracker Barrel restaurant coming to valley: Monday, Feb. 29, 2016; A second Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will be opening this summer in the Las Vegas Valley with its homestyle food and Americana decor, county officials announced today. The restaurants ...
Lyft files lawsuit, says driver fee is ‘illegal tax’: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016; Ride-hailing company Lyft filed a lawsuit against the city of Las Vegas today, alleging a new business license fee is too vague and defies state law. The lawsuit stems from a fee the Las Vegas City Council approved ...
Volunteers sought to help rein in rule breakers at Sunset Park: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016; No littering. No feeding the ducks. No letting dogs off their leashes. These are some of the rules at Sunset Park that visitors tend to break, but soon they'll be receiving a reminder if caught doing so. Clark County is seeking volunteers for its new Sunset Stewards program, which officials hope will improve visitors' experience at the 323-acre park and diffuse problems before they balloon into something larger. The volunteers will patrol the park for at least four hours each month, keeping ...
PUC OKs deal aimed at bolstering renewable energy in Las Vegas: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016; The City of Las Vegas is one step closer to being powered 100 percent by renewable energy. The Public Utilities Commission approved a …
With Nevada win, Trump strengthens lead in GOP race: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016; Ten seconds before the Nevada caucuses officially closed at 9 p.m., an excited crowd of several hundred Donald Trump supporters counted down in a ballroom at Treasure Island. As the clock struck 9, CNN called the election for Trump, sending the crowd into choruses of wild ...
Blog: With Nevada win, Trump has trifecta; Rubio edges Cruz for second: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016; Donald Trump is on a winning streak. As expected, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination was a runaway winner tonight in the Nevada caucuses ...
‘Marco country’: Heller heads list of notables welcoming Rubio to Nevada: Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016; The warm welcome Florida Sen. Marco Rubio received Sunday evening at a rally in North Las Vegas wasn’t just coming from the boisterous crowd facing him. It had just as much to do with the people standing next to him on stage — Sen. Dean Heller, Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison and ...
Seniors: Have seat and enjoy the game: Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016; Welcome to “No Fall Volleyball,” part-exercise class, part-recreational sport, designed for Medicare recipients. The program is offered at Nifty After Fifty, a fitness center that caters to people age 50 and older.
2 women arrested in separate North Las Vegas child abuse cases: Friday, Feb. 19, 2016; A babysitter and an unlicensed caregiver have been arrested in separate abuse cases that left one baby dead and another with permanent brain damage ...
County and city managers: Time for action on property tax caps: Friday, Feb. 19, 2016; Officials from Clark County and the city of Las Vegas may compete for attention generated by the tourism sector, but they’ve teamed up on at least one ...
Call to convert Las Vegas Strip into pedestrian zone faces uphill battle: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016; The concept of turning the Strip into a pedestrian mall — either completely devoid of vehicles or only open to certain transit and emergency vehicles — resurfaced when ...
County OKs study of elevated Strip-airport expressway: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016; A proposed elevated expressway that would link McCarran International Airport with the Las Vegas Strip received positive feedback Tuesday from the Clark County Commission. The estimated $200 million project ...
Want to buy a used cop car, TV or forklift? Here’s your chance: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016; If you’ve been hankering for a used Ford Crown Victoria, you’re in luck: At least 50 will be available for auction later this month in Clark County. The former police cars will go up for sale along with several other vehicles and a collection of miscellaneous items ranging from filing cabinets to a forklift in the year’s first government-surplus auction, scheduled to ...
Let’s climb from the bottom to the top of national rankings: Monday, Feb. 15, 2016; “Nevada: A world within. A state apart.” Our state’s slogan gets it right in many ways. Nevada offers enchanting desert landscapes, pristine lakes, rugged mountains and some ...
Fisher House will be ‘home away from home’ in NLV for ailing veterans: Friday, Feb. 12, 2016; When military members and veterans receive treatment locally, their families will have a free place to stay much sooner than originally expected. Gov. Brian Sandoval and other Nevada dignitaries gathered Thursday in North Las Vegas to dedicate the ...
Nevada makes strides in reducing number of uninsured children: Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016; The number of Nevada children without health insurance keeps dropping, especially among such historically hard-to-reach populations as minorities and lower-income residents, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study released ...
NLV aiming to entice businesses to industrial park south of Apex: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016; Apex Industrial Park will be the home of electric carmaker Faraday Future, but it's not North Las Vegas' only development hope. Several miles south of Apex lie 1,100 acres ...
Want to dine out with your dog? Las Vegas health officials are making it possible: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016; Dog lovers, rejoice: You may not have to part with your pooch to dine at Las Vegas Valley restaurants. The Southern Nevada Health District began offering “dog-friendly patio waivers” in June prompted by Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar’s entry into the market. The California-based eatery, which opened a location at Downtown Summerlin in April, features ...
New option to get around is rolling into downtown Las Vegas this year: Monday, Feb. 8, 2016; Expect to see more bicyclists pedaling around the city this year. We explain the ins and outs of bike-sharing program expected to launch by the end of August. Users sign up online or pay at a kiosk at a bike station. Then they choose …