Social media users react harshly to Dave Bliss hiring

Social media users didn’t take long to voice their displeasure with Calvary Chapel Christian School hiring Dave Bliss as its boys basketball coach and athletic director.

Motorcyclist dies in I-15 crash near Moapa

A man died in a motorcycle crash during a rainstorm Wednesday night near Valley of Fire State Park and Moapa on Interstate 15, authorities said.

Parking, traffic concerns for Raiders Stadium aired

Providing adequate transportation infrastructure for Las Vegas’ impending NFL stadium was a chief concern for members of local town advisory boards who convened Wednesday night.

North Las Vegas City Council OKs $3.6M road

The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $3.6 million road that will connect a major freeway interchange to a vacant parcel where city officials want to build manufacturing and warehousing businesses.

North Las Vegas to be placed under a federal consent decree

North Las Vegas will be placed under a federal consent decree and pay $385,000 in fines for failing to maintain records on a pretreatment plan for the city’s sewer system, under a settlement the City Council approved Wednesday.

New library, cinema planned for downtown North Las Vegas

Downtown North Las Vegas will soon get a new library branch and a 14-screen movie theater surrounded by shops and restaurants as city officials push to revitalize the blighted neighborhood.

Without Bill Walters, Opportunity Village takes a hit

The unintended consequence of Las Vegas gambler Bill Walters’ sentence is the financial loss to Opportunity Village, a likely slowdown for its $136 million expansion and renovation plans in Southern Nevada.

Man gets life in prison for 1991 killing of Las Vegas woman

A 64-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the long-unsolved 1991 beating and fatal stabbing of a Las Vegas woman.

Senate OKs bill to help veterans get medical care outside VA

Under the deadline of a funding shortfall, the Senate passed a bill that provides a spending fix for veterans seeking medical care outside the Veterans Affairs system.

UNLV names acting dean for new School of Medicine

UNLV has appointed Dr. Shawn Gerstenberger as acting dean for its new School of Medicine while founding Dean Barbara Atkinson continues to recover from a July surgery.

Las Vegas City Council nixes another Badlands debate

A divided Las Vegas City Council voted down a proposal to develop the Badlands golf course Wednesday, leaving the future of the shuttered west valley course unclear after two years of wrangling between the developer and opponents.

 
Vegas Golden Knights’ practice facility close to completion

City National Arena, which will be the home to the NHL expansion team’s practice rink and headquarters, should be completed by the end of the month in time for September’s training camp.

 
Trump backs GOP plan to push legal immigration changes

President Donald Trump endorsed a measure to reduce the number of legal immigrants admitted into the country with the goal of increasing American workers’ wages – a move that brought acrimony into the White House briefing room by afternoon’s end.

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