The turf ban would apply to all new development, except for schools, parks and cemeteries. Existing regulations prohibit grass in front yards and limit it to 50 percent of a backyard’s area.
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The Southern Nevada Water Authority has aggressively pursued the removal of grass in Southern Nevada for decades. It wants to make turf regulations even more restrictive.
Kenny Lee died in a car crash in Northern Nevada last week. He had taken over as CEO of the liquor store chain after his father, Hae Un Lee, died of cancer in August.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Tuesday that none of the Metropolitan Police Department employees who died of COVID-19 were vaccinated.
Deeper cuts to Nevada’s allocation of Colorado River water could be coming in the next few years, according to water level projections released this week.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Nevada Environment Response Trust, seeks money from American Pacific Corp. for a perchlorate cleanup job the trust performed.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area posted the warning on Twitter Thursday afternoon.
Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest of the year for Lake Mead. Officials want visitors to stay patient while they deal with reduced lanes at boat launch ramps.
The analysis found improvement in the number of high-pollution days in Nevada, one official said. But Clark County said it disagrees with the report’s grading system.
Nearly two months after a fire destroyed a wedding chapel on Las Vegas Boulevard, a second body was found in the rubble.
One person was pinned inside a car Monday afternoon when a truck flipped over on southbound Interstate 15 near downtown Las Vegas.
Las Vegas firefighters were called to the former St. Joseph Catholic School at 1300 E. Bridger Ave. just before 8:30 a.m.
Imam Fateen Seifullah is helping the Historic Westside by offering residents — Muslim or not — access to a chess club, a food pantry, computers and a library.
The Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday a change to its use of force policy to limit neck restraint tactics.
The Mahogany Fire started as a 10-acre brush fire Sunday afternoon. The fire forced “hard closures” on Deer Creek, Kyle Canyon and Lee Canyon roads for at least 72 hours, NHP said.
Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
Members of the Henderson Fire Department demonstrated how they respond to a 911 call about a child trapped in a hot car.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A suspect accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian told investigators that she had struck construction equipment, according to her arrest report.
Latest Zillow marker report shows where Las Vegas ranks with other major metros in terms of the residential market temperature.