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Incidents of hostility, intimidation and harassment preceded the departure of former Henderson Police Chief Patrick Moers and former Deputy Chief Bobby Long, according to an internal investigation obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A longtime businessman announced Tuesday that he will challenge incumbent Richard Cherchio to represent Ward 4 on the North Las Vegas City Council.
The Henderson City Council took its first vote on a development agreement for the Raiders headquarters and practice facility. The item was unanimously approved but will need to be voted on again at a later meeting.
The event, billed as the largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi, lasted about two hours and featured more than 100 parade groups, including Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her husband, former Mayor Oscar Goodman. Sunday’s event was the 23rd put on by the nonprofit Veterans Action Group.
This week North Las Vegas Constable Robert Eliason convincingly won a second term to a job that Nevada law says he is not qualified to hold.
Henderson and Las Vegas have claimed top-10 spots as local governments that use technology to improve the lives of residents.
Robert Eliason beat Republican challenger Jimmy Vega with 65.6 percent of the vote as of 12:20 a.m. Wednesday. At the same time, Vega had 34.4 percent of the vote.
The candidates for Henderson constable have different approaches to restoring public trust in an office that has been shrouded in controversy.
The woman who died after being struck by a pickup truck on Oct. 22 was not the mother of a 4-year-old boy killed in the same crash, according to police and an attorney representing the woman’s family.
Police this week searched for evidence of residency during raids of two homes connected to North Las Vegas constable candidate Jimmy Vega.
Several Las Vegas Review-Journal journalists were selected from a pool of more than 300 entries as finalists for the annual EPPY Awards.
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow other Nevada cities in hiring a law firm to pursue opioid-related litigation.
She was first elected in 2011 and is the first black woman elected to represent Ward 2 in the city. She also serves as mayor pro-tem , a largely ceremonial role that allows her to fill in when Mayor John Lee is not available.
The preserved traces of mammoths, camels, bison, horses, sloths and dire wolves have been found on the grounds at the new Ice Age Fossils State Park, according to the Nevada State Parks website.
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