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UNLV lawyer pursues immigrant separated from child through ICE maze

Immigration Clinic attorney Laura Barrera flew to Texas on Thursday to find out what had become of the man who had called her earlier from ICE’s Henderson Detention Center seeking help reuniting with his 5-year-old daughter.

Las Vegas employee asking for funding for historical markers

Even as a self-proclaimed Las Vegas “newbie,” it was clear to the city’s Director of Cultural Affairs Ally Haynes-Hamblen that a slew of streets are named after figures who feature prominently in local history.

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North Las Vegas, Las Vegas approve shared voting centers

The city councils in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas on Wednesday each approved an agreement with the Clark County election department that would allow voters in municipal elections to cast ballots at vote centers.

Downtown casino plan gets quick OK from Las Vegas City Council

The 1,224,485-square-foot resort that will replace them will tower 459 feet over Fremont Street on the north side of the Fremont Street Experience, across the pedestrian mall from the Golden Gate casino.

Fougere wins GOP race in Clark County special election

Aaron Manfredi, a nonprofit executive, won the June 12 election by four votes, but Clark County commissioners voted to redo the election after it was discovered that as many as 43 people voted twice due to a combination of human error and technical problems.

Las Vegas airport likely to get $1.16M grant to extend taxiway

McCarran International Airport will likely receive a $1.16 million federal grant to help pay for a project that will extend one of the taxiways, Sen. Dean Heller’s office said in a statement issued Thursday.

New union accuses rival of bullying Clark County teachers

The National Education Association of Southern Nevada, which is fighting to represent Clark County School District educators, accuses the Clark County Education Association of resorting to “illegal tactics” to keep its members.