The meeting, originally planned as a forum for parents to ask questions of school district, police and EPA officials, turned into a free-for-all, with parents shouting questions at the officials.
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Las Vegas Paiute tribal members plan to protest Friday in solidarity with a North Dakota tribe fighting development of a pipeline slated to run above the Missouri River, a sacred resource.
A group of defense attorneys asked the Nevada Supreme Court to join in a request to prevent the Clark County District Attorney’s television show from filming trials.
Yolanda King could be named Clark County’s next chief executive officer this month.
My wife, Patricia, and I drove out of town last weekend for some R&R. Within minutes of driving onto our Summerlin street, the wonderful feeling of restoration turned into a high-anxiety downer.
Eighteen new firefighters will be hired in North Las Vegas, with help from a $3.67 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program.
Find out if your trip will be affected beginning Nov. 6
A man and woman are in the hospital after crashing a moped while evading Las Vegas police Thursday afternoon.
When Lois moved here from California, she expected to get a therapist’s license with no problem. After all, she had a master’s degree in marriage family therapy (MFT) and art therapy. But the board denied her application. She needed more training to practice in Nevada.
Shelton Battery, 3731 S. Valley View Blvd., recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. In true Las Vegas fashion, the company threw a party that included food, showgirl mannequin dealers, free hats and T-shirts, restored vintage cars and, of course, a Dolly Parton impersonator.
Some people are right-handed; others are left-handed. One doesn’t think twice about which hand to use. They end up doing what is comfortable. It’s the same for transgender people, according to local college lecturer and trans-activist Missy Parker, who recently led a talk at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center.
Though The Rape Crisis Center will continue to offer support for victims of sexual abuse, it wants to look at another frontier — preventing abuse altogether. To achieve that goal, it has partnered with Prevent Child Abuse Nevada to bring the Enough Abuse Campaign to Nevada.
The annual Las Vegas Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show is set to return to Cashman Center Sept. 9-11, bringing craftspeople and artists from across the country, as well as local artisans.
It could be argued that most of the arts stem from the ancient tradition of storytelling, but pure simple storytelling hasn’t been done much in Las Vegas. Jubilingo, a group of local storytellers, is hoping to change that. They are set to perform “Stories of Courage and Valor” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Historic Fifth Street School.
The Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada are working to make the world a better place, one cookie at a time. Last month, the group donated several hundred cases of its famous cookies to an organization it knew worked toward the same goal — the Metropolitan Police Department.