The city of Las Vegas seeks to address exploitation in a lottery system for street performers on downtown Fremont Street. But regulations have historically been controversial.
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The move would seek to regulate a massive industry that is currently illegal in the unincorporated county.
There is a sense of uncertainty looming over homeless service provider CARE Complex’s future. The city of Las Vegas wants its property to build a health center — for the homeless.
After a multi-family housing complex in downtown Las Vegas was sold last year, rents dramatically increased, leaving cash-strapped residents scrambling to decide their next move.
Board President Linda Cavazos discussed the letter from ousted Superintendent Jesus Jara’s lawyer seeking a buyout of more than $2.65 million for the remainder of his contract.
Onofrio “No-No” Zicari was hurt storming Omaha Beach on D-Day during World War II.
Kara Jenkins announced Monday that she will run for Las Vegas mayor, one of the most visible elected offices in the state.
A judge agreed with the developer behind stalled housing plans on a defunct golf course near Summerlin who claimed that interference by Las Vegas officials made land impossible to develop.
The project had been fiercely opposed by a contingent of neighbors who viewed it as a threat to their rural lifestyle in the far southern Las Vegas Valley.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal was named the state’s best newspaper and best news website and won top individual honors at the Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence dinner Saturday night in Reno.
“We didn’t change,” said Kelvin Watson, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s newly hired executive director. “More people just became aware of what the library can and could offer.”
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom is proposing using federal coronavirus relief funds to give $100 to every person who gets vaccinated, the latest incentive to be offered in Nevada.
A health official said California residents, particularly the unvaccinated, should rethink traveling to Nevada or other states where COVID-19 cases are high.
In the middle of a record heat wave, where temperatures have remained blistering overnight, an outdoor shelter for homeless people in Las Vegas is not working.
The city is also inviting residents to choose their favorite. A decision is expected next month.