Nevada’s most populous county grew by 47,355 residents in 2017. Only Maricopa County, Arizona, home to most of the Phoenix metro area, added more new residents with 73,650.
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Henderson Township Constable Earl Mitchell wrote himself more than $70,000 in checks over the past two years from an account containing county funds for his deputies’ wages, a Review-Journal investigation has found. On Wednesday, Mitchell dropped his bid for re-election to a seventh term.
The Las Vegas City Council authorized Wednesday nearly $44 million in bonds to finance several large-scale projects, including a Fremont Street Experience overhaul and a homeless courtyard plan.
Wednesday’s headlines: Ex-cheer coach at Las Vegas high school arrested on lewdness charges, Henderson high school to add more police Wednesday after threat, Steve Wynn skipped own company’s sexual harassment training