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Nevada task force aids in hurricane recovery work

Combined with their responses to Hurricane Harvey in Houston and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, members of Nevada Task Force-1 have worked more than 24,000 man-hours assisting hurricane victims this year.

215 Beltway in Las Vegas was never planned as a full loop

The current, three-quarters loop was completed in 2003, aimed at relieving traffic congestion for the rapidly growing region, Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said.

Housing program will replace North Las Vegas apartment complex

Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority records show that more than 1,700 emergency and urgent work orders have been placed at the 120-unit complex over the past three years. Nearly half were related to plumbing.

Clark County school budget cuts are getting real

The elimination of a program for at-risk high school students and a first round of job reductions are occurring even as schools wait for final figures on how much they must carve out.

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Convicted Las Vegas doctor barred from treating some patients

Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced Wednesday that Dr. Jorge Burgos of North Las Vegas has been placed Burgos on a federal exclusion list that bars him from treating patients on government supported health care.

Cost can be barrier to public records requests in Clark County

The law allows governments to charge only the “actual cost” of reproducing a record, but a Review-Journal survey of more than 20 government entities in Clark County found fees for records requests vary widely.

North Las Vegas plans memorial to veterans, first responders

Military veterans, police officers and firefighters will be honored by a memorial under development in North Las Vegas, but it’s still unclear what it will look like.

 
CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces retirement

Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced Thursday that he will step down when his current contract concludes at the end of June 2018.

Northwest Tech student’s letter to author nets her national award

As a child, Apoorva Chauhan went to the library regularly with her family. She would read favorite books such asBlack Beauty” or the “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” series, which served as “a doorway to new worlds and adventures” when life became tough.