Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.
Politics and Government
Five-year projections, which the Bureau of Reclamation releases three times a year, are showing that snowpack may have boosted Lake Mead.
Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, cast Donald Trump as a threat to democracy and threw their support behind Pres. Joe Biden during an event in Las Vegas Wednesday.
Henderson and North Las Vegas filed a petition in March challenging a policy change that affected nonvoting school board members’ power during meetings.
Environmentalists have filed an application with the federal government to list the Amargosa toad, found only in the Oasis Valley northwest of Las Vegas, as an endangered species.
A city-county partnership plans to bring a $3.5 million project, dubbed the Historic Westside Leaders Park, to land near the southwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. and Lake Mead boulevards.
Las Vegas and Clark County officials pledged Monday to closely examine the causes of the city’s deadliest fire, and to work to ensure older buildings are safe for residents.
The innovative public-private partnership between Clark County and Health Plan of Nevada aims to get medically fragile homeless into shelter and stave off serious illness.
Officials hope to make room for 1,800 more preschool students in the neediest schools by the 2020-21 academic year using an estimated $14 million in new tax revenue.
The program will provide “holistic” treatment and housing for people undergoing substance abuse treatment and will cover even the uninsured.
Muller Construction must also pay $56,000 in administrative penalties after losing its appeal. An attorney says the company will take the matter to state court.
Ward 1 Councilman Isaac Barron was first elected to the North Las Vegas City Council in 2013. He intends run for the Clark County Commission in District D.
The Clark County Planning Commission approved plans Tuesday for a new Siegel Suites rental complex next to the Hard Rock Hotel.
County officials expect a rush of operators seeking to license their mobile billboards after Jan. 1, when the new ordinance is slated to take effect.
The 30-year department veteran will succeed retiring Chief Greg Cassell, who has occupied the role for nearly five years.