In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
Politics and Government
Friday’s statement by the Israeli military suggested its forces have been operating in most parts of the city.
Biden added that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release the remaining hostages for an extended cease-fire.
A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal owner and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. will be a major backer of the Preserve America super PAC.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured the school garden at Wynn Elementary School and highlighted child nutrition initiatives.
Students at nearly a dozen Clark County School District campuses — primarily, in North Las Vegas and Henderson — will see changes to attendance boundaries next school year.
RoAnn Triana — currently region one superintendent for the Clark County School District — will be the chief of human resources.
Communities In Schools of Nevada said it will receive a five-year federal grant to expand services at six Nevada schools, two of them in Clark County.
The Clark County School District won’t pay for a number of programs, including Care Solace, next school year after federal COVID-19 relief money dries up.
Superintendent Jesus Jara, who has been at the helm of the nation’s fifth-largest school district since 2018, has had a tumultuous tenure.
Lisa Guzman, who has been on the board since January 2021, plans to step down after her four-year term concludes at the end of this year.
The Clark County School District has agreed to turn over public records related to Superintendent Jesus Jara’s social media accounts by Feb. 5 in response to a lawsuit by the teachers union.
The Clark County Education Association said it’s beginning an effort to gather 102,362 signatures in order to put the proposal on the ballot for a 2026 election.
District Court Judge Richard Boulware administered the oath of office Tuesday at the Las Vegas City Council Chambers to Dane Watson, Lisa Satory, Adam Johnson and Ramona Esparza-Stoffregan.