Three major sources of funds are available in Nevada for victims and related initiatives of the Oct. 1 shooting. 1. Nevada Victims of Crime program The fund is financed primarily by fines and penalties paid by convicted offenders, not by tax dollars. The money is used to pay for a variety of services, including medical bills, funerals and counseling for anybody who was a victim of a crime that took place in Nevada. 2. Las Vegas Victims’ Fund This 501(c)(3) nonprofit was set up on behalf of Clark County and has collected money from around the world in response to the shootings at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. The entirety of the money in the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund will go to people in three categories: – The families of those who were killed in the shooting and people who sustained permanent brain damage and/or permanent paralysis resulting in continuous home medical assistance. -People who were physically injured as a result of the shooting and first admitted to a hospital between Oct. 1 and Oct. 10 for at least one night through Dec. 15. – People who were physically injured as a result of the shooting and who were treated on an emergency or outpatient basis on or before Oct. 10. 3. Vegas Strong Fund The Vegas Strong Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created by the Nevada resort industry in response to the shooting. Half of whatever the Vegas Strong Fund collects was slated to land in the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund by Jan. 31. Jan Jones Blackhurst, chairperson of the Vegas Strong Fund, said the other half will “support long-term needs of the community.”
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Check out the scores and top performances from Friday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Liberty’s boys basketball team kept itself in first place in the Class 5A Southern League standings after winning a wild game against rival Bishop Gorman on Friday.
Brayana Miles hit the go-ahead free throw in the waning seconds to secure Democracy Prep’s victory over Centennial in a girls basketball game Friday.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 26 points, but UNLV’s basketball team lost at rival UNR on Friday at Lawlor Events Center.
Led by Cadence in east Henderson at No. 3, Las Vegas had four master-planned communities ranked in the top 50 of the nation, including another top 10 showing for Summerlin.
Lake Las Vegas has named the winner of its fall golf cart giveaway, an incentive offered to buyers who purchased a new home from a preferred builder during the promotional period.
Brantley by Pulte Homes is the newest neighborhood to open in Summerlin. Located in Grand Park village, Brantley is one of several neighborhoods located near the village’s namesake park, — Grand Park — which will be the largest park in the community upon completion.
Nevada Rural Housing, in partnership with the Nevada Housing Coalition, announced its Keys to the Missing Middle Homeownership Education Program, a statewide initiative designed to help Nevada households prepare for and sustain successful homeownership.
It’s much easier to romanticize Hamas when you ignore their brutality. That wasn’t an option for Yair Horn.
The Timbisha Shoshone tribe celebrated the anniversary of a landmark act of Congress that returned 7,800 acres of its land in the national park.
John and Jane Doe bodies in Clark County represent hundreds of unsolved mysteries. Organizers for Missing in Nevada Day hope to identify over 300 unclaimed bodies in the state.
Braeden Bowman’s offensive output has cooled down since he was called up in November, but the Golden Knights rookie has continued to get better in other areas.
North Las Vegas police responded to a call just before 9 a.m. on Friday.
The NFL’s newest salary cap projection should allow the Las Vegas Raiders more flexibility entering one of the franchise’s most important offseasons in recent memory.
The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are having their best start in franchise history. Several free agent signings have helped Las Vegas jump to a 3-3 start.
Prosecutors said Vaughn Griffith recorded a video of the abuse, switching from the front-facing camera that captured his face to the rear camera showing sexual acts being done on the victim.