The turf ban would apply to all new development, except for schools, parks and cemeteries. Existing regulations prohibit grass in front yards and limit it to 50 percent of a backyard’s area.
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John Entsminger has served as general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority since 2014. He says the Colorado River isn’t in a crisis, but it is out of easy solutions.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority has aggressively pursued the removal of grass in Southern Nevada for decades. It wants to make turf regulations even more restrictive.
Kenny Lee died in a car crash in Northern Nevada last week. He had taken over as CEO of the liquor store chain after his father, Hae Un Lee, died of cancer in August.
The city said the signage plan for the Dollar Loan Center, the future home of the Henderson Silver Knights, is similar to other large buildings in the area.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Tuesday that none of the Metropolitan Police Department employees who died of COVID-19 were vaccinated.
The speaker series of the For God and Country Patriot Double Down convention kicked off in Las Vegas with misinformation about voter fraud and vaccines.
Another warm, dry winter could mean increased water demand and additional harm to desert animals, experts say.
Henderson City Councilman Dan Stewart’s decision to drop out of the city’s mayoral race comes just six months after he officially announced his candidacy.
The Southwest has experienced a period of historic dryness and near record-setting temperatures since the beginning of last year.
Three politically experienced Black women have announced bids for North Las Vegas mayor, replacing John Lee, who’s running for governor.
A few dozen people gathered Tuesday morning in front of a federal building in downtown Las Vegas to rally in support of Black migrants.
Deeper cuts to Nevada’s allocation of Colorado River water could be coming in the next few years, according to water level projections released this week.
A state board voted Tuesday to suspend a Henderson funeral home’s permits after a July inspection found numerous issues, including bodies stacked on top of each other.
Lake Mead will experience its first federally declared water shortage next year. The declaration will force Nevada to slash its allocation of Colorado River water in 2022.
Water agencies in multiple Lower Colorado River Basin states want to slow the decline of the lake by paying Southern California farmers not to plant crops.
Public health officials in Nevada reported 26 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday, pushing the state’s pandemic death toll past 6,000.
“This is a benchmark moment,” Kyle Roerink, executive director of the Great Basin Water Network, said Sunday. “And it’s not going to be the last one this summer.”
A company is claiming Henderson officials inaccurately labeled it a “sexually oriented business.” Now, the business has taken the city to court.
Council members on Tuesday approved new rate increases for water users, a measure that will buoy the utility department’s reserves and cover rising operations and maintenance costs.
Despite schools and businesses closing early in the pandemic, overall water usage in Henderson increased, a UNLV study found.
Federal officials will release water from reservoirs upstream to raise Lake Powell’s water levels.