The tentative budget approved Monday by the Las Vegas City Council was described by Councilman Bob Coffin as “a conservative budget that accomplishes much of what we wanted, but not all.” The city will spend $9 million more than it takes in, or $498 million. That’s a deficit of $2 million more than the current fiscal year which ends July 1.
Southern Nevada’s favorite desert tortoise emerged from its burrow about 4 p.m. Monday, heralding the arrival of spring , according to a Clark County news release. Mojave Max, like other Southern Nevada reptiles, brumates — a process similar to hibernation — each year by entering a burrow during the winter months and emerging when the weather warms up.
The Underground House at 3970 Spencer St., one of the valley’s most unusual houses, went on the market about a year ago. The house was initially listed at $1.7 million and on March 28 it sold for the bargain basement price of $1.15 million.
Construction work on a county park that was delayed by a Bureau of Land Management order can resume, BLM and Clark County officials said Monday.
It’s been 23 years since Linda Cooney was acquitted of murder because a jury found she had shot her estranged husband in self-defense. She is once again hoping a jury acquits her, this time in a 2011 case where authorities say she shot and paralyzed her son after a fight over his then girlfriend.
Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort closed for the season on Sunday.
