The water authority will now pay residents and business owners $3 for every square foot of grass they rip out and replace with desert landscaping and eliminate the cap on how much turf can be terminated.
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“Toadyism” fells Mischa Abad, 11, who recently finished fifth grade at Somerset Academy of Las Vegas’ Stephanie Campus, in second day of national competition in Washington, D.C.
Graduations began on Wednesday and run through June 1. See the complete schedule here.
Gymnastics coach Cassie Rice owns a Henderson gym and has four children, including two she adopted from Uganda. This Mother’s Day, she’ll watch six kids from her gym family compete in Cincinnati.
Law enforcement agencies across the state are hoping a renovated, one-of-a-kind training facility will allow them to train together and prepare for natural disasters, active shooter situations and other mass casualty events.
Trustees rejected a renewal of the district’s contract with the nonprofit two weeks ago, saying that the many of the teachers it places in high needs schools leave after two years.
Longtime engineer, who rose to serve as CEO of the company, died Saturday in Clark County — one day after the 30th anniversary of the historic PEPCON explosions that shook the Las Vegas Valley on May 4, 1988.
Since the Oct. 1 Strip shooting, 1,696 teachers at 28 Clark County schools, and all the district’s nurses and athletic trainers, have received the training, which takes about an hour.
While many community members who supported current Chief Academic Officer Mike Barton’s backers are now pledging to support Jesus Jara, some remain bitter over what they see as a rejection of their values by the trustees.
Admiration and support for Chief Academic Officer Mike Barton were almost universal, but in a twist that could have come from a Shakespearean tragedy, Barton’s supporters may have caused his downfall.
Jesus Jara, deputy superintendent of Orange County Public Schools in Florida, was selected as the next head for Clark County at a contentious Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.
Born on May 4, 1988, in a Henderson hospital, Rebekah Johnson was the youngest person injured in the historic PEPCON explosions.
Henderson fire Capt. Don Griffie, now retired, was one of the first to arrive at the scene of the PEPCON fire and subsequent explosions. In his recurring nightmares, he’s forced to relive every detail of the May 4, 1988, events.
The 1988 event could be felt throughout the valley and would later be described as the largest domestic, non-nuclear explosion in recorded history.