Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura required employees to kick back part of their pay to him, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.
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It was a wet Independence Day for many in the Las Vegas Valley, and the monsoon weather is expected to last through the weekend, according the the National Weather Service.
RENO — U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say they agree with a Nevada sheriff’s position that Moapa rancher Cliven Bundy must be held accountable for his role in an April standoff between his supporters and the federal agency.
Fire officials reported progress Saturday in their fight against a wildfire in extreme northwest Nevada that threatens several ranches and critical sage grouse habitat.
The country singer will recognize Michael Landsberry, a Nevada math teacher killed by a 12-year-old student in a school-yard shooting last fall, at a concert Saturday night in Incline Village by presenting a plaque and check to his widow, Sharon.
Romaine Gilliland put his retirement on hold. The 67-year-old was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval in June as director for a state department now facing several challenges and big projects. As head of the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, he’ll oversee about 5,424 full-time employees.
Lauren Scott, a civil rights activist and Air Force veteran who served during Operation Desert Storm, could soon become Nevada’s first openly transgender state legislator.
Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago in Reims, France, near where the 5th Infantry Division fought during World War II.
The term “pay to play” carries nefarious overtones when it comes to politics. Some sports enthusiasts might say the same when when it comes to baseball and soccer field fee increases in Las Vegas. Only it’s “pay more to play.”
Air conditioning companies across the city are shelling out overtime pay to workers to ensure residents and business-owners can keep cool. And they have some advice: Change the air filter.
Shortly before a recently scheduled hike in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Peter Tremayne called to change plans.
A wildfire is threatening several ranches and critical sage grouse habitat in northwest Nevada near the Oregon border, fire officials said.
About 8,000 members of counterculture group the Rainbow Family have arrived in eastern Utah for the annual gathering’s final celebration, officials from the U.S. Forest Service said Friday. Members join hands in prayer for world peace, releasing one big “Om.”
For better or worse, Mother Nature helped Nevada wildlife officials kick off a monthlong “bear awareness” campaign this week to combat danger on the roadways around Lake Tahoe and, more importantly, conflicts in neighborhoods with bad trash habits up and down the Sierra Nevada’s eastern front.
To kick a weekend of patriotism off, locals gathered at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Thursday night for the 15th annual Independence Day Jubilee.