The Southern Nevada Health District is calling attention to xylazine, an animal tranquilizer being increasingly linked to overdose deaths around the country.
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The underground concept came after UNLV raised concerns with the previous elevated expressway option being an eyesore and would also block branding of the school and the Thomas & Mack Center.
The embattled Animal Foundation is scheduled to update Clark County officials Tuesday regarding the status of the nonprofit’s shelter.
A public-private partnership has transformed a former motel in downtown Las Vegas into transitional housing.
It is one of the few markets in Las Vegas’ “food desert” — areas where there are limited options for affordable and nutritious food in lower-income neighborhoods.
The county clerk’s office issues about 80,000 annual marriage licenses. It’s opened the pop-up location since 2018 (with the exception of 2021, a pandemic year).
Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill laid out his ambitious goals to reduce crime by 10 percent this year and build bridges between communities to reduce crime and possibly recruit residents.
Fifteen Black residents were honored Tuesday by Clark County for their contributions to Las Vegas during a ceremony celebrating Black History Month.
As the sun prepares to rise Thursday, hundreds of volunteers will begin to disperse across Clark County in a daylong mission to find out how many people are experiencing homelessness throughout the valley.
Melanie Tobiasson, a 55-year-old former justice of the peace, died by suicide Friday. She had resigned in 2021 after facing ethics charges.
The employee would earn an annual salary and benefits package of $218,000 to start.
In a recent 17-month period, the two largest ambulance companies in Southern Nevada — AMR and MedicWest — have reached the 90 percent on-time contractual obligation with Clark County once and zero times, respectively.
More people participated in the first weekend of early voting this year than in 2018, but it’s hard to compare the two because of the expanded use of mail-in ballots.
A former candidate for Nevada lieutenant governor who was forcefully removed from a Clark County Commission meeting in 2021 has sued the governmental body and its security officers.
Steven Dale Ross, who died at 59 on Sept. 8, was a Las Vegas city councilman and mayor pro tem. “He grew up here and wanted to make it better,” son John Labate said Tuesday.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.
Two drivers were killed in a fiery wrong-way collision on the 215 Beltway during rush hour. A passenger was also injured.
A man was shot and killed by police after pointing a rifle at officers in a downtown Las Vegas apartment complex, according to police.
This was the Henderson Police Department’s second officer-involved shooting in 2024, officers said.