In 2004, only 7 percent of students at Williams Elementary School passed the state’s reading test. Only 8 percent were proficient in math. Last school year, those numbers were up to 43 percent and 61 percent, respectively, leading to Williams being named a National Title I Distinguished School by the National Title I Association.
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Question: I have a modesto or Texas ash tree that was planted seven or eight years ago in my lawn. Do you think if I prune it back this winter that it would grow in to be fuller? If so, how much should I prune off?
We’re lucky to have two TPC courses in Las Vegas. The shining star, however, is TPC Summerlin, 1700 Village Center Circle, home to the just-finished Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open.
Welthy Silva’s work downtown has helped foster a sense of community and an appreciation for the arts through her ballet studio.
Bill Marion, who runs a local public relations firm and serves on the Neon Museum’s board of directors, was born at the Las Vegas Hospital, the city’s first brick-and-mortar hospital.
For police, horses are excellent resources for crowd control, surveillance and intimidation. But their real strength is community outreach.
Three hours before his clients arrived at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year, Nevada Stupak was already there, walking the route they’d take that evening.
Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project received its first building permit in the city of Las Vegas’ jurisdiction, after five years of operations in Clark County.
Police are investigating the deaths of two people found inside a residence Wednesday morning in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
Former Nevada prison warden Manuel Portillo is charged with attempted robbery and battery after allegedly biting a coworker’s ear at a Palace Station work event.
A British Airways passenger jet lost a tire during takeoff from Harry Reid International Airport late Monday night, according to an airport spokeswoman.
