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While other scouts and adventurers may have come through the valley first, a son of scandal is noted for pointing travelers toward the future Sin City.
A group of missionaries headed by a man from Philadelphia braved the desert heat and founded the Las Vegas Mission of the Mormon Church in an effort to convert the area’s Indians.
The search for gold, fame and fortune eluded O.D. Gass throughout his lifetime, part of which was spent in the portion of the Arizona Territory now known as Clark County.
Living in the Muddy River country was difficult, but there was at least one man who was up to the task and he took to task anyone who got in his way.
Longing for a city with social graces a young mother — gracefully accepted her role as the grand dame of Southern Nevada.
Visions of gold in the Lost Dutchman Mine led an independent pipe-smoking speculator to a dusty ridge where he found enough ore to strike it rich in Searchlight.
A man full of contradictions — and remembered most for buying a Senate seat — left his name to the county that Las Vegas calls home.
In on the ground floor, the railroad’s man kept his lip buttoned during his tenure while holding other offices such as postmaster and water agent.
A one-time railroad surveyor takes on his former employer over water service and finds a home amid the splendor of the mountains and valleys of Southern Nevada.
An honest man who knew how to break up a drunken brawl without a gun, Clark County’s first sheriff decided to bow out when he was asked to enforce laws he didn’t believe in himself.
A Minnesota man who saw a desert way station as the land of opportunity first established a bank but found his niche in newspapers, where he brought his vision for the valley to the masses.
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Siblings, Derrick and Genesis, are looking for their forever home. Genesis looks up to her older brother and it’s very important to her that he’s happy. They are both hoping to find one family who can keep them together.
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About 400 people attended Abundant Life Seventh-day Adventist Church to remember Jovonn “JoJo” Magee-Thomas, a student and standout athlete at Mater Academy East Las Vegas.
The 10-car, all-electric fleet announced in February will hit the streets in the next few weeks with the ability to carry more special equipment meant to deescalate critical calls.
Nevada on Tuesday joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration aiming to release emergency funding to a food program that helps feed nearly 500,000 residents as the federal government shutdown stretches on.
Dreamscape Companies Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer John Eder had been recommended for licensing by the Gaming Control Board. But he ended up being denied.
