Clark County students went back to school this week, and questions of immigration and child welfare lingered in the back of the community’s mind.
Megan Howard
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Devonte Jackson, 29, is accused of using a handgun and stealing more than $300,000 from an armored truck outside a Las Vegas bank.
Investigators determined the fire was accidental, caused by equipment or materials at the construction site. Two people were injured.
One person died and a second was critically injured after an apparent dispute between the two resulted in a stabbing, police said.
A 56-year-old man died after he was ran over twice by an Uber driver leaving an argument, according to an arrest report.
The pedestrians were hit crossing against pedestrian signal, police said.
Tens of thousands of students across the county filed into classrooms on Monday morning for the Clark County School District’s first day of school.
The Clark County School District faces declining enrollment, traffic safety concerns and aging school buildings.
The city of Las Vegas had announced safety improvements would take place at the Buffalo Drive crosswalk where an Arbor View senior was struck and killed in May.
Emails obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal show 120 complaints sent to a CCSD account from Aug. 1, 2024, to June 20, 2025, about things like speeding and drivers ignoring crosswalks.
Through various recruitment efforts, 97 percent of classrooms will be filled with licensed educators.
Ahead of the new school year, the Clark County School District police department is prioritizing mental wellness for its staff.
With 20 days until school returns, CCSD rounded up departmental leaders to brief on back-to-school measures and how their teams are preparing for the new year.
A retired UNLV professor is using the community connections he’s made throughout his time at the university to share knowledge with the residents of an independent senior living community.
Experts say the riparian area along the Las Vegas Wash is resilient and any habitat loss likely to be short-lived following the latest of four fires in the area.