Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proclaimed Thursday that the United States could become the “clean energy superpower” of the world if the nation and states such as Nevada lead in developing renewable energy sources from solar, wind and geothermal power.
The former MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter War Machine, also known as Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, was ordered to be held without bail at an initial appearance in a Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday.
Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) spoke to the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana association at Lawry’s in Las Vegas. She told the group about two amendments she co-sponsored to ease federal restrictions on medical marijuana businesses.
The Mountain Ridge little league team returned to Las Vegas late Monday night. They were greeted by a crowd of around 100 people and were presented with the key to the Las Vegas Strip.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced a deal that will allow a flood control project to be built near the washed-out Rainbow subdivision on Mount Charleston. Construction on the project is expected to start in several weeks and be finished before winter.
A “thin-line thunderstorm” affecting east Henderson and west Boulder City prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning on Wednesday afternoon.
Additionally, there are storms forming in the southwest valley and moving into the northeast. The weather service said to expect heavy rainfall, lightning and wind gusts.
Nevadans for Background Checks on Monday launched a statewide campaign to gather signatures for a proposed 2016 ballot initiative to expand required background checks to all gun sales in Nevada, with certain exceptions.
Backers included religious and law enforcement leaders as well as state Sen. Justin Jones, D-Las Vegas, who sponsored similar expanded gun background check legislation in the 2013 session.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Wednesday predicted Democrats will hold onto control of the Senate in this year’s election, especially if union members fight to help get the word out that Republicans are “simply not interested in helping American families.”
In a 20-minute speech to the United Steelworkers convention in Las Vegas, Reid accused the GOP of working to block every proposal from Democrats in Congress and from President Barack Obama.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday addressed the annual United Steelworkers convention in Las Vegas, where 2,500 delegates were expected to attend.
As a congressional Democratic leader, Pelosi is pushing for her party to pick up more seats in the Nov. 4 general election, although Republicans are widely expected to maintain control of the House this year.
Democrats will need to excite their union backers to help get out the vote in a lackluster year when there’s no presidential race or U.S. Senate contest in Nevada to drive voters to the polls.
Representative Steven Horsford toured the Rainbow Subdivision on Mount Charleston on Monday. He wanted to learn about a proposed drainage project and to talk to residents affected by last week’s flood.
After refusing to appear at his first hearing, Scotty Carmitchel was ordered to be brought to court by any force necessary by Judge Joseph Bonaventure.
Marshall Greene the man found guilty of the beating death of of Alicia Lee on Oct. 8, 2010 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole with a consecutive 18 to 20 years for the aggravating factor.
Former Clark County schools official Priscilla Rocha and four of her co-defendants were arraigned Monday on a total of 52 charges linked to the theft of $289,000 in public funds from the School District’s Adult English Language Acquisition Services program.
Last week, after receiving reports that staff had hogtied juveniles at the Nevada Youth Training Center in Elko, Las Vegas Family Court Judge William Voy ordered 12 Clark County offenders returned to his court.
Isabel Duff,director of the Southern Nevada VA Healthcare System, discusses doctor shortages and long patient wait times at the new North Las Vegas VA medical facility.
Local rapper Orlando Clemons, known as “Splashgod”, is interviewed at his recording studio in Las Vegas about his March arrest as he walked on Fremont Street with friends after performing a show. Clemons claims that physical force used by a Las Vegas police officer against him was unjustified and that the video is proof. The video which surfaced following the incident went viral on social media before Clemons and his friends were able to file any formal complaint against the officer.
The Review-Journal spent a day with Deputy Isaac James of the Las Vegas Township constable’s office as he conducted his daily work of delivering and posting various documents from the courts, such as evictions, overseeing lockouts, wage garnishments, subpoenas and small claims. He has worked as a constable for 12 years.
Friends, family and fellow officers packed into the Canyon Ridge Christian Church to pay tribute to Las Vegas police officer Igor Soldo, one of two Las Vegas police officers ambushed and killed Sunday while having lunch.
Las Vegas police had spoken with future cop killers Jerad and Amanda Miller three times since they moved to Las Vegas in January, but never found any evidence that they hated police or were planning an attack.
Metro police on Wednesday released surveillance video from Wal-Mart that shows the two suspects in Sunday’s ambush and shooting deaths of two Las Vegas police officers and another man. One of the suspects, Amanda Miller, in the foreground, is pointing a weapon at the other suspect, Jared Miller. A video clip from the surveillance video can be seen below this news story.
A Henderson police officer was hospitalized Wednesday morning after he was shot or struck by shrapnel during a fatal officer-involved shooting. Police spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said the officer was in good condition. The incident occurred near Horizon Ridge Parkway and Gibson Road about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning June 11, 2014.
Kelley Fielder, 42, resident at the Oak Tree apartment complex in Las Vegas speaks to the news media about her friends and neighbors Jerad and Amanda Miller Monday, June 9, 2014.
Two Las Vegas police officers were killed on June 8, 2014 in an apparent ambush attack in a pizza restaurant that spilled over to a nearby Walmart store, where the two shooters committed suicide after shooting and killing a woman.
Commissioner Tom Collins and Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura talk in a recorded phone conversation about the county decision to end the office of constable, Bonaventura’s run for commissioner and Collin’s frustration with commission politics.
