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March 18, 2024

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From left, US District Court Judge Richard Boulware and new Clark County School District board members Romana Esparza-Stoffregan, Adam Johnson, Lisa Satory and Dane Watson wait to be sworn in at Las Vegas City Hall, downtown, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
CCSD Board faces opposition to limits on appointed members
Jan. 13, 2024
The Clark County School District Board is seeking to expand restrictions on its nonvoting, appointed board members with a policy that does not allow the newly seated members to make or second motions ...
Usher, left, was honored with the key to the city from Mayor Carolyn Goodman, along with an official proclamation from Las Vegas City Councilman Cedric Crear naming Oct. 17 as Usher Raymond Day here in Las Vegas, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Brian Ramos.
Yeah! Usher honored by city with key to Las Vegas in spirit of Super Bowl
Oct. 17, 2023
Usher, the eight-time Grammy-winning artist who will headline the halftime show for the Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in February, is starting to feel at home in Las Vegas ...
Virtues cannabis flower grow room Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. WADE VANDERVORT
Cannabis delivery, relaxed distribution rules get Henderson council's approval
May 16, 2023
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved new rules to relax limitations on cannabis dispensaries within the city, including allowing delivery service. The new bill strikes a previous colocation requirement ...
Henderson Councilman Jim Seebock
Assistant sheriff will draw on four decades in Henderson as he takes seat on city council
April 18, 2023
Jim Seebock has seen Henderson change rapidly since he moved to the city as a child in the 1980s. The Metro Police assistant sheriff will now help oversee the city’s continued evolution ...
Louis Lacey, left, director of homeless response teams for HELP of Southern Nevada, walks with Christopher Jaynes, a homeless man, in Henderson Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. HELP of Southern Nevada arranged for a motel room for Jaynes.
HELP reaches out to growing homeless population in Henderson
Jan. 31, 2023
HELP of Southern Nevada offers a number of housing assistance programs, including family housing services, a homeless youth center and homeless response teams. Louis Lacey, the director of crisis teams at the organization, said the homeless response teams are comprised of four employees who go out in pairs four days a week for 10 hours a day to connect with ...
Independent Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman speaks during the State of the City Address at Las Vegas City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.
Las Vegas downtown campaign announced by mayor in State of City
Jan. 12, 2023
A new marketing campaign aimed at drawing more attention to Las Vegas’ downtown area and small businesses was announced, and an update was provided on the California-involved I-15 widening project as Mayor Carolyn Goodman delivered her annual State of the City address on Thursday night.
As part of a three-year project to help upgrade Las Vegas Boulevard, the city announced that they have installed the first of eight refurbished neon signs that will dot the median of Las Vegas Boulevard between Sahara Avenue and north of Washington Avenue. These eight will join the existing eight historic neon signs that are already present in that area.
Refurbished, vintage signs start to go up as part of Las Vegas Improvement Project
Nov. 5, 2022
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman remembers driving around Las Vegas decades ago amid the glowing neon signs that gave downtown the nickname of Glitter Gulch. The signs — made from twisted tubes of electrically excited gas — marked businesses like casinos and motels, beckoning tourists to try their luck at the one-armed bandit or stay awhile.
A view of the southwest corner of Kiel Street and Berlin Avenue in Henderson Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. The land is the site for a future Hindu temple.
Henderson residents say they'll challenge council's approval of Hindu temple
Oct. 5, 2022
Residents of an east Henderson neighborhood intend to file a lawsuit against the city with hopes of reversing a ruling by the Henderson Planning Commission approving a zoning permit for the American Hindu Association to build a temple in their rural neighborhood.
Suspicious item found near Las Vegas government buildings 'safe,' say police
Sept. 28, 2022
There was a report of a suspicious item discovered near Las Vegas government offices that was later rendered safe, according to a Metro Police release.
A pickup truck heads southbound on Berlin Avenue by Kiel Street in Henderson Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. The land at right is the site for a future Hindu temple.
Hindu temple proposal raises concerns it will ruin 'rural feel' of Henderson neighborhood
Sept. 11, 2022
The Henderson Planning Commission on a 4-1 vote last month approved a proposal from the American Hindu Association to construct a temple at Berlin Avenue and North Milan Street near Racetrack Road.
Tim Szymanski, public education and information officer for Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, poses in front of his van after an interview at Fire Station 1 in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Szymanski will retire on August 18 after a more than 50-year career in firefighting. Szymanski came to Las Vegas in 1996.
50-year career coming to close for Las Vegas Fire & Rescue PIO
Aug. 10, 2022
As Tim Szymanski sat in a meeting room inside Las Vegas Fire & Rescue’s headquarters early last week, a trio of firefighters caught wind he was giving away his office mementos and couldn’t resist ...
From left, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Chief Fernando Gray, Battalion Chief Mike Thom, Fire Engineer Kelly Brinkerhoff, Fire Fighter Paramedic Alex De La Barcena, Firefighter Salvador Lopez, Firefighter Dylan Johnson and Fire Captain Ben Penick pose for a photo at Fire Station 1, downtown, Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Community engagement a priority for Las Vegas' new fire chief
Aug. 1, 2022
If you know anything about Fernando Gray’s credentials, you’ll immediately feel like something is out of place upon stepping into his office.
Las Vegas City Councilman Cedric Crear is shown in front of the "Welcome to the Historic Westside" sign, at the offramp of U.S. 95 and Martin Luther King Boulevard, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.
'I’m the best candidate': Councilman Crear enters Las Vegas mayor's race
March 11, 2021
If elected in 2023, after Mayor Carolyn Goodman would have termed out, Cedric Crear would become not only the first Las Vegas-born head of the council, but also the first Black mayor.
The Las Vegas Strip is shown at dusk from a neighborhood in Henderson.
How Henderson is helping residents, businesses stay afloat
Sept. 1, 2020
Danielle Eldridge, a Salvation Army case manager who works with financially distressed families in Henderson, said the next six months are likely to bring more pain for residents struggling to pay their rent or mortgage because of the economic downturn caused by ...
An exterior view of the Henderson Pavilion, Thursday, March 5, 2020.
Henderson OKs arena for minor league hockey, events
May 19, 2020
Construction will begin this summer on a new arena that will house a minor league hockey team in Henderson. The Henderson City Council voted 4-1 today to spend $42 million to help build a multipurpose facility that will ...

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