North Las Vegas

Superintendent touts ‘Zen Den’ as innovative classroom support: Tuesday, August 9, 2022; By Casey Harrison; First launched by Principal Amy Manning before the COVID-19 pandemic, Duncan Elementary School’s reset room has been a smashing success — resulting in fewer classroom disruptions and about a 20% decline in suspensions and expulsions, she told the Sun in April.

NLV council rules against putting rent cap proposal on ballot: Friday, August 5, 2022; By Jessica Hill; A proposal to cap rent increases in North Las Vegas failed to move forward — for now. The Culinary Workers Union’s effort to put a rent control measure before the city’s voters on the November ballot was downed in a 4-1 vote Wednesday night by the North Las Vegas City Council. Council members ...

NLV Police: Officer shot man who refused to drop gun: Friday, May 27, 2022; By Casey Harrison; A man who had held a gun to his father’s head was injured during a police shooting early Wednesday, North Las Vegas Police said. Officers responded at 1:23 a.m. to the 1800 block of ...

North Las Vegas names new police chief: Monday, May 16, 2022; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Assistant Chief Jacqueline Gravatt has been promoted to chief of the North Las Vegas Police Department, City Manager Ryann Juden announced today. Gravatt has been serving as ...

Panel allows North Las Vegas ethics complaint to proceed: Friday, March 25, 2022; By Hillary Davis; A state ethics complaint filed by the city of North Las Vegas against a former city manager is being allowed to proceed after a review panel found “credible evidence to support a determination that just and ...

Students at Raul P. Elizondo Elementary honor school’s namesake: Wednesday, March 16, 2022; By Hillary Davis; In 1995, long before the students at Raul P. Elizondo Elementary School were born, and maybe even before their parents were born, Raul Elizondo, a young officer for the North Las Vegas Police Department, died in the line of duty. On the annual Elizondo Honor Day on Wednesday, the children gathered outside their school to ...

NLV Police: Speed factor in deaths of 2 motorcyclists: Monday, March 14, 2022; Associated Press; Authorities believe speed was a factor in a North Las Vegas collision that left two motorcyclists dead. Sgt. Vince Booker, a North Las Vegas police spokesman, said the crash ...

On NLV-based Love Cloud, membership in the Mile High Club can be yours: Wednesday, February 9, 2022; By Shane O’Neill, New York Times Company; For $995, Love Cloud will fly you and a partner in a private airplane for 45 minutes so that you can have sex.

Ex-city manager’s direction on disputed salary hike was to ‘process it quickly’: Sunday, February 6, 2022; North Las Vegas: City’s side of dispute included in 237-page ethics complaint; By Hillary Davis; A state ethics complaint filed by the city of North Las Vegas against its former city manager details how, according to the city, Qiong Liu used her position of authority as chief executive to pressure subordinates to push through a $30,000-a-year raise and then try to cover it up.

Police: 9 dead in North Las Vegas after car runs red light: Saturday, January 29, 2022; By Casey Harrison; Nine people were killed today after a car ran a red light and crashed into multiple other vehicles, according to North Las Vegas Police.

Judge orders election for North Las Vegas court position: Thursday, January 27, 2022; By Jessica Hill; A Clark County judge ruled Wednesday that North Las Vegas must hold an election in 2022 for a judge it had appointed last year.

North Las Vegas lowering sewer bills with new flat rate: Friday, January 7, 2022; By Hillary Davis; The city of North Las Vegas is flattening out its billing structure for residential sewer customers after finding that its existing consumption-based system gave some residents much higher bills than their ...

Small Business Connector’s pandemic relief funding boosts businesses in valley: Tuesday, December 28, 2021; By Hillary Davis; The Small Business Connector launched in October with federal pandemic relief funding. In its first month, it helped 10 businesses get nearly $68,000 in loans combined, said Linda Bridges, one of the city’s point people for the program. It’s gone to power enterprises like ...

ACLU disputes term of judge’s appointment in North Las Vegas: Thursday, December 23, 2021; By Jessica Hill; The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a lawsuit this week in Clark County District Court against North Las Vegas after the city appointed a judge to a ...

North Las Vegas school locked down over unfounded weapon report: Thursday, December 2, 2021; By Casey Harrison; Cram Middle School in North Las Vegas was locked down today after reports that a weapon might be on campus, according to Clark County School District Police. No weapon was found, but a ...