Miami-area tower evacuated; hunt continues for Surfside victims

The nearby city of North Miami Beach announced that an audit prompted by the deadly collapse of Champlain Towers found the 156-unit Crestview Towers building structurally and electrically unsafe.

EDITORIAL: Grifters and COVID relief

When the federal government starts handing out free money — even for the most noble of causes — the grifters and con artists won’t be far behind.

 
Crews make progress against California forest fires

Property damage was evident at the Salt Fire, which broke out Wednesday near Interstate 5 and prompted evacuations for some roads in Lakehead.

Ransomware hits at least 200 US companies, security firm says

A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident.

Nevadans wary of postal service changes

Nevada lawmakers said Friday that they were optimistic that three presidential appointees to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors can improve standards and delivery times.

Summerlin patriotic parade turns 27, makes in-person return

Residents driving past Trails Park on Friday could already see blankets, canopies and chairs starting to appear, all signs that the Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade is making its return.

More new new state laws that affect HOAs

This is the second column in a two-part series on new state laws that will affect Las Vegas communities.

REAL ESTATE BRIEFS: JULY 3

Las Vegas residents are invited to celebrate the nation’s 245th birthday at America’s Birthday Party Parade: A Summerlin Community Celebration on July 3 at 9 a.m. The parade begins at the corner of Hillpointe Road and Hills Center Drive, travels south on Hills Center to Village Center Circle, then turns west on Trails Center Drive ending at the Trails Park.

How to navigate the booming Vegas housing market

If you’ve even been casually browsing real estate listings in recent months, you probably know that the market is very hot right now. Not only has the average home value in Las Vegas increased by 12.6 percent over the past year, according to Zillow, but the median existing home sale price in May was more than 22 percent higher than it was a year ago.

Shea Homes offers Trilogy in Summerlin

Shea Homes, one of 10 national homebuilders in the master-planned community of Summerlin, offers Trilogy in the village of South Square. Trilogy is designed for active adults, ages 55-plus, and features three collections of attached homes offering 11 floor plans in one- and two-story elevations with paired, courtyard or vertical duplex designs.

Juhl high-rise to host to Cuban writer Jorge Olivera Castillo

Jorge Olivera Castillo, a Cuban poet, fiction-writer and journalist, takes up a five-month residency in downtown Las Vegas this month. His arrival is emblematic of the city’s longstanding commitment to freedom of expression for artists and writers and is made possible by a collaboration between Juhl — the iconic downtown condo tower that spans an entire city block — and the City of Asylum program, a project of the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute.