As a child, Apoorva Chauhan went to the library regularly with her family. She would read favorite books such as “Black Beauty” or the “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” series, which served as “a doorway to new worlds and adventures” when life became tough.
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Narit Chaiwon, 32, of the southwest valley worked as a server for about 10 years after moving to Las Vegas. Now the northern Thailand native is embarking on his first business venture with Narong’s Thai Kitchen, which opened in the northeast valley in August.
New North Las Vegas Fire Chief Joseph Calhoun has been intrigued by the fire-emergency field since visiting a fire station as a child just outside Gary, Indiana.
Xiaoli Huang and her husband of 45 years, Zheng Fan, of North Las Vegas, spent their early lives researching cures to HIV and other diseases.
North Las Vegas police are investigating a Monday morning attack that left one man in critical condition.
Less than 60 percent of applicants are admitted to magnet and career-tech schools, despite growth in number of available slots in recent years. The schools’ performance tells why they exert such a strong pull.
In school district survey, school administrators say they would like control over more areas, everything from hours the custodians work to whether they use district tech support to fix computers.
As of Friday, sprinkler and drip-system use is limited to three assigned days a week through Oct. 31.
Trustee Kevin Child’s call for an in-depth independent examination of the district’s books gains additional support as budget shortfall widens.
Dozens of local projects can advance now that $20 million in federal grants will be funneled to local governments in Southern Nevada.
Nevada’s top education official is pushing back against Clark County school officials’ assertion that part of the district’s budget deficit was caused by declines in state funding, pinning the blame on poor planning and management on the district’s part.
Firefighters responded about 4:20 p.m. to a manure pile fire at R.C. Farms, North Las Vegas Fire Department said.
North Las Vegas is bringing the functions of its human resources department back in-house, more than two years after outsourcing the work to a consultant as a way to save more than $1 million, city officials said Friday.
Darren Adair retired after serving four years as finance director for North Las Vegas, helping guide the cash-strapped city toward solvency.
After working as a dog groomer for more than 30 years, Kimberly Ward of North Las Vegas opened her first grooming business, Kim’s Passion for Paws, in July with her 21-year-old daughter Brittany Butler.