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State law prevents Las Vegas, others from banning bump stocks

The Nevada Legislature passed a law in 2015 putting control over firearms, accessories and ammunition in the “exclusive domain of the Legislature,” and renders any contrary law, rule or ordinance “to the contrary null and void.”

Clark County schools release training videos for social media use

The training is designed to spell out what the district considers appropriate interactions with students and help cut down the number of district employees arrested on sexual misconduct charges.

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Two slates battle in Clark County teachers union elections

Elections that end next month will select the president, vice president and six representatives on the local teacher union’s executive board, as well as six seats representing the local on the Nevada State Education Association board of directors.

Clark County foster parents still waiting on funding fix

The Newmans care for three teenagers and a 9-year-old. For the family and their foster agency, Eagle Quest, to receive Nevada Medicaid funding the parents must conduct and document two hours of basic skills training with each child every day.

Las Vegas group helps homeless men reinvent themselves

In the span of six years, cancer had taken two wives from the Las Vegas electrician The mounting medical bills cost him his business, house and plans to retire to Hawaii.

 
Annual survey provides snapshot of homeless in Clark County

To determine where Clark County stacks up in 2018, hundreds of volunteers navigated local sidewalks, vacant lots and even drainage tunnels overnight Wednesday into Thursday to count the homeless as part of an annual census.

Clark County schools consider cutting the NV Energy cord

Nevada’s largest school district — the fifth biggest in the nation — could become the first major public entity to leave NV Energy under a proposal headed to school board trustees this week.

Clark County wants to avoid false alerts like the one in Hawaii

Clark County Emergency Management officials test the alert system for the county every week and were doing so Thursday morning, just days after Hawaii and Japan received false alerts that a missile had been launched and was on its way.

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