In a close vote and with animal activists cheering, the city of Las Vegas on Wednesday approved an ordinance that will attempt to reign in and regulate “backyard breeding” of dogs and cats.
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Las Vegas will petition the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss the city from a lawsuit that stemmed from a fight at City Hall between two councilwomen last year.
Keith Weller, who lives with former Las Vegas City Attorney Brad Jerbic, is a registered sex offender — for now.
It’s March 6, 1971, a day that will reverberate for decades, one that will ultimately prove to be a bullhorn amplifying the voices of Nevada’s poor, catalyzing institutional change still felt today.
Ongoing legal loses by the city of Las Vegas against the would-be developer of the defunct Badlands golf course inspired a businesswoman’s run for mayor.
It is one of the few markets in Las Vegas’ “food desert” — areas where there are limited options for affordable and nutritious food in lower-income neighborhoods.
The City Council approved rules for up to 15 cannabis lounges that might begin to open in the city beginning this year.
Las Vegas Councilman Brian Knudsen is running for re-election to his Ward 1 seat.
The budget, a nearly 10 percent increase over last year, includes spending on police cadets and efforts to protect officers’ mental health.
A week before a possible vote on rules for upcoming cannabis consumption lounges, the city of Las Vegas had not budged on a proposed 1,000-foot separation requirement between such establishments.
Fifteen retired Black employees of the Metropolitan Police Department are sharing their experiences with the agency as part of a new video project, which Metro says is believed to be the first of its kind.
The nonprofit held a graduation ceremony for 55 formerly incarcerated men and women who had completed its program for re-entering society.
Taxpayers are footing the bill for Cadillacs, Audis, Teslas and other luxury vehicles for some of Southern Nevada’s highest-compensated government employees.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday postponed a possible vote on regulations for the upcoming cannabis consumption lounges.
The Las Vegas City Council could vote as early as Wednesday on regulations for the upcoming cannabis consumption lounges.