A woman was taken to the hospital in serious condition after being struck by truck while crossing the street near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus Thursday night.
The woman was crossing Maryland Parkway in a crosswalk south of East University Avenue about 9:25 p.m. when she was hit by a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck, Las Vegas police said.
She was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.
Clark County commissioners approved the appointment of Nancy Lemcke, a 23-year veteran public defender, to lead the office.
Clark County commissioners voted to award nine applicants a total of $66.25 million from a county housing fund.
Social media platforms have enabled critics to see just how twisted many of the woke pro-Hamas protesters are.
Clark County received just one sidewalk vending license application during the first six days the ordinance was in effect.
A controversial proposal for a Church of Latter-day Saints temple near Lone Mountain still has a ways to go in its quest for approval, city officials said.
Reps. Susie Lee and Steven Horsford joined 13 other House Democrats in urging President Biden to take executive action on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The president, speaking at a ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust, also denounced new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews.
Tensions have continued to ratchet up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the U.S. nearly three weeks into a movement launched by a protest at Columbia University.
In recent days, students have held protests or set up encampments in Finland, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France and Britain.
The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history.
