The City Council approved a contract with Las Vegas Paving Corp. to spruce up the events plaza in front of City Hall. It’s part of an effort to attract people to downtown.
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Blake Apgar joined the Review-Journal as a general assignment reporter in January 2017 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He interned at the Review-Journal in the summer of 2016, and now covers North Las Vegas and Henderson government. He was raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The council will meet Wednesday to consider an ordinance that would allow for penalties against people who violate emergency orders issued by the governor or city manager.
In a joint statement, two Nevada agencies claim President Donald Trump’s rollback of Obama-era clean car standards undermines public health and will cost more at the pump.
North Las Vegas is heading back to the bargaining table with Teamsters Local 14 after the sudden spread of the coronavirus has left the city facing financial uncertainty.
In an email to city staff on Wednesday night, North Las Vegas City Manager Ryann Juden announced an officer had tested positive for the virus.
Henderson announced Wednesday it is extending event cancellations and closures. The move came after Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a stay-at-home order.
Two North Las Vegas city councilmen are slated to participate in a webinar Wednesday morning. The goal is to give business owners a place to ask questions and get information.
A Henderson group hired former Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison to call on officials to put off considering items related to a proposed arena during the coronavirus crisis.
Normally, cities run emergency operations centers with essential workers grouped together in one room. But a contagious virus presents a new challenge.
Lou La Porta, who served on the Henderson City Council and Clark County Commission and was a founding member of the Henderson Historical Society, died Monday.
Thousands of government workers in Southern Nevada find their jobs suddenly in flux, a result of stringent health precautions and public facility closures.
North Las Vegas City Council plans to use teleconferencing. Henderson plans to use video. Las Vegas and Clark County are determining how best to do the same.
Window covering company Polar Shades says it can mass-produce the type of masks and gowns first responders and health care workers need. It just needs the materials.
The municipalities are shutting down areas of parks where people can be in close proximity.
Some North Las Vegas employees are working with Three Square in the wake of the city’s emergency declaration. Employees will be cycled through the nonprofit as needed.
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