North Las Vegas officials approved the purchase of land in downtown to develop a library and park, and transform a closed school into a community space.
Blake Apgar
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 Vegas Golden Knights want to embrace sustainability in the team’s future community ice arena in downtown Henderson.
Kiernan McManus defeated incumbent Boulder City Mayor Rod Woodbury, and two council incumbents fell to challengers in the municipal general election Tuesday.
North Las Vegas Councilman Richard Cherchio defeated challenger Pete Shields to win another four-year term on the council Tuesday night.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee up to this point has remained silent about the general election campaign to serve Ward 4 on the City Council.
Henderson City Manager Richard Derrick will get at least one more year on the job and a $10,000 bonus, the city council decided this week.
Police suspect a homicide that occurred on the 4700 block of Marnell Drive, near Mountain Vista Street and Harmon Avenue, is a case of self-defense.
Boulder City officials this week received an unsolicited anonymous donation of more than $1.34 million to benefit a community pool at Broadbent Park.
Cory Booker on Tuesday preached unity and gave insight into policy proposals during his third Nevada stop since announcing his campaign for president.
A Southern Nevada company will show off its box room prototype at a Department of Housing and Urban Development event on the National Mall starting Saturday.
New York City Mayor and presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio visited with veterans Saturday morning during one of his campaign stops this weekend in Las Vegas.
Incumbent Councilman Richard Cherchio and longtime businessman Pete Shields are squaring off on the future of development in North Las Vegas.
A HUD policy the department says is meant to allow local shelters more flexibility is spurring critics to say it allows discrimination.
The North Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved an ordinance banning smoking of any kind in some areas of public parks.
The North Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved a budget that will bring dozens of jobs to the city in the next fiscal year.