Police this week searched for evidence of residency during raids of two homes connected to North Las Vegas constable candidate Jimmy Vega.
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.
Several Las Vegas Review-Journal journalists were selected from a pool of more than 300 entries as finalists for the annual EPPY Awards.
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow other Nevada cities in hiring a law firm to pursue opioid-related litigation.
A teen who was reported missing Monday for the second time this month was found safe, according to North Las Vegas police.
Senate District 8 candidates Republican Valerie Weber and Democrat Marilyn Dondero Loop say their experience working in education influences how they see the issues that plague Nevada’s schools.
She was first elected in 2011 and is the first black woman elected to represent Ward 2 in the city. She also serves as mayor pro-tem , a largely ceremonial role that allows her to fill in when Mayor John Lee is not available.
The joint project between All In Aviation and aircraft repair and maintenance company Lone Mountain Aviation has been in the works for 2½ years, and will add 25 hangars to the airport, according to All In Aviation president Paul Sallach.
In a rare sit-down interview, Henderson Police Department Chief LaTesha Watson said she is looking to make changes affecting how investigations are conducted after police shootings.
The Henderson Fire Department is getting a new perspective on its emergency response calls — drones.
Jim McIntosh, who joined the city as finance director in 2016, was appointed before the City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday.
The Transportation Department this week also announced lane and ramp changes south of the Spaghetti Bowl, which went into effect Wednesday morning.
North Las Vegas will save more than $40 million in interest over the next 18 years after closing a sale of general obligation bonds this week.
The $175,000 project has a deadline of the end of next August, but officials expect the structures to be complete earlier than that, city spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said.
Twenty-one Community Ambulance employees who were on scene when gunfire erupted at the Route 91 Harvest festival were honored in Henderson Monday morning.
The departure of Republican Becky Harris created a ripple effect in the race for the Nevada Senate seat that represents the southwest corner of the Las Vegas Valley.