Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the mother of a 3-year-old girl abandoned inside a casino restroom.
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Shea joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 to cover City Hall and Clark County. He previously spent six years at the Desert Dispatch and Daily Press newspapers located in the High Desert of Southern California, where he covered politics at city, county and state levels. Shea has won three California Newspaper Publishers Association awards for his work. In 2018 he was a California Journalism Awards finalist for investigative reporting. He is an unapologetic Chicago sports fan, excluding only the White Sox.
The campaign will appeal to the state’s highest court to weigh in on the Clark County Commission race that Anthony lost by just 15 votes.
As their successors prepare to be sworn in at the beginning of 2021, Clark County Commissioners Lawrence Weekly and Larry Brown will soon find themselves in an unfamiliar position: out of public life.
Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled against the petition “because the election was not prevented,” despite arguments otherwise by Anthony’s campaign, the court filing shows.
The aid this week helped more than 41,000 residents, an effort to provide relief to the many households grappling with the economic devastation of the pandemic.
Councilman Cedric Crear, who posted on social media about Lurie’s passing, said he was informed by Lurie’s son that Lurie died Tuesday night.
Clark County is hosting virtual town halls in English and Spanish on Tuesday for anyone interested in learning about its rental assistance program and the new statewide eviction moratorium.
Clark County is hosting virtual town halls in English and Spanish on Tuesday for anyone interested in learning about its rental assistance program and the new statewide eviction moratorium.
CHAP has not been without criticism from those who say it is moving too slowly and who feel left in the dark about their status after applying.
The closures through Jan. 15 are an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus after Gov. Steve Sisolak recently extended a “statewide pause.”
The city of Las Vegas appointed Jeff Buchanan as its new fire chief and Louis Molina as its new public safety chief on Wednesday.
Jorge Cervantes assumed his new role in November after appointment by the Las Vegas City Council.
The Clark County Commission agreed on Tuesday to provide the funds to three organizations, with each expected to help pay for 30 beds.
The Clark County Commission on Tuesday certified Democrat Ross Miller’s narrow victory over Republican Stavros Anthony after a recount showed Miller won by 15 votes.
Recount results in the tight Clark County Commission race are expected to be canvassed on Tuesday as the Anthony campaign is critical of an “everchanging number.”
