Former Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday called the possibility for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump “a difficult decision” that could potentially engulf the attention of Congress, although it has other important work to do.
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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.
Centennial Plaza at the Historic Fifth Street School will be closed to the public for several weeks beginning Tuesday as it undergoes transformation to a special event area, city officials say.
For nearly a year, some residents of an affluent community have urged Las Vegas officials to shut off outside access to a road cutting through the middle of their neighborhood as they worried about crime.
Robert Kern, a lawyer representing the company, said he would appeal the Labor Commissioner’s decision, arguing that the agency’s conclusions were improper on at least two fronts.
The Las Vegas Public Library will cease operations 6 p.m. Saturday as the new library in East Las Vegas readies to open late next week, according to the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.
The annual Children’s Festival, hosted by Clark County Parks and Recreation, is expected on Saturday to celebrate all things nature-related as part of this year’s theme, “Children in Nature.”
The Clark County Commission Wednesday rejected a developer’s request to approve a preliminary plan for 3,000 homes overlooking Red Rock Canyon before a federal agency grants permission for a roadway leading to the site.
The move to request that federal lawmakers establish three OHV recreation areas drew fierce criticism from an environmental nonprofit due to potential implications for the threatened desert tortoise.
Financial disclosure reports for city races were due Monday, providing the first glimpse of the year into candidate fundraising and spending.
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom on Monday vowed to hold owners of dilapidated properties accountable as part of a crackdown on neighborhood blight.
Proponents of the union-led effort to oust former Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Seroka spent more than $207,000 in an attempt to force a recall election, a campaign finance disclosure shows.
A long-disputed proposal to construct 3,000 homes overlooking Red Rock Canyon will return in front of Clark County Commissioners on Wednesday, ushering in a renewed showdown between a developer and an environmental nonprofit.
Unnerved by the rise in anti-Semitic hate speech and the general pervasiveness of bigotry, including in Nevada, former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid organized an educational forum at UNLV on Thursday as part of his call to unite people against it.
Las Vegas leaders are projecting a $5 million budget surplus for fiscal year 2020 and key markers indicate an economic expansion that has lasted for a decade will continue.
The bill to create the “One October” specialty license plate in Nevada and distribute a portion of fee revenues to the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center was heard on Tuesday by lawmakers.
