Early Las Vegas civil rights leader James A. “Jimmy” Gay III was honored by having the first star on the Garden of Dreams dedicated in his honor Sept. 25.
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Las Vegas police Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo was leading retired Capt. Larry Burns in the race for Clark County sheriff with 51 percent of the votes as elections officials continued to tally Tuesday night. If Lombardo holds his lead, he will win the right to replace his biggest supporter, outgoing Sheriff Doug Gillespie.
Two Clark County Family Court judges were defeated on Tuesday, although voters favored incumbents in most of the judicial races.
Voters didn’t agree with the Clark County School Board on its pick to replace the former District D trustee. Constituents voted out appointee Stavan Corbett, who resigned from the Nevada State Board of Education in December 2013 to finish Lorraine Alderman’s term and was seeking his own four-year term beginning next year.
Two people, including a toddler, were hurt Tuesday when the motorcycle they were on with a third passenger crashed, according to Las Vegas police.
An elderly man was clinging to life Tuesday after a car struck him in a crosswalk in Chinatown, Las Vegas police said.
The Republican tide that swept across the nation and much of Nevada failed to catch on Tuesday in Clark County, where three Democratic county commissioners and all other county elected officials appeared to be heading toward re-election over any GOP challengers.
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved a $25 million like-value land swap with developers behind the Sage Mountain Ranch proposal that city officials and nearby residents said was too close to the Henderson Executive Airport.
A lawyer for NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones asked the Nevada Supreme Court to throw out an $11 million verdict against the defensive back for his role in a Las Vegas strip club shooting that injured two men, one of whom was paralyzed.
A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to obtain $307,231 in phony tax refunds from the IRS.
It’s been a mostly quiet Election Day across Clark County. More than 34,000 registered voters had cast a ballot by 10:30 a.m., right about in line with the lackluster mid-morning voter tallies seen in past midterm elections.
The pedestrian who was killed crossing the street Sunday evening was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday.
The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday released the cause of death of the man who police said killed his 16-month-old foster daughter.
Seemingly harmless, cellphone use at fitness facilities raises privacy issues and adds to the debate on whether they should be permitted inside such places.
One person is in critical condition and a Las Vegas intersection is closed after an accident Monday evening, according to Las Vegas police.
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