North Las Vegas Police Chief Alexander Perez announced Tuesday that he will retire May 24, meeting a promise to serve only a brief, three-year tenure marked by hiring additional officers and expanding the department’s outreach to the city’s Spanish-speaking residents.
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Jace Trevon Ernst, 25, died of a stab wound to his left chest late Friday, the Clark County coroner’s office determined. His death was ruled a homicide.
Since the Oct. 1 Strip shooting, 1,696 teachers at 28 Clark County schools, and all the district’s nurses and athletic trainers, have received the training, which takes about an hour.
A North Las Vegas woman is facing a murder charge after she was arrested in connection with the stabbing death of her roommate late Friday.
While many community members who supported current Chief Academic Officer Mike Barton’s backers are now pledging to support Jesus Jara, some remain bitter over what they see as a rejection of their values by the trustees.
Admiration and support for Chief Academic Officer Mike Barton were almost universal, but in a twist that could have come from a Shakespearean tragedy, Barton’s supporters may have caused his downfall.
The 19 water wells and reservoirs serving North Las Vegas will be fixed over the next three years under a $3.3 million contract approved Wednesday by the City Council.
The North Las Vegas City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday night to ask officials with the federal Bureau of Land Management to auction a 22-acre chunk of land that could be purchased by a developer.
A second community block grant has been allocated to finish the construction of a two-story library spanning 7,000 square feet in downtown North Las Vegas.
Patrick Lee Dunning, 47, of Logandale, died of multiple blunt force injuries in the Tuesday morning accident east of Losee Road. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the truck after impact, investigators said.
Jesus Jara, deputy superintendent of Orange County Public Schools in Florida, was selected as the next head for Clark County at a contentious Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.
Sections of a major freeway interchange will close for overnight work Thursday as crews continue widening a five-mile stretch of Interstate 15 in North Las Vegas, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.
Police said 19-year-old Fernando Corales and 27-year-old Hugo Lopez open fired at the party.
A bus taking 37 Clark County Detention Center prisoners to court crashed Tuesday morning in North Las Vegas.
A man died Tuesday morning after he was ejected from his truck that rolled over in North Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.