Scott Black rose from relative obscurity to a serious contender for the Ward 3 seat on the North Las Vegas City Council, thanks in part to a coveted endorsement from Mayor John Lee.
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John Lee’s journey began less than a mile from North Las Vegas City Hall — at his childhood home on Dogwood Avenue — and included meanderings as a dishwasher at the Silver Nugget Casino, potato farmer in Utah, plumbing business owner and state legislator before being elected mayor.
The Rev. Troy Martinez met Thursday with authorities and other community members to brainstorm ways to respond peacefully to the weekend shooting death of a newborn boy.
Tom Gleason, the 70-year-old founder and owner of Gleason Partners, said he submitted a bid on Tuesday to U.S. Customs and Border Protection with designs for a border wall slathered in solar panels.
Several landowners will be charged property assessments to help pay for a new access road and water utility lines for a 1,100-acre parcel near Interstate 15 and the 215 Beltway, under an ordinance introduced Wednesday night by the North Las Vegas City Council.
North Las Vegas plans to hire 57 full-time employees over the next year to fill positions deemed to be critical as the city continues to slowly recover from a recession-driven freefall, according to a tentative budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
Though Hyperloop One still has this summer pegged for a public test of its completed test track near North Las Vegas, track officials don’t guarantee the valley will house the world’s first working hyperloop track for freight delivery.
Lois Craig Elementary School moved one step closer to expanding the campus with a new 11,550-square-foot building in North Las Vegas.
Work could start as soon as May on widening a water channel running alongside Interstate 15, near Cheyenne Avenue in North Las Vegas, aimed at improving flows.
Without discussion, the North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday introduced an ordinance that would limit oversized vehicles to park in residential neighborhoods for up to 48 consecutive hours.
Tuesday’s primary municipal elections drew 55,867 voters, fewer than 10 percent of those who are registered to vote in Clark County.
North Las Vegas City Councilwoman Anita Wood and businessman Scott Black finished atop the five-candidate field to represent Ward 3 on Tuesday and will face off in June’s general election.
He was the first Latino man to be elected to the council.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee crushed two political newcomers Tuesday in the race to represent Nevada’s fourth most-populous city.
This is the first year that Las Vegas and North Las Vegas have replaced precincts with voting centers for election day.
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