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Las Vegas City Council OKs Republic Services contract extension

Despite a chorus of calls to put the contract through a competitive bidding process, the Las Vegas City Council approved a decade-long extension to its exclusive franchise agreement with waste hauler Republic Services Wednesday.

20 years ago, Las Vegas photographer caught Hale-Bopp comet

Shot of Comet Hale-Bopp hurtling through the evening sky over Red Rock Canyon at 43,000 mph ran in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and later was sold as a poster at the park’s visitor center.

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Las Vegas judge race set to be decided in June

One incumbent Las Vegas municipal judge looks to be well on his way to re-election, while another seems poised for a June runoff.

Fiore, Ross head for runoff in Las Vegas Ward 6

Michele Fiore and Kelli Ross are the top vote-getters in Las Vegas’ northwestern Ward 6 after Tuesday’s primary election.

Las Vegas, North Las Vegas voting centers add convenience to casting a ballot

Voters in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas will not have to travel more than 3½ miles to cast ballots in city elections Tuesday. The two cities are debuting voting centers for Tuesday’s primary elections, aimed at augmenting accessibility for voters.

Donations to Badlands-focused PAC near $50,000

Candidates in Tuesday’s primary filed campaign finance reports Friday for the nearly three-week reporting period from March 11 to March 31 with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office.

 
Remembering Nevada’s ‘Wild West’ division in World War I

At the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into the “war to end all wars,” the improbable tale of the Army’s 91st “Wild West” Division — a ragtag legion of shopkeepers, cowboys, farmers, miners, Native Americans and immigrant railroad workers who helped change the course of history — demands one more telling.

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