Prosecutors say Calvin Leslie continued to rent rooms and put bills in tenants’ names without their knowledge for more than a month after his arrest on elder abuse charges.
Briana Erickson
Reporter: Homeless and veterans issues
Email: berickson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-387-5244
Briana Erickson covers homeless and veterans’ issues for the Review-Journal. A proud “Florida Woman” living in the desert, she centers her reporting around people living in the shadows.
Before joining the Review-Journal in 2017, the University of Florida graduate wrote for the North Central Florida NPR affiliate and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She was named College Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists.
New Clark County-funded HopeLink program provides housing for families in the CPS system that are ready to reunite with their children and homeless families with kids.
The innovative public-private partnership between Clark County and Health Plan of Nevada aims to get medically fragile homeless into shelter and stave off serious illness.
A candlelight vigil was held Thursday in Las Vegas to remember the 109 homeless individuals who died in Clark County so far this year.
The program will provide “holistic” treatment and housing for people undergoing substance abuse treatment and will cover even the uninsured.
Disabled American Veterans and RecruitMilitary are hosting a free Las Vegas veterans job fair on Thursday.
Lenoard Nielsen and Ed Hall, believed to be the last two survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor living in Las Vegas, aren’t sure that the lessons from the “date that will live in infamy” will withstand the test of time.
Shoppers braved stormy weather on Thanksgiving Day to pursue early Black Friday deals.
One person was killed in a crash Thursday night on U.S. Highway 95 near Lake Mead Boulevard, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The Rev. John McShane began giving water to homeless people waiting for shelter 20 years ago. The movement, known as Giving Back Mondays, has grown exponentially since.
Thanksgiving Day brought rain showers throughout the Las Vegas Valley and dumped fresh snow on the Spring Mountains.
Richard Roman lives by few rules. But one he made up himself: When you’re in hell, move a few ZIP codes away and make your own heaven.
The birds are distributed each year to help the homeless and hundreds of low-income families that are without resources to buy their own turkey and fixings for the holidays.
Project Homeless Connect, which links those who are homeless or living on low incomes with resources that can help them, will be held on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
The remains of the veterans were escorted to the cemetery by the Patriot Guard Riders of Southern Nevada.