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HUD awards $33 million for homeless in Nevada
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Tuesday awarded Nevada $33,452,847 in grants meant to assist families who are experiencing homelessness in...
Congressional Dems lay out police reform plans
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats outlined their vision for sweeping police reforms on Capitol Hill Monday, following weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the killing...
AAS faculty calls on UNLV to cut ties with LVMPD
UNLV’s African American and African Diaspora Studies Program is calling on the university to sever ties with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.The call, which...
Health officials announce plans to boost COVID-19 contact tracing
Health officials this week announced plans to hire hundreds of contact tracers to map the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state as hotels and...
Judge: Bail to be voided, returned to Las Vegas protesters
Las Vegas Justice Court Chief Justice Suzan Baucum says protesters arrested Friday night who posted bail will have the bail voided and their money...
Hacker suspected of crashing forum on police, protests and racism
An attempt by the state’s lead law enforcement officer, Attorney General Aaron Ford, to join police and community leaders to discuss protests, riots and...
Cortez Masto says McConnell hurting his own constituents
During a call with a local union members Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said any attempts by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to...
Sisolak says vaccine, rigorous safety standards key to full economic recovery in Nevada
Gov. Steve Sisolak said he cannot begin to estimate how long it will take Nevada to fully recover from the economic devastation wrought by...
Neighbors furious as Fiore waives for-profit event fees at Floyd Lamb Park
Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore waived $9,000 in fees for a for-profit steer roping event last weekend at Floyd Lamb Park that drew protests...
SNWA makes it official, shelves long-contested water pipeline project
After three-decades and $330 million dollars the Southern Nevada Water Authority voted Thursday to suspend plans to build a 250-mile pipeline that would have...