A presidential shout-out last year turned local immigration activist Astrid Silva into an instant celebrity. The UNLV student was thrust into the national spotlight as the face of President Barack Obama’s plan to spare millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. But Silva isn’t the only local advocating for the advancement of minorities and disadvantaged groups in Southern Nevada. Here are six other young Las Vegans known for ...
Hoping to tackle a recent increase in traffic fatalities, Las Vegas legislators are introducing a group of bills that would increase penalties for hit-and-run drivers by ...
Illegal immigration bills that were considered dead on arrival when Democrats controlled the Nevada Legislature are now getting life, a result of the Republican ...
Nevada represented both sides of the country's immigration debate today at separate events discussing President Barack Obama’s stalled immigration deal ...
Las Vegas activist Astrid Silva will be in Miami this week to join President Barack Obama at a town hall-style meeting to rally support for his executive actions on ...
The U.S. Justice Department today filed a request for federal judge to lift his decision halting President Barack Obama’s deportation deferral program. The motion was filed in response to ...
A Las Vegas woman was arrested after her dogs on Friday attacked an elderly neighbor who may lose an eye and an arm, Metro Police said. Jesse Vonstaden was arrested on counts of having dangerous or vicious dogs and ...
U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy drew mixed reactions from Hispanic business leaders Friday afternoon while discussing immigration reform and the state’s struggling education system. The congressman got a mostly warm reception at ...
A woman hospitalized this morning after being mauled by a pack of dogs in the east Las Vegas Valley could lose an eye and possibly one of her arms, Metro Police said. The woman, who is ...
A bill that would make it easier for some immigrants to teach in Nevada's classrooms is gaining momentum in the Legislature because it would help alleviate ...
The nation’s intensifying immigration debate came to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio during a book tour stop in Las Vegas this morning when a local activist confronted ...
One person was arrested after a crash involving a stolen vehicle shut down a portion of the Strip this morning, Metro Police said. The five-vehicle wreck was ...
A federal judge on Monday stalled President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, dealing a victory to a coalition of 26 states — including Nevada — that have filed a lawsuit to ...
Body cameras are tiny video cameras mounted directly onto a person to capture footage from the wearer’s point of view, body cameras typically are worn by police but are marketed for athletes and adventure seekers who want to capture action shots, as well ...
Now, the UNLV graduate and former Clark County District judge will preside statewide over Nevada’s 2.8 million residents. And she’ll be traveling a lot to do it ...
For two decades, Flaviano Trujillo’s cramped little shop has catered to nostalgic Latino shoppers seeking a Mexican touchstone. And until a few years ago, his family business had reaped the benefits of the valley’s teeming immigrant community with slim competition. But now ...
A pedestrian was hit by a car and killed Tuesday night east of the Las Vegas Strip. Metro Police officials said the man, 66, was crossing Swenson Street near ...
A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge after he was accused of taking more than $5 million from small business owners seeking grants. Mickey Gines, 41, pleaded guilty Monday ...
A second person has been diagnosed with measles in Clark County. Officials with the Southern Nevada Health District said the patient is an adult. The first person ...
The College of Southern Nevada announced Monday that it has become the state’s first Hispanic-Serving Institution, a federal recognition that helps schools qualify for millions in ...
The Rape Crisis Center on Monday reported a 27 percent jump in calls to its hotline last year and said counselors spent twice as many hours helping rape victims. Officials at the Las Vegas nonprofit noted ...
A man is clinging to life this morning after being stabbed by his roommate’s ex-boyfriend, Metro Police said. Police were called just after midnight to ...
Attorney General Adam Laxalt made political waves this week when he brought Nevada into a multistate lawsuit challenging an order sparing millions from ...
A man was shot Wednesday night by an intruder who broke into his home in the southeast valley, Metro Police said. The intruder broke into the victim’s house about ...
A woman was hospitalized this morning after her sport utility vehicle rolled over in the southeast valley, according to Metro Police. The SUV collided with ...
For more than a year, Metro Police officials have kept silent about the case of a detective who published a profanity-laced, racially insensitive rant on Facebook. What were ...
A study released last month by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows how immigration has changed Clark County's population growth compared to other comparable areas ...
About two dozen activists rallied outside the downtown Las Vegas office of Attorney General Adam Laxalt this afternoon to protest his challenge to a deportation deferral program that would protect ...
Accusing Republicans of “declaring war on immigrants,” U.S. Rep. Dina Titus took to the House floor today to blast Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s go-it-alone plan to join a lawsuit to ...
The scattering of rain that hit the Las Vegas Valley overnight could return later this week, forecasters said. Light rain hit the region about 5 p.m. Monday, with up to ...
A motorcyclist injured last week in a wreck has died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Metro Police said. The Clark County Coroner’s Office notified ...
Violent crime in the Las Vegas Valley inched up in the first half of 2014, while property crimes dropped. About 365 incidents occurred for every 100,000 people in ...
Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced today that Nevada will join a multistate coalition suing President Barack Obama’s contentious deportation deferral program ...
Dozens of flights between Las Vegas and the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor were cancelled today as the Northeast braces for a powerful winter storm expected to dump as much as 3 feet of snow. According to McCarran International Airport’s website, more than ...
A 3-year-old boy shot himself in the leg with a handgun Sunday night at a home in the northwest valley, Metro Police said. Officer Larry Hadfield said ...
Scammers are posing as airport employees via email to lure people into sending them money, Clark County officials said this morning. In the scheme, recipients are told ...
The group found that women in Nevada face a higher risk of gun violence than men in the state — women were shot dead at a rate that is 38 percent higher than ...
An Allegiant Air plane carrying 160 people made an emergency landing this morning in Las Vegas after a smoke alarm sounded aboard the aircraft. The alarm went off shortly after ...
When it comes to spending police money efficiently, Las Vegas ranks near the bottom of a list of the country’s biggest cities, according to a survey released today by ...
To the surprise of Las Vegas’ immigrant community, President Barack Obama’s hourlong address to the nation Tuesday scarcely mentioned the deportation deferral program he zealously touted just two months ago ...
Five police departments in the Las Vegas area are joining nearly 200 other agencies across the country in inviting people to “Coffee with a Cop.” Thursday’s event is hosted by ...
A body found Wednesday morning in a northeast valley wash has been identified as that of a missing North Las Vegas man who had Alzheimer’s disease, authorities said. The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the ...
Almost half of all undocumented immigrants in Clark County qualify for deportation relief through President Barack Obama’s deferral programs, according to ...
A Las Vegas lawyer who once served as Nevada’s top federal prosecutor was sentenced today to more than a year in prison for neglecting to file income tax returns. Lawrence J. Semenza II, 72, pleaded guilty in August to ...
The son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy was arrested over the weekend, records show. Clark County jail records show Cliven Lance Bundy, 35, was arrested Sunday on ...
A 3-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries this morning when a vehicle backed into the child, Metro Police said. The incident was reported about 9:20 a.m. in the 6300 block of West Tropicana Avenue, officials said. The child was ...