Embattled Assemblyman Steve Brooks is no longer employed by the city of Las Vegas. City spokesman Jace Radke, in an email early Monday afternoon, confirmed the news.
North Las Vegas has agreed to settle two lawsuits against its police department for more than $250,000. One suit, which was settled for $150,000, stemmed from the 2006 detention of Mohamed Majed Chehade Refai on an immigration hold at the North Las Vegas jail. Nicole Wilson will receive a $117,345 payment to settle a discrimination complaint she filed against the city after she lost her job with the police department in 2007.
The North Las Vegas City Council will take its time considering whether to implement a complicated and controversial program using eminent domain to help underwater homeowners.
Celebrity chef Charlie Palmer’s proposed luxury hotel and restaurant at Symphony Park in downtown Las Vegas are still on hold until room rates in the city increase, developers for the project told the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday. Developers for the project presented an update to the council on the stalled project and exercised an option to extend the closing date on the land for another year.
A company with a unique but controversial approach to help underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages using eminent domain will pitch the North Las Vegas City Council on the plan Wednesday evening. Mortgage Resolution Partners has spent the past year meeting with local governments in states hit hardest by the housing crash to present its plan that would use private money to buy distressed mortgages and help homeowners reduce the amount of principal owed while staying in their houses.
Newsracks along Strip sidewalks — many of them carrying X-rated pamphlets — will be allowed to remain, for now, after Clark County commissioners asked staff to come up with a broader solution to pedestrian congestion along Las Vegas Boulevard.
Plan to consolidate fire code inspectors under Building Department to undergo further study
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A proposal to merge two county departments — the Fire Protection Bureau and the Building Department — sparked hours of debate Tuesday at the County Commission meeting.
Las Vegas may lack the rolling green hills of Ireland, but this month it won’t lack for Irish spirit. Friday marked the start of Irish-American Heritage Month and to celebrate, one of Las Vegas’s most iconic landmarks will be going green for St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
Several proposals meant to improve the pedestrian experience along the Las Vegas Strip will be up for approval by county commissioners at their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Commissioners also will consider several grant allocations and requests Tuesday before meeting Wednesday as the zoning commission.
More details surrounding the 2011 officer-involved shooting of Stanley Gibson were revealed Thursday during a public hearing of the facts that led the district attorney to not file charges in the death.
Long the intended anchor tenant for the Union Village healthcare complex in Henderson, St. Rose Dominican Hospitals announced it’s backing off a role in the multibillion-dollar project after more than a year of negotiations.
It’s 8 a.m. on a recent Saturday at the County Commission chambers as five members of the Board of Equalization take the dais. The chamber seats are filled with homeowners from throughout the valley.
Details in an arrest report raise questions about what happened the night a Nevada Highway Patrol officer pulled over Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura in an official vehicle in a Walmart shopping center.
Police shooting of Stanley Gibson to be examined in revamped process
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013
In the 14 months since Stanley Gibson was shot and killed by Metro Police officers, Gibson’s family has struggled with unanswered questions. The family’s quest for understanding has yielded lots of closed doors but few answers.
Two men are dead after a truck driving the wrong way on U.S. 95 north of Las Vegas collided with another vehicle Friday afternoon, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura will not face criminal charges related to his arrest last week on suspicion of driving under the influence, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said.
A Las Vegas man who filled his home with tons of garbage, dozens of animals and other hoarded objects won’t be able to sell his house without first paying off a six-figure cleanup bill to the city.
A month after delaying the issue for further study, the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved a $1.4 million proposal to install multibay parking meters that accept debit and credit cards.
Clark County’s Department of Family Services will be adding 49 new employees to help reduce the foster care and adoption caseload for its current workers after it received approval for the $4.2 million expenditure from the Board of Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting.
The famous Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign along Las Vegas Boulevard could be getting some improvements to increase pedestrian safety. In September, commissioners asked staff to study and report back on ways to improve pedestrian safety around the sign. That report was presented to the board on Tuesday. Commissioners advised staff to work on building a crosswalk across Las Vegas Boulevard to the sign.
Whether to install new parking meters downtown at a cost of $1.4 million will be up for a vote Wednesday by the Las Vegas City Council, one month after members asked for further study on the proposal.
Within the next month, Clark County commissioners could vote to do away with the Las Vegas Township Constable’s Office, a source of consternation for the board since 2011. Although the ordinance that will be introduced at today’s commission meeting specifically mentions abolishing the Las Vegas constable, the same statutory powers could be used to do away with the 10 other constable’s offices throughout the county.
Since July 2012, the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency has distributed more than $600,000 to 15 projects in the downtown area in the form of small grants, nearly doubling the spending compared with the year before, even as its budget has shrunnk by half in the wake of the recession.
Several personnel matters await action by the Clark County commissioners Tuesday when they meet in regular session at 9:15 a.m. at the county government building.
After months of late nights studying and extra hours spent training in the field, the Clark County Department’s first African-American female fire engineer was honored at a ceremony Friday morning. Surrounded by friends, families and colleagues at a fire station on Flamingo Road near UNLV, Jennifer Osborne was recognized by Chief Bertral Washington.
Law enforcement officials are awaiting the results of a blood test before deciding whether to charge Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura with driving under the influence after his arrest Tuesday night.
A year ago, a day after a Valentine’s Day grand opening celebration that featured 1930s-era gangsters, flappers and the happiest former mayor in the universe, Jonathan Ullman of the Mob Museum arrived at work to confront a stark reality.
Las Vegas has named Deputy Fire Chief Scott Fuller as the interim head of the department while the city searches for a permanent replacement for outgoing Chief Mike Myers. Fuller joined Las Vegas Fire & Rescue in 1991 and was promoted to deputy chief in January 2008.
After repeated clashes with the Las Vegas Township Constable’s Office, Clark County commissioners are introducing a new ordinance next week to abolish the controversial agency.
The Regional Transportation Committee is getting a $1 million boost for its efforts to make bus stops around the valley safer. On Monday, Las Vegas officials announced the $1 million contribution for acquiring rights of way to allow the RTC to move more than 100 bus stops farther back from the curb.
A slew of candidates in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson are starting to get political in advance of this summer’s municipal elections. The field is set for two mayoral races and several city council races after the deadline for candidates to withdraw passed earlier this week.
Plans for a new 280,000-square-foot building in Las Vegas could significantly improve the University of Nevada School of Medicine’s academic offerings in the valley.
How to regulate food trucks that are popular in downtown Las Vegas has generated hours of discussion among the Las Vegas City Council over the last several months.
The Clark County Commission has approved a new single-stream recycling ordinance, bringing big changes in waste pickup for valley residents after years of debate on the issue.
The Las Vegas City Council will consider several items intended to boost business throughout the city, including a proposal to designate certain parking spots in the downtown area as “food-truck only.”
If the Clark County Commission passes the single-stream recycling ordinance up for discussion at its Tuesday meeting, it will bring an end to nearly a decade of debate on the issue. But after years of studies, committees and pilot programs, some still feel the process to overhaul waste collection in hopes of boosting recycling in the valley is going too fast.
A shorter agenda than usual awaits the Clark County commissioners this week, but one contentious item looms large and could result in a marathon meeting.
A year ago, scandal left the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth reeling as its reputation suffered and donors began asking for refunds. “We had funding partners that were very concerned when the debacle happened. A lot of our assets were frozen,” said Arash Ghafoori, the agency's executive director. “We already had bills to pay, things to do. We came very close to not having the money to make everything happen. Our number one goal was to make sure the kids didn’t become victims of a management situation.”
Kathleen Vermillion’s precipitous fall began in December 2011 with the quiet announcement that she was resigning her post on the Henderson City Council to spend more time with her family and the nonprofit she founded, the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth.
On April 16, 1953, Henderson was incorporated with a population of slightly more than 7,000 people and an uncertain future. Over the next 60 years, Henderson’s population swelled to 260,000 people as the city transformed from an industrial center into a thriving suburb.
More than 100 neighborhood residents packed the cafeteria at a northeast valley elementary school Wednesday night to hear plans for a $35 million flood control project they wish had been in place five months ago.
Super Bowl Sunday is coming, which means a blitz of business is coming for Las Vegas pizza restaurants, liquor stores, casinos and other establishments. To help local residents form a game plan to cope with the crowds, here are some tips, hints and facts.
For groups of visitors traveling to Las Vegas, renting a home for a few days or a week in a residential neighborhood can be a cost-effective alternative to staying on the Strip.