Metro Police detectives are searching for two suspects in a hotel robbery on the north end of the Strip. On Aug. 28, a man and woman tied up a person in a hotel room on Las Vegas Boulevard South and escaped with the victim’s belongings, police said.
Nevada’s entire congressional delegation has publicly stated support for reform legislation that includes a pathway to citizenship. But organizations and individuals in the Silver State aren’t letting up their push until immigration reform becomes a reality.
Some immigrants become naturalized U.S. citizens because they see it as the culmination of a lifelong love affair with their adopted country. Many people want to vote and fully participate in U.S. politics and society. Still others are motivated by different opportunities only open to citizens.
FBI agents arrested a fugitive in Las Vegas Friday who was wanted in connection with the killing of a 6-year-old girl in Michigan, according to an agency press release.
Law enforcement officers are fanning out over the valley to handle multiple accidents, all of which occurred between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and several of which are clogging major arteries.
Joining their colleagues in cities across the country, employees at Las Vegas McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Bell and other fast-food restaurants walked off their jobs Thursday morning to protest low wages and lack of union representation. Locally, the protests started at 6 a.m. Thursday, and three picket lines were set up at different fast-food restaurants over the course of the morning.
NLV mayor: 'Nellis is in North Las Vegas from now on, as far as I’m concerned'
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013
Two mayors, their areas of influence not more than 2 miles apart, are contemplating new economic realities. Both are attempting to look at their operations in a new way, examining the costs and benefits of each service offered, and both are on a mission to enter into mutually beneficial agreements.
A man who allegedly dressed as a Mormon missionary while committing armed robbery has turned himself in, according to Metro Police, joining his alleged partner in crime who was already in custody.
While millions of immigrants residing in the country illegally are wringing their hands in a nervous holding pattern as Congress weighs a sweeping reform program, Las Vegan Juan Salazar has already gotten a taste of life with legal status. In June 2012, President Barack Obama introduced deferred action for childhood arrivals, a temporary program that offers work permits to immigrants with no criminal record who were brought to the United States at a young age. To be eligible they must be in school, have a high school diploma or its equivalent, or have served in the military.
Authorities are are asking for the public’s assistance in the search for a missing 16-year-old female from Alpine, Utah, who may have been lured away by someone she met on social media.
A woman who is suspected of causing a major pileup and serious injuries on Desert Inn Road on Thursday admitted she had two bloody mary cocktails and two beers before she got in her car to drive home, according to Metro Police.
U.S. Rep. Joe Heck knows the “pathway to citizenship” is the sticky part of the immigration-reform debate that sends politicians into frazzled fits of tongue-tied constituent coddling.
Las Vegan Jessica Padron beat out tough competition for a coveted internship in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, and she's not going to let money — or the lack of it — get in her way.
Power to part of the Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip was knocked out for hours today as a result of ongoing construction at the adjacent Gansevoort, a company official said.
When manager and choreographer Billie Jordan hears about “popping and locking” from her crew, she has to make sure they are talking hip-hop dance moves and not the condition of their artificial hips. Indeed, several members of the world’s oldest hip-hop dance crew, New Zealand’s Hip Op-eration, most likely have more metal in their worn joints than rapper 2 Chainz typically wears around his neck.
A woman hit eight pedestrians, including a pregnant woman, with a car before crashing and fleeing on foot Thursday night, according to North Las Vegas Police. Police responded to the incident about 11:30 p.m. on Losee Road, near Lake Mead Boulevard.
With help from witnesses, Metro Police tracked down a suspect accused of fleeing the scene of an accident that killed a teenager Thursday. Jvon Lawrence Williams, 29, was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of hit-and-run and driving under the influence, police said. Williams was picked up at his home in the northwest valley about 7 p.m. Thursday.
he Obama administration continues pounding for immigration reform this week, with White House officials releasing two separate reports on the economic benefits of overhaul legislation.
An investigation into the death of a Metro Police officer who fell during a helicopter rescue mission found no “abnormalities” in a harness or other equipment.
The city of Las Vegas has closed access to the lakes at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs after as many as 15 ducks were found dead in and around the ponds.
Felix Arellano, owner of Viva Las Arepas, Las Vegas’ sole Venezuelan restaurant, was born into the food-service industry. Yet, even he has previously filled his pot too high, and it boiled over into bankruptcy before Arellano was able to pinpoint a recipe for success. In 2006, Arellano bought a restaurant in Las Vegas, his dream after years of working in restaurants in Strip resorts. In 2007, however, he had abandoned the business, selling it at a loss after struggling to turn it around.
Immigration reform will boost Nevada’s economy and bolster its tax revenues, but not as much as states with larger populations of immigrants without legal residency or those states that collect state income tax, according to two studies released in the last week.
In a first-of-its-kind study, UNLV researchers examining imported hot sauces are recommending greater regulation and further testing after they found lead concentrations in some brands exceeded U.S. standards established for other food items.
For years, immigration experts and family members have criticized the backlog that awaits green card applicants. A bill that passed the Senate in June tweaks, and in some cases radically changes, every aspect of the immigration system. But discussions have mostly overlooked one provision: the merit-based visa program.
Flash flood warning still in effect; chance of rain decreasing throughout weekend
Friday, July 12, 2013
More than a dozen vehicles are stranded, sandwiched between flooded areas, near Nelson’s Landing at Lake Mohave. Storms passing south of the Las Vegas Valley dropped 4 inches of rain on the Nelson’s Landing area in two hours, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Stumpf.
Before the opening whistle of the July 3 El Super Clasico exhibition match between Mexican soccer league rivals Club America and Chivas of Guadalajara, the game had already been tarnished.
North Las Vegas received an infusion of new leadership Monday evening when John J. Lee was sworn in as the new mayor and Isaac Barron was sworn in as the first Hispanic to ever serve on the city council.
The immigration reform legislation made its way through the Senate, culminating in passage in a 68-32 vote on Thursday, sticking closely to the schedule outlined by Sen. Harry Reid.
For months, the customers at El Birotazo have been buzzing about “El Super Clasico.” The east Las Vegas restaurant, which specializes in the torta ahogada, a Mexican sandwich that originated in Guadalajara, is a haven for Club Deportivo Guadalajara fans. Guadalajara will play Club America, of Mexico City, in an exhibition match Wednesday in Las Vegas.
With active wildfires in three states, the Clark County Department of Air Quality is monitoring increasing smoke and ground-level ozone in the valley and has issued an advisory for the weekend.
After the Senate voted Thursday afternoon to pass a sweeping immigration reform bill, the mood among immigration reform advocates in Las Vegas was one of tempered enthusiasm. Another, likely much tougher, battle lies ahead for immigration reform in the GOP-led House of Representatives.
Sen. Harry Reid will host an immigration reform event in Las Vegas on Monday, as the majority leader is hoping to hold a vote on the immigration reform bill currently under debate before a July 4 recess.