The Las Vegas City Council passed two items that clear the way for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build a temple in the northwest valley.
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Peter Breen is a Las Vegas Review-Journal intern. He is a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he wrote and edited for the school's daily newspaper, The Observer. In college, Peter interned with Notre Dame Magazine and the Houston Chronicle.
President Joe Biden spoke at the NAACP’s 115th National Conference, kicking off a two-day visit to the Las Vegas Valley.
Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Andrew Kelvington said the man threatened the officer around 5 p.m. near the intersection of West Twain Avenue and South Wynn Road.
Those with camping reservations were still able to access the park while it was closed, but they weren’t permitted to step out of the campground, according to Nevada State Parks’ Facebook account.
The park ranger who fatally shot a person at Valley of Fire State Park was not wearing a body camera, according to a Nevada State Parks spokesman.
Kit Herron stayed at a motel for a week while her air conditioner was out. Fans and ice water were no match for the 90-degree temperature inside her home.
Amid sweltering temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley, doctors at University Medical Center have seen a spike in pavement burns in recent weeks.
The National Weather Service predicted that it could get as hot as 117 on Monday, 117 on Tuesday and 117 on Wednesday.
Families crowded along mostly treelined streets to celebrate America’s 248th birthday by watching the annual Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade.
The annual Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade is the valley’s largest July Fourth parade.
The postcards, which feature QR codes, are part an effort by Clark County District Court in Las Vegas to make it easier for people to perform jury duty.
After a gunman killed five people in North Las Vegas, mourners gathered to remember the victims. About 100 attended the vigil at the Craig Ranch Villas complex.
A 47-year-old man suspected in the shooting deaths of five people in North Las Vegas killed himself when confronted by officers, police said.
A pair of police automobiles collided in downtown Las Vegas, police said. Authorities said no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The student, who is autistic and nonverbal, was unable to explain how he received the scratch marks after his mother noticed the apparent swastika in March 2023.
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