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Las Vegas ratifies contact for city’s next chief financial officer

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The Las Vegas City Council ratified on a 7-0 vote this morning Susan Heltsley’s contract as chief financial officer starting this summer. She will earn an annual salary of ...

Touro’s Pierce Autism Center looks to turn struggles into success for its clients

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

In Nevada, 120,000 children live with autism or other developmental disabilities, according to the Pierce Autism Center. Boys are also four times as likely to be diagnosed as girls …

49-year-old mom overcomes ‘chemo brain’ to find academic success

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Rebecca Taylor was 40 years old when she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2015. Almost a decade later, the 49-year-old will graduate from ...

UMC team, paramedics reunite with baby they saved at birth

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Within one minute after arriving at UMC, Jessica Spellacy delivered Johanna, but the baby was not breathing. Labor and delivery nurses quickly descended upon the scene to resuscitate Johanna, then admitted her into ...

Lessons learned at UNLV span the globe for new graduate

Saturday, May 11, 2024

When Hieu Nguyen arrived in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old native of Vietnam only knew about the city from watching YouTube. He also had no friends. That quickly changed while attending UNLV ...

Clark County allocates funds to help build 1,273 affordable housing units

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The Clark County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved $66 million in funding to nine organizations to construct and rehabilitate low-income housing across the region ...

HUD acting secretary praises Las Vegas, Clark County for housing programs

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Affordable housing has been a focal point for President Joe Biden and his administration, with HUD instituting various programs to increase the number of new units built across the nation. But Todman, who has been in her position since March 22, said it’s not ...

Close encounters of a different kind: This German immigrant is Rachel’s Area 51 aficionado

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Joerg Arnu, 62, a German-born retired computer programmer, has a love for military aviation, the mystery of Area 51 and the desert — making Rachel, a town of only 50 people, the perfect place for him. For the past 25 years, Arnu has ran ...

Father-daughter duo forges path together, will graduate from Nevada State today

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Trinity Kirkland has done everything with her father, Daryl, for as long as she can remember — from catching early screenings of superhero movies to joining him ...

‘Latino Loud’ campaign looks to amplify Latino voices in Nevada elections

Friday, May 3, 2024

Latino voters could change the tide of this year’s elections as a growing wave becomes eligible to vote, and local organizations are joining together to ensure that all of Nevada’s Latino voters ...

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