Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

A shooting on southbound Interstate 15 near East Lake Mead Boulevard in north Las Vegas early Friday morning left a passenger injured and forced the closure of multiple travel lanes, according to Nevada State Police. Trooper Shawn Haggstrom told News 3 Las Vegas that the incident occurred around 2:35 a.m. while a vehicle was...

Las Vegas residents interested in learning more about law enforcement will have an opportunity to participate in the city’s upcoming Citizens Police Academy. Scheduled to run Wednesday evenings from August 27 through November 12, the free program is hosted by the city’s Department of Public Safety. Held from 6 p.m....

Starting August 4, a new requirement will go into effect in unincorporated areas of Clark County mandating that all dogs and cats over the age of four months be microchipped. The initiative is designed to improve the process of reuniting lost pets with their owners and to help decrease the...

As many Americans grow weary of unchecked illegal immigration and the federal government’s inconsistent enforcement of border laws, a new grocery store catering primarily to Hispanic customers opened in Las Vegas this week, raising both economic opportunities and important questions about national policy. Superior Grocers, a California-based supermarket chain, launched...

Las Vegas found itself wrestling with a familiar foe this June: rising unemployment, driven not by workers but by a tourism slowdown. The local jobless rate climbed to 5.8 percent—up from 5.5 percent in May—even as the national economy shows steadier trends. Strip traffic flagged, with visitor numbers through May off by...