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Redevelopment project for Las Vegas Chinatown to tackle 3 major issues
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Cracking down on crime in Chinatown is a priority, not only for Las Vegas police, but for one Clark County commissioner. Business owners say the biggest crime involves car break-ins. FOX5 first showed surveillance video of a brazen theft in broad daylight from earlier this year.
Officials Greenlight $1M Grant for Las Vegas Shooting Memorial
On October 1, 2017, a deadly shooting occurred on the Las Vegas Strip during the Route 91 Harvest Festival. The unprecedented criminal act was completed by Stephen Paddock, the man who opened fire into the crowd attending the popular music festival. Paddock opened fire from his room at the Mandalay...
Las Vegas Parents Indicted by Grand Jury for Murder and Child Abuse in Toddler Son’s Death
The Clark County grand jury has indicted the parents of a toddler found deceased in a dumpster last month, as reported by KTNV. Diaja Smith, 23, and Jacoby Robinson, 24, were charged after their 2-year-old son, Jacoby Robinson Jr., was discovered near Lewis Avenue and 15th Street. They are facing severe charges, including murder and child abuse, after Smith initially reported her child missing. The arraignment for the accused is set for Tuesday.
County Commission approves $1M grant for 1-October memorial project
The Clark County Commission has voted to allocate a $1 million grant to the Vegas Strong Fund to assist with administrative and design services related to development of the community’s 1 October Memorial project.
Forecast Outlook 7/16/2024
Aside from some weak storms fizzling out this afternoon for our neighbors in Northwest Arizona and Utah, storm chances throughout Southern Nevada today and tomorrow will be more isolated to the higher terrain. Moisture is expected to gradually build back over the region Thursday through next week, but as the Four Corners high makes a trek back this way, high temperatures will also continue to increase through this weekend.
Historic Gemini Solar + Energy Storage Project Reaches Commercial Operations in Nevada
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 18, 2024-- Primergy Solar (“Primergy”) and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (“Quinbrook”) announced today that the Gemini Solar + Storage (“Gemini”) project in Clark County, Nevada is now fully operational. Gemini is the largest co-located solar plus battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the US, delivering clean, affordable power to communities in Las Vegas and beyond. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240718110673/en/ “Gemini broke the mold with a historic amount of solar and BESS, backed by the largest tax equity financing of its kind,” said Primergy CEO Ty Daul. “Achieving full commercial operations marks a significant technical and financial milestone for our team. We successfully navigated challenging supply chain and inflation issues through proactive planning and collaboration to bring this project online. We are grateful to our partners and investors for their commitment and shared vision in delivering clean energy to the western US.”
Clark County approves $1 million grant for mass shooting memorial
The Clark County Commission today unanimously approved the allocation of $1 million to the Vegas Strong Fund to assist with building the 1 October Memorial. Commissioners voted 6-0 to award the $1 million grant to the Vegas Strong Fund. Commissioner Ross Miller was not present at today’s meeting. Nearly...
LETTER: What’s in a name?
I suggest that Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom change his name. Then if it doesn’t suit him, he can change it again. We may not remember him, but what big loss would that be anyway?. Mr. Segerblom seems to have nothing better to do than to change good established...
Is ex-Las Vegas sheriff–now Governor–Joe Lombardo “Donor A” in alleged fallen-cop fundraising scam?
A federal criminal indictment released today in Las Vegas concerns a pet peeve of mine–dodgy fundraising for law enforcement causes. Ex-Las Vegas councilwoman Michele Fiore, 53, stands accused of siphoning off more than $70,000 ostensibly raised to build a fallen-officer memorial, for, among purposes, personal rent and her daughter’s wedding.
Coroner identifies motorcyclist killed in fatal crash in Las Vegas
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a motorcyclist killed in a Las Vegas crash involving a Peterbuilt semitractor-trailer as 50-year-old Demetrius Davidson. A coroner’s office report said Davidson died from blunt force injuries. Davidson was driving his 2020 Kawasaki Z900 motorcycle and collided with the 2017 Peterbilt...
Northwest Las Vegas shooting victim identified
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man shot to death July 12 in a northwest Las Vegas residence as 45-year old Christopher Lippincott. A coroner’s office report said Lippincott died of multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene of the shooting in the 4800 block of North Tioga Way, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson said in a news briefing Friday morning.
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