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Public safety coverage here is about policy and practice rather than a running list of crashes and arrests. We report when an agency, a business or a city changes how it keeps people safe, and why.
That includes curfews, police procedures, and the decisions businesses and venues make in response to threats that circulate online.
Public Safety · Valley-wide
The National Weather Service expects Las Vegas highs of 95 to 98 degrees through Friday, with minor heat risk in the valley and an extreme heat warning in Death Valley, before winds and cooler air arrive Saturday.
Public Safety · Nevada
A rural Nevada county paid $1.6 million to Patience Rousseau, who spent more than two years in prison after a 2018 miscarriage. Her case drew attention to a 1911 state law that is still on the books.
Public Safety · Nevada
The Review-Journal revisited the 1986 impeachment of U.S. District Judge Harry Claiborne of Nevada, convicted of tax evasion, whose removal from the bench still divides the Las Vegas legal community.
Public Safety · West Las Vegas
Anyone under 18 must be with an adult 21 or older from 3 p.m. Thursday. Metro police say posts urging large gatherings are taken seriously.
A rule that changes who can enter a mall or how police respond to online posts affects more residents than any single incident.
Metro police describe evaluating social media activity before deciding whether to send resources.
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Schools · Nevada
A WestEd analysis approved by Nevada's Commission on School Funding found extra per-pupil dollars for at-risk students had no effect, raising questions about how the state distributes that money.
Real Estate · Valley-wide
More than 10,000 homes were for sale in the Las Vegas Valley at the end of August, the Review-Journal reported. Pending sales fell for a fifth straight month, while the median single-family price stayed at $485,000.
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