Lutheran Social Services of Nevada filed for bankruptcy after a prospective buyer for the nonprofit’s building walked away from the deal, the organization’s board stated.
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New federal data estimates that about 6,700 households in the Las Vegas metro area don’t have working air conditioners. According to the coroner, that has led to death.
Experts say there’s no silver bullet to prevent heat deaths in Southern Nevada. But academic research and lived experience provide clues as to what’s happening on the ground.
With a changing climate and improved death accounting, extreme heat has become a common flash point in expensive, time-consuming wrongful death lawsuits.
Nevada has no state law requiring air conditioning, but the law does require landlords to fix existing AC units.
Henderson officials confirmed that Nevada state law enforcement is investigating the city police department’s deputy chief and chief. One has been placed on leave.
The rejected agreement with ex-public works official Jimmy Floyd included a willful violation and fine.
Lutheran Social Services of Nevada is selling its headquarters on Boulder Highway to another nonprofit, according to Clark County.
A firm linked to a fired public works official continues to profit on county contracts and has hired the official.
Clark County conducted three investigations into a conflict of interest, including one into its head of public works, newly released records show.
A district judge called on county officials to release all documents related to their investigations of a conflict of interest in the Public Works Department.
A now-fired Clark County manager was “heavily involved” in projects that included his wife’s firm, which likely resulted in the firm receiving preferential treatment, according to a summary of an early investigation into conflict-of-interest allegations.
Marlin “M.J.” Ivy, who has spent time in prison, was recently accused of threatening a man in Henderson, according to public records.
The shocking case involving eighth graders at The Alexander Dawson School challenges notions of private schools as safe havens and raises questions about what constitutes justice.
Businessman Girard Brown “Jerry” Henderson created the foundation that funded the Summerlin private school.
Nevada is one of a few states lacking a “dram shop” law that allows people to sue a business for overserving a patron that causes a DUI crash.
Businesses, which face no liability for overserving patrons who cause DUI crashes, rely on alcohol awareness training as a preventive measure.
For nearly a year, Clark County has refused to release important documents regarding a public works official and the award of lucrative contracts to his wife.
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