Members of the North Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday during a special meeting to appoint community activist Richard Cherchio, 62, to the vacant Ward 4 council seat. His term begins…

reporting One of his patients is accusing him of causing his addiction to painkillers and there could be other patients with similar allegations. Dr. Albert Yeh of Las Vegas is accused of running an i…

Westbound I-80 is closed at the spaghetti bowl due to a rollover. It is an extrication accident. The traffic backup is causing traffic delays on US 395 as well. We recommend taking surface streets to…

Research plans keep us focused. Genealogists usually incorporate a thorough review of local histories and available record groups in our research plans, but our plans become more useful when we add t…

Count Gene Breeden’s truck-driving school in Boulder City among the many things that changed forever on Sept. 11, 2001. Breeden taught would-be truckers how to drive treacherous mountain roads on U…

Always be alert to radio and television flash flood warnings and reports. This is especially important when hiking/camping in desert canyons. Never camp on low ground and be wary of cloud formations t…

The Senior Center was a busy place last weekend. On Friday night the center hosted our own BC Opry for an evening of live entertainment. The BC Opry is made up of four musical groups who play variatio…

North Las Vegas has a new city council member. The council unanimously appointed Richard Cherchio to fill the seat left by former councilwoman, now-Mayor Shari buck. Cherchio was chosen out of a pool …

A panel formed to find ways of saving the state money is short on cash but still long on ideas. Only about half of the privately funded Spending and Government Efficiency Commission’s suggestions …

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. has promoted longtime executive Robert Goldstein to executive vice president and extended his contract two and a half years. Goldstein has been with the company c…