McCurdy, 31, is seeking to replace Lawrence Weekly, who will be termed out of his seat in District D in 2020. McCurdy has represented the heavily Democratic Assembly District 6, which includes portions of downtown Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, since 2016.

According to documents shared with The Nevada Independent, attorneys in the Clark County public defender’s office have drafted a plan to begin filing motions in criminal cases seeking similar treatment offered to Nicholas by Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson’s office.

The amended Clark County Code allows Metro Police, county code enforcement officers and the constable’s office to ticket commercial vehicles illegally parked in residential neighborhoods. 

The Clark County Commission is on a quest to open school campuses for community use. Clark County School District officials say the problem is a third party in the mix — the federal government. Language in the county’s public lands bill could change that dynamic, though.

For the first time since the double-decker buses made their Strip debut in 2005, the RTC started subsidizing the resort corridor route in the most recent fiscal year. Ridership and revenue have fallen dramatically since September 2015, when ride-share companies began legally operating in Southern Nevada. 

The internet’s transformation from a novelty to a necessity has left thousands of families at a disadvantage if they lack an internet subscription or a computer or other device with which to connect. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, along with a data security firm, are looking to change that.

Clark County commissioners and school trustees batted around ideas Thursday night about how extra money — courtesy of a potential sales tax increase — could improve education. The recent passage of AB309, which gave county commissioners the power to increase the sales tax by one quarter of one percent in Clark County, was the impetus for the joint meeting.

Southern Nevada residents have grown tired of seeing large commercial vehicles and tractor-trailers parked illegally in their neighborhoods. Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom first brought attention to the issue during a commission meeting in early June, proposing that the board grant enforcement powers to multiple agencies.

Clark County commissioners raised concerns about a renewed collaboration between the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying they’ve been unable to get information about how the so-called 287(g) agreement is being carried out in the county jail.

Officials in Southern Nevada have launched a new awareness strategy primarily aimed at people who might be too young to remember the devastating consequences of a flash flood, like the one of historic proportions that occurred in Las Vegas on July 8, 1999.

Last week, Las Vegas signed onto a resolution from the U.S. Conference of Mayors — cosponsored by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young — in which member cities agreed not to pay ransoms related to malware attacks, just weeks after Baltimore paid more than $18 million to rebuild its systems after a ransomware attack.

In the middle of the night, a blond-haired, 13-year old boy woke up startled from a nightmare. This wasn’t the first time. Kyler Nipper struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, which stems from an incident in 2016:  He was stabbed in the hallway of his middle school for the worn-out shoes he was wearing. But this particular summer night, Kyler Nipper had a solution.

Uber and Lyft have a new competitor — the Regional Transportation Commission. The RTC has launched an on-demand ride-share service called “Trip to Strip,” which shuttles passengers to various locations within the tourist corridor.

Immigrant advocates in Nevada and elsewhere in the country have called for an end to the agreements when they expire June 30, arguing that they expend local resources on federal priorities, erode trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement and trigger deportation proceedings against people with low-level offenses.

Clark County commissioners approved $6.1 million on Tuesday for programs that would help homeless people transition into permanent housing and heard a presentation about 1,200 new affordable housing units that will debut in several months.

The matchup between former Assemblywoman Olivia Diaz and neighborhood activist Melissa Clary for the Ward 3 Las Vegas City Council seat is too close to call based on absentee ballot and early vote results. But Brian Knudsen and Victoria Seaman have taken significant leads in their respective bids for the Ward 1 and Ward 2 seats.

The amendment, proposed by Democratic state Sen. Yvanna Cancela, allows county commissions to raise the sales tax by one quarter of one percent to fund “joint labor-management programs of workforce training in the hospitality industry,” including those run by the Culinary Union.

Former Assemblywoman Olivia Diaz and activist Melissa Clary garnered enough votes to oust Kihuen in the primary election. The two women are facing off in next week’s general election for the Ward 3 council seat. But it’s not the only seat up for grabs that day: Candidates are vying to represent Ward 1 and Ward 2 as well.