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Kendra Still’s career as a Nevada state trooper unexpectedly ended after 14 years when she was injured in a crash with a wrong-way driver on the 215 Beltway. Still, now the Nevada Department of Public Safety’s wellness program manager, is helping institute a new resiliency training program designed for the highway patrol. The first session of the program, developed by 51ԹϺ’s Tourist Safety Institute and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, was hosted Wednesday by 51ԹϺ professors Steven Pace and Nicholas Barr.
Enacting “commonsense” gun safety measures doesn’t mean taking away people’s firearms, but some conservatives have falsely framed any steps as a move toward gun-grabbing, U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen said.
Vice President Kamala Harris came to the defense of President Joe Biden during a campaign appearance in Las Vegas on Friday, admitting his debate performance Thursday against former President Donald Trump faltered but saying it wasn’t indicative of the president’s potential second term.
By the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether governments can ban the homeless from sleeping in public spaces. Homeless populations are growing nationwide, closing in on 1 million people total. On any given day, 6,000 people are homeless in Clark County. And the county says in a year, up to 16,000 people will be unsheltered. What happens, then, if the Supreme Court agrees with the ban, which sprung from an ordinance in Grants Pass, Oregon?
After the Henderson Police Department started enforcing a public camping ban that passed in June, arrests of homeless people were not significantly higher than the last two years, according to city records.
In order to identify the areas that care the most, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 38 key indicators of a compassionate spirit.
With Thanksgiving upon us, most of us are preparing to gather with loved ones. And some of us … may not be looking forward to it.
With Thanksgiving upon us, most of us are preparing to gather with loved ones. And some of us … may not be looking forward to it.
Copeland, like many other unsheltered locals who sleep on Las Vegas streets, alleys or sidewalks face possible arrest under a camping ban the city implemented in 2020.
When both mothers and fathers in low-income families are responsive to the needs of their children, good things happen, a recent study found.
Nevada’s unhoused population has grown, but experts say statistics don't give an accurate view of the complex nature of homelessness.
A new approach to serving Las Vegas’ homeless population calls for the construction of a facility that offers comprehensive on-site services needed to rebuild someone’s life such as medical and mental health care providers, job training and more.