Local and state law enforcement agencies announced a coordinated traffic enforcement initiative aimed at reducing rising roadway fatalities across the Las Vegas Valley. The effort brings together the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada State Police Highway Patrol, North Las Vegas Police, Boulder City Police, and Clark County School Police. Deputy Chief Jose Hernandez said… Continue reading Road Kills Spur Action
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Founding Roots Within CSN
When the College of Southern Nevada formally recognized the Native Heritage Alliance in February 2025, no one inside the young organization expected what would happen next. Within months, the group’s membership surged, workshops filled beyond capacity, and community partnerships multiplied across the valley. What began as a modest student coalition has rapidly evolved into one… Continue reading Founding Roots Within CSN
Five Years of Reliving Trauma
On June 1, 2020, Jorge A. Gomez, Jr., a peaceful protester, was fatally shot by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers during a demonstration. What followed has been a tense, painstaking legal battle, a struggle to make sense of the conflicting accounts, and a fight for accountability in the shadow of systemic failures. Jorge’s family,… Continue reading Five Years of Reliving Trauma
Federal Proceeding Ahead
In a case that has captured the attention of a community desperate for accountability, lead attorney Lee Meritt and co-counsel Canon Lambert have outlined their mounting frustrations over the delayed indictment of Officer Alexander Bookman for the murder of Brandon Durham. The family’s legal representatives describe a process fraught with bureaucratic sluggishness and what they… Continue reading Federal Proceeding Ahead
