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By Jarah Wright On September 14, 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off on Sept. 15 and runs through Oct. 15. It begins in the middle of the month due to several countries celebrating their anniversary of independence. That includes Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile. We’re taking a look at some of the…

By Natalie McNeal On September 8, 2023 Most of America’s public school teachers have advanced degrees, but studies show that highly educated teachers are seeing sharper declines in pay. TeacherCertification.com explored how salaries aren’t keeping up even as more teachers earn post-baccalaureate degrees, citing National Center for Education Statistics data. Low teacher pay results in fewer young people entering…

By Mark Credico On September 10, 2023 Canopy tents lined the levels of the Clark County Government Center’s outdoor amphitheater Friday evening as the hum of food truck engines and music from one of many cultures filled the warm night air. Organizations from the AAPI, Black, Latino, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ communities partnered with the Service…

On September 6, 2023 A local nonprofit is expanding resources for high school students in need across Southern Nevada. Project 150 opened its second Las Vegas location near Flamingo Road and McLeod Drive on Wednesday. The community joined in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the new building named ‘The Rose.’ “We understand what students need…

On September 3, 2023  Access to affordable, organic foods is expanding in the valley. The Southern Nevada Health District is bringing back its pop-up produce stands to the Bonneville Transit Center (BTC) Plaza this season. The stand will be open from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the following days: The September pop-up stand will feature new…

By Jarah Wright On August 30, 2023 United Way of Southern Nevada is looking for hundreds of volunteers ahead of the 8th Annual Day Of Caring. Organization officials said volunteers will participate in over 60 projects spread out across the valley. That includes everything from enhancing school gardens to distributing food to those in need.…

By Jarah Wright On August 31, 2023  According to the latest Homeless Census conducted in Southern Nevada, more people and more people are facing homelessness and looking for help. Officials with the City of North Las Vegas are looking to help and are hosting a homeless services pop-up event at Tonopah Park on Sept. 13. Some of…

By Sasha Loftis On August 11, 2023 LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The 2023 Southern Nevada Homeless Census shows a significant increase in those without a place to live locally, which experts said may be caused by a myriad of factors. “There is no way that I can afford to live here,” one homeless man told…

By Candese Charles On August 12, 2023 LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — More than 200 people took to Cashman Field on Saturday to celebrate a moment many say they’ve waited years for. “Here, I’m giving myself a better life, a better opportunity, with love,” new citizen, Natalie Fridland said. She joined about 240 others in graduating…

By Mick Akers Las Vegas Review-JournalJuly 24, 2023 – 7:30am A federal grant awarded to the Regional Transportation Commission will fund a study of what it will take to develop sustainable, equitable transit infrastructure in a large underserved area of the Las Vegas Valley. The Federal Transit Administration’s Areas of Persistent Poverty program awarded the…