The Nevada attorney general’s office has asked the FBI to assist in its investigation of the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, whose founder was let go by the charity’s board last week. Sources close to the charity said the FBI was asked to join, in part, because the charity receives grants from local and federal agencies.

The click of a mouse is bringing about faster responses to complaints and questions brought to the attention of city hall, users of Henderson’s 24/7 online portal and city officials say. Since the inception four years ago of the Contact Henderson portal, the city has resolved about 98 percent of the more than 95,000 cases it has received.

With less than a minute remaining in Friday’s basketball game, Green Valley High senior guard Durrell McDonald dribbled past the full court press of defenders from visiting Silverado High and found himself in the clear on the fast break. Instead of continuing for what would have been an easy two points, the guard riffled a perfect pass to teammate Devan Kohn near the basket. Kohn easily converted the layup, putting on the final touches in Green Valley’s 71-58 victory.

Victor Lee wants to bring Texas-style doughnuts and kolaches to the desert, and his first stop is Henderson. Lee, owner of KD’s Donuts and Kolaches, opened the breakfast shop last week at 4650 E. Sunset Road.

The Henderson City Council chose the safe route Monday night by appointing planning commissioner John Marz to fill the empty Ward 3 seat vacated by Kathleen Vermillion until the general election next year. Marz, who has a long history as a business owner and marketing executive in the valley, said during his interview Monday that he would serve as a “caretaker” for the year and a half before the 2013 election.

The legal and PR team of former Henderson City Councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion held a news conference Monday afternoon, outlining what they called “improper” behavior by Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak toward Vermillion’s teenage daughter. The news conference capped a day of dueling accusations between Vermillion and Sisolak.

A man who had been recovering in the hospital for about three weeks after having been shot by Henderson police in late December was arraigned on assault and weapons charges Monday morning in Henderson Justice Court. Tony McNeill, 54, who faces felony charges for pointing a rifle at officers, appeared before Justice of the Peace David Gibson Sr., who asked him if he understood the charges and could afford to hire an attorney.

Back when things were really booming here — you remember those days — a trip from Henderson to North Las Vegas was something you often had to plan your day around. Gridlock ensued on Interstate 15 most weekday afternoons, usually spoiling even the best of Outlook calendars.

A 100-acre Henderson Park is in the early phases of construction and should be ready to open by the end of summer, a city official said. Crews are moving earth and restructuring a man-made lake at what will become Cornerstone Park, at Stephanie Street and Wigwam Parkway.

Former Henderson City Councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion has filed a lawsuit, claiming defamation and/or invasion of privacy by her ex-boyfriend, County Commissioner Steve Sisolak. The high-profile allegations have some asking how difficult or easy it is to prove such cases.

Cody Geddings is guilty of second-degree murder by child neglect in the 2010 slaying of Addison Weast, his girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter, a Clark County District Court jury ruled today.

A man who has been in the hospital for more than three weeks after being shot in late December by Henderson police is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday.

A Clark County District Court jury is continuing to deliberate this afternoon in the child abuse murder trial of a Henderson man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter in 2010.

Former Henderson city councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion is suing Clark County and Commissioner Steve Sisolak, claiming Sisolak defamed her after ending their alleged romantic relationship.

"There were three things that I wanted to accomplish as mayor, and I didn’t know what a mayor was until I got elected mayor. They ..."

Local restaurant Firefly will be bringing its signature mix of tapas and sangria to Henderson this spring with the opening of a new location near Anthem.

After hearing several hours of closing arguments Thursday, a Clark County jury has begun deliberating in the child abuse murder trial of a Henderson man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter in 2010. Jurors decided to break for the evening and return at 9:30 a.m. Friday to consider the evidence in the trial of Cody Geddings, 26, who has been accused in the death of Addison Weast on March 31, 2010, in his home in Henderson.

Seventy-two hours after the company announced a security breach affecting millions of customers, phone lines at the online retailer Zappos were still shut down as the company continues to work its way through the crisis.

A new survey shows 92 percent of those in Henderson’s pilot recycling program are happy with weekly recycling pickup, while 84 percent are OK with weekly garbage pickup.

A UNLV physics professor was expected to continue to demonstrate today to a Clark County jury how a large metal oxygen tank could have fallen on and fatally injured 16-month-old Addison Weast in March 2010 in a Henderson back yard.