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City of North Las Vegas Holding Public Hearing on Budget

City of North Las Vegas Holding Public Hearing on Budget

 

The City of North Las Vegas will be holding a public hearing about its budget Tuesday.

The public hearing will be at 5 p.m.

City officials will discuss the tentative budgets for the city, the North Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency and the North Las Vegas Library District.

The budget would be for fiscal year starting July 1 and ending June 30, 2014.

The city has struggled with a budget crisis over the past several years. Last year, the city faced a $33 million budget gap.

In 2012, the city closed its jail and laid off detention center workers. It also declared a financial emergency and suspended some union contracts.

Airman Arrested in Wife's Murder

Jarom Boyes

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A North Las Vegas man, who is also an airman stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, is under arrest in connection with the murder of his wife.

According to North Las Vegas Police, 41-year-old Jarom Boyes shot and killed Melissa Boyes, who was also an airman at Nellis, on April 6; however, he was arrested Tuesday, after detectives investigated the case.

Officers responded to a home on the 80 block of Whitetail Archery Avenue, near Deer Springs Way and 5th Street, around 11:30 p.m. on April 6. The caller reported there was a suicide at the home. Police found a 24-year-old woman dead from a gunshot wound.

Court documents reveal the couple had been out drinking at a bar and there was a verbal fight.

Aliante: Poolside Jazz Under the Stars

POOLSIDE JAZZ UNDER THE STARS
Summer Concert Series
May – August, 2013
 $15 · 18+ Show · All shows start at 7PM

Aliante Casino + Hotel's poolside summer concert series features smooth and contemporary jazz artists on the last Thursday of the month.

Join us for a refreshing way to relax and unwind under the stars.

May 30
NILS Platinum record- holding smooth jazz and R&B guitarist

June 27
Anthony James Baker British jazz-rock guitarist direct from London's Pizza Express Jazz Club

July 25
Elan Trotman Barbados-born sax man with six Billboard-charting singles

I-Team: Trial Dragged Out in Foreclosure Rental Scam Case

Eric Alpert

LAS VEGAS -- Eric Alpert, the discredited ex-Realtor at the center of housing scam allegations, has been facing a court trial and legal problems for years.

The complaints against Alpert keep piling up, nearly four years into his court trial.

Over the years, he has racked up a number of negative customer reviews.

Nicole Phillips, who rented from Alpert, said, "I feel awful inside. I felt like I had really been had."

Alicia Jackson, whose house had been broken into, said, "Basically, just because the home is abandoned, he felt that he could rent it out."

Another Alpert renter, Patrick Edgar, said, "We wanted to lease that house, but there was still stuff in there and he told us to put it in the garbage and give it couple of weeks and if they don't get it, you can throw it in the trash."

Driving You Crazy: Northern Beltway Construction

LAS VEGAS - A viewer wants to know why three main roads to thousands of homes north of the 215 Beltway in the northern part of the valley are closed for construction.

The beltway, a 53-mile stretch of road that circles three-quarters of the valley, was completed in 2003. It was hard to predict how fast the valley's population would grow. County officials say the bigger beltway was needed to suit current and future traffic volumes.

Crews closed three roads near the beltway – Bradley Road, Decatur Boulevard and Jones Boulevard – at the same time to expedite construction and lessen the effect on the area. In other words, officials chose to create a shorter period of tough travel, rather than a longer, drawn-out timeline.

Nevada National Guard Opens New Readiness Facility

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The Nevada National Guard is gaining some much needed space with its new North Las Vegas Readiness Center.

Colonels and generals say it will be used as a launching point in the event of a disaster and will house all sorts of life-saving equipment.

The building was constructed to specifically meet the needs of the Nevada National Guard. It was designed to efficiently accommodate the supplies, vehicles, and equipment of 50 full-time soldiers. It will also house equipment for the hundreds of additional personnel that will use the facility during training and drills.

A ribbon cutting and also a blessing from the Paiute tribe marked the opening of the $25 million, 68,000-square-foot facility Tuesday.

The project manager says it took 15 months to build, adding much needed construction jobs to the economy. It is state of the art with efficient lighting and roofing systems.

Students Mourn Death of Star Basketball Player

Students gathered Sunday night to remember a Mojave High School student who was killed in a car crash.

NORTH LAS VEGAS -- Students attending Mojave High School were in mourning Monday, after a 17-year-old student was killed early Sunday morning.

North Las Vegas police said 18-year-old Douglas Bruce sped through a stop sign, crashing into a car. Jahlonn Williams was killed and his13-year-old passenger was critically injured.

Bruce, who is being detained at the Las Vegas Detention Center, was a former Mojave High student.

On Monday, students, parents and teachers have come by to place items at the intersection of Goldfield Street and Washburn Road in North Las Vegas. Marks left behind by the wreck could still be seen on the road.

The wreck happened only a few yards from Mojave High School, where Jahlonn attended class.

The school's staff said grief counselors were made available help the student body deal with the death of a fellow classmate.

Friends of Jahlonn said his death doesn't seem real.