From the Las Vegas Optic By Phil Scherer and Ryan Lowery Local school districts remain unsure whether they will return to the classroom in early February, following Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s announcement Tuesday that districts would have the option to return to the classroom during her annual State of the State address. Most schools have…
From the Las Vegas Optic Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse that may be triggering and upsetting for some readers. Discretion is advised. A former West Las Vegas Middle School security guard has been arrested and charged with 15 felony counts following a lengthy investigation by the New Mexico Office of the…
From the Las Vegas Optic One man was killed, one was injured and another is sought by police following a violent end to a holiday weekend in Las Vegas. Las Vegas police have confirmed to the Optic that 27-year-old Leroy Salazar was shot and killed Monday evening on Collins Drive, on the city’s north west…
From the Las Vegas Optic A woman accused of trying to sneak drugs to a murder suspect inside the San Miguel County Detention Center has again been jailed for violating the terms of her release. Skye A. Sedillo, 22, of Las Vegas, was arrested Jan. 8 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center…
From the Las Vegas Optic For the second year in a row, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office and the West Las Vegas School District teamed up to distribute meals and gifts to area families for the Annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Food and Gift Drive. With the help of generous donations from the community, event…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is part three of a series exploring the role street gangs, prison gangs and organized crime play in violence, drug trafficking and addiction within Las Vegas and its surrounding communities. Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency arrived in Las Vegas on Aug. 13, 2019, although…
From the Las Vegas Optic The coronavirus pandemic has prevented people from doing a lot of things they love, but reading books is not one of them. While the Carnegie Public Library isn’t currently open to the public, it does offer a curbside pickup option which allows residents of the Meadow City the opportunity to…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police have arrested a woman accused of robbing two area Allsup’s convenience stores late last month. Bonnie Amber Burhans, 38, faces one count of felony armed robbery, and one count of felony robbery in two robberies at stores between Dec. 27 and Dec. 29, 2020. The first robbery was reported…
From the Idaho Business Review While the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the way Idahoans live, it has not slowed the demand for multifamily housing in Idaho. In fact, demand continues to rise as developers and multifamily housing operators plan new development projects. Boise-based real estate development company Thomas Development Co. recently completed a 48-unit affordable…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is part two of a series exploring the role street gangs, prison gangs and organized crime play in violence, drug trafficking and addiction within Las Vegas and its surrounding communities. Sweeping raids by federal law enforcement agencies in August of 2012 resulted in 14 Las Vegas…
