The Nevada Board of Education has voted unanimously in favor of a dramatic plan to shift the balance of power from a central office to the more than 300 schools in the Clark County School District.

Proponents of the reorganization plan approved Thursday say it's important for Nevada to act boldly, arguing the status quo hasn't improved the state's bottom-ranking public school system.

The plan fine-tuned over the past 14 months calls for an "empowerment" model that gives principals and their volunteer boards control over about 80 percent of the money flowing to their schools.

Critics scrutinized the details of the plan, asking whether it will distribute resources equitably. A panel of 12 legislators still must approve the final regulations that passed Thursday. That vote is expected on Sept. 9... Read More

For the first time in six years, Metro Police opened a new area command to better serve neighborhoods in the west valley.

Sheriff Joe Lombardo called it a momentous occasion that will help keep the Spring Valley community safe. It's located at Sahara Avenue and Durango Drive.

Not only will it mean more services available for the public, it will mean more officers patrolling the streets. And that's welcome news to some residents.

"I had my house broken into twice," said Mike Medenica, a Spring Valley homeowner." "I had the locks changed twice."

Weeks after buying his home, Medenica became the victim of a crime. Both times, he filed police reports with the Enterprise Area Command, which was the nearest police station to his home. Nothing was ever resolved.

"From what I heard from them, they get 4,000 complaints a day from people in Vegas so they're busy all the time," he said... Read More

A bicycle rider was critically injured Thursday morning in a collision near Arville Street and Flamingo Road.

The crash happened shortly before 8 a.m.

Metro Police say a vehicle struck the bike and left the scene of the crash. Police later located the vehicle and took the driver into custody. The bike rider was taken to University Medical Center.

Metro's Fatal Detail is investigating. Police have closed northbound Arville near Flamingo during their investigation.

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