Blue Diamond News

Nevada Department of Transportation engineer Mary Martini answers questions during a public hearing Wednesday held to announce the selection of a design-build contractor for construction on the I-15 South corridor.

One person is reported to be dead in a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV at the intersection of Blue Diamond Road and Durango.

About a dozen red news racks have moved into several neighborhoods on Las Vegas Boulevard and Blue Diamond.

The Blue Diamond School, one of the oldest in Clark County, opened in 1929 after the Blue Diamond mine began operating.

Weak tourism in Las Vegas is creating a snag in plans for major road construction.

The state Transportation Department is moving forward with seven area freeway projects - four of which would have remained on the back burner without federal stimulus money.

Many people who vacation in Vegas find their fun under a roof, be it gambling in the casino, watching one of the town's headliner shows, or shopping in one of Sin City's fabulous malls.

Two people are dead after a crash on State Route 160 late Friday morning. Nevada Highway Patrol says the driver and passenger inside a Toyota Corolla were killed when they were struck by a pickup truck.

A former FBI agent will be tried for murder. 61-year-old Edward Preciado-Nunon is accused of murdering his son's girlfriend Kimberly Long.

Money for the $1.2 million project has now been turned over to the Nye County School Board and is drawing interest for the district.

Fri, Jan 9, 2009 A proposal for a new multi-use recreational trail that would run through Red Rock Canyon is moving forward after the Bureau of Land Management held its third public meeting to review the ...

Jerry Stanley's involved in some dirty business. Through his two companies, Soil-Tech and Native Resources, Stanley makes his living keeping the dust down and restoring disturbed land across the Las Vegas ...

Boulder bourgeoisie The other Strip gets its own ultralounge by LISSA TOWNSEND RODGERS EVEN through a few cranes are still swinging and stacking, Las Vegas's building boom seems to have ended for now.

Red Rock Canyon: A strenuous 8-mile hike to Blue Diamond Hill will take place Tuesday.

Sun, Dec 14, 2008 In Today's Sun Winter storm watch issued for Las Vegas Uprooting some trees and knocking down signs, a strong downslope wind coming off the Spring Mountains blasted through the Las Vegas area ...

The Clark County Coroner's Office has identifed the second body found last month in a burned out car outside of Las Vegas, as 25-year old Martin Martinez Jr.

Wed, Dec 17, 2008 The Clark County coronera s office has identified a second body found last month in a burned-out car in the desert as 25-year-old Martin Martinez Jr.

Mon, Dec 15, 2008 Snow Day Snow in Blue Diamond Snow in Las Vegas Winter weather stormed through Blue Diamond this morning, bringing a white blanket of powder to the roads and hills, affecting drivers, ...

An excellent guidebook on Southern Nevada, "Geologic Tours in the Las Vegas Area," is now available with updated content and GPS coordinates.

Losing $30 million from highway funding is a big blow for the Nevada Transportation Department and they still haven't said what projects will be axed.