North Las Vegas police to step up distracted-driving enforcement
As part of Nevada's statewide Joining Forces initiative, North Las Vegas police will run a concentrated distracted-driving enforcement campaign from April 3 through April 20, 2026. The goal is to catch and correct violations caused by inattention behind the wheel, reduce crashes, and improve road safety across the community.
During the campaign, NLVPD officers will run high-visibility patrols and focused traffic operations aimed squarely at distracted driving — above all, the use of handheld electronic devices while driving. Officers also plan to take an educational approach, reminding drivers of the dangers and the legal consequences. Police note that distracted driving remains a major cause of crashes across the United States.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving killed 3,275 people in 2023. Texting, using a phone, eating, or adjusting in-car technology all pull a driver's attention off the road and raise the risk of a serious or fatal crash. The department continues working with regional partners through the Southern Nevada Traffic Task Force, a multi-agency effort to reduce dangerous driving across the Las Vegas Valley.
'Where is the crosswalk?' — East Las Vegas petition drive after second pedestrian crash in a month
A pedestrian was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle struck her near Charleston and Mohave, according to Metro police — the second crash in less than a month on the same stretch of road where a 10-year-old boy was killed. Police said the collision happened around 2:26 p.m. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and appears to have been crossing outside a crosswalk. The driver stayed at the scene and showed no signs of alcohol or drug use.
Neighbors who saw it happen described the shock. "I saw her get hit. I saw her go up in the air," said area resident Dee Harvey. "Her head hit the windshield." Harvey did not think the victim would survive.
After the second crash, residents want change
The crash happened on the same road where 10-year-old Simeon Young died less than a month earlier while crossing to a convenience store with friends. His family said Simeon crossed mid-block because the nearest crosswalk was blocks away in either direction. Residents have now launched a petition calling for safer crossings.
"It feels like this area has been somewhat neglected," Harvey said. "This is the second tragedy in less than a month. I'm terrified another child will lose their life." Neighbors say faded crosswalks and missing sidewalks and bike lanes make the area dangerous on foot — as one resident tried to cross, more than ten vehicles rolled past. "Of all the cities I've lived in, this is the only one where you can't see the crosswalks at all. They haven't been repaired or repainted," Harvey said.
A community that moves on foot
Residents say the danger is amplified in a neighborhood where so many people walk or ride transit. "We are a marginalized community here. A lot of people get around on foot, and a lot of people don't have cars," Harvey said. "So even just going to catch a bus, crossing Charleston Boulevard means putting your life on the line." Organizers hope action comes before another tragedy. They want to work with agencies that can improve the road and install more lighted crosswalks, and they argue the speed limit on Charleston should be lowered because vehicles move too fast through an area full of pedestrians.
Concert tickets hidden in Easter eggs at Downtown Summerlin
Families and live-music fans can open Easter weekend with a special egg hunt. According to a social media post, Live Nation will host the event at Downtown Summerlin on Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., giving concertgoers a chance to find hidden eggs and win tickets to upcoming shows.
Organizers say the hunt begins promptly at 10 a.m., with 72 eggs hidden each hour in public areas around the property until 1 p.m. Each egg holds two tickets to shows by artists including the Jonas Brothers, New Kids on the Block, Doja Cat, and Foo Fighters. Winners collect their prize at the event booth on Macy's Promenade in Downtown Summerlin. It is one egg per household, winners must be 18 or older with valid ID, and any eggs or prizes unclaimed by 1 p.m. on April 4 will be collected back. For safety, eggs will be placed only in public areas, and organizers ask that nobody run or shove during the hunt.
Separately, Craig Ranch Regional Park is moving ahead with facility improvements after signing a service agreement aimed at nighttime safety.
Tiny-home community with rents from about $900 wins unanimous approval
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved plans for a tiny-home community. About 50 custom-built tiny homes are planned for the southwest corner of Eastern and Sullys avenues, on a 2.25-acre lot that currently sits vacant. FOX5 previously covered the project and joined local leaders on a tour of the Boxabl factory, where the custom designs will be produced.
According to the developers and project officials, rents for seniors would run between $900 and $1,000 a month and may include utilities.
"It offers an alternative. It's innovative and unique, so it can feel unfamiliar — new things take time to get used to. One thing that mattered was being able to tour the facility and show the actual product. I think that helped people visualize the possibilities and think, 'this has real potential,'" developer Gary Gumm told FOX5 after the vote. "From the beginning, we saw it as one specific solution to the much bigger problem of the affordable-housing shortage."
Jurisdictions across the Las Vegas Valley have been expanding affordable homes and apartments, but Nevada as a whole is still short about 78,000 units for very-low-income individuals, families, and seniors, according to the Nevada Housing Coalition.
Over the past several months, the developers worked with city staff and Councilwoman Olivia Diaz to revise the proposal and clear the hurdles to final approval. At a January 13 Planning Commission hearing, the project drew a denial recommendation, with commissioners urging continued work on the design and landscaping; city officials noted that projects that fall short of various zoning requirements can automatically receive a denial recommendation. "A lot of the credit goes to Councilwoman Diaz. She was strict at times, but she kept pushing us toward a design worth building. I'm proud of how it turned out, and that's thanks to her help," Gumm said.
Micro-housing as a tool against homelessness
After the vote, Diaz spoke with FOX5 about the potential for tiny homes in the city to address homelessness amid the housing crisis. FOX5 has shown how some developers are already looking at tiny homes as a way to build on vacant "infill" land within the city.
"My colleagues on the council, the mayor, and I know housing is critical — in fact, it's one of our four priorities. We want to provide housing opportunities everyone can afford and address homelessness in our community, and more affordable housing for local residents is essential to that," Diaz told FOX5. "After today's vote, we can all be proud to break new ground with tiny homes and Boxabl's products. What I especially like is that the developers can get these homes into the community faster. Maybe this sparks a wave of interest in this type of development — and we welcome that, because we need more and more affordable housing."
Boxabl looks to grow in southern Nevada
Boxabl told FOX5 it has delivered roughly 700 modular homes across the U.S. and worldwide. In January 2025, Nevada approved Boxabl to sell and build under the state's modular-housing program. Local governments around the state have been studying the tiny-home concept and Boxabl's products, and while there have been individual uses around the valley, this project is the first tiny-home community Boxabl will build directly. "We're reaching out more proactively to local builders and developers to see how we can help — especially in Pahrump and across the valley — as we work to get high-quality, affordable housing to Nevadans quickly," Boxabl's Paolo Tiramani told FOX5 in February.
Powerball winner James Farthing arrested over $12,000 in cash
It is not every day a headline comes with a twist like this: a man who came into millions keeps making the news for all the wrong reasons. That is the story of James Farthing, the Powerball winner who landed $167 million. You would assume life got easy — the luxury car, the personal chef, maybe a quiet island vacation. Instead, another run-in with the police.
Farthing was reportedly arrested and charged with stealing $12,000 in cash. Yes — $12,000. Not millions, and nothing next to the fortune he already had. Just a stack of bills, and an enormous legal problem to go with it. The charges include second-degree theft and marijuana possession — apparently one count was not enough to tell the whole story. It is the kind of situation that makes anyone stop and ask the obvious question: how does someone with life-changing money end up here?
According to reporting that cites the arrest warrant, Farthing took $12,000 in cash from a residence and fled in a black Porsche before police caught him; searching the car, officers found a marijuana cigarette in plain view and seized more. He was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center without incident. It is his third arrest since winning the lottery about a year ago.
The Smoking Gun previously reported that Farthing had spent much of his life behind bars across 25 different facilities before winning the largest jackpot in state history last April, alongside his 77-year-old mother, Linda Grizzle, and girlfriend Jacqueline Fightmaster. Just days after celebrating the prize, he was arrested in Florida, accused of punching a hotel guest and kicking an officer who tried to intervene; he pleaded guilty in that case earlier this month, according to LEX 18. He also violated his probation by leaving Kentucky without notifying his probation officer.
Winning the lottery is supposed to follow a dream checklist: pay off debt, help your family, invest wisely, skip the unnecessary drama. "Arrested over a comparatively small pile of cash" should never appear on that list — and yet here we are. In the end, this is a story about choices more than luck. Millions can transform a bank account overnight, but habits and decisions matter just as much as they did before the win.
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