HENDERSON, Nev. - Drivers say traffic signals along Green Valley Parkway are not working properly and causing long delays.

Local officials say the lights are not malfunctioning. Henderson and other valley jurisdictions are making traffic signal timing changes that are required by new federal government rules. The changes are intended to match pedestrian crossing times.

Lights are now required to allow enough time for pedestrians with slower walking speeds – approximately three to four feet per second. The extra time is intended to give those with physical challenges enough time to cross the road.

Engineers tried to prevent the changes from affecting traffic, but they did shorten the cycle for left turns at many intersections.

Several groups will be bringing the message of pool safety to the community, during an event Saturday.

Henderson firefighters, the American Red Cross Southern Nevada Chapter and Rockstar Pool Care will be part of a safe pool rules news conference at the City of Henderson Fire Station 98 at Coronado Center Drive and Horizon Ridge Parkway.

Following the news conference, at about 11 a.m., volunteers will walk through Henderson neighborhoods bringing the message of pool safety to as many people as possible.

They'll be handing out information about drowning prevention, including a door hanger that outline the A, B, C, & D's of drowning prevention.

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in southern Nevada for young children. An average of eight children die every year in the Las Vegas valley. 

The strange saga of a large parcel of land near the M Resort takes another turn.

A controversial hard money lender has a deal for you — and it involves investing in one of the highest-profile pieces of undeveloped desert in Nevada.

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