Review-Journal Photo Extra

Get the whole picture on the news in Las Vegas with Photo Extra, where Review-Journal photographers further illustrate the top stories of the day with exclusive online photo packages.

Aug. 31:

UNLV Season Opener
A power outage at Sam Boyd Stadium cuts short UNLV's first game of the 2002 football season vs. Wisconsin.

July 15-18:

Lost Cabin Fire (Updated July 18)
The Lost Cabin Fire burned about 4,300 acres in Lovell Canyon in the Spring Mountains, 30 miles west of Las Vegas.

July 9:

Yucca Mountain Approved
The U.S. Senate formally approved the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository July 9, 2002, ending two decades of legislative wrangling between Nevada and the federal government. Update: Towns mixed on repository (July 14)

July 3:

UMC Trauma Center Closes
The city's only Level I trauma center lost doctors in droves because of the liability risk at the facility and skyrocketing malpractice insurance rates. Update: Trauma Center Re-Opens (July 12)

Freedom's Flame
The Freedom's Flame convoy visits the New York-New York hotel/casino.

June 29:

Desert Inn Golf Course Closes
Photographer Clint Karlsen documents the final day on the historic 50-year-old greens.

The Who's John Entwistle: 1944-2002
See how Las Vegas reacted to the death of the rock 'n' roll legend at the Hard Rock Hotel.