Cresent Hardy may be new to the state Legislature, but he’s no greenhorn. Hardy, newly elected to represent Assembly District 20 in Clark County, traces his family history in America all the way back to the 1600s when one Thomas Hardy arrived near what is now Essex, Mass.
The Las Vegas Valley’s $1.6 billion flood control system proved its worth during last week’s rainstorms. Engineers were happy because the 83 detention basins and 550 miles of channels and underground storm drains built since the mid-1980s performed according to design.
RJtv for Tuesday is online now featuring photos of works crews digging through snow on Mount Charleston and the weather forecast that includes a chance of snow in Las Vegas. You’ll also see aerial footage of a nearly full Regional Flood Control District detention basin following last week’s rain.
The Nevada economy is starting to sound like a locomotive finally climbing out of a deep valley, as the state recorded its fourth consecutive month of higher taxable sales than a year ago.
An East Coast blizzard that has forced more than 6,000 flight cancelations will leave many travelers stranded through the end of the week. Runways were expected to reopen Monday evening at several major airports in the Northeast. But flights into and out of Philadelphia, New York and Boston left hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for a way home.
