Don Carroll flipped on the TV as he pulled on his boots. The screen showed a close-up of a high-rise building, and he assumed it was the film, “The Towering Inferno.” Then the camera pulled back, and he recognized the building. With only one boot on he ran to the window and saw the image from the TV in the real world. He shouted to his wife, Noriko, “The terrorists have hit the World Trade Center with a plane!”
Steve Capizzo combed through the World Trade Center rubble in hopes of finding survivors.
But death’s sour smell was everywhere. There were just bits and pieces of people wedged in among the twisted, burning steel.
Troy Gillett, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, alumnus, has created two winding columns of about 5,000 T-shirts for display at Lied Library as part of UNLV’s events commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The T-shirts were given to UNLV by New York-New York, which collected them from a shrine that was created outside the hotel following the terrorist attacks.
See Weird Al Yankovic, Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca,” or “Henry VIII” from the Globe Theatre, all in your neighborhood.
Nearly 25 miles long, Decatur Boulevard is a major staple for Las Vegas commuters traveling north-south in the city. Nestled in the west, it crosses the Las Vegas Beltway twice and is divided by U.S. Highway 95. The boulevard, running from W. Cactus Avenue and past Iron Mountain Road, provides access to hundreds of businesses, half a dozen parks or community centers, a college campus and an airport. The street’s roots are equally deep.
Meagan HoChing was honored by the United Way of Southern Nevada on Aug. 19 for her commitment to service with a special ceremony at Desert Rose Adult High School attended by U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley and Henderson Councilwoman Gerri Schroder.
Throngs of ash-coated people stumbled through New York on that September day. Glynis Seeley was among them, trying to get home, and she called her husband, Ed, in Brooklyn. He told her to get out of the city. No one knew when — or where — the terrorists would attack next.
Along the eastern rim of Utah’s Paunsaugunt Plateau lies Bryce Canyon National Park, a visual feast for the eyes. Standing along the park’s rim, visitors are treated to a multicolored landscape of natural spires, pinnacles and pillars called hoodoos. They got their name because their upright shape, with a little imagination, suggests humanoid or even supernatural beings.
The season’s final Super Summer Theatre production, “Five Guys Named Moe,” is scheduled to run Thursday through Sept. 24 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, about 10 miles west of Charleston Boulevard at the Las Vegas Beltway. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the gate if available. Visit supersummertheatre.com or call 594-7529.
To honor those who died, were injured or survived the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, events around the city are being planned to commemorate them this weekend. “It is the 10-year anniversary,” said Kristine Anderson, vice president of media and communication for 9/11 Remembrance Las Vegas. “It’s nice for us to all come together to remember.”
Several of the 9/11 hijackers spent time in Las Vegas before committing the deadliest act of terrorism in the nation’s history. But in its 2004 report, the 9/11 Commission wrote, “Beyond Las Vegas’ reputation for welcoming tourists, we have seen no credible evidence explaining why, on this occasion and others, the operatives flew to or met in Las Vegas.” Former Clark County Sheriff Jerry Keller told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2006 that he thought the hijackers were eyeing Las Vegas for a possible future attack involving other al-Qaida members.
John Glock isn’t exactly sure what to call it. What he does know: Against all odds, he is alive. A series of events kept Glock from the upper floors of the World Trade Center where nearly 3,000 people died on Sept. 11, 2001. His friends and coworkers make up hundreds of the victims. Their memories serve as painful reminders of the day he wishes he could forget.
A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba, whose burned body was found in a northwest valley vacant lot, Las Vegas police said Monday night.
Food enthusiasts have been enrolling in culinary school in growing numbers, lured by dreams of working as gourmet chefs or opening their own restaurants. For many graduates, however, those dreams have turned into financial nightmares, as they struggle to pay off hefty student loans and find work in a cutthroat industry known for its long hours and low pay.
Southwest Airlines is announcing daily, nonstop flights from Atlanta to Las Vegas and Phoenix in a move that will expand planned service in the biggest U.S. city not yet served by the airline.
