Entering a surprise luncheon hosted by Station Casinos April 12, 300 at-risk Las Vegas Valley elementary students had no clue what was in store for them: their very own computer.
Henderson Libraries is trying to get as many families as it can involved with its new literacy program, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, which encourages parents to track each book their child reads. After the first 100, families receive a free tote and a book.
Movies often portray illegal drugs being smuggled in hidden compartments, swallowed in balloons, taped to people under bulky clothing or flown in small planes so low they go under the radar. Why don’t we ever see them just being mailed? Probably because it isn’t easy to do.
After more than a year of construction, the Simmons Street Improvements Project in North Las Vegas was completed in March. First phase included street improvements, while the second phase focused on the construction of a flood control facility with roadway improvements.