Don’t expect to see much sunshine in the Las Vegas Valley as 2021 comes to a close.
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Showers and mountain snow are possible before 9 a.m. Tuesday and then a chance for scattered rain showers, according to the National Weather Service.
Traffic was backed up as much as 20 miles on the way out of Las Vegas to California on Sunday morning, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission.
In Las Vegas, the eclipse peaked about 1 a.m., the National Weather Service said. The agency reported cloudy skies across the valley early in the morning.
The Nevada Highway Patrol reported that there was an “auto/pedestrian” crash in the northbound offramp at I-15.
The “lucky guest” won $112,500 on the Lock It Link slots.
Reservations are being accepted to visit the Holiday Cactus Garden at Ethel M Chocolates in Henderson.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck an area just northeast of Las Vegas on Friday afternoon but there were no immediate reports of any injuries of serious damage.
The traffic nightmare on southbound I-15 is a rite of passage for motorists on holiday weekends leaving Las Vegas. But this year’s backup seems tame in comparison to last year and recent summer weekends.
A portion of U.S. Highway 93 was shut down northeast of Las Vegas late Wednesday as monsoonal weather continued to linger in the region.
Las Vegas has set several heat records so far in July, including an all-time high of 117 degrees. Last month was the second-hottest June in the valley’s history.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Lake Tahoe on Thursday afternoon but there were no immediate reports of any injuries of serious damage.
Investigators couldn’t find a cause of the April fire that destroyed the historic garage at Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park, a report said Thursday.
The National Weather Service said Death Valley National Park hit 128 degrees, breaking the old record of 122 for June 17 set in 1917.
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Henderson police are investigating after a man was found fatally shot in a residential area in the southeast Las Vegas Valley early Tuesday.
The victim’s family came to court with photos of him. His wife wanted the defendant to see her husband’s face.
A Las Vegas police officer who was arrested on suspected DUI was unable to stand upright on his own while in police custody, according to a report.
Before the attack, the victim said the defendant told him and his wife to speak English while the couple was talking in Tagalog.
