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Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media.
Public clashes over extent of electronic communication between students, teachers during roundtable discussion Thursday night on the Clark County School District’s first-ever social media policy.
Fourth-graders from Rainbow Dreams Academy, Victory Mission Baptist Church, 100 Academy of Excellence and Booker, Kelly and Wendell Williams elementary schools were invited to Zion National Park along with a small group of children from Child Protective Services.
About 150 uniformed officers clapped and cheered as Daxton Alyn Beck, the son of fallen officer Alyn Beck, walked across the stage at The Thomas & Mack Center to receive his high school diploma Saturday afternoon.
Ten local students were awarded 2017 scholarships in memory of Las Vegas police officers Igor Soldo and Allyn Beck, who were gunned down while on duty three years ago this week.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
Vegas Stronger CEO Dave Marlon said the most effective members of the organization’s street team have personal experience with homelessness, substance abuse and mental illness.
The official measuring station at at Harry Reid International Airport reached 110 at 2:11 and continued to rise.
The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s November recruit class graduated from the police academy with the support of a large crowd including family members.
