Denise Tatum once spent nine weeks at Vermont’s Middlebury College speaking only in Mandarin Chinese. After spending four summers in China and earning a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, she now teaches Chinese and English at Liberty High School.
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Clark County School District programs such as Reading Through the Holidays, along with the All People Promoting Literacy Efforts program in the Henderson area, are some of the ways area students are being exposed to reading outside of the classroom.
The Ray of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit group providing support to Manch, Parson, Lowman, Bunker and Clyde C. Cox elementary schools, is accepting holiday donations through Dec. 12.
A 14-year-old girl was shot in the chest while at a park near D Street and Lake Mead Boulevard about 8:45 p.m. Monday, Las Vegas police said.
A 12-year-old girl died after being struck by a car near Sahara Avenue and Town Center Drive on Monday night, Las Vegas police said.
North Las Vegas police are investigating a Monday shooting death near Ann Road and Clayton Street.
Former Rep. Dina Titus plans to announce on Thursday she is running for the 1st Congressional District covering much of urban Las Vegas, according to a Democratic Party insider.
Intense heat grips southern Nevada every summer. However, in recent years, the topic of worksite heat stress safety has become a focus. In 2022, Federal OSHA introduced its national emphasis program on heat stress safety. The same year, Nevada OSHA also issued its state heat stress guidelines for businesses. As summer 2024 approaches, it’s time […]
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Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
Experts said there are significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews. Injuries have piled up over the years.
A coalition of residents and activists called on the Biden administration to issue heat protections for outdoor workers and declare climate change a national emergency.