Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a statement on Aug. 13 after Nevada’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 1,000.
A Nevada System of Higher Education committee will interview four finalists next week. This comes after suspending the search for a new UNLV president this spring due to COVID-19. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The daughter of Manuel Mata appeared in court for a testimony. She was home at the time of the incident.
Touro University in Las Vegas, awarded 18 Holocaust survivors with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters on Monday, May 13, 2019. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Twelve years ago today, the Stardust Resort and Casino was imploded. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman met with media Monday to discuss the details of the 14th officer-involved shooting of the year. (Madelyn Reese/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Matt Kelly Elementary School hosted its third annual Back-to-School Red Carpet Program where community and business leaders joined to welcome students back with an inspirational welcome. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Nye County Sheriff’s Office announces the death of Art Bell (Nye County Sheriff’s Office)
3.5 miles — length of just-finished extension. $2 million — extending the trail from Alexander Road to Centennial Parkway. 5 years — duration of the next stage of construction. 7 miles — City of Las Vegas trail from Centennial Parkway to Decatur Boulevard. $17 million — cost of the 7-mile extension, including several bridges. 8 miles — North Las Vegas trail from Decatur to Range Road. $22 million — cost of 8-mile extension, including a bridge over the 215 Beltway that will cost $2.5 million.
UNLV students march on campus in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
UNLV graduate students spent a week writing their dissertations during a new writing boot camp hosted by the university. Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Construction on the latest project begins Nov. 30 in the south end of the valley, where the Nevada Department of Transportation will build a $33.7 million freeway interchange for Interstate 15 at Starr Avenue. The interchange is aimed at easing traffic congestion in Henderson by filling a missing link in Starr between Las Vegas Boulevard and Dean Martin Drive. Starr Avenue will run six lanes with landscaped medians, bicycle lanes and sidewalks. The interchange is set to open by late next year.
The final press conference for Canelo and GGG at the David Copperfield Theater, located inside the MGM Grand. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)