Students at Las Vegas Academy gather on the steps at the entrance to the school after walking out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, to mark the one-month anniversary of a shooting at a Florida school. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
United Airlines Flies Kansas-Bound Dog to Japan KCTV reports that Kara Swindle and her two children expected to receive their German shepherd upon arriving in Kansas City, Missouri Tuesday. However, the family received a Great Dane instead There’s no word on when the dog will arrive in Kansas City. The news comes after a dog died while stashed in an overhead bin on a Houston-to-New York flight.
Las Vegas Academy students participated in a walk out Wednesday afternoon to protest gun violence and remember victims of school shootings.
Students at Desert Oasis High School discuss why they walked out of school Wednesday and whether they feel safe at school.
A new $100 million attraction is coming to the LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas.
The Southeast Asian-themed attraction will be called Kind Heaven. It will combine food, shopping, and live music. It’s expected to open in August 2019.
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The Raiders plan to meet with Jordy Nelson.
The Green Bay Packers released the wide receiver on Tuesday.
A source says the Raiders will be his first such visit. Should he be signed, it’s expected to spell the end of Michael Crabtree’s tenure.
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For the second year in a row, Las Vegas is named the worst U.S. metro area for affordable rental housing for the poor.
Las Vegas has 10 affordable rental units for every 100 extremely low-income households. The national average is 35.
Officials say the problem may get worse if Southern Nevada’s population continues to grow.
‘National Geographic’ Acknowledges History of Racist Coverage In the magazine’s upcoming 2018 issue, they did a deep dive into race in both the outside world and in the magazine itself. They hired John Edwin Mason, a professor with a background in the history of Africa and the history of photography, to look over ‘Nat Geo’s’ history. Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-chief of National Geographic Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-chief of National Geographic According to Goldberg, they felt is was important to examine the magazine’s own history with race before examining others. Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-chief of National Geographic