A shooting near Interstate 15 north of downtown Las Vegas left one person injured and caused a brief shutdown of the northbound lanes.
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A late Saturday gust of 76 mph was recorded at Blue Diamond. Earlier in the day, North Las Vegas Airport recorded a 71 mph gust with other airports not far behind.
The recent precipitation should help the valley while snowfall should bolster the region’s vital snowpack.
December ended with a record daily temperature (the mean average high and low each day) of 53.2 degrees.
Las Vegas Valley residents and visitors may enjoy temperatures close to 70 as early as Tuesday.
The numbers drawn Monday were 12-26-27-43-47 with a Powerball (red) of 5.
Heavy flooding caused traffic in both directions to stop shortly before 6 p.m. Southbound lanes were opened about 1 a.m. after a seven-hour closure.
“If one pint of blood can save up to three lives, imagine what the whole country could do,” is a slogan the national campaign uses.
A Delta Airlines flight encountered mechanical issues during its flight to San Diego on Sunday night.
Excessive heat over the region is expected to increase a few degrees Sunday and Monday. Cooling stations remain open.
The warmest day of the year so far should see a high near 77 before winds escalate across the region, says the National Weather Service.
There’s no need to water your landscaping today or perhaps a few days, but spring watering rules began March 1 and run through April 30.
Snow is not in the forecast for the coming week, but chilly temperatures will remain a fixture in Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas temperatures will finally be close to normal in advance of a warmer weekend, says the National Weather Service.
Rain is a possibility in the Las Vegas Valley most days of the coming week, according to the National Weather Service.
Lake Mead will be receiving less water in coming months as the Bureau of Reclamation reduces the amount of water released from Lake Powell.
Ironically, the community closest to Hoover Dam uses up to 500 million gallons a year one time and then casts it away — just a few miles from a shrinking Lake Mead.
Winds will be much lighter across the Las Vegas Valley on Friday, says the National Weather Service.
The Spring Mountains are expected to receive 1 to 2 inches of snow at high elevations early Thursday morning. There’s a 50 percent chance of rain in the Las Vegas Valley.
North Las Vegas police need help locating a 24-year-old woman who has been missing for more than three days.
Warmer-than-normal conditions will continue to persist in the Las Vegas Valley for the coming week.