The school tallied 35,229 words for middle schools, those with enrollments of 500 to 1,000 students. The total ranked them seventh among all schools in the country.
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Clouds will increase Friday and winds will escalate from 9-14 mph in the morning to gusts up to 20 in the afternoon. Skies will be partly cloudy Friday night.
The incident included three vehicles at East Warm Springs and South Pecos Road.
Mother Nature delivered travel obstacles in Southern Nevada on Friday, with Christmas only a few days away.
His death was the 139th traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.
There was no fire, but a man suffered significant injuries to his upper body and face, police said.
The fire quickly expanded to approximately 700 acres, challenging firefighting efforts due to strong and erratic winds, officials said.
Some clouds are advancing from the southwest, bringing a 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3 a.m.
Beware the Aedes Aegypti, an aggressive breed of mosquito that likes humans as its host and backyards as its breeding ground, that’s been spreading across the Las Vegas Valley.
Park rangers are endangered by heat as well as visitors, say park officials. And heat sometimes prevents helicopters from getting enough lift.
The airport unofficially reached 100 degrees by 8:45 a.m. Satuday and rose to 115 just at 2:30 p.m. as the heat streak boils on. The record for the date was 114 in 1937.
Las Vegas may set a record for consecutive days below 100 next week, says the weather service.
A warning not to consume five cannabis products sold within the past month at a handful of Nevada dispensaries was issued Saturday.
Highs mostly in the 80s will make it a great weekend for outdoor activities, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Winds in the valley could escalate to 32 mph, but 50 mph gusts forecast for rural areas through Monday.
Sunshine and highs in the mid-60s will follow a cloudy Thursday in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the forecast.
Airport arrival delays exceeded more than two hours while wind gusts around 50 mph and blowing dust covered the Las Vegas Valley for more than a dozen hours Saturday.
Las Vegas may get close to a triple-digit high temperature in the coming days.
No less than 62 residential homeowners made applications on Tuesday to have their grass removed in favor of desert-friendly plants and trees.
Monday should be clear with no monsoon activity, according to the National Weather Service.
Clark County will open cooling stations Friday morning to help people cope with the excessive heat.