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The Year in Photos 2018
Take a look back at the events that shaped 2018 in Las Vegas through the eyes of Review-Journal photographer Bizuayehu Tesfaye.
By Bizuayehu Tesfaye
Layla Valdivia, 6, plays at Sunset Park in Las Vegas on May 31, 2018.
Washington Wizards forward Devin Robinson (7) dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during an NBA Summer League basketball game at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on July 8, 2018.
Rusty Lofink is reflected in a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Las Vegas on Nov. 2, 2018.
Cirque du Soleil performer Sara Knauer rehearses on the aerial silks for the new show 'Kinekt' at Summerlin Library in Las Vegas on Nov. 26, 2018.
Eli Tomac makes his final jump to win the 2018 Monster Energy Cup Race at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Oct. 13, 2018. Tomac received a million dollars for winning the race.
Two-year-old Jason wears a large hat and sunglasses while playing on a swing at Discovery Park in Henderson on June 4, 2018.
Coronado High single player Ethan Quandt returns the ball against Clark's Rahul Gupte during the Desert Region boys tennis championship match at Liberty High School in Henderson on Oct. 5, 2018.
Nikki James, left, Lindsey Toth and Ali Cuozzo exercise during a Stroller Strides class as their children in strollers watch at Tivoli Village in Las Vegas on Jan. 30, 2018.
Aylin Alderette, 25, is comforted by her attorney during her sentencing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Nov. 21, 2018. Alderette pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and driving under the influence for a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy in August.
Chef Natalie Young poses for photo at her Summerlin EAT restaurant in Las Vegas on Feb. 7, 2018.
Barbara Buchter of Henderson visits her father J.O. Bagstad's grave on Memorial Day at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City on May 28, 2018. Bagstad served in Korea and World War II.
Raad Sunna, right, is overwhelmed with emotion as he hugs his attorney Dominic Gentile at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Feb. 1, 2018. Sunna, a smoke shop clerk who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting 13-year-old Fabriccio Patti inside the shop, was ordered to community service and probation.
UNLV running back Malakai Salu drinks water during team practice in Las Vegas on Aug. 21, 2018.
UNLV accounting student Qumin Ku, left, and nursing student Ping Li, both of China, pose for Chris Chow of Las Vegas as they rehearse for their graduation poses outside Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Dec. 17, 2018.
Clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas on Dec. 7, 2018.
Las Vegas Valley gas prices are up 16 cents over the last month, surpassing the $4 per gallon mark for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel for the first time since 2024.
Seven Colorado River states race to meet a federal deadline on a long-term water deal as tensions rise and the Trump administration eyes possible intervention.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash Tuesday morning in the far northwest Las Vegas Valley.
With the five-year anniversary of Hsieh’s death approaching, here’s a look at key events — so far — in the ongoing saga of the tech mogul’s purported last will and testament.
Jan Millholland seeks posthumous recognition for her late husband Paul, whose Army service records were lost in a 1973 military archives fire.
The new visitor center will feature “state of the art” exhibits that explain the cultural and geological history of the park.
An 11-year-old girl was injured while walking across a busy road in east Las Vegas, police said.
A driver died after a crash involving several vehicles in the southeast valley.
Cuts to SNAP benefits spurred by the government shutdown caused The Animal Foundation to organize and distribute nearly 9,000 pounds of pet food, its CEO Hilarie Grey said.
A shooting on southbound Interstate 11 between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue sent one person to a local hospital Monday after being shot, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
