IN BRIEF
HIGH WINDS
Dust advisory in effect through this afternoon
Clark County air quality officials issued a dust advisory through this afternoon, warning that high winds are expected to cause unhealthful levels of inhalable dust particles.
The advisory urges motorists to drive slowly on unpaved road and avoid taking short cuts across vacant lots.
15TH ANNUAL EVENT
Ceremony to dispose of torn, tattered flags
Veterans and military groups led by the Daughters of the American Revolution will host the 15th annual retirement ceremony for unserviceable U.S. flags on May 5 at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.
Torn and tattered flags from the public will be disposed of "with dignity and in the appropriate manner" during the 10 a.m. ceremony, a statement by the Daughters of the American Revolution reads.
NO INJURIES
Plane makes emergency landing near highway
A four-seat commuter plane landed on a frontage road alongside U.S. Highway 93, about two miles from Apex, Tuesday evening, Las Vegas police said.
Nobody was reported hurt in the emergency landing of the single-engine Cessna 172, which was reported to the Clark County Fire Department at 6:19 p.m.
The cause for the emergency landing was not immediately determined, said Las Vegas police Lt. Kevin McMahill.
The incident will be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, McMahill said.
SAN DIEGO ZOO
African elephant born in March given name
An African elephant born last month at the San Diego Zoo has been named Impunga, zoo officials said Tuesday.
His name (pronounced im-POON-gah) means "experienced adviser" in Swati, the official language of Swaziland.
Impunga was born March 11, marking the third birth for a herd of seven African elephants rescued from culling in Swaziland and brought to the zoo's Wild Animal Park in 2003.
Two other elephants are pregnant and due later this year.
