Don’t expect to see much sunshine in the Las Vegas Valley as 2021 comes to a close.
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Showers and mountain snow are possible before 9 a.m. Tuesday and then a chance for scattered rain showers, according to the National Weather Service.
Traffic was backed up as much as 20 miles on the way out of Las Vegas to California on Sunday morning, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission.
In Las Vegas, the eclipse peaked about 1 a.m., the National Weather Service said. The agency reported cloudy skies across the valley early in the morning.
The Nevada Highway Patrol reported that there was an “auto/pedestrian” crash in the northbound offramp at I-15.
Reservations are being accepted to visit the Holiday Cactus Garden at Ethel M Chocolates in Henderson.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck an area just northeast of Las Vegas on Friday afternoon but there were no immediate reports of any injuries of serious damage.
The traffic nightmare on southbound I-15 is a rite of passage for motorists on holiday weekends leaving Las Vegas. But this year’s backup seems tame in comparison to last year and recent summer weekends.
A portion of U.S. Highway 93 was shut down northeast of Las Vegas late Wednesday as monsoonal weather continued to linger in the region.
Las Vegas has set several heat records so far in July, including an all-time high of 117 degrees. Last month was the second-hottest June in the valley’s history.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Lake Tahoe on Thursday afternoon but there were no immediate reports of any injuries of serious damage.
Investigators couldn’t find a cause of the April fire that destroyed the historic garage at Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park, a report said Thursday.
The National Weather Service said Death Valley National Park hit 128 degrees, breaking the old record of 122 for June 17 set in 1917.
The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years was seen above the Las Vegas Valley early Wednesday morning.
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Reno area Thursday night.
Traffic had been backed up for 16 miles on the way out of Las Vegas to California on Sunday afternoon, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission.
A fire has destroyed the historic garage at Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park, officials said Thursday.
Two adults were stung “several times” by bees in the northern Las Vegas Valley, fire officials reported Saturday.
Traffic was briefly shut down in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 on Thursday night near Primm because of an incident involving a stolen vehicle, officials said.
A few thousand visitors dived into March Madness in the Stadium Swim area inside the Circa in downtown Las Vegas on Friday.
