3.5 miles — length of just-finished extension. $2 million — extending the trail from Alexander Road to Centennial Parkway. 5 years — duration of the next stage of construction. 7 miles — City of Las Vegas trail from Centennial Parkway to Decatur Boulevard. $17 million — cost of the 7-mile extension, including several bridges. 8 miles — North Las Vegas trail from Decatur to Range Road. $22 million — cost of 8-mile extension, including a bridge over the 215 Beltway that will cost $2.5 million.
UNLV students march on campus in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s art galleries offers artists a more relaxed vibe for showing their work. (John Przybys/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wilbur and Theresa Faiss Middle School is one of 42 CCSD schools with solar panel installations, saving approximately $514,000 per year in energy costs.
A Las Vegas casino owner has bet $363,000 on the first round of the NCAA tournament.
For the second straight year, Derek Stevens wagered $11,000 to win $10,000 on each of the 32 opening lines.
Stevens owns Golden Gate and the D Las Vegas.
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A white man is accused of robbing a Strip casino in blackface in January.
26-year-old Cameron James Kennedy is charged with robbery in the armed holdup of a casino cage at New York-New York.
Kennedy allegedly cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet to commit the crime.
He’s due in court March 26.
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U.S. Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian’s real estate firm owes $16 million.
Last year Tarkanian testified during his sister’s divorce trial that his real estate business faces debt from a development project.
He says his company is profitable and the issue is false news.
