When Dr. James McMillan became the first black dentist in Las Vegas in 1953, he wasn’t allowed to stay at a Strip hotel. Seven years later, McMillan, one of the first presidents of Las Vegas’ chapter of the NAACP, would lead the effort to end such segregation in the city.
A one-vehicle crash caused “extensive road debris” and a road closure in Henderson on Saturday evening, police said.
Take a look at some striking pictures from Review-Journal photographers in the past week, including performers from Cirque du Soleil, Black History Month events and a Valentine’s Day wedding. Dancers from the Classical Dance Academy perform at the Youth America Grand Prix 2019 Regional Semi-Finals at UNLV in Las Vegas, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Caroline […]
An American Airlines flight on its way to McCarran International Airport made an emergency landing at Nellis Air Force Base on Saturday afternoon, apparently because of fuel and weather concerns.
On Friday, children from across the Las Vegas Valley enjoyed “Tiny Toes on the Go,” a music and movement program designed for toddlers.
A Nevada Highway Patrol car was involved in a crash on U.S. Highway 95 Saturday morning.
Joshua Kern, the receiver appointed to take over the Quest Preparatory Academy in 2015 after an audit detailed conflicts of interest and costly contracts at Quest, has been embroiled in six lawsuits since then.
After flurries dusted parts of Summerlin on Saturday night, more snow may be on the way Sunday in some parts of the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Another freeze went through the valley this past week along with some unusually cold weather. Freezing temperatures are more damaging to plants as we enter the spring months because plants are starting to wake up from their winter dormant period. These same plants might have no problems with these temperatures in December and January.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the man who died after he was struck in the central valley Wednesday.
