Democratic lawmakers and veterans on Friday criticized a GOP vote that defeated $33 million in funding for a veterans home. (Ben Botkin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Showgirl memorabilia collector hopes to move his home collection to the shuttered Reed Whipple center. (Mike Weatherford)
Alexandra Arrieche conducts the Henderson Symphony. (Carol Cling)
Spencer Stewart, Chancellor of Western Governors University, shares his best mentoring advice with host Debbie Donaldson.
McCarran International Airport’s air traffic control tower, which opened in 1983, is taken down after new tower opens. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
An amateur MMA fighter with Asperger’s syndrome, Serena DeJesus looks to inspire others and prove that she can “be strong with autism, not because of autism.” DeJesus will fight at Tuff-N-Uff’s June 17 event in Las Vegas.
• A substitute teacher used Snapchat to proposition a student at a Las Vegas school, a new police report says. Garic Wharton II was arrested on a charge of attempted sexual conduct.
• Henderson’s police chief and deputy chief are no longer on the force. City officials say Patrick Moers and Bobby Long voluntarily separated. It’s unclear whether either faced risk of termination.
• Clark County may install a thousand steel posts along sidewalks on the Strip. The posts could be placed between Flamingo Road and Park Avenue. If commissioners vote in favor, installation could start in September and be finished before New Year’s Eve. It’s expected to cost between $3-5 million dollars.
• Lyft will offer free rides to and from treatments for Las Vegas cancer patients in June. Patients should call the American Cancer Society to sign up. Lyft says it may expand the program if enough people use it.
Crunch Donut Factory has a “punny” menu, full of doughnut-themed celebrity names. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal