Jan. 22-28: See the week’s best photos from RJ photographers

Daniel Liberti, a hot air balloon pilot with Rainbow Ryders, prepares for an early morning flight at an empty southwest Las Vegas lot Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto

Lana and Kim Chi check out CAM4VR 3D 360¡ virtual reality environment headsets during AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto

Alpha Drone co-owner and professional drone pilot Shaun Capalingo maneuvers his aircraft during a drone demonstration and race event at the Henderson Multigenerational Center on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, center, talks with Cheryl Prater, right, while joining volunteers in cleaning up a shooting range area on public land along Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Sloan on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Brenda Occhipinti is consoled by her daughter, Isabella, as she talks about her 12-year-old son, Carlo Jr., who recently died of the flu, at their home in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2018. So far, there have been 18 deaths in Clark County to the flu in what experts are calling a particularly bad season. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo

Traffic moves along Interstate 15 as seen from the Spaghetti Bowl in Las Vegas on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph

UNLV's Nikki Wheatley (10) goes up for a shot while Fresno State's Maddi Utti (11) and Aly Gamez (22) try to block her at Cox Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Fresno State won 74-72. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Ronald Gavri, center, receives instructions from his trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, left, during his workout at the Mayweather Boxing Club on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. Gavir will fight David Benavidez for the super middleweight title on a Showtime-televised card at the Mandalay Bay on Feb. 17. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

UNLV Rebels forward Brandon McCoy (44) dunks the ball against San Diego State Aztecs at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, as San Diego State Aztecs forward Matt Mitchell (11) looks on. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco

Golden Knights fans cheer during an NHL game against the New York Islanders at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto