Las Vegas event puts transgender issues in focus — VIDEO

Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 31, 2019 - 11:16 pm

On Sunday, The Center in Las Vegas welcomed the Trans Day of Visibility event at The Center in Las Vegas.

The Transgender Day of Visibility was a day to celebrate transgender people and raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the trans community.

Gabby Benedict works on math in the Math Bridge class at UNLV in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 18, ...

UNLV at forefront of bid to replace traditional remedial classes

By Aleksandra Appleton / RJ

July 21, 2019 - 12:07 am

A new option known as corequisite classes will roll out at UNLV this year to help meet the NSHE goal of completely replacing traditional stand-alone remedial classes by 2021.

Las Vegas police gather outside of University Medical Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 20, ...

Las Vegas officer accidentally shoots self on Strip

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

July 21, 2019 - 12:04 am

Officers were called to the 3900 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South after reports that an officer had accidentally discharged his weapon, injuring himself.

Metropolitan Police Department officers participate in an active-shooter drill with University ...

Las Vegas police, UMC conduct active shooter training event

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

July 20, 2019 - 8:58 pm

University Medical Center officials and Metropolitan Police Department officers trained together during a joint active shooter exercise Saturday afternoon.

Aubrie Kundanani, 9, and Kathie Kundanani take pictures at the photo booth during Pioneer Day a ...

Pioneer Day celebrates history of Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort

By Julie Wootton-Greener / RJ

July 20, 2019 - 4:54 pm

Pioneer Day is the biggest event of the year at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park near downtown, parks interpreter Carson Fehner said.

Sam Neunreiter, left, his mom Laine and his brother Will, all of Salt Lake City, take advantage ...

Las Vegas Valley soon might see some isolated thunderstorms

By Sabrina Schnur / RJ

July 21, 2019 - 12:48 am

Storm clouds may be visible south of the valley Monday, but Barry Pierce, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said residents shouldn’t expect any isolated thunderstorms until Tuesday afternoon.

In this July 27, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 crew members, from left, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldri ...

Apollo 11 astronauts all had Silver State connections

By Henry Brean / RJ

July 20, 2019 - 8:01 am

Neil Armstrong’s astronaut training in Nevada went much more smoothly than his disastrous stops here in 1962, which ended with a stuck fighter jet and a hard landing.

Apollo 11 crew left tracks in Nevada before walking on the moon

By Henry Brean / RJ

July 20, 2019 - 8:00 am

In February 1965, Neil Armstrong and his fellow Apollo 11 crew members spent three days exploring at what was then known as the Nevada Test Site.

John Bell talks about living homeless while waiting in line for food on Foremaster Lane near do ...

Drop in Clark County homeless census attracts skepticism

By Briana Erickson / RJ

July 19, 2019 - 10:30 pm

Social service providers can’t explain why the Southern Nevada Homeless Census found fewer homeless this year, but say that contradicts what they see from the trenches.

New board gaming space opens Saturday in western Las Vegas

By Amanda Bradford / RJ

July 19, 2019 - 6:38 pm

Offering Monopoly to newer, app-based games, the co-owners of Boarding School Games hope to provide a space for seasoned gamers and invite newcomers into the tabletop game community.

A Las Vegas Fire Department firefighter saves an American flag from a fire on July, 11, 2019. ( ...

Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman douses uproar over tweet

By Shea Johnson / RJ

July 19, 2019 - 6:17 pm

“Some people want to burn our flag, WE save it,” Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski wrote in a Twitter caption. He has since said the tweet was a mistake and was not meant to be political.