Memorial Day weekend at Lake Mead – PHOTOS

People gather at Lake Mead over Memorial Day weekend.

By Arlette Yousif / Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 26, 2024 - 9:54 pm

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Memorial Day weekend brought boaters and swimmers to Lake Mead.

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Former Review-Journal newsroom manager Mary Salamy, left, and former Review-Journal newsroom li ...

‘She loved everybody, everybody loved her back’: Beloved RJ office manager dies

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

June 17, 2024 - 7:08 am

Mary Salamy, newsroom office manager for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, adored by reporters and other staff members died at age 79.

U.S. Highway 95 is seen after an earthquake struck on May 15, 2020 in a remote area west of Ton ...

Nevada has 3rd-most earthquakes in the country

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

June 17, 2024 - 7:06 am

Nevada is the nation’s third-most earthquake active state, behind Alaska and California, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology reports.

Police at the scene where the North Las Vegas Police Department shot and killed a man who repor ...

2 killed in crashes, man shot by NLV police over the weekend

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 17, 2024 - 7:00 am

Two people were killed on roads in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend, and a man was fatally shot by North Las Vegas police.

The extreme heat in Southern Nevada can be dangerous for people but also for homes. (Las Vegas ...

How to protect your Las Vegas home from extreme heat

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 17, 2024 - 6:00 am

Homes in Las Vegas have to endure long and scorching summers. Here are some tips on how to protect your home from damage caused by extreme heat.

A plum of smoke from the Post Fire rises over a burned landscape, Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Leb ...

Las Vegas air quality still suffering from wildfire smoke on Monday

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 17, 2024 - 6:12 am

Air quality is expected to be in the moderate category or perhaps a bit worse Monday as smoke from wildfires continues to drift into the Las Vegas Valley.

An Interstate 11 road sign on in Henderson on April 21, 2024. (Mick Akers/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

NDOT seeking public opinion on planned I-11 extension

By Mick Akers / RJ

June 17, 2024 - 6:00 am

The Nevada Department of Transportation is conducting a virtual public meeting to gather feedback from residents on three identified options to bring U.S. Highway 95 to interstate code from the northwest valley through Indian Springs.

Murray Sawchuck performs his last headlining show inside of the Laugh Factory at the Tropicana ...

Las Vegas magician’s rates skyrocket after Magic Castle dustup

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 6:26 pm

Murray Sawchuck’s fame has escalated in dispute with The Magic Castle.

The scene where a woman died in a single car fatal crash near the 215 Beltway in Las Vegas, Sun ...

Fatal crash near 215 Beltway

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 10:47 pm

A fatal crash closed Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway Sunday morning.

Emergency vehicles head toward the Post Fire Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Gorman, Calif. (AP Pho ...

Haze from California wildfire clouds Las Vegas Valley

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 9:46 am

Las Vegas was seeing hazy conditions on Sunday thanks to the Post Fire north of Los Angeles which started Saturday afternoon.

Dads in Schools Founder Troy Martinez poses for a portrait after holding a meeting for the prog ...

Dads in Schools violence prevention program implemented at 37 CCSD campuses

By Peter Breen / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 6:00 am

The program places volunteers in Clark County School District schools, with the hope that their presence helps foster a safe environment in which all students can thrive.