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Funding for shade structures at Henderson sports fields approved

By CARRI GEER THEVENOT LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 7, 2013 - 6:54 pm

The Henderson City Council authorized funding Tuesday for the installation of shade structures over 12 spectator areas at park ball fields.

Council members approved a budget of nearly $240,000 for the design, fabrication and installation of pre-engineered fabric shade structures, which will cover existing spectator areas at Stephanie Lynn Craig Park, 1725 Galleria Drive, and at Russell Road Recreation Complex, 5901 E. Russell Road.

Fab 5 Construction of Las Vegas was awarded the construction contract in the amount of $169,255.

Contact reporter Carri Geer Thevenot at cgeer@reviewjournal.com or 702-384-8710.

Rescue workers, forensics and prosecutors work in a waterhole where human remains were found ne ...

Bodies found in Baja California during search for 3 missing tourists, officials say

Kate Linthicum Los Angeles Times

May 6, 2024 - 7:57 am

Mexican officials said three bodies have been found in the same remote stretch of Baja California where three friends went missing last week while on a surf trip.

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Th ...

How Southwest passengers can get voucher for delayed or canceled flights

Alexandra Skores The Dallas Morning News

May 6, 2024 - 7:13 am

Frustrated flyers on Southwest Airlines who experience a delay or cancelation that is the airline’s fault can ask for a voucher, the Department of Transportation announced.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to media as he returns to his trial at the Manhattan Crimi ...

Trump fined for gag order violation; judge warns of possible jail time

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker and Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press

May 6, 2024 - 7:06 am

The fine marks the second sanction for the former president for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial last month.

Have a Las Vegas mailing address? You still might not get to vote for Vegas mayor

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

May 6, 2024 - 6:00 am

If you’re confused about whether you live inside of Las Vegas city limits, you’re not alone.

Beginning May 7, 2025, anyone who doesn’t have a valid passport or military ID must obtain a ...

Need a Real ID? Time is running out to get one in Nevada

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 6, 2024 - 5:00 am

To meet federal requirements, Real IDs will be needed for anyone looking to use their driver’s license to get through security at airports for domestic flights nationwide.

FILE - Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hil ...

$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship

Associated Press

May 5, 2024 - 1:10 pm

A $400 million increase in federal funding is available for security in places of worship, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators remove belongings from an encampment after police arrived on the ...

Protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment

By Philip Marcelo and Denise Lavoie The Associated Press

May 5, 2024 - 12:11 pm

Students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday

Israeli soldiers drive a tank at a staging ground near the border with the Gaza Strip, in south ...

Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended

By Josef Federman and Kareem Chehayeb The Associated Press

May 5, 2024 - 11:46 am

The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas terrorist group said Sunday.

Brian Hernandez Jr. rides Mystik Dan, right, across the finish line to win the 150th running of ...

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in a close 3-horse photo finish

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer

May 5, 2024 - 7:26 am

Mystik Dan, an 18-1 shot, edged Sierra Leone by a nose, with Forever Young another nose back in third on Saturday.

Pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israeli supporters clash at an encampment at UCLA on May 1, ...

Slow UCLA response to violence questioned

By Teresa Watanabe Los Angeles Times

May 4, 2024 - 7:53 pm

LOS ANGELES — On the morning before a mob attacked a pro-Palestinian student encampment at UCLA, campus Police Chief John Thomas assured university leadership that he could mobilize law enforcement “in minutes” — a miscalculation from the three hours it took to actually bring in enough officers to quell the violence, according to three sources.