2017 All-State Girls Volleyball Team
 
2017 All-State Girls Volleyball Team

Here is the Review-Journal’s 2017 all-state girls volleyball team. First Team: Sydney Berenyi, Silverado First Team: Whitley Brow, Foothill First Team: Kylie Gibson, Bishop Gorman First Team: Talyn Jackson, Douglas First Team: Karson Nakagawa, Reno First Team: Whittnee Nihipali, Shadow Ridge First Team: Mary Redl-Harge, Bishop Manogue First Team: Maggie Roe, Boulder City First Team: Kaila Spevak, McQueen First Team: Tommi Stockham, Bishop Gorman Second Team: Sasha Bolla, Coronado Second Team: Parker Buddy, Reno Second Team: Taylor deProsse, Bishop Manogue Second Team: Arien Fafard, Palo Verde Second Team: Madison Karcich, Coronado Second Team: Naomi Harris, Durango Second Team: Sarah Lychock, Bishop Gorman Second Team: Abby Olsen, Green Valley Second Team: Siara Roberts, Centennial Second Team: Kizzy Rodriguez, Shadow Ridge Coach of the Year: Amy Schlauder, Durango Honorable Mention:

Healing words from across the globe make up Hearts for Vegas display
 
Healing words from across the globe make up Hearts for Vegas display

Hand-written cards, panels and notes from across the world make up the Hearts for Vegas display on exhibit on the second floor of Las Vegas City Hall as part of the Hearts for Vegas project after the October 1, Route 91 shooting.

Golden Edge: Knights Shutout Capitals
 
Golden Edge: Knights Shutout Capitals

Golden Edge host Bryan Salmond and Review-Journal reporters Steve Carp and David Schoen go over the Golden Knights shutout victory against the Washington Capitals at the T-Mobile Arena.

Las Vegas New Year’s celebration will be ‘America’s Party’
 
Las Vegas New Year’s celebration will be ‘America’s Party’

What has 12 bands, more than 80,000 firework devices and some 330,000 guests from all over the world? “America’s Party” 2018. Las Vegas’ recurring New Year’s Eve bash is back and better than ever, officials say. Specifics for the event, which occurs on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, were unveiled Thursday at Fashion Show mall. For the 11th year in a row Fireworks By Grucci is orchestrating the launching of fireworks across seven hotel-casino rooftops stretching from the Stratosphere to the MGM Grand. Beginning at midnight, pyrotechnics will light up the Las Vegas skyline for eight minutes. The explosions will be choreographed to songs by artists including Eric Clapton, Judas Priest and Bruce Springsteen.

Las Vegas New Year’s celebration will be ‘America’s Party’
 
Las Vegas New Year’s celebration will be ‘America’s Party’

What has 12 bands, more than 80,000 firework devices and some 330,000 guests from all over the world? “America’s Party” 2018. Las Vegas’ recurring New Year’s Eve bash is back and better than ever, officials say. Specifics for the event, which occurs on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, were unveiled Thursday at Fashion Show mall. For the 11th year in a row Fireworks By Grucci is orchestrating the launching of fireworks across seven hotel-casino rooftops stretching from the Stratosphere to the MGM Grand. Beginning at midnight, pyrotechnics will light up the Las Vegas skyline for eight minutes. The explosions will be choreographed to songs by artists including Eric Clapton, Judas Priest and Bruce Springsteen.

Facts about Primm’s outlet mall
 
Facts about Primm’s outlet mall

An attraction when it opened in 1998 near the Nevada-California state line, Primm’s outlet mall has fallen on hard times.

Las Vegas morning update for Friday, December 22nd
 
Las Vegas morning update for Friday, December 22nd

Friday’s headlines: causes of death released for 58 killed in Las Vegas shooting, missing police captain found safe, Primm’s Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas facing business, financial woes. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Sports Betting Spotlight: College Bowls Week 2
 
Sports Betting Spotlight: College Bowls Week 2

Review-Journal reporter Todd Dewey, handicapper Bernie Fratto and The Mirage sports book director Jeff Stoneback preview the college football bowls.

UNLV’s Menzies, Mooring talk about Northern Colorado
 
UNLV’s Menzies, Mooring talk about Northern Colorado

UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies and guard Jovan Mooring talk about Friday’s game against Northern Colorado. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Data center industry to grow in Nevada
 
Data center industry to grow in Nevada

In order for the new Nevada economy to mature, Nevada needs more data centers, experts say. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has selected nine industries to target for growth: aerospace and defense, agriculture, information technology, energy, health care, manufacturing, logistics and operations, mining, as well as gaming, hospitality and tourism. All of those industries increasingly rely on big data — drones equipped with sensors are increasingly being used to help detect the health of crops, for example — and all of that data will need a physical home. Read more at ReviewJournal.com (Nicole Raz.Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Vegas Nation Red Zone: Broncos vs Raiders
 
Vegas Nation Red Zone: Broncos vs Raiders

Bryan Salmond and NFL writer Gilbert Manzano go over what to expect during Sundays game against the Denver Broncos.

Las Vegas woman goes from homeless to White House fellow
 
Las Vegas woman goes from homeless to White House fellow

At age 17, Cristina Hernandez found herself homeless in Las Vegas. At age 33, she has hit the sweet spot in Washington, landing a coveted White House fellowship.
Hernandez received her B.A. from UNLV in 2010 and had begun work as a contractor who trained military personnel at Nellis Air Force Base. Her fellowship project put Hernandez in the Office of Personnel Management, where she is working to advance an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to “create a lean, accountable, more efficient government that works for the American people.”

Review-Journal Reporter Roundtable: Las Vegas Shooting
 
Review-Journal Reporter Roundtable: Las Vegas Shooting

Rochelle Richards, Nicole Raz and David Ferrara discuss the latest storylines about the Las Vegas Shooting on October 1, including an update on lawsuits as well as the Las Vegas Victims’ fund.

Nevada Preps Preview: Week 14
 
Nevada Preps Preview: Week 14

Zac Pacleb and Ben Gotz preview the 3A state championship between Mojave and Desert Pines as well as the 4A state semifinal between Bishop Gorman and Liberty.

Man accused of stabbing daughter to death, attempting to kill son, wife, and self
 
Man accused of stabbing daughter to death, attempting to kill son, wife, and self

Marcus Maddox, 30, is accused of fatally stabbing his 12-year-old daughter and leaving his 15-year-old son for dead. Authorities say he then drove across the valley and attempted to kill his wife and himself. An officer climbed through a window and found Tishia Maddox face down on a bed at Siegel Suites on East Craig Road. She had a severe wound to her forehead. When police arrived, they found Marcus Maddox with a gunshot wound to his head. Officials found the couple’s children in a Budget Suites room more than 17 hours later. Marcus and Tishia Maddox and their son remain in critical condition at University Medical Center.