With student support and silly sunglasses, the southwest Las Vegas Valley teacher will now serve as an ambassador for educators across Nevada.
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A man in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle in the area of West Charleston Boulevard and Heavenly Hill Court, according to police.
The move comes as the Metropolitan Police Department attempts to close the year at 125 or fewer traffic fatalities for 2025.
There’s at least a 20 percent chance of rain every day this week, the National Weather Service said, as another wave of monsoon moisture moves into Southern Nevada.
At the Martinez Hall Family Pool in Las Vegas, kids wearing life vests bobbed up and down in the water while a DJ played the “Cha-Cha Slide.”
Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire on Feather Pine Street, where they located a dead elderly man. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Utility work tied to Brightline West’s planned high-speed rail project next week will see ramp and road closures at the Interstate 15/Sloan Road interchange.
Dignitaries were on hand to celebrate the completion of the “Historic Westside Education and Training Center,” a first of its kind in Las Vegas.
This is the fourth-driest monsoon season on record, the National Weather Service said. The Las Vegas monsoon season runs from July 1 to Sept. 30.
About 500 families have students who were enrolled in CCSD schools last year but did not re-enroll for classes this year, according to the school district.
Parts of Henderson and the southwest valley saw rain totals ranging from .04 to 0.67 inches, according to gauges operated by the Regional Flood Control District.
Brightline West announced new locations within the rail corridor for field investigation work in Southern Nevada, according to a news release from the rail service.
After an extreme heat warning that lasted for four days, rain chances will continue to increase during the next few days.
The valley is under an extreme heat warning until 11 p.m. Saturday. Clark County said its cooling stations are active through Saturday.
The valley is under an extreme heat warning until 11 p.m. Saturday. Clark County said its cooling stations are active through Saturday.
Brightline West began grading their Las Vegas high-speed train station site and were then cited by Clark County for what an official perceived was the company starting work without a permit.
Nevada’s response to urban heat is still young, but a Southern Nevada research team is paving the way.
Offering rest from the sweltering desert heat, cooling centers can mean the difference between life and death for victims of heat illness. But that’s only if they use one.
The school district said the new contract provides educators with $214 million in compensation and benefits, a 10 percent increase from the previous contract.
Nearly 150 bodies were recovered from McDermott’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Las Vegas in early August.
The $172 million Reimagine Boulder Highway project in Henderson has been occurring for one year with crews hitting multiple milestones along the way.
For four days, starting today, the valley is under an extreme heat warning. The National Weather Service said temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees above normal.