Extreme heat conditions will blanket the Las Vegas region this weekend, says the National Weather Service.
Marvin Clemons
Marvin joined Reviewjournal.com in March 2019 after a 7.5-year stint on the assignment desk at KSNV News 3. He started his newspaper career (via school of hard knocks) several decades ago in Utah after service in the U.S. Air Force, and eventually spent 25 years in the Chicago newspaper market before the industry downsizing in 2011 made him and wife Julie move West. They have six children and 12 grandchildren still enjoying Midwest winters/summers.
Clark County Fire Department and BLM crews worked to extinguish a brush fire in the Las Vegas Wash on the far east side of the Las Vegas Valley.
Harry Reid International Airport hit 97 degrees Monday, which means Las Vegas has failed to reach 100 degrees for 291 straight days.
Las Vegas may set a record for consecutive days below 100 next week, says the weather service.
Light rain fell over the Mount Charleston and Red Rock Canyon areas early Sunday afternoon.
A 20 percent chance of rain at high elevations did produce rain at Mount Charleston on Wednesday.
A 105 reading on Sept. 8, 2022, was the last time the mercury at Harry Reid International Airport reached or exceeded 100.
A video poker player won $100,000 at a Strip casino on Thursday.
A Vegas Golden Knights victory in the quest for the Stanley Cup may cost a Henderson boat retailer $50,000 and he’ll be all smiles if it happens.
May went without a 100-degree day at the Las Vegas airport and it may be a week or longer before triple digits hit.
A downtown eatery that specialized in doughnuts from the norm to the eclectic has closed its doors after seven years.
Tickets for the Stanely Cup Final between the Golden Knights and Florida Panthers in Las Vegas are going to cost fans a pretty penny.
A 12-mile backup leading into Primm on I-15 was reported by the Regional Transpiration Commission.
Only the remote lot at Gillespie Street and East Warm Springs Road is available for passengers flying out of Harry Reid International Airport.
The forecast doesn’t call for Las Vegas to come close to reaching 100 degrees anytime soon, says the National Weather Service.