Cowboy Christmas, the annual Western-themed gift show tied to NFR, kicked off Wednesday in Las Vegas after a yearlong hiatus.
McKenna Ross
Politics and Government Reporter
Email: mross@reviewjournal.com
McKenna Ross joined the Review-Journal in June 2021 and previously covered gaming and tourism and Southern Nevada's nonprofit sector for the newspaper. Before moving to Nevada, she reported for MLive, a Michigan news site, and interned at publications in Michigan, Oregon and Florida. McKenna is a graduate of Michigan State University and a 2021-2024 Report for America corps member. When she's not working, she's either reading or hiking Southern Nevada trails with her dog.
The Giving Machine at Downtown Summerlin has so far raised about $200,000, slightly ahead of where it was at this point in 2019.
An unusual holiday season of high demand and below-average inventory may make late Christmas tree-shopping difficult in Las Vegas and elsewhere in the U.S., tree retailers say.
El Shaddai Refuge Homes took one teen out of a group home and into a private apartment and a work-study program.
Nonprofits nationwide and in Nevada are calling on supporters to be charitable with their time, goods and funds for Giving Tuesday next week.
Jobs 4 Nevada Graduates, a nonprofit to teach students professional skills and workforce preparedness, helped one Chaparral High School student finish six credits in two weeks, ensuring a path to graduation in the spring.
Annual procurement for holiday food drives begins months in advance for Three Square food bank. The operation crosses several states and involves hundreds of helping hands.
Rising food and transportation costs are hitting food banks and pantries in Southern Nevada, as the nonprofits contend with supply chain disruptions while balancing unprecedented need in the pandemic era.
New counseling services at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada hope to teach kids social emotional skill development.
Rock legend Carlos Santana on Tuesday visited the site where a “peace bench” — part of his partnership with Habitat for Humanity — was installed outside a home in Henderson.
The limitations on who can be an astronaut and what it means to travel into space are being pushed during the “second great age of exploration,” citizen astronauts said at the Ascend conference on Monday.
Las Vegas Business Academy, which mentoring the next generation of business leaders, is also partnering with a Chinese organization.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada has upgraded its community meal space, hoping to serve 10 million more meals to the homeless population in Las Vegas.
Upholstery services see an uptick in clients after months of sitting at home and furniture backlogs cause people to reconsider what they have.
An influx of federal aid may give organizations charged with fighting youth homelessness a chance to address problems that need significant investment to fix.