Experts say the riparian area along the Las Vegas Wash is resilient and any habitat loss likely to be short-lived following the latest of four fires in the area.
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Megan Howard is a summer 2025 metro intern. She grew up in North Florida and is a rising journalism senior at the University of Florida. Megan spends most of her free time during the school year working at the student-run newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator. She’s served as a reporter and editor for the student paper. In her free time, she likes to read and journal.
Residents of Las Vegas Valley had full power restoration Friday morning.
People lined up around the block of Colorado Avenue in Boulder City to buy a pancake breakfast before the Fourth of July parade and fireworks show.
Tuesday’s storms brought 70 mph winds that uprooted trees, tore down stoplights and trapped people in vehicles.
On a hockey rink at Desert Breeze Park, skaters have made a makeshift street-style skate park. Clark County, worried about safety concerns, is set to shut it down.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has hired Dan Alegria, who will serve as the newspaper’s design editor.
Clark County Wetlands Park hosted Discovery Day, a free event with activities for kids to learn about wildlife and conservation while having fun.
Forty-four swimmers came to the Boulder City pool to learn water safety skills.
The fire at the east Las Vegas Valley park broke out Tuesday, with dark smoke visible across the valley.
The UMC Crisis Stabilization Center is Southern Nevada’s first mental health crisis short-term center.
A Public Safety Outage Management watch was declared by NV Energy after the National Weather Service declared a red flag warning for Mount Charleston.
Ninety-nine Clark County foster children graduated high school in 2025. Support from foster families helps set kids up for the future, and Clark County needs more foster homes.
The renovated center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the collaborative effort to transform the center into an interactive exhibit.
With triple-digit temperatures returning to Southern Nevada, Henderson firefighters demonstrated what happens if a child is locked in a hot car.
The Southern Nevada Health District is offering backpacks and school supplies to early vaccination appointments.