Incarcerated Christmas
 
Incarcerated Christmas

This is the fourth year HOPE for Prisoners has worked with the Nevada Department of Corrections to create a Christmas for prisoners to visit their families. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

NFR dirt is the most important part of the rodeo
 
NFR dirt is the most important part of the rodeo

NFR has bull riding, saddle bronc, barrel racing, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, and bareback riding but one of the most important part of the rodeo according to construction maintenance manager Allen Rheinheimer is the dirt that they all take place in. Review-Journal sports writer Ed Graney chats with Rheinheimer and ground man John Jamison to get an inside look at the dirt in Thomas & Mack at the National Finals Rodeo.

North Las Vegas Pedestrian-cyclist Survey
 
North Las Vegas Pedestrian-cyclist Survey

North Las Vegas officials are seeking comments from residents in hopes of bettering their experience in the city. An online survey has been set up for citizens to share their opinions and give their suggestions.

Glittering Lights dazzles Las Vegas
 
Glittering Lights dazzles Las Vegas

The Glittering Lights holiday display is shining at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Mat Luschek/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)

North Las Vegas Water Meters
 
North Las Vegas Water Meters

Randy DeVaul shows off the new water meters that the city is installing.

Arbor View to face Faith Lutheran for region title
 
Arbor View to face Faith Lutheran for region title

Arbor View coach Dan Barnson and player J.J. Tuinei and Logan Bollinger talk about their Mountain Region title game against Faith Lutheran on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at Arbor View High School. (Damon Seiters/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Project 150 Thanksgiving 2018
 
Project 150 Thanksgiving 2018

About 100 volunteers for Project 150 box Thanksgiving meals for high school students and their families in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nov. 14.

Competitive improv comedy team represents Las Vegas
 
Competitive improv comedy team represents Las Vegas

ComedySportz Las Vegas is a competitive improvisational comedy team housed at The Space entertainment venue. The Las Vegas Review-Journal stopped by a recent practice. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Downtown Summerlin hosts its annual Festival of Arts
 
Downtown Summerlin hosts its annual Festival of Arts

People crowd to Downtown Summerlin for the 23rd annual Summerlin Festival of Arts in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Dark Arts Market
 
The Dark Arts Market

The Dark Arts Market is a place “for underground kids to come be seen, perform and sell their art work,” according to curator Erin Emre. Open once every three months, the market was hosted this month by the Cornish Pasty Factory in the Downtown Arts District. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Las Vegas Metro hosts the K-9 Trials
 
The Las Vegas Metro hosts the K-9 Trials

The Las Vegas Metro K-9 Trials returns to the Orleans Arena to benefit the Friends For Las Vegas Police K-9 group.

Shadow Ridge beats Cimarron-Memorial 29-11
 
Shadow Ridge beats Cimarron-Memorial 29-11

After a slow start, Shadow Ridge found their groove in the third quarter and scored three touchdowns to beat Cimarron-Memorial 29-11. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Two of Las Vegas police’s Medal of Valor recipients for Oct. 1
 
Two of Las Vegas police’s Medal of Valor recipients for Oct. 1

Officers Michael Tran and Pat Burke were two of the 153 officers who received awards on Friday, September 14, 2018, for their actions during the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. (Katelyn Newberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Best of the Badge
 
Best of the Badge

Officers awarded the Metropolitan Police Department Medal of Valor reflect o the incident that earned them their recognition.

Las Vegas shooting survivors gather at hospital reunion
 
Las Vegas shooting survivors gather at hospital reunion

Survivors of the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip were treated at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and their families returned for a tearful afternoon of “thank-yous” to the doctors and nurses who patched their wounds and, in some cases, saved their lives on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara discusses star ratings
 
CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara discusses star ratings

Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara discuses how CCSD schools fared under the new star rating system at Guy Elementary School on Friday. Video by Meghin Delaney

Changes could ease burden on Las Vegas court’s self-help center
 
Changes could ease burden on Las Vegas court’s self-help center

Inside the nearby Family Law Self-Help Center, one attorney and five staff members bustle about a small room answering questions and helping people fill out forms and navigate legalese. It’s all free of charge. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

DUI suspect in crash that killed Las Vegas boy faces murder charge
 
DUI suspect in crash that killed Las Vegas boy faces murder charge

Clark County District Attorney Steven Wolfson announces an additional charge of second-degree murder against Aylin Alderette, the driver in an accident that caused the death of 8-year-old Levi Echenique. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Vegas88s