Three hundred sixty-five medical students received their white coats during the Touro University Nevada White Coat Ceremony at the M Resort in Henderson Monday. The ceremony was developed to honor students in osteopathic medicine, physician assistant studies, nursing, occupational therapy and physical therapy as they accept the professional responsibilities inherent in their relationship with patients. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County School District Police Department hold a mock traffic stop at Centennial High School in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist
Crews moved the wooden Remembrance Wall at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden on South Casino Center Boulevard Monday. Construction on a permanent wall is set to begin within the week. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @MadelynGReese
Rev. Steve Willis is the senior pastor at First Christian Church on Rancho Drive in Las Vegas.
Interstate 11 opens to the public Thursday, providing sweeping views of Lake Mead, art deco-style bridges and a mural illustrating the construction of Hoover Dam. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Miss Teen El Tiempo and Miss El Tiempo 2019 were crowned at Sam’s Town Saturday, August 4, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist
Metro briefing on a barricade turned officer-involved shooting Saturday north of the Strip. (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV’s Evan Pantels discusses the new kickoff return rule. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Saturday’s practice. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Morning Update — Saturday, August 4, 2018
Mojave High School students paint inspirational messages on their school bathroom doors. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Vinyl wrap company 5150 Wraps talks about neon wraps, a new technology that the company believes can boost advertising at night. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist
Cassi Davis was diagnosed with anxiety and depression after the birth of her second child. After seeking help and support, she felt that there wasn’t enough for support for those living day in and day out for those with mood disorders. She created the Crush Run, set for Sept. 22, to raise money for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and bring together a community of people who live with the same conditions she does. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Gala of the Royal Horses is coming to the South Point Arena this weekend. The show will feature horses bred for royalty that are capable of a variety of traditional tricks. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The City of North Las Vegas, Nevada Department of Transportation and other partners celebrated the opening of the Tropical Parkway connector to Interstate 15 and the Las Vegas Beltway. The stretch of road will make access easier for distribution centers for Amazon, Sephora and other companies moving into an 1,100-acre industrial area rising near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Star Trek fans at the Star Trek Convention 2018 talk about why they think the show has stayed popular across the years Thursday, August 2, 2018. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist
Las Vegas Morning Update — Thursday, August 2, 2018
Las Vegas succumbed to the incomparable greatness of the legendary Diana Taurasi and stumbled to a 104-93 loss to her Phoenix Mercury at Mandalay Bay Events Center before an announced crowd of 5,129.
Day 5 of Raiders training camp and Jon Gruden starts live hitting, P.J. Hall returns to action, Michael Gehlken reports.
A Las Vegas police officer appears to handcuff a talkative civilian at the Route 91 Harvest festival during the Oct. 1 shooting. LVMPD body camera footage.
Therapy In Downtown Las Vegas Serves Cast Iron S’mores. (Janna Karel Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Forty minutes after gunfire ceased on Oct. 1, Jason Aldean was still in a bus behind the stage on the Route 91 Harvest festival grounds. Aldean’s manager talks with Las Vegas police about how to get the singer, and others, out safely. LVMPD body camera footage.
Community members, who called themselves considered black citizens but did not present as an organization, met with press before the city council meeting to discuss their demands in the aftermath of the grand jury’s choice to not indict Metro officer Kenneth Lopera for the 2017 death of Tashii Brown. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Chris Walach, senior director of Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems, talks to a reporter at NIAS’s new Nevada Drone Center for Excellence of Public Safety, located inside the Switch Innevation Center in Las Vegas. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto
Bryan Salmond is at City National Arena where the Golden Knights and the D Las Vegas announced the new Lil’ Knights Program for developing hockey in the city.
Bryan Salmond is at City National Arena where the Golden Knights and the D Las Vegas announced the new Lil’ Knights Program for developing hockey the city.
Tony DeFrancecso talks about the loss to Memphis on July 29, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
RollerCon 2018 is a five-day convention focused on the roller derby community and culture at Westgate in Las Vegas. (Marcus Villagran/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @brokejournalist
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and his trainer Eddy Reynoso talk about the failed drug test and their upcoming rematch against Gennady Golovkin in Las Vegas.
Laura LeBowsky, a CCSD special education teacher and mother of two, set out to shop for her children’s supply lists at her local Walmart and Target. She was looking for deals to try to keep the total under $150, while also allowing Chloe, 8, and Brady, 6, some choice in what they wanted. (Madelyn Reese/ Las Vegas Review-Journal) @MadelynGReese
