Despite additional funding school district still faces $17 million deficit
 
Despite additional funding school district still faces $17 million deficit

The Clark County School District revealed for the first time Tuesday that it is facing a budget deficit of between $17 million and $18 million next year despite winning additional funding in the just concluded legislative session. That means the possibility of a teachers strike in the fall remains on the table.

Neon Museum gets OK to expand
 
Neon Museum gets OK to expand

The Las Vegas City Council voted today to allow the Neon Museum to expand into the empty Reed Whipple Cultural Arts Center. (Mat Luschek / Las Vegas Review Journal)

Holocaust Survivors Receive Honorary Diplomas
 
Holocaust Survivors Receive Honorary Diplomas

Touro University in Las Vegas, awarded 18 Holocaust survivors with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters on Monday, May 13, 2019. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)

Las Vegas Strip gets smacked with cold front
 
Las Vegas Strip gets smacked with cold front

The National Weather Service on Monday afternoon issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the southwest Las Vegas Valley. Areas saw rain, thunder, lightning, and even hail. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Education rally in Las Vegas
 
Education rally in Las Vegas

Thousands of educators, parents and students gather to rally to secure additional education funding in front of the federal courthouse in Las Vegas, Saturday morning, April, 27, 2019. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

It’s Rattlesnake Season
 
It’s Rattlesnake Season

As temperatures start to rise in the Las Vegas area, people are heading outside for various activities. Possibly hiking and maybe with a dog. People and pets aren’t the only creatures coming out of their winter homes – so are snakes. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Clark County schools and the late bus issue
 
Clark County schools and the late bus issue

Year after year, late or no-show buses in the Clark County School District draw the ire of parents and students alike. One year the problem even prompted a parent to crack a school bus window in frustration over a late drop-off. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Stardust implosion anniversary
 
Stardust implosion anniversary

Twelve years ago today, the Stardust Resort and Casino was imploded. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)

Disruption At Metro PD OIS Presser
 
Disruption At Metro PD OIS Presser

A man claiming to be part of the press refused to leave a press conference at Metro police headquarters, Wednesday January 30, 2019. Officers were forced to physically remove the man. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen falls at Las Vegas parade
 
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen falls at Las Vegas parade

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada fell and injured her wrist at the Martin Luther King Day parade in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mount Charleston Gets Heavy Snow, Fog
 
Mount Charleston Gets Heavy Snow, Fog

Mount Charleston saw heavy snow today, and fog in lower elevations as a cold front swept across the Las Vegas Valley. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Krystal Whipple arrested in Arizona
 
Krystal Whipple arrested in Arizona

Krystal Whipple, charged in the killing of a Las Vegas nail salon manager over a $35 manicure, is expected to return to Nevada to face a murder charge.

CES Opening Party in Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace
 
CES Opening Party in Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace

CES conventioneers packed Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace, and let loose as they danced to DJs into the night. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto

Las Vegas NYE Fireworks – VIDEO
 
Las Vegas NYE Fireworks – VIDEO

The full show: A spectacular view from the rooftop of the Trump International Hotel as 80,000 pyrotechnics illuminated the Las Vegas Strip at the stroke of midnight. Fireworks by Grucci choreographed launches from the Stratosphere, the Venetian, Treasure Island, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood, Aria and MGM Grand.

Navigating the new I-515 southbound to 215 Beltway ramp configuration
 
Navigating the new I-515 southbound to 215 Beltway ramp configuration

After opening at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, the new Interstate 515 southbound to the 215 Beltway westbound freeway ramp configuration caused confusion amongst motorist. Here’s how to navigate the new ramp. (Mick Akers/ Las Vegas Review-Journal).

Law Enforcement Active Shooter Training Exercise
 
Law Enforcement Active Shooter Training Exercise

Multiple Las Vegas Valley law enforcement agencies held an active shooter drill at the Department of Public Safety’s Parole and Probation office on December 6, 2018. Officials set up the training exercise to include multiple active shooters, a barricaded suspect and multiple casualties. (Katelyn Newberg/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Final Route 91 Harvest festival remembrance objects catalogued at Clark County Museum
 
Final Route 91 Harvest festival remembrance objects catalogued at Clark County Museum

The last of the more than 17,000 items left at the makeshift memorial near the Las Vegas sign after the Oct. 1 shootings have been catalogued at the Clark County Museum in Las Vegas. The final item was a black-and-white bumper sticker bearing “#VEGASSTRONG. An additional 200 items currently on display at the museum will be catalogued when the exhibit comes down. (K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Man shot in Las Vegas traffic stop had knife, police say
 
Man shot in Las Vegas traffic stop had knife, police say

Police said the man fatally shot by an officer during a traffic stop in downtown Las Vegas had a “homemade knife.” Demontry Floytra Boyd, 43, died Saturday at University Medical Center from multiple gunshot wounds after officer Paul Bruning, 48, shot him during a traffic stop. Bruning pulled Boyd over on suspicion of driving recklessly at 7:41 a.m. near Sunrise Avenue and 18th Street.

Wildfires in Southern California
 
Wildfires in Southern California

Wildfires hit Ventura County, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2018. (Richard Brian/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.