Researchers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Death Valley National Park came together at Devils Hole, about 90 miles west of Las Vegas, for a biannual count of the Devils Hole Pupfish, an endangered species. Their count this time – 87. (Video by Patrick Connolly)
The Las Vegas Aces host a WNBA draft party at the Mandalay Bay for season-ticket holders, and have the number one overall pick.
Across the Valley, parents face wait lists up to several months to obtain behavioral services for their autistic children. At the UNLV Ackerman Center, there are about 2,500 people waiting to get care. We’ll talk to the Ackerman Center’s director and child neuropsychologist.
Samantha O’Brien, whose three-year-old daughter attended the Calvary Christian Learning Academy daycare, found out Monday night when her daughter’s teacher called about the school closing.
Tya Mathis-Coleman, director of of recruitment at the Clark Coutny School District, talks about a hiring fair held by CCSD at Coronado High School in Henderson. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
An event to address permanent home needs for growing foster children population in Nevada. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A drizzly Thursday could drop as much as a quarter-inch of rain on the Las Vegas Valley. Chances of rain will be between 60 and 70 percent for most of the day before diminishing at night. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UNLV students march on campus in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
The ninth annual Black History Month Festival at Springs Preserve. (Briana Erickson)
Jeni Panars, project architect for Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects in Henderson gives a sneak peek of the inside of a new student union for the Charleston campus of the College of Southern Nevada. Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Westside Las Vegas residents gathered at Harrison House Tuesday to celebrate the African American history of the neighborhood and discuss the future. (Madelyn Reese)
Capt. Robert Plummer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department briefs the media on the recent shootings of four homeless men.
F.R.E.E. International, a human trafficking advocacy group, organized The Big Search where hundreds of volunteers hit the streets with fliers of missing children. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A public task force has been created and will be led by Caleb Cage, chief of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management, to improve the state’s oversight of casino emergency response plans.
Two slates of candidates have formed in the CCEA elections, plus two individual candidates running alone. By Amelia Pak-Harvey
The Harbor youth assessment center offers coordinated mental health and other intervention services for children. The Harbor has moved to a new location and expanded. The center will be open 24/7 by mid-February. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lake Mead, a manmade reservoir, supports a diverse selection of animals, including the emblem of the United States – the bald eagle. A team of wildlife biologists from several agencies, including the National Park Service, fanned out in boats for their annual survey of the national bird. The numbers are put into a national database, which helps monitor the once-imperiled species. (Andrea Cornejo)
UNLV graduate students spent a week writing their dissertations during a new writing boot camp hosted by the university. Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Adam Laxalt officially announced his bid for governor for the 2018 election. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Golden Knights continue their strong opening for their inaugural season, heading to a 8-1 record off of Friday’s 7-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This week on the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Real Estate Millions Host Susan Kocab tours the an inspiration home at the exclusive residential development of Ascaya. The home was designed by the Marmol Radziner architectural firm. The lead designer Brad Williams and Ascaya Sales Manager Darin Marques unfold the detailed specs of designing this truly authentic desert contemporary design.
Members of the First African-Methodist Episcopal Church came together Sunday to celebrate life and honor the victims of last Sunday’s deadly mass shooting that killed 58 people. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chief Medical Officer of the Las Vegas Recovery Center, Dr. Mel Pohl, sits down with the Review-Journal to describe the side effects of an anti-anxiety medication called diazepam. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Friday’s Headlines: CCSD saves jobs with less cuts, Nevada marijuana sales soar during first month, Las Vegas police investigating machete fight and shooting
Highlights from the Shadow Ridge at Cimarron-Memorial football game Thursday night. Shadow Ridge won with a score of 59-20. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Thursday’s Headlines: 1 dead in rollover crash, FBI complaint mentions Las Vegas meetings, Hugh Hefner dead at 91.
Using a virtual surgery simulator, University of Nevada Las Vegas medical students get real-time surgery experience without having to step into the operating room (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Las Vegas based organization, Hero School, trains 20 homeless people Saturday in cybersecurity at donated space by RedFlint. (Morgan Lieberman)
Sunday’s headlines: man who attempted to run over woman identified, bus driver stabbed by passenger, man killed in road-rage incident identified.
Saturday’s Headlines: man tries to run over woman near Las Vegas school, two arrested trying to lure woman to prostitution over Snapchat, Walmart testing service letting people enter empty homes
