The veteran forward has had 20 or more goals for 10 straight seasons after scoring Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 against the Panthers in Sunrise, Florida (Steve Carp/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)
Las Vegas Review-Journal sports reporter Mark Anderson recaps UNLV’s victory at Colorado State. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
“Pawn Stars” will air its 500th episode on Monday at 10 p.m. on History. “Pawn Stars” debuted July 26, 2009. After completing the first season, Corey was about to tell his father and grandfather that he didn’t think all the additional work was worth the meager uptick in business. “The show definitely hit at the right time. It couldn’t have been a better time for it to hit,” Corey says. “Oh, no. I was hoping for a season or two and hoping it would help out business,” says Gold & Silver Pawn Shop owner Rick Harrison. “I never thought it would turn into this.”
Kathy Olivier talks about the Lady Rebels’ win over Colorado State on Jan. 20, 2017, at Cox Pavilion. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies and players Shakur Juiston and Jovan Mooring talk about the victory over Colorado State. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UNLV visits Colorado State at 2 p.m. Saturday The Rams will be without injured guard Prentiss Nixon Colorado State has had some highs this season The Rams have had their bumpy spots as well Colorado State looks for a spark against the Rebels
R.W. Garcia is one of the largest (top 20) food manufacturers by employment in Clark County, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. R.W. Garcia makes tortilla chips. You probably didn’t think of your local bakery as a food manufacturer, but that is how the government classifies such establishments.
The Capital One/Junior Achievement Finance Park re-opened this week. The “mini-city,” set up in the library on Las Vegas Boulevard, helps students learn budgeting and personal finance skills. Meghin Delaney/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Valley branch of Premium Waters expects to open a second local factory with at least 40 new jobs after the company reached capacity at its plant near the intersection of Lamb Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue.
Lombardo: “We do not anticipate charges against Marilou Danley”
Crime scene photos contained in the preliminary report on the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting in Las Vegas show the hotel room used by gunman Stephen Paddock at Mandalay Bay on the Strip.
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang make their picks for UFC 220.
With the recent “false alarm” in Hawaii, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief John Steinbeck explains how the Las Vegas system works to alert smartphone users, as well as TV and radio consumers. (Patrick Connolly)
The Clark County Coroner’s office has released the cremated remains of Las Vegas Strip shooter Stephen Paddock. His brother, Eric Paddock, was unable to get the coroner’s office to deliver the remains to his home in Orlando, Florida. Eric Paddock flew to Las Vegas to meet with Coroner John Fudenberg. Fudenberg has not yet released an autopsy report to the family. Paddock said he plans to put the ashes in a bank’s safe deposit box.
UNLV faces the Lobos at 7 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center Guards Jordan Johnson and Jovan Mooring need to produce Brandon McCoy could have a big game for the Rebels Anthony Smith has been bothered by an ankle injury UNLV needs a true home-court advantage
On December 28, 2016, Gold Butte, an area 100 miles northeast of Las Vegas, became a national monument protecting ancient petroglyphs, sculptured sandstone plateaus, a historic mining town and sacred Native American land.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Henderson Police, North Las Vegas Police, Nevada Highway Patrol and other departments came together for a day of celebrating law enforcement. Community members got to see police dogs, SWAT vehicles, and a search and rescue helicopter, among other things. (Patrick Connolly)
CES just ended in Las Vegas, but not without showcasing some must have gadgets for the home. Sony’s Aibo puppy robot has a camera in its nose, OLED screens for eyes and touch sensors on its body that give it the ability to recognize faces and react to petting. The puppy becomes attached to you the more you play with it and interacts with each person differently. The robot will go on sale in Japan this month for around $1,700. Hate folding laundry? The Foldimate folds clothes, towels and other items and stacks them in a neat pile. Foldimate will begin shipping the machines to the U.S. in late 2019. The machines will cost around $900. South Korea’s Coway has developed an appliance that can remove odors, bacteria and dust from clothing without the need to wash them. The Air Shower can freshen clothing in 45 minutes, and will soon be made available in the U.S. Always losing things? Tile will help you find them. The square-shaped Tile attaches to items like your keychain, bags, purses and even your laptop and can let you know the last location of the item through its app or Google Assistant.
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.
Google representative talks about how Google Assistant integrates with Tile, ehose technology helps you locate lost items like keys, bags and phones. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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.
On Wednesday, reporters visited Virgin Hyperloop One’s operations near Las Vegas. The company is building a new mode of transit that could go from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in 30 minutes. The last time the company opened up to the public was May 2016. VHO has conducted about 200 runs with its hyperloop test track. In December, the company set a new speed record of 240 mph with the track.
A lifetime of free flights and other prizes will be handed out in 80 cities during a national promotion offered through Sunday by Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air.
A ‘Personality conflict’ is shaking up North Las Vegas City Hall. City Manager Qiong Liu is negotiating her resignation. It comes one day after she insisted on firing Assistant City Manager Ryann Juden amid long-simmering tensions. Mayor John Lee insisted Juden will not be fired. The dispute reportedly stemmed from a disagreement over how to fund infrastructure projects at the Apex Industrial Park. Liu said appointing Juden was “the biggest mistake that I have made over the past 4-plus years leading the executive team.”
Video of Intel lightshow on Monday night inside the Park Theater. Intel operated 100 small drones inside the theater that night, setting a Guinness record. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A three-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 95 will be narrowed to a single lane for seven months starting Thursday. Crews will be building freeway bridges in northwest Las Vegas.
Both directions of the highway will be reduced to one lane between Skye Canyon Park and Paiute drives from 5 a.m. Thursday to July 12.
Crews are building a new interchange bridge at Kyle Canyon Road as part of a larger $65 million upgrade of U.S. 95 in the northwest valley.
Almost half an inch of rain fell over the Las Vegas Valley overnight, according to the National Weather Service. The valley’s record-breaking 116-day dry streak ended Monday, with 0.14 inches of rain before midnight. The valley saw another 0.35 inches of rain between midnight and 6 a.m. Tuesday, the weather service said.
A firefighter was injured and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening when a fire broke out at a strip mall in the southwest Las Vegas Valley Monday night.
The fire was first reported at 10:52 p.m. on the 3400 block of Jones Boulevard, near Desert Inn Road, and as of 1:30 a.m. Tuesday firefighters and police were still at the scene. At least seven businesses were damaged, including a furniture store at the north end of the mall. The strip mall also houses several restaurants, including Fuku Burger, which was on the opposite end from where the fire broke out.