The Las Vegas Stadium Authority crosses the final T’s and dots the last I’s on a stadium development agreement that will bring the NFL to Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas Morning Update – Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Valley High School graduate Zhan Okuda-Lim, who went on to Harvard and Princeton, has returned to Las Vegas to give back, as director of policy at the Public Education Foundation. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Two men were hospitalized after being shotTuesday night at a house party in east Las Vegas. The shooting occurred about 10:50 p.m. at a home on Buck Island Street, near Owens Avenue and Sloan Lane. Police blocked off the neighborhood around Owens Avenue and Sloan Lane while they investigated. Police said all suspects are in custody. The two men ended up at UMC with wounds to their legs, Both were expected to survive their injuries.
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)
Tuesday’s headlines: Las Vegas parents caught off guard as school, day care abruptly close, Downtown Las Vegas outlet mall to charge for parking, Golden Knights clinch playoff berth in first season (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Massive Shopping Mall Fire in Russia Kills More Than 60 People At least 64 children in a shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo were killed. An entire class of schoolchildren reportedly died in the fire. Some of the children called their family to say goodbye, before dying in the fire. “We are burning, perhaps this is goodbye.” A child victim wrote on social media Investigators said there was no alarm and exists were blocked.
Sen. Tick Segerblom and Las Vegas City Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian said during a press conference Monday that money generated by Nevada marijuana sales should be pulled out of the state’s rainy day fund and sent directly to public schools.
Sheriff Joe Lombardo held a press conference Monday to announce that members of the MS-13 gang have killed 10 people within the past year in Clark County, and five suspects are in federal custody.
One person was killed Monday morning in a three-vehicle collision that left one car wrapped around a pole in the central valley. The collision happened about 6:50 a.m. near Rainbow and Lake Mead boulevards. Police are looking for one person who ran from the scene. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fatal McDonald’s shooting, a man and a woman shot in the head, and a deadly shooting at an apartment complex.
A man was killed after being shot in the face during a Monday morning argument in the 100 block of Sacramento Drive. A man and woman were arguing outside the home when the woman drew a gun and shot the man in the face, police said. The man died at the scene. Police have identified the woman, who was an acquaintance of the man who died, and are searching for her.
An early Monday morning argument has left one man dead and a woman in the hospital. A roommate heard that the pair were arguing and asked a friend to check on the couple at the Woodhaven apartments on Stober Boulevard. The couple were found with gunshot wounds to their heads. The man died at the scene and the woman was hospitalized, police said, adding the woman shot herself. Police could not confirm who shot the man, but were investigating the shooting as a domestic incident.
A man was shot and killed Sunday night in the McDonald’s parking lot at 3885 Blue Diamond Road near Valley View Drive. Las Vegas police think a drug deal went sour after an argument broke out and gunfire struck a man in his 20s. He died at the scene. Police are questioning several witnesses, and they’re searching for the suspect. This is the 48th homicide Metro has investigated this year.
New allegations against North Vista Hospital are raising alarming questions about the lack of mental health services in Nevada.
Gabriel Allred, co-founder of Tokes Platform, talks about his cryptocurrency for use in the cannabis industry. Pisos marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas accepts Tokes for payment for products. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Over 2,000 people marched through Downtown Las Vegas Saturday in the March For Our Lives to advocate for gun control.
Las Vegas Morning Update – Saturday, March 24, 2018
North Vista Hospital is known for taking the poorest and sickest patients in Southern Nevada.
But new allegations against the hospital are raising alarming questions about the lack of mental health services in this state.
Clark County added 2nd most new residents in 2017. Clark County added more new residents last year than almost any other county in the nation, Nevada’s most populous county grew by 47,355 residents in 2017. The Census Bureau pegged Clark County’s population at 2,204,079 as of July 1, up 2.2 percent from the July 1, 2016 estimate of 2,156,724.
People flocked to a Toys R Us in Henderson Friday for the beginning of the company’s liquidation sales.
Reno businessman plans $100M investment to revitalize SLS. Alex Meruelo will invest to revitalize the SLS Las Vegas after the Nevada Gaming Commission approved his acquisition. Meruelo told the commission Thursday that he would be able to make the property profitable by investing in the upgrades and redesign. “The capital investment is something that will make a dramatic impact. Things are already turning around, and I am very optimistic,” he said.
Friday’s Headlines: Steve Wynn sells all his shares of Wynn Resorts, Reno businessman plans $100 million investment in SLS, and Clark County Schools Trustee Kevin Child vows to sue
Basic Academy of International Studies robotics club is preparing for the U.S. Open Robotics Championship that take place April 5-7 in Iowa, and the VEX World Championships in Kentucky scheduled for April 25-28. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
An event to address permanent home needs for growing foster children population in Nevada. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Early voting in the Ward 5 Las Vegas City Council race at Las Vegas City Hall. There are eleven candidates running in the Ward 5 special election to serve out the remaining 15 months left on former councilman Ricki Barlow’s term. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas-Review Journal
Ivette Barreres, a victim advocate with Safe Nest, hopes to keep Domestic Violence court intact in the Clark County court system. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A short compilation of footage of Stephen Paddock bringing luggage into Mandalay Bay and gambling in the resort casino. MGM Resorts.