Nearly a year into the pandemic, AA members in Southern Nevada are as likely to be attending virtual meetings as live ones. And while live meetings are returning, what began as a pandemic-prompted alternative may remain as a recovery tool even after the pandemic ends.
Las Vegas author Alex Raffi wrote and illustrated, “The Sound of Laughing Rabbits,” a book for children and young adults that parallels some of his life experiences. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sunny skies with a high near 70 and light and variable winds.
Steve Grammas, Las Vegas Police Protective Association president, talks about why he thinks numbers are up.
Station Casinos is offering free meals, free room in a top-notch Las Vegas casino and a $1,200 paycheck every other week to “college students who have demonstrated interest and aptitude in the hospitality industry.”
Southern California’s Wally’s Wine & Spirits, which has outposts in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, will open in Resorts World Las Vegas this summer.
Nevada expects to receive 24,000 doses this week of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, which was authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday.
The Vegas Golden Knights took a win in overtime against the Minnesota Wild and were also surrounded by 2,600 fans in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena for the first time since last March. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Some young students ranging from preschool through third grade returned this week to a hybrid form of instruction after a year of distance learning forced by the coronavirus pandemic.
Some pre-kindergarten through third-grade students headed back to school Monday. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Throughout the Raiders’ offseason, Vegas Nation’s Heidi Fang and Sam Gordon will evaluate each position group, discuss what the team can do to improve in 2021 and try to plot out what moves the team might make in free agency or in the NFL Draft. This episode focuses on the tight ends. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Some pre-kindergarten through third-grade students headed back to school Monday. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
One man died after he was punched on the Strip early Sunday morning. Police monitoring crime cameras captured one man punch another man near Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South
Brian Bradford talks about his daughter, Briana, who passed away at age seven in 2019 after going to the hospital with stomach pains. The family requested an autopsy but was turned down by the Clark County coroner’s office. (Chase Stevens)
Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns perform the first ever concert inside Allegiant Stadium, with Raiders owner Mark Davis on hand to catch the action.
A historic Tonopah building has been reborn as luxury hotel. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights’ forward William Karlsson scored two goals, one in overtime, to get the team a win against the Anaheim Ducks. Head coach Pete DeBoer spoke about how outstanding goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been after the 36-year-old goaltender secured his 100th win for the team. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dearing Elementary School staff talk Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, about preparations for in-person education. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Ronald Pipkins, who was the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in Nevada, continues his path to recovery a year after getting diagnoses with the disease.
The bodies of a man and a woman were found in a Summerlin apartment on Saturday after the man killed the woman, then shot himself days later, Las Vegas police said. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
CCSD parents and students also held a rally before the meeting to call for an immediate return to in-person instruction and the resumption of sports and activities. Officials are highlight all forms of safety and precaution.
Marc-Andre Fleury has a competitive spirit that motivates him to win for the Golden Knights and as of Feb. 7, he has regained control of the net.
A 16-month-old contract dispute between Churchill Downs racetrack and the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association is reducing the number of racetracks that horseplayers can bet on and blacking out many races leading to the Kentucky Derby.
Brian Bradford talks about his daughter, Briana, who passed away at age seven in 2019 after going to the hospital with stomach pains. The family requested an autopsy but was turned down by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Home builder pivots to add custom home offices for buyers looking for more room. KB Home Division President and Regional General Manager Brian Kunec talks about his company’s home office in the model home at the KB Home community of Stonegate in Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
A Clark County commissioner and school officials held a news conference Friday morning to raise awareness of traffic safety laws in school zones as schools prepare to reopen to younger students on Monday. (Elliot Bauman / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
When T-Mobile Arena reopens to fans on March 1, there will be health and safety protocols to follow, a list of what is allowed inside and new guidelines for attending Golden Knights games as outlined by Chris Engler, executive director of operations at T-Mobile Arena. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Alex Tuch was moved to the first line for Monday’s game with center Chandler Stephenson and right wing Mark Stone. The change gave Tuch tougher matchups at both ends of the ice.
The COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping organizers of Taste and Sounds of Soul from continuing the tradition and honoring those making a difference in the Las Vegas Valley.
