Las Vegas’ housing market: Bubble vs. today
 
Las Vegas’ housing market: Bubble vs. today

Las Vegas home prices are rising at one of the fastest rates nationally, and builders are selling the most homes in years. But by almost any measure, the market remains a long way from the peaks of the bubble years last decade. The median sales price of previously owned single-family homes was $280,000 last month. That’s more than doubled since hitting bottom, but still below the peak of $315,000 in mid-2006. Builders sold 9,400 homes last year, the highest tally in almost a decade but far below the record of almost 39,000 in 2005. “Las Vegas has been climbing out of the hole for the better part of the last decade.” Brian Gordon, co-owner, Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis

Las Vegas’ Deadliest Air Disaster
 
Las Vegas’ Deadliest Air Disaster

A cross near Cactus Aveue and Decatur Boulevard marks the site of Las Vegas’ deadliest air disaster. On April 21, 1958, an Air Force fighter jet collided with United Airlines Flight 736 at 21,000 feet. Both aircraft plummeted to the ground and burned. All 47 people on the airliner and both men in the fighter jet were killed. The crash led to new air safety regulations, including the creation of what is now the Federal Aviation Administration. The crash site is now a parking lot. The cross on the hill behind it is the only sign of what happened there.

Avicii Dead at 28
 
Avicii Dead at 28

Avicii Dead at 28 The Swedish DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, died on Friday afternoon in Muscat, Oman, according to his publicist. Diana Baron, Avicii’s publicist Diana Baron, Avicii’s publicist Avicii had retired from performing live music in 2016 for health reasons. Last year, he posted a statement on his website saying that just because he wasn’t doing live performances didn’t mean he would stop making music. Avicii

Terrible Herbst to open large travel center in Southern Nevada
 
Terrible Herbst to open large travel center in Southern Nevada

Terrible Herbst will open a large travel center in Southern Nevada this May. The 50,000-square-foot commercial travel center will include 96 fuel pumps and the third White Castle restaurant in Southern Nevada. The travel center is located near the intersection of Interstate 15 and Goodsprings Road. The center is across from the Gold Strike casino, and signs outside the travel center advertise the site as Terrible’s Road House. Terrible Herbst is calling the center the world’s largest Chevron.

Steve Wynn skipped own company’s sexual harassment training
 
Steve Wynn skipped own company’s sexual harassment training

Steve Wynn, skipped his own company’s mandatory sexual harassment awareness training, court testimony shows. Wynn has been accused in published reports of sexually harassing female casino employees for decades. Wynn said his employees received sexual harassment training. But when asked if he received the same training, the casino founder responded “No, I don’t need it.” The former chief executive officer and chairman, who resigned Feb. 6, violated company policy by not attending. “No employee or executive is exempt from training, which has always been the policy,” said Wynn Resorts spokesman Michael Weaver

Palo Verde softball beats Shadow Ridge, 8-6
 
Palo Verde softball beats Shadow Ridge, 8-6

Palo Verde softball picked up a key league win over Shadow Ridge on Tuesday. Palo Verde had 12 hits, including homers from Makall Whetten and Lauryn Barker. Shadow Ridge led 2-1 after two innings, but the Panthers scored three in the third. They took the lead for good in the fifth, and held off a rally in the seventh. Palo Verde improved to 9-5, 4-0, and moved into first place in the Northwest League.

Texas man gets life in prison for kidnapping Las Vegas woman
 
Texas man gets life in prison for kidnapping Las Vegas woman

A Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. Jack William Morgan, 32, was found guilty of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Morgan gagged the woman and chained her to the floor of his van. He and another abductor took the woman to New Mexico, where they were arrested. The woman was found injured but alive.

Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Woman
 
Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Woman

Uber Self-Driving Car Struck and Killed Arizona Woman While in Autonomous Mode The incident took place in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening. Uber immediately suspended its self-driving cars as the incident is investigated, including Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Toronto and the greater Phoenix area. Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted. “We’re thinking of the victim’s family as we work with local law enforcement to understand what happened. The National Transportation Safety Board is opening an investigation into the death and is sending a small team of investigators to Tempe, spokesman Eric Weiss said.

George, Amal Clooney Donate $500,000 to Gun Control March
 
George, Amal Clooney Donate $500,000 to Gun Control March

George, Amal Clooney Donate $500,000 to Gun Control March The couple made the massive donation to “March For Our Lives,” an event organized by the student survivors of last week’s Parkland, Fla. shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. George & Amal Clooney George & Amal Clooney The march takes place Sat., March 24 in Washington, D.C. The mission and focus of March For Our Lives is to demand that a comprehensive and effective bill be immediately brought before Congress to address these gun issues. No special interest group, no political agenda is more critical than timely passage of legislation to effectively address the gun violence issues that are rampant in our country. The Valentine’s Day shooting by ex-student Nikolas Cruz claimed the lives of 17 people including students, administrators, coaches and faculty.

Cinemark to ban large bags from its movie theaters
 
Cinemark to ban large bags from its movie theaters

Starting Thursday, Cinemark will ban bags or packages larger than 12x12x6 from its theaters. According to Cinemark’s website, the move is “in an effort to enhance the safety and security of our guests and employees.” The theaters will make exceptions for diaper bags and medical equipment bags. In Las Vegas, Cinemark operates theaters at The Orleans, Sam’s Town, Santa Fe Station, South Point and Suncoast as well as the Cinedome in Henderson.

Who is Matt Maddox
 
Who is Matt Maddox

Matt Maddox, now the CEO and President of Wynn Resorts Ltd, first joined the company in 2002 Since 2002, Maddox has worked as Wynn’s Senior Vice President of Business Development and Treasurer as the Senior Vice President of Business Development for Wynn Las Vegas, LLC as the Chief Financial Officer of Wynn Resorts (Macau), S.A., and as the Company’s Treasurer and Vice President—Investor Relations. Maddox has been with the company for all four of its openings

Clark County signs banner of support for Parkland, Florida residents
 
Clark County signs banner of support for Parkland, Florida residents

Clark County is inviting residents to sign a banner with messages of support for Parkland, Fla., after the school shooting that left 17 dead. County commissioners were the first to sign the banner Tuesday morning. The banner can be found in the rotunda of the Clark County Government Center. It will be sent to Parkland next week.

Police search for woman after South Point casino robbery
 
Police search for woman after South Point casino robbery

The South Point casino cage was robbed at gunpoint Monday night. A woman walked up to the cage about 7:40 p.m., showed a handgun and demanded cash, according to police. The suspect fled in an older model 2-door gold or brown sedan with a black top and large chrome rims. Anyone with information can contact Metro’s robbery section at 702-828-3591, or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 to remain anonymous.

Dog flu spreads to Nevada, expected to hit Las Vegas soon
 
Dog flu spreads to Nevada, expected to hit Las Vegas soon

The dog flu is coming, Las Vegas veterinarians say. A new-to-the-U.S. strain of the canine influenza, H3N2, has been detected in Northern Nevada for the first time, according to DogFlu.com. There have been 52 cases confirmed this month. Vets usually only recommend the vaccine for dogs traveling to an area where the flu was present. But this year, many vets are telling pet owners it’s better to be safe than sorry. Local veterinarians say they haven’t seen either flu strain in Las Vegas yet, but warn it’s just a matter of time. Symptoms resemble kennel cough, or even the human flu: coughing, sneezing, fever and lethargy. And like the human flu, dog flu can kill. Dr. Travis McDermott, hospital director at Durango Animal Hospital

2017 All-State Boys Soccer Team
 
2017 All-State Boys Soccer Team

Here is the Review-Journal’s 2017 all-state boys soccer team. First Team: Jaffet Corona, Hug First Team: Juan Estrada, Western First Team: Joel Garcia, Truckee First Team: Juan Pablo Herrera, North Tahoe First Team: Hudson Huckfeldt, Palo Verde First Team: John Lynam, Coronado First Team: Bryan Martinez, Sunrise Mountain First Team: Eduardo Martinez, North Valleys First Team: Miguel Mendoza, Chaparral First Team: Jaime Munguia, Durango First Team: Bryan Munoz, Sparks First Team: Corrigan Neville, Bishop Gorman First Team: Marcos Plata, Sunrise Mountain First Team: Jaime Rodriguez, Wooster First Team: Joel Sanchez, Desert Pines Second Team: Juan Arredondo-Alvarez, Western Second Team: Angel Arreola, Sunrise Mountain Second Team: Bradley Bolduc, Coronado Second Team: Caden Buckley, Bishop Gorman Second Team: Gael Delangel-Parra, Durango Second Team: Eduardo Gomez Meza, Wooster Second Team: Edgar Guillen, Wooster Second Team: Abi Lopez, Truckee Second Team: Presten Manthey, Palo Verde Second Team: Christian Martinez, Carson Second Team: Koby Mattson, North Tahoe Second Team: Sebastian Ramirez, Eldorado Second Team: Efren Ramirez Ledezma, Carson Second Team: Ben Stang, Liberty Second Team: Tyson Tesfamariam, Durango Honorable Mention: