Memorial Day weekend at Lake Mead – PHOTOS

People gather at Lake Mead over Memorial Day weekend.

By Arlette Yousif / Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 26, 2024 - 9:54 pm

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Memorial Day weekend brought boaters and swimmers to Lake Mead.

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Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper clippings from late 1973 carry reports on Las Vegas casinos ...

The night the lights went out in Las Vegas: Why were the neon signs shut off in ‘73?

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

June 25, 2024 - 6:00 am

Amid the oil embargo, President Richard Nixon asked for stringent energy conservation measures, and Nevada Gov. Mike O’Callaghan asked the resort industry to cut back on power usage.

An aerial photo shows homes at the corner of Ann Road and Donna Street in North Las Vegas, on F ...

Nevada’s 3rd-largest city: North Las Vegas or Reno?

By Annie Vong / RJ

June 25, 2024 - 6:00 am

North Las Vegas was once known as a bootlegging settlement and Reno as a “cow county,” so how have both cities changed their image and economic reputation over time?

June headed to Las Vegas weather records for heat

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 25, 2024 - 5:00 am

The Monday morning low was 91, well above the record of 87 set in 2003 and tied in 2017. The afternoon high was 112.

North Las Vegas shooting leaves 2 females dead

By Mark Davis / RJ

June 25, 2024 - 3:00 am

Two females died late Monday night in a shooting in a North Las Vegas neighborhood.

Nevada Highway Patrol investigate a fatal crash Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Henderson. (Nevada H ...

Juvenile killed in multi-vehicle crash on US 95 in Henderson

By Mark Davis / RJ

June 25, 2024 - 6:49 am

A juvenile was killed early Tuesday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 95 in Henderson.

A Las Vegas police officer exits his SUV near the Nordstrom's entrance of the Fashion Show Mall ...

Several thieves strike Las Vegas Strip jewelry store

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 11:46 pm

About an hour after the initial call, police said they were investigating a theft by several individuals, not a shooting.

Michael Guardian’s love for motorcycles harkened back to when he was a young man in his nativ ...

‘This is so unexpected’: Family reeling from motorcyclist’s death in Las Vegas crash

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 9:14 pm

Michael Guardian’s death in a motorcycle crash came just before his three children were to come over from the Philippines to join him and his mother.

TEACH Las Vegas Charter School as seen on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/La ...

Hundreds of Clark County charter school students could be displaced by state action

By Ella Thompson / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 5:02 pm

State officials overseeing charter schools have approved the surrender of one school’s license and recommended the termination of another. Hundreds of students could be impacted.

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Las Vegas street racing leaves 1 dead, injures another, police say

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 3:55 pm

The driver was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving resulting in death and substantial bodily harm.

The eastbound flyover ramp under construction from Interstate 15 southbound to Tropicana Avenue ...

Pedestrian died on I-15 trying to get into moving truck, police say

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 2:57 pm

The Nevada Highway Patrol shared more details about a fatal crash on Interstate 15 near the Strip.