Southern Nevada is about 800 mechanics short, according the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. As the technology in cars continues to advance, it’s becoming more difficult to find auto mechanics and technicians who know how to work on the vehicles. Usually, a labor shortage translates to higher wages. But the median wage for auto service workers in Clark County is $17.50 an hour, according to Emsi, a labor market analytics firm The average hourly wage in the Las Vegas Valley is $21.37, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A pedestrian was hospitalized after entering the path of a vehicle around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release.
UNLV’s club hockey program scored a historic victory Saturday night, stunning defending Division I national champion Denver in a shootout on the road.
The Trump administration should begin downsizing and decentralizing the Washington bureaucracy around the country.
Nevada has an estimated 200,000 abandoned mines. As many as 400,000 abandoned mines are scattered throughout the West.
