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Tourists fill their water containers at the Hoover Dam Friday, July 5, 2024, in Boulder City. ( ...

Tired of extreme Las Vegas heat? It’s not going away anytime soon

Scott Rebik, who recently graduated from the International Problem Gambling Center, sits at hom ...

‘I would steal their coins’: Center uses cognitive therapy to help gambling addicts

A dog that was recovered from an illegal breeding operation in a cage at The Animal Foundation ...

Pets scared by July 4th fireworks kept Las Vegas animal organizations busy

A coyote is seen on Alta Drive just east of Rancho Drive in Las Vegas Sunday, June 30, 2024. (K ...

Abandoned Las Vegas house drawing coyotes and ‘corpse flies,’ residents say

By JERRY HENKELLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 7, 2012 - 1:03 am

Amber Crise of Liberty Tax adjusts Jagger Fagundes' collar as he tries on new clothes Friday at the Men's Wearhouse in Henderson. Fagundes, 16, and a sophomore at Chaparral High School, was at the store on a surprise shopping spree that his mother, Jackie George, won after entering Liberty's "My Refund Story/Double Your Refund" contest. Fagundes performs in a jazz band and needed new clothes for shows, but the family is living paycheck to paycheck and needed a financial assist to help the teen suit up.

Tired of extreme Las Vegas heat? It’s not going away anytime soon

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

July 6, 2024 - 7:00 am

More than 13 hours at 100 degrees or above. That’s a normal day for the Las Vegas Valley in the last week as the heat wave continues through the weekend.

‘I would steal their coins’: Center uses cognitive therapy to help gambling addicts

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

July 6, 2024 - 7:52 am

About 94 percent of all bettors in the state do so without difficulties, but the other 6 percent have a problem, a percentage that’s higher than the national average.

Pets scared by July 4th fireworks kept Las Vegas animal organizations busy

By Ella Thompson / RJ

July 5, 2024 - 7:16 pm

Over 100 dogs were taken in at The Animal Foundation, Clark County’s animal shelter. Another 25 dogs were rounded up by Paws Patrol.

Abandoned Las Vegas house drawing coyotes and ‘corpse flies,’ residents say

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

July 6, 2024 - 12:45 pm

Residents say state officials scoffed at their concerns about an abandoned house near The Lakes, and the homeowners association has ignored their pleas.

Interstate 15 has been shut down Friday, July 5, 2024, southbound at the Cheyenne exit and nort ...

Portion of Interstate 15 shut down for barricade

By Tony Garcia / RJ

July 5, 2024 - 1:16 pm

Interstate 15 was shut down Friday southbound at the Cheyenne exit and northbound at the Washington exit because of a suicidal suspect, Las Vegas police say.

Karie Rockwood dances with Billy Traughber as Elvis impersonator Ron DeCar sings at their weddi ...

Wedding tourism brought 1.6M visitors to Vegas in 2023

By McKenna Ross / RJ

July 5, 2024 - 12:25 pm

The local industry is still fighting to regain the attention of top out-of-state markets — namely, California and Europe — after the pandemic’s travel shifts.

The afternoon sun light rays pierce through tree branches at Bruce Trent Park, on Monday, July ...

Ready for 118? All-time Las Vegas heat record could fall Sunday

By Peter Breen / RJ

July 5, 2024 - 1:06 pm

The National Weather Service predicted that it could get as hot as 114 on Saturday, 117 on Monday, 117 on Tuesday and 117 on Wednesday.

Clark County firefighters battle a fire in the 4200 block of Skywalker Avenue believed to have ...

Over 17K pounds of illegal fireworks confiscated in Las Vegas

By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

July 5, 2024 - 8:50 pm

Crews with the Las Vegas Fire Department were kept busy throughout the Fourth of July responding to illegal fireworks and multiple fires.

A photo of Liberace, the pianist and entertainer, on display along with his cars, pianos and ot ...

Liberace’s museum is closed, but you can still see his stuff in Las Vegas

By Noble Brigham / RJ

July 5, 2024 - 6:00 am

The Liberace Garage holds a massive collection of the entertainer’s memorabilia, including the Rolls-Royce he used to make his entrance at the Las Vegas Hilton.