Staying in to prevent the spread of the coronavirus has spurred many to shop online – in turn creating hundreds of local jobs in the e-commerce industry.
Alex Chhith
Alex Chhith joined the Review-Journal in November 2019. She covers North Las Vegas, Summerlin and Centennial Hills. She enjoys being out of the office and writing enterprise and hyperlocal stories. A big Vikings fan, Alex hails from the great state of Minnesota, where she previously wrote for several small newspapers.
The city of North Las Vegas is partnering with an innovation company to start a program that will help people get their business ideas off the ground.
It was the fourth longest spell on record, according to the National Weather Service. Less than a hundredth of an inch was recorded at McCarran International Airport, where the weather service officially measures the valley’s precipitation.
The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously accepted $23.8 million in CARES Act funds given by Clark County.
At least 86 businesses have reportedly closed temporarily and seven reported they closed permanently because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to North Las Vegas city officials.
The National Weather Service said Sunday the high temperature was 113 degrees, falling short of the July 12 record of 114, set in 2003.
Authorities reported finding a man’s body with apparent stab wounds in a drainage tunnel Saturday morning near the Arts District.
The Las Vegas man was crossing South Decatur Boulevard, north of West Flamingo Road, in a motorized wheelchair when a 2007 Dodge 1500 struck him, police say.
Red Rock Resorts Inc. and Station Casinos President Richard Haskins was riding a personal watercraft in Lake Michigan on Independence Day when he collided with a 27-foot powerboat, killing him, according to WZZM-TV.
Las Vegas Fire Department firefighters responded to the Bonanza Village subdivision at 8:42 a.m. after several reports of black smoke coming from the one-story home at 1810 Gold Hill Ave.
The response included 26 fire department personnel, four engine companies, a ladder truck, two rescue units and two battalion chiefs.
A total of 38 fire department personnel responded, that includes six engine companies, two ladder trucks, a rescue unit, two battalion chiefs and a mobile air support vehicle.
Las Vegas police took 358 fireworks-related calls between 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday, according to Metropolitan Police Department records.
Frustrated after contracting COVID-19, Kaydee Asher took to Twitter with videos and photos, hoping to spread awareness to her classmates and local teens.
Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas in the southwest valley opened for the season on Monday.