Tenants of a downtown Las Vegas apartment building jumped from second- and third-story windows to escape an early-morning fire Saturday that killed six and injured 13.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Education reporter
Email: jgreener@reviewjournal.com
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Julie joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in July 2019 as a reporter for The View, covering the southwest/Henderson area. She grew up in southern California, and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. She worked as an education and health reporter at the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho for eight years. Before that, she was an education and county government reporter for two years at the Elko Daily Free Press in Elko, Nev.
Harriet Trudell died Thursday night. She was a civil rights activist during the 1960s, ran political campaigns, and was a foreign affairs aide for then-Sen. Harry Reid.
The Nevada Department of Public Safety opened the office on East Tropicana Avenue to help make it easier for area residents to comply with reporting requirements.
Construction on the project — estimated to cost about $14 million — will likely begin in summer 2020. The overhaul includes a pool, splash pad, walking paths and turf area.
More than 130 children got a chance to go holiday shopping for toys and necessities Saturday during the Metropolitan Police Department event, held at a Walmart store in Las Vegas.
The road will be closed in the area for several hours while an investigation is underway, the Henderson Police Department said on Twitter.
A 40-year-old woman stabbed her husband multiple times, Metro homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said. Three young children were present, but uninjured.
It is the third officer-involved shooting in Henderson this week and the eighth this year.
Shenmei Wu, 13, and Shenlone Wu, 12, started taking college classes in spring 2018 when they were in elementary school. Shenlone is the youngest student enrolled at UNLV.
The Toned Down Tuesday pilot program started in April. Monthly movie screenings are geared toward those who have an autism spectrum disorder or Fragile X syndrome.
Tammie Hampton’s volunteer work focuses on McDoniel Elementary School’s marine lab and Special Spaces, which revamps bedrooms for children with life-threatening illnesses.
The college, which already has an associate’s degree program, will launch the new offering in August 2020 to help students prepare for enviornmental management careers.
The Metropolitan Police Department received a report at 10:34 a.m. of a man who was walking in traffic, “appearing to try to get hit,” Lt. Jeff Stuart said.
There’s a slight chance of rain Sunday afternoon and evening, but it may not be measurable in a lot of places, said Alex Boothe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
John Rhein “might possibly be in severe emotional distress and in need of medical assistance,” the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement Saturday.
