The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas announced Saturday it will hold two teacher in-service days next week to prepare for remote instruction if school closures are needed.
Julie Wootton-Greener
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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.
Firefighters responded at 9:56 a.m. to 1109 Weaver Drive. When they arrived, they saw smoke from one unit in the one-story duplex, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
The diocese — which has a total of 3,900 students enrolled at six elementary/middle schools and two high schools — made the announcement Friday as a result of the COVID-19 virus.
Schools and parents struggle to get money back after last week’s announcement by CCSD officials of an out-of-state travel ban in response to coronavirus concerns.
Henderson Libraries will give a children’s book and library card to each baby born at Henderson Hospital. It’s part of the library system’s “Born to Read” program.
The aquatic facility at 8275 Spring Mountain Road had been closed for maintenance since Dec. 2, Clark County Parks and Recreation said in a statement. It reopened Monday.
The March 28 event will feature more than 60 authors — representing a variety of genres — from across the Las Vegas Valley. Two sessions and a book signing are planned.
The project — which includes adding a 25-bed observation unit adjacent to the emergency room, another CT scanner and space for surgical suites — will be done by late summer.
It was the sixth-most visited park within the National Park Service. Visitor numbers increased at several entry points and at Hemenway Harbor near Boulder City.
The city of Henderson announced Wednesday that a resident who may have been exposed to COVID-19 while on a cruise ship is returning to self-quarantine at home.
The tournament — the first Henderson has held — will run 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 21-22 at the Whitney Ranch Recreation Center, 1575 Galleria Drive. The event is free for spectators.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating after a man was struck by an “an edged weapon” during what police describe as a family dispute in central Las Vegas.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s scenic loop is closed temporarily Saturday afternoon due to a large number of visitors, according to an announcement on Twitter.
The state agency made the announcement Saturday on Twitter. The post doesn’t specifically mention the CORVID-19 virus.
Renate Joa Uncangco was reported missing early Saturday morning, police said in a statement. She was last seen around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
