The dam was built during the Great Depression, drawing more than 5,000 workers to the cauldron of the Nevada desert.
Tony Garcia
From covering prep badminton for the suburban Chicago Daily Herald to Big Ten sports at the University of Illinois, from rodeos in Yuma, Arizona, to the unique police and court files in the Las Vegas Valley for KSNV-TV, Tony joined the Review-Journal newsroom as a copy editor in December 2017. He moved to the RJ's digital desk in February 2019. He misses Chicago family, friends and sports, but not so much the winters.
Jeff Kiernan, who most recently has been the senior director of news at WXYZ and WMYD in Detroit, will join the station July 25.
Police are seeking a man and woman who threatened an employee’s life with a firearm at a Strip high-end retail store.
The Who was in town to begin a three-month North American tour at the Hard Rock Hotel.
It was one of several jackpots won recently across the Las Vegas Valley.
The losing hand was quad queens and the winning hand was a queen-high straight flush.
On Wednesday afternoon, North Las Vegas police said Julius Wilson, 78, was “located safe and sound.”
Clark F. Hall, 77, was last seen around 6 p.m. Saturday near his home on Autumn Damask Street.
The big score was one of several across the Las Vegas Valley.
Motorists can expect delays Monday morning for a police procession that will escort the body of Metropolitan Police Department Detective Justin Terry.
The winner chose to remain anonymous.
Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday morning in the southeast Las Vegas Valley.
Durango Drive was closed in both directions between Edna and Eldora avenues as police dealt with a barricade situation.
The win was one of several across the Las Vegas Valley.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide in the western Las Vegas Valley.