Nearly two dozen naturalized citizens were honored by Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and the ECDC African Community Center during a World Refugee Day event.
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This week’s heat wave continued to smother Las Vegas on Friday, but the city fell just short of a third record-breaking day in a row.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area posted the warning on Twitter Thursday afternoon.
While working to “reposition pipe mat” on Monday, a loader slid into the lake when land gave way, the National Park Service said.
On a day when Las Vegas broke another heat record, children built snowmen and started a mini snowball fight at the Linq Promenade.
The closure was slated to begin Monday and last through Sept. 1, but scheduling issues resulted in the delay, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
The National Weather Service said Death Valley National Park hit 128 degrees, breaking the old record of 122 for June 17 set in 1917.
Motorist traveling on the 215 Beltway between Windmill Lane and Pecos can expect significant traffic congestion as a repaving project is carried out in the area.
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The call center, offered in both English and Spanish, launched this month and is in the process of expanding. It will be more widely available Tuesday.
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Thursday matched a decades-old record for highest daily temperature, as an excessive heat warning has been extended through Sunday in the Las Vegas Valley.
A person has died after a “vehicular accident” at McCarran International Airport late Wednesday, airport spokesperson Joe Rajchel said in a statement.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash Wednesday evening on Interstate 11 near the Hoover Dam.
Laughlin likely recorded the hottest temperature in Nevada on Wednesday and may have broken the town’s temperature record for the date.