As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect public bus ridership in Las Vegas, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is considering systemwide service changes.
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Las Vegas police took 358 fireworks-related calls between 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday, according to Metropolitan Police Department records.
The scene has been playing out for weeks now across town, as various Las Vegas institutions resume daily operations, each providing its own chapter in the story of a 24/7 city getting back on its high-heeled feet.
Las Vegas Fire Department firefighters were called to at least four fires on the Fourth of July on Saturday night.
The Mahogany Fire on Mount Charleston reached 94 percent containment Saturday evening, though Lee Canyon Road still remains closed.
Expect warm and mild conditions tonight for fireworks shows across the Las Vegas Valley, the National Weather Service said.
Earlier this month, 14 graduates from St. George’s University arrived in Nevada — 11 of whom are in the Las Vegas Valley — to start their residency.
A member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has been named as the state’s new tribal emergency response coordinator, amid a report that coronavirus testing and assistance has been slow to reach Native American tribes.
Frustrated after contracting COVID-19, Kaydee Asher took to Twitter with videos and photos, hoping to spread awareness to her classmates and local teens.
It started with just one person, but over the last month small groups of protesters have gathered in front of Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s home on weekends to demand police reform.
One person was hospitalized in critical condition following a crash Saturday morning at Desert Inn Road and Valley View Boulevard, police said.
There were 679 new cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths reported in Clark County on Saturday morning, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Firefighters took advantage of the calmer weather conditions to make aerial water drops and had contained three-quarters of the fire on Mount Charleston by Friday evening.
Most Las Vegas Valley grocery stores visited Friday appeared to be in compliance with Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mask mandate.
Lines to enter Lake Mead are backed up ahead of the holiday weekend, as visitation has increased. Officials warned people might experience delays entering the area.