Review-Journal reporter Colton Lochhead talks about what activating the Nevada National Guard entails, what they will do for Nevada logistically and why this isn’t unusual during a statewide emergency.
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center hosts grand opening of the state-of-the-art new tower. The 182,000 square foot campus expansion features a new and expanded trauma and emergency department, Intensive Care Units, an Inpatient Surgical Unit and more. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
1 Dead, 7 Injured After Southwest Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 out of New York, which had 143 passengers and a crew of five onboard, landed in Philadelphia on Tuesday. According to NBC10, a female passenger was partially sucked out of a broken window, which was a result of the plane’s engine ripping apart. It’s not known if the female passenger was the one who died. Emergency personnel met the battered plane upon its landing. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the blown engine resulted in a smashed window and a damaged fuselage. Southwest Airlines The FAA said that the NTSB will lead the investigation into what happened.
With the recent “false alarm” in Hawaii, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief John Steinbeck explains how the Las Vegas system works to alert smartphone users, as well as TV and radio consumers. (Patrick Connolly)
Samantha Bivins, UNLV student government senator, explains the features of new emergency phones that have been installed on the university’s campus ahead of the first day of school. (Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal)