Las Vegas afternoon update – May 2, 2017

• A body was found this morning near Lake Mead. Police are investigating.
• Chumlee from Pawn Stars is opening a candy shop on Las Vegas Boulevard.
• The old McCcarran Airport tower will be dismantled over the next few months. The demolition will cost nearly $2 million dollars.
• A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle last night. The victim was a 25-year-old Las Vegas man.
• A woman barricaded herself inside a car after backing into a police vehicle. She and a man were taken into custody after an hours-long standoff.
• The ramp linking Interstate 15 to northbound Highway 95 will reopen May 9th.
• Clark County has appointed a new assistant county manager. Kevin Schiller was a former assistant county manager for Washoe County.
• Two parking lots at Red Rock Canyon will close this week so more spaces can be added. Work should be done by August.
• CCSD’s Pat Skorkowsky has been named Superintendent of the Year by Magnet Schools of America.
See details at ReviewJournal.com.