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HOLIDAY CLOSURES – MEMORIAL DAY
The National Park Service estimates between 150,000 and 180,000 visitors at Lake Mead throughout the three-day weekend, which is on par with how many visitors the lake saw last year.
Elliot Karp, president of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, applauded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for telling Congress on Tuesday that Israel is ready to make “generous” territorial concessions for peace.
It’s been nine months since the Las Vegas Township Constable’s Office enacted its Pay Your Fair Share program. More than $211,000 has been collected since the program’s inception in August. Deputies have issued about 2,200 citations, and the constable’s office received 5,900 inquiries about the program — mostly hot-line calls reporting suspected drivers.
Residents will be able to bid on 18 of Southern Nevada’s most eligible firefighters during the 12th annual Fire and Rain Firefighter Bachelor Auction, hosted by the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation.
Sierra Smith, 14, has earned the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award given to a Girl Scout cadette.