First lady Jill Biden to visit Las Vegas

First lady Jill Biden waves as she arrives prior to President Joe Biden arriving to address a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

First lady Jill Biden holds a Christa McAuliffe commemorative coin she received as she speaks at Christa McAuliffe School in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

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By Brett Steidler / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 30, 2021 - 2:36 pm

First lady Jill Biden will visit Las Vegas on Wednesday.

The visit is part of a trip that will see her visit Salt Lake City on the same day.

On Thursday, the first lady will travel to Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

No other details of her trip were announced.

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