The Clark County School District rolls out school buses equipped with Wi-Fi hot spots on 13 routes throughout the Las Vegas Valley to help students access online learning materials during school closures. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The coldest weather in a week with temperatures about 20 to 25 degrees below normal blew into the valley Tuesday afternoon. The strongest winds arrived a few hours behind the front, with gusts around 50 mph. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A second pedestrian was killed overnight after suffering injuries when hit by a vehicle on a central Las Vegas Valley street. Las Vegas police said a pedestrian was trying to cross Flamingo Road at Maryland Parkway when a vehicle struck that person. The injured person was taken to a hospital where they died. Earlier overnight, a pedestrian was killed in Henderson trying to cross St. Rose Parkway at Bermuda.
Clark County firefighters battled a house fire early Friday morning in Henderson. The house, located near Volunteer Boulevard and Executive Airport Drive, was fully engulfed in flames about 2 a.m. Shifting winds sent massive plumes of smoke across the southern Las Vegas Valley sky. As of 3 a.m. , the cause of the fire was not known and no injuries were reported.
Mount Charleston saw a rare may snowfall on Tuesday, as lightning flashed and thunderstorms pelted parts of the Las Vegas Valley.
A man died Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in northeast Las Vegas.
The crash occurred Tuesday morning on the 1900 block of Pasadena Boulevard, near Lake Mead Boulevard and Mt. Hood Street. Police had few details, but Metro’s fatal detail was on the scene investigating.
1. Marilyn Monroe, known then as Norma Jeane, obtained her first divorce in Las Vegas at the age of 20 on September 13, 1946. 2. According to some biographers, Monroe lived at 604 S. 3rd Street for four months during the summer of 1946. The house has since been torn down and is now the site of a parking lot. 3. In 1954, Monroe almost married Joe DiMaggio in Las Vegas but the wedding was called off last minute. The wedding was to be held at the Hotel El Rancho Vegas which was located on the southwest corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. 4. Las Vegas has at least one road dedicated to the star. Marilyn Monroe Avenue is located in east Las Vegas and intersects with Betty Davis Street and Cary Grant Court. 5. There are currently more than 20 Marilyn Monroe impersonators for hire in the Las Vegas Valley.
A new Amazon warehouse could bring over 1,000 jobs to the Las Vegas Valley. Amazon executives are expected to announce plans Wednesday to build a 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center in North Las Vegas. The new warehouse is expected to be at a new industrial complex under construction near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The new facility is expected to pack and ship small items such as books, toys and household items. Amazon says the company will offer “competitive” pay and “comprehensive benefits starting on day one.” “This is Amazon’s third facility in North Las Vegas,” Mayor John Lee said. “A repeat customer is the best kind of customer, because it’s a testament to the quality we’re putting out and the results they’ve had in North Las Vegas.”
Las Vegas home prices climbed in the Las Vegas Valley last year amid strong demand and plunging availability. The biggest price jumps were in older, more centrally located areas of the valley. Even with its damaged mailbox, peeling stucco, overgrown yards and obscene graffiti this North Las Vegas home’s value has shot up more than fivefold. For three years the highest median sales price has been $385,000 in Summerlin’s 89138 ZIP code. As the market heats up, some buyers are getting priced out of certain areas and are gravitating toward more affordable homes.
A drought-tolerant garden does not have to be dull and colorless. So says Maureen Gilmer in her book “The Colorful Dry Garden” (Sasquatch Books), which offers guidelines for transitioning yards to an “arid palette” of color. Chitalpa trees, which produce curly white, purple-striped blossoms, are a staple in the Las Vegas Valley. Fairy dusters, perennial shrubs, bloom with puffy pink or red flowers throughout the warm months. The trumpet-shaped, clustered flowers of the Tecoma stans tree bloom late spring through the winter holiday season. The rosy-pink blossoms of the Idahoensis tree are able to withstand summer temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. Desert marigolds blend well into landscapes, especially when planted among rocks. The tube-shaped blooms of firecracker plants tend to attract hummingbirds.
Rain will continue to fall in Las Vegas Thursday, before tapering off at night. The valley could see as much as a quarter-inch of rain, according to the National Weather Service. Breezy conditions are also expected with sustained winds around 20 mph and gusts up to 35. The forecast high for Thursday is 69 degrees. The rain should clear up by Friday morning, and the weekend will see mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions. A wind advisory has been issued by the weather service in the Spring Mountains until 8 p.m. Thursday.
A plume of thick, black smoke visible across the Las Vegas Valley rose into the sky late Tuesday afternoon . A brush fire at the Wetlands Park, north of Sam Boyd Stadium, burned between six and 10 acres. The fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. No one was injured and no buildings were destroyed. A crew remained on the scene and as of 3 a.m. Wednesday about 50 percent of the fire had been contained. Firefighters will remain at the park until the fire is fully contained. The cause of the fire was unknown.
Las Vegas now has its first winery! Grape Expectations, the Nevada School of Winemaking, opened Vegas Valley Winery in early December. Previously, Nevada law didn’t allow for wineries in the Las Vegas valley. The law has since changed, paving the way for Vegas Valley Winery to open in Henderson. The law still doesn’t allow for selling wine by the bottle, but Vegas Valley Winery offers 5 wines by the glass. A grand-opening celebration is set for January 20.
The string of holiday season killings in the Las Vegas Valley continued Saturday morning when two security guards were gunned down inside a hotel room at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur hotel-casino.
Heavy wind created a havoc in Las Vegas (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Axehole has opened at the Neonopolis shopping center on Fremont Street. It’s the second ax-throwing range to open in the Las Vegas Valley this year. Customers pay $25 for an hourlong session throwing axes at targets. The original Axehole opened in Edmonton, Canada, three years ago.
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Thursday in the Las Vegas Valley. (Glenn Cook/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
