U.S. employers added a modest 103,000 jobs in March after several months of robust gains, though the government’s overall jobs report Friday suggested that the labor market remains fundamentally healthy. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford shared his views Friday about a prison education bill he spearheaded in the 2017 legislative session. Ford, community members and higher education officials toured the High Desert State Prison on Indian Springs on Friday where he program is being implemented. (Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Cora Williams moved into a house in west Las Vegas around 1957. Today, her son Howard Williams occupies the same boyhood home that his mother built.
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has acquired the Hard Rock Hotel with partners and plans to turn it into a Virgin-branded property by the end of 2019.
Samantha O’Brien, whose three-year-old daughter attended the Calvary Christian Learning Academy daycare, found out Monday night when her daughter’s teacher called about the school closing.
Tya Mathis-Coleman, director of of recruitment at the Clark Coutny School District, talks about a hiring fair held by CCSD at Coronado High School in Henderson. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Southern Nevada has a growing affordable-housing crisis. Nevada is ranked as the worst state in the nation at providing affordable housing to extremely low-income families. Some 168,000 low-income households in Clark County need assistance obtaining affordable housing. Wait lists in Nevada have nearly doubled in size since 2014 for the nation’s most prolific type of affordable housing. Last year Nevada had the fourth-lowest homeownership rate among U.S. states. Only 55 percent of Nevada households owned a home.
Mojave Max, the famous Southern Nevada desert tortoise, officially emerged from his burrow Friday, March 23, 2018 at 11:11 am. The earliest he has emerged was Feb. 14, 2005, at 11:55 a.m. The latest he has emerged is April 17, 2012, at 12:41 pm. (Clark County)
The Lights FC has its home opener 8 p.m. Saturday against rival Reno 1868 FC. The Lights have not been shy about their feelings towards “Nevada’s other FC.” There is no other way to say it: This is exactly who we wanted to play for our inaugural (United Soccer League) home match. Beat Reno. Early and often. Every time. That will always be a core goal of our club. The Lights play Reno three times this season, but only once at home. The winner of the three-game series gets a trophy: the Silver State Cup. The Lights hope the rivalry draws plenty of people to Cashman Field.
Las Vegas students are preparing for the national March for Our Lives event on Saturday, hoping to spur comprehensive gun reform. (Amelia Pak-Harvey)
An interview with Claytee White, director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
An event to address permanent home needs for growing foster children population in Nevada. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A drizzly Thursday could drop as much as a quarter-inch of rain on the Las Vegas Valley. Chances of rain will be between 60 and 70 percent for most of the day before diminishing at night. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Henderson police will target jaywalkers and inattentive drivers through the end of March. Police will add patrols around intersections with marked crosswalks. It’s part of an effort to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths in Nevada. Last year, 100 pedestrians were killed statewide.
Red Rock Rendezvous, a weekend-long festival that offers beginner and intermediate climbing clinics, attracted nearly 900 climbers from around the country. Andrea Cornejo/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dan Schwartz, Republican candidate for governor, visits Sol-Up USA, a solar power company, as part of a primary campaigning stump. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Two summers ago, RedEye was just one of 57 companies that submitted a proposal to provide a water technology solution to Nevada. Today, the company has completed a pilot program with the Las Vegas Valley Water District and Southern Nevada Water Authority, and has three full-time employees in their first U.S. office in Las Vegas.
UNLV students march on campus in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
More than 3,000 people came together to make the 16th annual Walk for Wishes possible on Saturday, March 10. The 1-mile walk and 5k run is a nationwide fundraiser that celebrates “Wish Kids” and their families while also raising money for future wishes. As of Saturday, more than 200 kids in Southern Nevada alone were waiting for their wishes to be granted by Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Friends and family members of those killed on Nevada’s highways last year gathered to honor and remember their loved ones. More than 300 people were killed on the state’s highways, 59 of whom died in Southern Nevada, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. Members of the Highway Patrol’s fatal crash team lit 59 luminarias to honor those who died. Speakers read the names of the deceased as troopers lit them. Among those named was Jaelan Fajardo, a 16-year-old high school student killed by a drunken driver. His mother spoke and called for stricter DUI laws.
Southern Nevada competed to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters. But the state’s offerings were kept under wraps. Former state Sen. Mark Manendo sexually harassed more than a dozen women in 2017. The transgressions were documented in a taxpayer-funded investigation. The public paid $67,000 for the report but never got to see it. The RJ seeks government records to make transparent the inner-workings of local and state governments. Most requests are honored. However, some are ignored, denied or met with great resistance. (Mark Davis)
Southern Nevada competed to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters. But the state’s offerings were kept under wraps. Former state Sen. Mark Manendo sexually harassed more than a dozen women in 2017. The transgressions were documented in a taxpayer-funded investigation. The public paid $67,000 for the report but never got to see it. The RJ seeks government records to make transparent the inner-workings of local and state governments. Most requests are honored. However, some are ignored, denied or met with great resistance. (Mark Davis)
Runnin’ Rebels head coach Marvin Menzies explains what went wrong in UNLV’s 79-74 loss to UNR in the men’s Mountain West quarterfinal.
UNLV edged past Air Force in overtime, 97-90, to advance to the Mountain West tournament quarterfinal against Nevada on Thursday.
Dan Lee, CEO of Full House Resorts, discusses investments the company has made in casinos outside of Nevada.
an initial round of ramp and lane closures around the Spaghetti Bowl interchange in Las Vegas
First Friday art, culture, music and food event takes place on the first Friday of every month in and around the studios and galleries of the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon)
Mack Middle School principal and teacher talk about HOPE2 funding that has created a “Turnaround Room” for students who are struggling to behave in their regular classroom.
Las Vegas shooting survivors Kimberly and William King say no amount of money can erase what happened, but say it would be a relief if they would be able to recuperate five months of lost pay. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro briefing on a deadly crash at Desert Inn and Eastern. A passengerless tour bus crashed into a bus stop, killing a woman. (Mike Shoro)
