Las Vegas Morning Update For Friday, August 4th
 
Las Vegas Morning Update For Friday, August 4th

1. Police are investigating after a woman in her early 20s was found dead inside an open garage at her apartment complex. Las Vegas police said the victim was a “completely innocent person” with a lack of criminal history. Police believe she was attacked on her way to her car.
2. A robbery at a Summerlin Costco Wednesday night has police searching for four suspects. The robbers were only armed with the tool they used to break open display cases, and no one was injured. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.

3. The College of Southern Nevada has been issued a second warning this year from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities over plans relating to self evaluation of performance. CSN must submit evidence by Oct. 30 showing the board has approved plans for annual self-evalution, which Board Chairman Kevin Page says they have already approved. This warning does not affect their accreditation. (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Summerlin Costco robbery surveillance video
 
Summerlin Costco robbery surveillance video

Las Vegas police are searching for four people who robbed a Costco on the 800 block of Pavilion Center Drive in Summerlin Wednesday night. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

Minorities a prime target of Las Vegas police seizures
 
Minorities a prime target of Las Vegas police seizures

The majority of Las Vegas police’s civil asset forfeitures occur in low-income and minority neighborhoods. Two-thirds of forfeitures to the Metropolitan Police Department occurred in just 12 zip codes — zip codes in which the average poverty rate is 27 percent and the average nonwhite population is 42 percent. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Covering The Cage with UFC fighter Julian Marquez
 
Covering The Cage with UFC fighter Julian Marquez

Adam Hill and Heidi Fang returned Thursday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering The Cage Facebook page. This week, the pair welcomed new UFC fighter Julian Marquez. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Cocktail Demo: Abe’s Favorite Mary
 
Cocktail Demo: Abe’s Favorite Mary

See how to make Abe’s Favorite Mary, a green Bloody Mary offered at Lucy Penny Cafe in the Palms casino in Las Vegas.
(Al Mancini Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas afternoon update – Aug. 3, 2017
 
Las Vegas afternoon update – Aug. 3, 2017

• The CEO of United Way of Southern Nevada has resigned. Bob Morgan moved here from New York less than two years ago to take the job. The reason for his departure is unclear.
• A toddler is dead after falling into a pool in the southeast valley. Alan Gonzalez was just shy of two years old. Police are investigating.
• UNLV has named an acting dean for its new school of medicine. Dr. Shawn Gerstenberger will serve while Barbara Atkinson continues to recover from surgery.
• And Pawn Stars has been given the green light for a 15th season. The History channel has ordered an additional 30 episodes.

Tony Sanchez on Day 2 of UNLV camp
 
Tony Sanchez on Day 2 of UNLV camp

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the second day of camp on Thursday at Aug. 3, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Back to School Fair at Clark High School
 
Back to School Fair at Clark High School

Over 5,000 children and families attended the Back to School Fair, hosted by Mariana’s Supermarket at Clark High School Thursday. Proceeds from the benefit will go to Vegas PBS’ Ready To Learn Program and Described and Captioned Media Center, a free-loan educational media library for those with special needs. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

New technology monitors pressure fluctuations in water system
 
New technology monitors pressure fluctuations in water system

Lyle Mariam, Las Vegas Valley Water District mechanical engineer, talks about new high speed recording technology used record pressure fluctuations in the water system around the valley. The data can be viewed remotely from a computer.

Major NCAA violations committed when Dave Bliss was coach
 
Major NCAA violations committed when Dave Bliss was coach

Dave Bliss, who as Baylor University basketball coach in 2003 was at the center of a murder scandal involving his players, was hired recently to coach the Calvary Chapel boys team and serve as athletic director.

Major NCAA violations committed by the Baylor men’s basketball program when Dave Bliss was coach:
■ Bliss paying for tuition for two players (Patrick Dennehy and Corey Herring) and attempting to conceal it.
■ Coaching staff providing meals, transportation, lodging and clothing to athletes, and paying to tuition and fees for a recruit at another school.
■ Bliss encouraging boosters to donate to a foundation tied to a basketball team that included prospective Baylor recruits.
■ Failure to report positive drug test results of Baylor players.
■ Failure by the coaching staff to exercise institutional control over the basketball program.

Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, August 3rd
 
Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, August 3rd

1. Calvary Chapel Christian School has hired former disgraced Baylor coach Dave Bliss as an athletic director and boys basketball coach. Bliss was at the center of a murder scandal in 2003 when one Baylor basketball player killed another. Teachers and coaches at Calvary Chapel say they are comfortable with Bliss working there despite his past controversies.

2. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver Wednesday night, according to police. The crash happened at the intersection of Lake Mead and Martin Luther King boulevards at around 9:40 p.m. when a black Nissan sedan traveling westbound hit the pedestrian crossing northbound. The pedestrian died at the scene.

3. NASA has a new job opening: planetary protection officer. It pays up to $187,000 a year and responsibilities include safeguarding Earth from alien life. The position is independent and is a three- to five-year appointment.

Watch the Hyperloop One take a 192mph test trip
 
Watch the Hyperloop One take a 192mph test trip

Hyperloop One has succeeded in sending a pod about 192 mph at its test track near North Las Vegas.

This makes the company the only one in the world with an operational system of the experimental mode of travel that works off electric propulsion, according to a company statement Wednesday. Wade Tyler Millward/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Tony Sanchez talks about UNLV’s defense
 
Tony Sanchez talks about UNLV’s defense

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez addresses the media following practice on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, on the position battles on defense. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Family remembers Haylei Hughes
 
Family remembers Haylei Hughes

Allison Rogers and Alexis Bisplinghoff, cousin and sister of Haylei Hughes, who died in hiking accident July 26 in Washington state, talk to a reporter during an interview at Trails Park in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Hyperloop One Phase 2
 
Hyperloop One Phase 2

Hyperloop One has succeeded in sending a a pod about 192 mph at its test track near North Las Vegas.

A Peek Inside CCSD’s New Mathis Elementary
 
A Peek Inside CCSD’s New Mathis Elementary

Beverley S. Mathis Elementary School will open its doors for the first time on August 14. Its one of six new schools in the valley and has the capacity for upwards of 850 students. The Kindergarten through 5th grade school is named after Dr. Beverley S. Mathis, a longtime educator and former principal of Booker Elementary. (Madelyn Reese/The View)

9th Annual Teddy Bear Clinic At Centennial Hills Hospital
 
9th Annual Teddy Bear Clinic At Centennial Hills Hospital

Centennial Hills Hospital hosted the Teddy Bear Clinic, an event that was designed to help younger kids know what to expect when they visit the hospital. Over 600 people attended the event Wednesday morning. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas afternoon update – Aug. 2, 2017
 
Las Vegas afternoon update – Aug. 2, 2017

• A special ed teacher is accused of child abuse. Officials say Kathryn Navrides shook a 4-year-old at Deskin Elementary. She’s been arrested and a hearing is set for September 6th.
• It may soon be easier to pass the bar exam in Nevada. The exam is one of the most difficult in the nation for aspiring lawyers, and the number of test-takers passing it is on the decline.
• Clark County plans to spend $150 million to upgrade its public parks. However, there are nearly $2 billion worth of unfunded park and rec projects in the county’s improvement plan.

Las Vegas morning update for Wednesday, August 2nd
 
Las Vegas morning update for Wednesday, August 2nd

1. A shooting in the southwest valley yesterday marks this year’s 15th officer-involved shooting. Police say shots were fired while two officers were responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle. The suspect shot at both officers, injuring one of them. Police say the injured cop returned fire and the suspect later died. As of last night the officer was in stable condition.

2. A 3-year-old boy is dead after a fatal shooting yesterday. Police say it’s still unclear how he was shot. His father and 7-year-old sibling were home when it happened. Police are reminding the public to stow firearms in a safe way.

3. And a newborn calf in Texas has people talking. They’re saying Genie, who was born last Friday, is a dead ringer for the KISS frontman Gene Simmons.

Law School Graduates Cram For Nevada Bar Exam
 
Law School Graduates Cram For Nevada Bar Exam

Law school graduates prepare for the Nevada bar exam, which is notorious for being one of the most difficult tests in the nation. Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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