One student and his mom recount their experience from the bus crash this morning after leaving UMC, and a UMC representative gives an update on the status of the patients.
Highlights from the Canelo Alvarez and Julio Chavez Jr. press conference on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at MGM Grand, days before the long-anticipated boxing match between these two foes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pedro Lopez talks about the loss to Tacoma on May 3, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Lee Canyon ski resort plans to add new lifts, zip lines, bike trails, and a ‘mountain coaster.’ The project is expected to cost $35 million.
• A Las Vegas police officer was injured in a 2-car crash this morning. It happened at Rancho and Vegas.
• For the first time, the FAA has given a company permission to fly drones on the Las Vegas Strip. AviSight drones could help with construction and filmmaking.
• Bail is set at $50,000 for the man accused of setting two fires at Trump International in Las Vegas.
• Officials say a 6-month-old who died in August was the victim of a homicide. It’s unclear whether anyone has been arrested.
• Somerset Academy will be closed Thursday and Friday due to a gastrointestinal virus.
• A teenage boy will be charged as an adult in a deadly bus shooting. Royal Love-Camp is accused of killing a 20-year-old after a fight in December.
• The Henderson City Council has voted to eliminate its Citizens’ Advisory Committee. The group was formed in 1994.
Wilmer Flores talks about his rehab stint in Las Vegas on May 2, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Brandon Nimmo talks about his rehab stint in Las Vegas on May 2, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It’s much easier to look for a scapegoat than admit you made a $20 million mistake.
That’s what Nevadans for Background Checks tried to do during a press conference last Friday calling on Attorney General Adam Laxalt to enforce their background-check initiative.
(Victor Joecks/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Oakland Raiders secured a new site for their Las Vegas stadium on May 1, 2017. Here’s a look at the location. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Defense gives opening statements in Frederick Richards’ sexual assault case, and poses the question of whether or not the alleged victim ever told the defendant “no.” (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The prosecution gives opening statements in trial against Frederick Richards, a former club promoter accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• A body was found this morning near Lake Mead. Police are investigating.
• Chumlee from Pawn Stars is opening a candy shop on Las Vegas Boulevard.
• The old McCcarran Airport tower will be dismantled over the next few months. The demolition will cost nearly $2 million dollars.
• A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle last night. The victim was a 25-year-old Las Vegas man.
• A woman barricaded herself inside a car after backing into a police vehicle. She and a man were taken into custody after an hours-long standoff.
• The ramp linking Interstate 15 to northbound Highway 95 will reopen May 9th.
• Clark County has appointed a new assistant county manager. Kevin Schiller was a former assistant county manager for Washoe County.
• Two parking lots at Red Rock Canyon will close this week so more spaces can be added. Work should be done by August.
• CCSD’s Pat Skorkowsky has been named Superintendent of the Year by Magnet Schools of America.
See details at ReviewJournal.com.
Pedro Lopez talks about the win over Albuquerque on May 1, 2017, at Cashman Field (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A panel discusses the changing sports landscape in Las Vegas. Panelists include UFC Chief Operating Officer Ike Lawrence Epstein; Professional Bull Riders (PBR) CEO Sean Gleason; Kerry Bubolz, president of the Golden Knights; and Darryl Seibel, UNLV deputy athletics director. (Michael Quine and Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Thousands marched for May Day down Las Vegas Boulevard in support of immigrants and their families. (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Freshman pitcher Shelby Basso and coach Lauren Taylor discuss Basso’s performance in Basic softball’s 3-0 at home against Foothill on Monday. (Justin Emerson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
75-year-old Roseanne Davis explains the importance of having a medical alert device in her home in Las Vegas, Thursday, April 27, 2017. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @EliPagePhoto
Blake Dickinson, a freshman at Arbor View High School, has been participating in wheelchair sports since he was a young child, and he continues to do so now in the track & field program at his school. Dickinson competed in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dashes during a recent track meet at his school. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV outfielder Ernie De La Trinidad and baseball coach Stan Stolte talk about the player’s success at the plate. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Thousands of people came to Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs to enjoy Celtic music and food, browse vendor booths and take in athletic feats, such as men in kilts tossing cabers that look a lot like telephone poles. (Sandy Lopez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Twenty-five years ago, racial tension erupted in Las Vegas after Rodney King verdicts. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @bridgetkbennett
Michael Gehlken and Ed Granet discuss the third of the NFL Draft from the Raiders HQ in Alameda, Calif.
The Oakland Raiders president discusses the team’s move to Las Vegas and how the team intends to represent themselves in both cities as they host their first public event at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign during the NFL draft.
Pedro Lopez talks about the loss to Albuquerque on April 28, 2017, at Cashman Field (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ramsay’s 5th restaurant will take over the former Serendipity 3 location. (Al Mancini and Janna Karel)
NFL Draft first round pick Gareon Conley on getting drafted to the Oakland Raiders during a tour to the team’s headquarters.
A former state transportation officer with a history of drunken driving arrests was in jail Friday after using drugs, which was prohibited under the terms of his pre-trial release, authorities said.
Robert Reasoner, 37, a supervisor at the Nevada Transportation Authority, resigned in Februrary in the midst of an investigation into accidents he had while driving a state vehicle and how he was allowed to keep his job despite three DUI arrests over the past decade.
The arrest warrants were issued April 12, court records show, and he turned himself in early Wednesday morning.
Accomplishments and failures in President Trump’s first 100 days
• A 26-year-old woman is dead and a man is injured after a shooting in North Las Vegas. No arrests have been made.
• A small plane went off the runway at the Jean airport. Three people were on board.
• About 2,000 tropical fish were rescued after a truck caught fire on Highway 95. The cause of the fire is unclear.
• A dome theater has opened at Container Park downtown. The attraction offers five shows with tickets starting at $5.
• Joyce Helens has been named president of Great Basin College. She starts August 1.
• A ‘Walking Dead’ zombie attraction will open on Fremont Street in July. Planning remains in the early stages.
A new attraction based on “Fear the Walking Dead” is coming to the Fremont Street Experience Summer 2017. (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A 2012 attack at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub has resulted in a $160 million jury verdict. According to the lawsuit, David Moradi, a former New York hedge fund manager, sued Marquee nightclub at The Cosmopolitan after security guards shoved Moradi and demanded his ID and credit card. A local neurosurgeon diagnosed with Moradi with a traumatic brain injury following the incident.
2. The father of a missing teen and his girlfriend are both facing murder charges. Police say substantial information led to the arrest of Paul Jones and Latoya Williams-Miley. 13-year-old Aaron Jones went missing in January. Police suspect a decaying body found by the family on Tuesday could be Aaron’s.
3. CCSD trustees pulled controversial employee contract proposals from the agenda on Thursday night, a plan that shows continued tensions between Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky and some board members. The proposal to terminate the contracts of confidential employees after they expire was perceived by some to effectively oust Skorkowsky and his team, and a way to block the district’s mandated reorganization.