One Year Later: Lake Mead Trail Tragedy Fuels Push for Hiker Safety Reforms
A Birthday Trip Turns Deadly (Image Credits: Unsplash) Willow Beach, Ariz. — A spontaneous hike along the Arizona Hot Springs Trail at Lake Mead National Recreation Area ended in heartbreak exactly one year ago, when a New York woman collapsed from heat-related illness. Her close friend, who tried desperately to save her, returned to the […]
Alex Honnold Suspected In Wild Las Vegas Sphere Climb That Stops Strip Cold
On the afternoon of April 14, the Las Vegas Strip got a new kind of spectacle: cellphone video of a lone figure standing on top of the Sphere, the 366-foot-tall, $2.3 billion entertainment dome just east of the Venetian. A helicopter hovered overhead while crowds filmed from resort windows and sidewalks, and social feeds quickly lit up with one big question: was...
UNLV softball wins 6-5 at Boise State as Fettic goes the distance
The UNLV softball team won its fifth straight game Friday night, using a four-run fourth inning and a complete-game effort from Lauren Fettic to beat Boise State 6-5 in the Mountain West series opener at Dona Larsen Park. UNLV improved to 25-18 overall and 12-5 in conference play, staying in...
Downtown Rocks Summer Concert Series returns May 15 with Lee Brice headlining
Las Vegas entertainment fans have a packed calendar ahead, from free downtown concerts starting May 15 to a major R&B stadium stop in September and a milestone performance at the Westgate. A favorite of Las Vegas locals for nearly a decade, the Downtown Rocks Summer Concert Series returns May 15...
Parking Paradises: 5 Las Vegas Neighborhoods Where Street Congestion Doesn’t Exist
Las Vegas has a reputation problem when it comes to traffic. The Strip jams up by mid-afternoon, I-15 moves like molasses during rush hour, and anyone who’s tried to park near a major resort on a Friday night knows the particular frustration of circling for 20 minutes. The Strip is slow-going most of the time […]
Salvation Army of Southern Nevada hosts pop-up food pantries in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Salvation Army of Southern Nevada hosted the second in a series of pop-up food pantries Friday at its headquarters near Charleston and Rancho. Assistance is available to anyone who finds themselves short on both money and supplies. Attendees received a box filled with rice, beans, canned vegetables, cereal, pasta and pasta sauce.
Henderson Mother Pleads Guilty to $20K Luxury Travel Scam and Fake Cancer Claims —...
A Henderson, Nevada mother has admitted to orchestrating a multi-layered fraud scheme that exploited personal relationships and public goodwill, pleading guilty to felony theft after collecting more than $20,000 under false pretenses, according to local reports and court records. Haleigh Knight, the accused, used platforms including GoFundMe to solicit donations by falsely claiming she had […]
The Cracked Egg: A Local Favorite for Breakfast & Lunch
If you are looking for a casual breakfast and lunch spot in Summerlin, The Cracked Egg is a great choice for a relaxed weekend meal. We visited on a Sunday morning for brunch, and it was easy to see why this locally loved restaurant remains a favorite among Las Vegas families and locals.
New Windsor Park homes rise as decades-long fight nears end
Lawmakers walked through a new North Las Vegas neighborhood Friday where 93 homes are being built to replace a community that has been sinking into the ground for decades.
The Evolution of the ‘Boulder Highway’ Corridor: Gentrification or Growth?
There are roads that simply outlive their original purpose. Boulder Highway in Southern Nevada is one of them. Built nearly a century ago to serve dam workers and desert travelers, the corridor has slowly transformed from a vibrant commercial artery into something more complicated: a stretch of faded motels, aging storefronts, struggling transit riders, and […]
