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Award-winning documentary to be showcased at CSN event: Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018; Billy Ward flew to South Africa to film American veterans protecting rhinos from poachers and then edited the 30 hours of video into a 14-minute documentary for a class at the College of Southern Nevada ...
Help a local child affected by cancer at Ballsfest: Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018; After surviving testicular cancer, Frank DeBlasi founded the nonprofit, Ballsfest to provide children, young adults and families affected by cancer with uplifting experiences.
Las Vegas teen starts nonprofit group for art supplies: Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018; When Salomee Levy learned that her school's art teacher often had to purchase supplies for the classroom, the teenager got to work on a solution.
Elementary school merges symbol of healing with anti-bullying message: Friday, Oct. 5, 2018; More than 1,000 paper cranes billowed in the October wind at the Paul E. Culley Elementary School garden in Las Vegas. Students sprawled across the courtyard clapping to “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” during Thursday’s event to encourage a safe and respectful learning environment ...
UNLV hosts lecture on law and #MeToo: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018; UNLV will host a free lecture on the roles of lawyers during the #MeToo movement on Oct. 8, at 4 p.m.
St. Jude’s Ranch pursues new campus: Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018; St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, located in Boulder City, announced on September 18 a plan to develop the first-of-its-kind residential treatment center for child sex trafficking victims. The exact location of the center will not be released for safety reasons.
How Community Ambulance has altered its approach to mass-casualty incidents: Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018; Glen Simpson didn’t realize how anxious he would feel. Simpson, the director of special events at Community Ambulance, was working a music festival last weekend when he started to experience anxiety from working at an outdoor music venue ...
Oct. 1 shooting shined a spotlight on our strained mental health system: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018; Nevada placed last in the nonprofit organization Mental Health America’s 2017 annual rankings, indicating a high prevalence of mental illness and difficulties accessing care. In Nevada, 67.5 percent of adults with mental illness go untreated, according to the same report—the highest in the nation.
Resource group at UNLV helps diverse students find way: Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018; UNLV is ranked as the most diverse university for undergraduates on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing for the Best Ethnic Diversity category. With that ranking now comes ...
Support for children affected by the Oct. 1 shooting: Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018; Clark County, Vegas Strong Resiliency Center, the Nevada Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and more community partners will host two free workshops dedicated to helping support children who were affected by the Oct. 1 shooting.
Program aims to help foster youth pay for college credit fees: Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018; The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents passed the Nevada Foster Care Fee Waiver unanimously during a Sept. 6 meeting.
UNLV group aims to serve Latino pre-med students: Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018; Kevin Ashi, 21, spent his childhood between his parents’ countries and the United States. The UNLV student hopes to draw on his experiences in both rural Mexico and in Syria to help solve public health challenges in ...
Hope for Prisoners helps ex-offenders reenter society — and inspire others: Friday, Sept. 14, 2018; A young boy asked if he was on the right bus route to a casino on Boulder Highway. Veronica Adwell, the driver, guesses the boy was about age 8 or 9 years. Adwell, 36, was working overtime for bus company Keolis, driving the Boulder Highway route when ...
Celebrating national hispanic heritage month: Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018; North Las Vegas will host a free movie screening for the HBO film WalkOut
Coffee events help new school superintendent get vital feedback: Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018; New Clark County Schools Superintendent Jesus Jara, in an attempt to become more familiar with how the district functions, is hosting “Java with Jara” discussions this month ...
His love of teaching math equals a half-century in CCSD schools: Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018; Throughout his 50 years of teaching, he has mustered up more than a few ways to keep students engaged in learning concepts from puzzles that illustrate geometric principles to prime numbers used in factoring ...
Achievement gap hire aims to improve educational equality throughout Southern Nevada: Friday, Aug. 31, 2018; Schools across the country have an achievement gap between high-performing racial and ethnic groups-—whites and Asians—and low-performing groups, blacks and Hispanics. Clark County School District is no different, and similar to schools nationwide, it’s working to bridge the divide.
Latino outreach group urges Congress to preserve funding source for Nevada parks: Monday, Aug. 27, 2018; The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which will expire Sept. 30 unless Congress renews it, is responsible for funding more than 300 projects in Nevada ...
DNA test solves decades-long family mystery for Las Vegas man: Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018; Richard Bodager knew he was adopted the way he knew he wanted to be more than a fry cook at a West Virginia fast-food chicken joint as a teenager ...
Laxalt’s office joins effort to support human trafficking victims: Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018; Tickets to the event cost $75 per person or $700 for a table of 10. Sponsorships start at $2,500.
Faith Lutheran students launch effort to help alleviate poverty in Kenya: Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018; A group of students at Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School is teaming with nonprofit World Vision to help sponsor impoverished children in two Kenyan villages ...
As school starts, a reminder for drivers to be mindful of pedestrians: Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018; The Clark County School District and Metro Police are bringing awareness to pedestrian and driver safety before a new school year starts on Monday. During a joint event ...
CCSD board narrowly votes to enact polarizing gender diversity policy: Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018; Trustees Deanna Wright and Linda Cavazos said the deciding factor in their votes for the policy was administrators and principals asking for guidelines in dealing with ...
Census may leave thousands of Nevada’s children uncounted: Friday, Aug. 3, 2018; The outcome could jeopardize federal funding on which the state relies to support its children.
Meet the kids who would be affected by transgender policy in schools: Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018; The Nevada Legislature passed Senate Bill 225 last session, requiring the state Board of Education to institute a policy that protects students who are gender nonconforming, hoping to address ...
Undocumented immigrants brought to U.S. as children still dreaming of citizenship: Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018; Astrid Silva, one of Nevada’s most outspoken immigrant rights activists, has called Nevada home since she was 5 years old. A year before, a 4-year-old Silva migrated with her ...
Nonprofit shifts focus to helping struggling families around the house: Sunday, July 29, 2018; When interior designer Mandy Telleria started renovating a shelter for homeless teenage mothers in 2014, it wasn’t just a matter of making her community a better place ...
Father reunited with 5-year-old after separation at border: Friday, July 27, 2018; A father and his 5-year-old daughter have been reunited after being separated under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance policy for immigrants suspected of ...
Is your child up to date on vaccinations?: Friday, July 27, 2018; If not, there are a variety of clinics and fairs throughout the Valley offering back-to-school immunizations.
Here's where cooling stations are in Las Vegas: Thursday, July 26, 2018; After the death of three homeless individuals last week from heat-related causes, Southern Nevada officials are encouraging at-risk populations ...
Heller: Nevada held detainees under zero-tolerance policy: Wednesday, July 25, 2018; Nevada has held detainees under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance policy for prosecuting immigrants captured while crossing the border illegally ...
Q+A: NLV city manager on impact of Apex, reshaping downtown: Monday, July 16, 2018; Ryann Juden has a vision for North Las Vegas — a thriving economy, a diverse downtown, new jobs and much more. But Juden, the North Las Vegas city manager for the past six months, says it’s not a one-person task ...
Program for Las Vegas teens offers opportunities for success via community service: Saturday, July 14, 2018; Syeda Jamshed walks the halls of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada helping children find their lost backpack or making sure they are where they’re supposed to be during camp ...
Conflict in Central America: Why thousands flee their homeland in search of a safer existence: Friday, July 13, 2018; The journey through cartel-controlled states in Mexico is safer than what they face in Central America’s Northern Triangle, comprised of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Event explores sex-abuse danger facing women in janitorial work: Friday, July 13, 2018; Local advocacy groups are combining to train local businesses and stakeholders on potential acts of sexual assault that can occur during the night shift ...
Forced into shadows: Deportation fears silence undocumented crime witnesses, victims: Thursday, July 12, 2018; “The biggest thing for an undocumented person is to just stay off of ICE’s radar. If interaction with local police puts you on ICE’s radar, it becomes a good reason for a person to ...
Donation helps hearing-impaired enjoy Smith Center: Saturday, July 7, 2018; The Smith Center now has new assistive listening devices to help audience members who need hearing assistance during live shows.
How to navigate suicide prevention resources in Las Vegas: Friday, July 6, 2018; Both Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade died by suicide in June and left behind friends, family and mourning fans. But they weren’t the only ones. On average, 123 people die by suicide each day in the U.S., and many display warning signs.
Funding challenges, teacher shortages reach Clark County classrooms: Thursday, July 5, 2018; This past year, Angie Manzanares, a Leavitt Middle School science teacher, sold her break time between classes back to the Clark County School District so she could teach an additional class. Not only did this earn her $6,000 more a year, but it also made her class sizes smaller, which benefited her students. It was a ...
Fireworks booth raises money for childhood cancer foundation: Tuesday, July 3, 2018; MaKenzie Hanover wasn’t especially fond of fireworks, but she had an energetic personality and a “fiery sarcasm,” says cousin Jeff Helvin. So it’s fitting, in a way, that Helvin uses a fireworks booth to raise money in honor of her.
Activists rehome hundreds of abandoned pets from feral rabbit dumpsite: Monday, July 2, 2018; Near Easter, pet shops fill up with baby rabbits and sell them to parents for their children. But shortly after the holiday ends ...
Everyday activism: Marches aren't the only places to make your voice heard: Thursday, June 28, 2018; Immigration, Black Lives Matter, March for Our Lives, Women’s March—there are more than a few causes on our minds.
Unbreakable bond: Las Vegas couple celebrate 70 years together: Tuesday, June 19, 2018; Jim and Joyce Ekstrom’s love story started at a hospital in Duluth, Minn. Jim, who had recently returned from serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, accompanied his younger sister to visit a sick friend. Joyce was there visiting the same patient. They locked eyes and a love story was ...
Family delights in its opportunity to celebrate with nontraditional dad: Sunday, June 17, 2018; From time to time, the Las Vegas couple talked about adoption, but they never acted on the thought until the day Mark Goldstrom saw 14-year-old Randy on “Wednesday’s Child,” a Las Vegas TV show that helps foster children find homes. Mark knew then he wanted to be …
School Board reviews draft policy protecting gender-diverse students: Friday, June 15, 2018; Clark County School Board trustees voted 4-3 late Thursday to move forward with a policy that protects students who are trans or nonbinary in their gender expression. The vote doesn’t enact the policy but ...
Keep your kids on the learning track during summer break: Friday, June 15, 2018; As teachers dismiss their classrooms for the last time, students rush to embrace a summer free of math tests, book reports and science projects. But many in the Las Vegas Valley will experience summer slide, or the loss of knowledge during break.
Picking the perfect tea for you: Thursday, June 14, 2018; Here’s a quick guide to the types, uses and health benefits of this leafy wonder, which is filled with antioxidants and flavor.
Old rivals Horsford, Hardy set for rematch in Congressional District 4: Wednesday, June 13, 2018; These candidates are more than familiar with each other. In the 4th district race, Republican Cresent Hardy will face Democrat Steven Horsford in ...
Group selects Las Vegas in effort to boost education beyond high school: Sunday, June 10, 2018; There’s a widening gap in Las Vegas between the available jobs and those who have the skills to fill those positions ...
DMV makes it easier to change gender on Nevada driver’s licenses: Thursday, June 7, 2018; If a person’s gender expression is different than their sex at birth, the state previously required a doctor’s approval before altering an ID card. That step is no longer required ...