Wind kicks up dust on an area that was once underwater at the Boulder Harbor boat ramp in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, near Boulder City, Nev. Lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Artifacts from the town of St. Thomas, Nev., which was flooded during the creation of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S. The lake has receded due to drought, revealing these artifacts along with foundations and other remnants of the ghost town. A view from the Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border looking toward the O'Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge. The dam is considered a civil engineering wonder. It's located about 30 minutes from Las Vegas and is a top destination in the region. Generators inside Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River, on the border between Arizona and Nevada. Show Caption of Expand By John Marshall | Orange County … [Read more...] about Hoover Dam and Lake Mead worth the trip from the Las Vegas Strip
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20 events, fireworks for 4th of July week in Las Vegas
People watch fireworks explode during Fourth of July festivities at Heritage Park on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Henderson. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-JournalYoungsters play in the inflatable water bubble game during Fourth of July festivities at Heritage Park on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in Henderson. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-JournalBrianna Hernandez, right, hula hoops with her 9-year-old daughter Julisa during Fourth of July festivities at Heritage Park on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in Henderson. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-JournalCelebrating the Fourth of July at the Las Vegas Philharmonic's 2013 Symphony Park/Smith Center event.People enjoy the fireworks show at the City of Henderson's Fourth of July celebration at Heritage Park in Henderson, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @gabriellaangojoKids blow bubbles at the City of Henderson's Fourth of July celebration at Heritage Park in Henderson, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Gabriella … [Read more...] about 20 events, fireworks for 4th of July week in Las Vegas
Investigation swirls around Las Vegas real estate investor
Mike Shustek, owner of Vestin Group, stands in his office, which is covered with sports memorabilia and photographs June 19, 2006. Vestin Group is a prominent hard moneylender who provides key money for developers. (Clint Karlsen/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Special Projects; Mike Shustek,owner of Vestin Group, isw a prominent hard money lender whho provides key money for developers. CLINT KARLSEN/REVIEW-JOURNAL(ORIGINAL SLUG: hardmoney_shustek_1_061906) Las Vegas-based real estate investor Michael Shustek is again in hot water with financial regulators. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is investigating whether Shustek’s brokerage violated federal securities laws or the authority’s rules when it raised money from investors from 2012 to 2017, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. Shustek raised about $180 million from investors for MVP REIT I and MVP REIT II, real estate investment trusts set up to buy and lease parking and storage … [Read more...] about Investigation swirls around Las Vegas real estate investor
High temperatures, clear skies in Las Vegas Valley forecast
People cool off on a water mister outside the Hexx Kitchen and Bar on the Strip in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph Above-average temperatures are in store for the Las Vegas Valley throughout the workweek, according to the National Weather Service. The normal high this time of year is 101 degrees. Monday shows a forecast high of 107, followed by a 109-degree high on Tuesday. The high will return to 107 on Wednesday, according to the weather service. Temperatures will continue to drop as the weekend approaches with highs of 105 and 102 on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Skies will be clear, and the valley will be dry throughout the forecast. Light winds will hit the valley Monday and Tuesday. Breezes will pick up Wednesday with sustained winds between 10 and 15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. Winds will get stronger Thursday with gusts up to 30 mph. Sustained winds between 10 and 15 mph will return Friday with possibles gusts … [Read more...] about High temperatures, clear skies in Las Vegas Valley forecast
In Las Vegas, Donald Trump urges GOP support
President Donald Trump, center, speaks during a roundtable discussion on tax cuts while flanked by U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., left, and Attorney General Adam Laxalt, Republican candidate for Nevada governor, at the South Point in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphotoPresident Donald Trump, center, speaks during a roundtable discussion on tax cuts while flanked by U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., left, and Attorney General Adam Laxalt, Republican candidate for Nevada governor, at the South Point in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphotoPresident Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on tax cuts at the South Point in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphotoPresident Donald Trump acknowledges supporters after giving the keynote address at the Nevada Republican Party State Convention at the Suncoast in Las Vegas on … [Read more...] about In Las Vegas, Donald Trump urges GOP support