Vegas leads nation for biggest spikes in hotel, rental car costs
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There's no where in the country where travel costs are rising faster than Las Vegas. Between 2018 and 2023, costs for hotels, rental cars and food spiked in Sin City, according to a study published by Forbes. Rental car costs saw the biggest gain, spiking by 61.4% while hotel costs rose 47.5% and food costs shot up by 14%. The blame falls on out-of-control inflation, which is hitting cities like Las Vegas and Tucson, Ariz. (no. 2 on the list) hard, while places like Indianapolis and Oakland, Calif. saw substatial drops in travel costs. Forbes says the travel costs to Vegas average $97.90 per p ..read more
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Snow hitting Lee Canyon
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1y ago
Just about 50 miles outside of the Las Vegas Valley, Lee Canyon is the place to be if you’re in the mood for a winter wonderland.Jim Seely, the marketing director for Lee Canyon, says this snow is such a welcome site for visitors.He says the snow started about 9 a.m. and will start to taper off around 9 p.m., leaving behind close to 12 inches of snow.He says the normal snow season for Lee Canyon runs roughly until March unless the snow continues, in which case it could get extended to April.As a precaution, Jim says make sure to check NVROADS.com before heading out to the mountain, for road co ..read more
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Ukrainian Carolers are hoping to raise money to help with War in Ukraine
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1y ago
The local Ukrainian and Polish communities in the Las Vegas valley are joining forces and raising money for children in Ukraine.using their voices and native cuisines, a group of dozen—Ukrainian Americans and refugees will be caroling next week Saturday—trying to do what they can to help.The carolers calling themselves the Kalyna choir— will be putting on a free performance at Berkley Bunker Elementary School.the event is free to the public to attend—you will be responsible for food, raffles and beverages but all proceeds will be sent back to Ukraine to help children who have been displaced be ..read more
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LET IT GLOW 2022 | Submit your holiday lights photo here
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1y ago
Fill out the form below and submit your photo of your holiday decorations that are in front of your home! The 13 First Alert Weather Team could feature your photo in a weathercast ..read more
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A Local Grassroots Effort to Help Ukrainian Military
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2y ago
As the war rages on in Ukraine with Russia, one woman is starting a grassroots effort to try an help her homeland.She is sending military supplies to the Ukrainian military by reselling war memorabilia in the US on eBay and using the proceeds to buy first aid kits, knee pads and drones to the Ukrainian military.Dasha Korniienko was one of the organizers at the Polish - Ukrainian Rally held on the steps of Las Vegas City Hall. Draped in her motherland’s flag, embroidered with signatures of fallen soldiers, Korniienko is a Ukrainian Native, studying in Las Vegas. But her time in Kyiv, the place ..read more
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Polish and Ukrainian Rally Protesting War in Ukraine
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2y ago
A rally was held Wednesday on the steps of the Las Vegas City Hall.The Polish and Ukrainian communities coming together, and it was in response to the two people killed in Poland.In Ukraine, the war rages on now into its 8th month with Russia.On Tuesday, the war spilling over the boarder and into Poland—where two Poles were killed.In response, Iwona and others in the Polish and Ukrainian Las Vegas community standing together —despite the most recent claims from NATO and the Polish President Andrzej Duda, saying the killings were likely a result of Ukrainian missiles launching defense against R ..read more
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Poll worker security a concern in Nevada ahead of 2022 Midterm Election
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2y ago
As the midterm election approaches, so do concerns about poll workers and their security. At Clark County Election Center in North Las Vegas, security was heightened as a result of the General Election in 2020, when angry protestors gathered outside the facility demanding answers to unfounded election fraud claims. Clark County registrar Joe Gloria says security planning is now a necessity. "Based on what we experienced in the 2020 General Election, we did a lot of work to respond to that in case it happens again," Gloria said.MORE: Efforts to protect midterm election results underway across t ..read more
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State Sen. Pat Spearman addresses son's arrest for shooting at her home
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2y ago
State Senator Pat Spearman addressed a shooting at her North Las Vegas home that led to her son's arrest for attempted murder. Spearman said she was attending a Halloween event at a local middle school when her son, 21-year-old Naonche Tamar Osborne, shot her nephew. The Democratic state senator gave an emotional statement outside the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center on Friday. WATCH IT HERE: North Las Vegas police say officers responded to a home in the 4100 block of Erinbird Avenue, near Elkhorn Road and Aviary Way, on Thursday evening. There they found a male victim, believed t ..read more
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The Jody Thompson Devries story, changing the stigma around homelessness
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2y ago
Judi Fergason reached out to KTNV, pleading that we start using her sisters name. Today, KTNV knows that Jody Thompson DeVries was the 57 years old woman who was one of Christopher Martell’s victims. Instead of focusing on the killing, KTNV wants to shed light on a problem, that often gets overlooked. Mental health and homelessness and addiction. Jody Thompson DeVries was a twin. Her sister Judi recalls being called the Thompson Twins after a popular band during the time they were growing up. Judi and Jody were born in May of 1965 only 20 minutes apart. But in height, stature and personalities ..read more
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Teachers protest outside CCSD headquarters
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2y ago
Early hour commuters were met with teacher protesters along Sahara Avenue on Wednesday. Teachers, students and parents took to protesting outside Clark County School District headquarters, demanding their voices be heard and their list of demands be taken seriously by administrators. All asking for one thing — that their schools are safe for teachers and students.For nearly two hours, more than 100 teachers, students and parents took over CCSD headquarters, making their message clear: they want safe schools.In the crowd was Tiersa Baughman, who has been with CCSD even before she worked as an e ..read more
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