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🌱 Vacant Building Fire Near El Cortez + Las Vegas Job Listings
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Hey, everybody. It's Tuesday in Las Vegas and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Let's have at it.
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny. High: 108 Low: 87.
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Here are the top stories today in Las Vegas:
- A vacant building near El Cortez caught fire early Monday morning. The fire was first reported at 5:14 a.m., according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. The fire was related to a utility chase that ran to the roof. The building that caught fire was near the corner of Ogden Avenue and 7th Street. No injuries were reported. (News3LV)
- A man who was arrested for assaulting a fellow flight passenger was sentenced Monday. The man, who touched a female passenger's inner thigh without consent and then punched her multiple times, was ordered to serve six months of home confinement and pay more than $49,000 in restitution. Flight attendants and other passengers aboard the flight from Seattle to Las Vegas restrained the man before the plane made an emergency landing at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. (Las Vegas Sun)
- Looking for a new job without leaving the area? Patch and ZipRecruiter have rounded up the latest job postings in and around Las Vegas. Click the link to browse both in-person and remote career opportunities. (Las Vegas Patch)
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Today in Las Vegas:
- Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay (11:00 AM)
- Tween Time: Bath Bombs at Sahara West Library (4:30 PM)
- Sketch Party at Sunrise Library (5:00 PM)
- 0-5 Storytime at West Las Vegas Library (5:30 PM)
- Music And Movement Storytime at West Charleston Library (6:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- The Vegas Chamber congratulated its Leadership Advance graduates. The eight graduates posed for a photo displaying their diplomas. The fall session of Leadership Advance begins in August. (Vegas Chamber via Facebook)
- Las Vegas Valley Water District enforcement is up. The federal water shortage declaration has prompted increased patrols by water waste investigators. (Las Vegas Valley Water District via Facebook)
- Las Vegas Fire & Rescue put out a fire on Fremont St. early today. See photos of firefighters at work at the link. (Las Vegas Fire & Rescue via Facebook)
That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update!
— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!