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🌱 Airport Bomb Attempt Thwarted+ Strip NYE Fireworks Return
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Happy Friday, people of Las Vegas! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and cool. High: 55 Low: 33.
Here are the top stories in Las Vegas today:
- A man allegedly put on a clown mask and yelled that he had a bomb after driving a limo through security fences for McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to an arrest report. Matthew Hancock, 36, was arrested on suspicion of dispersing a hoax substance, making a threat or false information about an act of terror or weapon of mass destruction, and trespassing. (News3LV)
- Las Vegas will welcome 2022 back in typical Las Vegas-style with fireworks on the Strip.
Officials announced Thursday that Vegas will once again have a huge fireworks display on Las Vegas Boulevard after not having one last year due to COVID. Further details of "America's Party 2022" will be released on Dec. 16 during a press conference at the Fashion Show Mall. (KTNV Las Vegas) - Vegan Dining Month will return to Las Vegas in January. (Vegas Magazine)
- A bicyclist injured in a crash at East Flamingo and South Mojave roads last month has died at Sunrise Hospital. (Las Vegas Sun)
- A Las Vegas musician, Walt Haleigh, turned the lockdown and heartache into 100 songs. (KNPR)
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Today in Las Vegas:
- Medicare 101 at CenterWell Senior Primary Care South Nellis (11:00 AM)
- Little Artists: Monet Snowscapes - Sahara West Library (11:00 AM)
- Bingo at CenterWell Senior Primary Care in South Eastern (11:00 AM)
- Film Festival Friday @ Sahara West, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2:00 PM)
- Celebrate the Holidays with UNLV Jazz (7:30 PM)
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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.
— Rachel Kilimnik
About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.