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🌱 Jan. Visitation Plummeted + Homeless Person Killed By Driver
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Good morning, neighbors! Dominique-Noelle Rafael here with today's Las Vegas Daily.
First, today's weather:
Plenty of sunshine, but cold. High: 57 Low: 34.
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Here are the top three stories in Las Vegas today:
- January visitation in Las Vegas plummeted due to weak convention traffic. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, January brought the lowest number of visitors and hotel occupancy rate since March due to convention traffic being down 55.3 percent from pre-pandemic levels. In addition, the average daily room rate was the lowest since February 2021. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- A Las Vegas woman struck and killed a homeless person in the south valley on Thursday morning. According to an arrest report, 27-year-old Pearl Angob told police she fell asleep behind the wheel when her car hit the victim on Eastern Avenue near St. Rose Parkway, however, she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence resulting in death. Angob's first court appearance took place on Friday morning. (News3LV)
- Crews were called to a two-alarm fire on Thursday morning that broke out at a Las Vegas convenience store and strip mall. The fire broke out at the Apollo Market on the corner of Jones Boulevard and Vegas Drive at around 5:09 a.m. According to Tim Szymanski with Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, The Apollo Market is considered a total loss, and Felipitos, an adjoining restaurant, suffered moderate smoke and water damage. (News3LV)
Today in Las Vegas:
- Caffeine And Chrome - Classic Cars And Coffee, At Gateway Classic Cars Of Las Vegas (9:00 AM)
- Contemporary West Dance Theatre, At West Las Vegas Library (7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Nevada casinos recorded their 11th consecutive month of $1 billion-plus in gaming win revenue last month. Las Vegas area casinos generated $928.7 million of that. (Twitter)
- In the city of Las Vegas' ReInvent After-School Program at Hancock Elementary School, students have been focusing on STEAM programming and leadership skills. (Twitter)
- Las Vegas police have released a video of a man they say is accused of attempting to lure a child. As authorities are working to identify him, police ask people to listen to his voice and pay attention to the sticker on the vehicle's windshield. (Twitter)
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— 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!