🌱 Police Find Severed Head + Rock Climbing Helps At-Risk Youth

Good morning, Las Vegas! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to celebrate the New Year, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Las Vegas Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cool. High: 58 Low: 37.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Las Vegas today:

1. Las Vegas police have found a severed head and several other body parts in a truck driven by the murder suspect, Eric Holland. After the chase for Holland, police were able to capture him and uncover what he was hiding in his vehicle. To their dismay, they found the chopped-up body of Richard P. Miller, an acquaintance of Holland. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
2. Ted Pappageorge, an avid rock climber, launched Higher Ground Climbing and Wellness to give at-risk youth access to this uplifting sport. This vision came to Pappageorge's mind while rock climbing one day. He was entranced by all the wellness around him and decided that this needed to be shared. The nonprofit has helped around 20 kids and teenagers so far! (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
3. Many more tech companies are planning to reduce in-person presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. BMW has actually stated that they are moving all their planned media activities to a "fully digital program" very soon. While other companies are still planning to attend, one can expect there to not be a large crowd in physical attendance next year. (News3LV)

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Today in Las Vegas:

• New Year's at Noon! at Sahara West Library (11:00 AM)
• Countdown to Noon! at Centennial Hills Library (11:30 AM)
• Countdown to New Years! at Rainbow Library (11:30 AM)
• Free 3D Printing Workshop at Centennial Hills Library (2:00 PM)
• Mystery Video Game Day at Sunrise Library (2:30 PM)
• Terrace NYE 2022 at Terrace Afterhours Nightclub (9:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Las Vegas Fire & Rescue have some holiday reminders for your safety. To prevent fires, you can check out their holiday fire safety checklist! Make sure to water your Christmas trees, blow out your candles, and more. (Facebook)
• The Las Vegas Valley Water District wants to inform people about the federal water shortage that was declared last summer. Water supplies at Lake Mead are at a historic low! You can learn more about the shortage declaration and its impact on Southern Nevada by watching their video. (Facebook)
• The US National Weather Service Las Vegas Nevada have predicted that there may be more winter storms in the near future. The unsettled and unseasonably cool weather have caused Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisories to be in effect for parts of the area. (Facebook)

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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!