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🌱 Teacher Accused Of Stalking Juvenile + Increase In Gas Prices
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Morning, Las Vegas! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.
First, today's weather:
Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 75 Low: 53.
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Here are the top 3 stories today in Las Vegas:
- A Las Vegas teacher has been accused of stalking a juvenile online. 37-year-old Aaron Morbioli was arrested yesterday by the Clark County School District Police Department. He was arrested on one count of stalking with the use of internet or electronic communication involving a juvenile. Currently, Morbioli has been assigned to home in accordance with the agreement. (News3LV)
- Recently, gas prices in Las Vegas have been skyrocketing and have spiked by 32 percent. It has been reaching new average highs daily over the past two weeks. According to AAA, the average price of unleaded gasoline is $5.21 per gallon. This price has gone up by $1.27 within the past month. In fact, Nevada has the second-highest gas prices in the country. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- Multiple arrests were made after a pool party in the west valley last May ended with 150 rounds being fired. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the incident took place at a community pool and around 150 to 200 people were in attendance. An altercation took place and escalated to firearms being pulled out. Yesterday, LVMPD Capt. Fred Haas says the department has obtained indictments for five individuals in connection with the incident for "about 50 felony charges" during a news conference. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
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Today in Las Vegas:
- Rainbow Library Recruitment Fair at Rainbow Library (11:00 AM)
- Preschool Storytime at Centennial Hills Library (11:30 AM)
- American Red Cross Blood Drive at Sahara West Library (11:30 AM)
From my notebook:
- One of the City of Las Vegas' animal control officers brought in a hawk who was suspected of being injured. The Animal Foundation is currently working to see if the hawk can be released back into the wild soon. (Facebook)
- The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is showcasing Whitney Library. Whitney Library is hosting an evening for music and dance. For full details, please check out the post! (Instagram)
- The Las Vegas Valley Water District wants to help you keep your landscape looking healthy even with only 12 minutes of sprinkler watering per day! To learn how to do it, make sure to check out the site. (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!