The city of Las Vegas is holding an Oct. 1 Remembrance Ceremony at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden on Thursday evening. The garden is at 1015 S. Casino Center Blvd., just south of Charleston Boulevard. The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. A bell will toll and a candle will be lit in remembrance of each person who died because of the attack at the Route 91 Harvest Festival concert. The ceremony will also include the reading of the names of the 58 victims who were lost the night of the shooting. The event will be broadcast live on YouTube and on the city's Facebook and X pages.
An audit has confirmed Las Vegas Review-Journal reporting that Clark County School District recruitment trips amounted to wasted spending. The outlet first reported on the trips in 2023. The audit included trips in 2023 and 2024, when Jesus Jara was serving as the school district's superintendent. The audit surfaced some costly recruiting trips that yielded poor returns. A six-day Miami trip over the Fourth of July cost $32,000 and yielded zero hires, while an eight-person Honolulu trip cost $23,000 for just two hires. There was, however, a prior $4,600 Honolulu trip that brought in 10 employees. The audit's nine recommendations have all been accepted by the school district.
A sister company to the one building a high-speed rail line in Las Vegas recently filed for bankruptcy. Brightline Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last week. It has now entered into a restructuring support agreement, according to multiple outlets. Brightline West, the company actually building the rail line, remains a separate entity and says it still plans to move forward with the project that will connect Las Vegas to Southern California. Both companies are owned by Fortress Investment Group.
Schools across the state are observing Nevada Week of Respect this week. The annual observance coincides with the start of National Bullying Prevention Month. The Nevada Department of Education says bullying incidents are down from the previous school year. This week highlights efforts to help students prevent and address bullying, cyberbullying and discrimination, and to create safe and respectful learning environments. State officials say a safe and supportive school environment is fundamental to student learning.
Crews are conducting live-fire training at Harry Reid International Airport this week. Training began Tuesday and continues through Thursday, according to a social media post. The airport says there will be flames on the airfield during this time and that residents should not be alarmed. The training allows the airport's Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting team to practice responding to emergencies.
