💥 Jeep driver found after viral crash

🇺🇲 The President Has Land to Share

He’s still here. And today, President Biden gives the keynote address at the UnidosUS Annual Conference at the MGM Grand before returning to Washington.

• Yesterday, the president referenced the Route 91 mass shooting when discussing gun violence before the NAACP at Mandalay Bay. He later appeared at a North Las Vegas economic forum with Rep. Steven Horsford. [The Hill]
• The president is pushing plans that would release federal land for affordable housing in Nevada and limit rent increases by corporate landlords. [KLAS]

💥 Jeep Found After Viral Hit & Run

Police have tracked down the driver of a Jeep caught on video crashing head-on into a Tesla on Mt. Charleston and driving off. “Appropriate enforcement action” is taking place. Translation: 🤷 [KSNV]

😟 Beware Coyote Sneak Attacks

Coyotes hid in the bushes before lunging out and biting women in two separate attacks at Pittman Wash in Henderson. No cause was given. It might’ve been a territory thing. [KVVU]

• We have advice on what to do when confronted by a coyote. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🌋 It Was All Just a Mirage

The last guests have checked out and a highly-touted “cash giveaway” wrapped up yesterday. Now, the Mirage is closing for good at 11 a.m. this morning. “We rushed into a virtual doubling of the town’s capacity and became the fastest growing city in America,” founder Steve Wynn said, looking back on the property’s 1989 opening. “To call The Mirage a catalyst would be an understatement.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

• The era of animal shows was a major part of the Mirage’s legacy. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

Sen. Jacky Rosen didn’t appear with President Biden today, but wasted no time going after Sen. Bob Menendez, found guilty of corruption yesterday.

🔊 Readers weigh in …

On our coverage of the Trump assassination attempt

(There’s) no place for violence in America until it becomes fascist, then it’s normalized and you’ll have no say, unless it's approval to the supreme leader.

— Armand T.

This is insanity, considering the violence Trump incited on January 6th and continues to incite to this day.

— Sherry S.

On finding New York favorites in Vegas

I'm pretty sure you can buy Dr. Brown's sodas at the Steamie Weenie on Green Valley Parkway. They have stuff to drink I haven't seen in years.

— Brenda O.

(We checked. The Steamie Weenie doesn’t have Dr. Brown’s, but they do carry Northeast faves like Empire Root Beer and Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer 😋)

On Basque culture in Nevada

My Dad is Basque, coming to Chino, California in his twenties. Yes, the pickings are slim for Basque activities here (in Las Vegas). There is a Basque club and there have been cultural picnics at Red Rock Canyon with folkloric dancing and a traditional BBQ.

— Marina B.

On neighborhood planning

I am just wondering if there is any hope of preventing a project from being built when for all intents and purposes it looks like it was rubber stamped?

— Mitch A.

(We have advice on what works and what doesn’t when facing the Planning Commission.)

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😴 Press releases we barely read …

• Las Vegas Is 2024’s 6th Best Large City for First-Time Home Buyers
• Las Vegas is the 9th Best City for Dog Parks
• NV's Most Re-Watched Shows, Revealed (“Parks and Recreation” is the #1 show for Nevadans to re-watch)
• Sin City Strip Club Extends “Girlfriend Experience” To Arkansas Man Who Is Suing Las Vegas Dancer For $38.5M (The strip club is this one and the details behind the story are here)

Are Palm Trees Actually Bad for Las Vegas?

The Mirage is going away, but there are still plenty of palm trees all over Las Vegas. The towering fixtures are great for landscaping, but are they bad for the desert environment? Master arborist Lisa Ortega of Nevada Plants sorts out the myths and facts about palm trees with City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler.