🚨 ICE activity picks up in Vegas

📚 Schools Stand Up to ICE Raids

Clark County superintendent Jhone Ebert, who has only been on the job since Monday, says Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials won’t be allowed on school campuses without a warrant — and school staff are ready to contact police and legal counsel if necessary. [KSNV]

• ICE is expanding its presence in Las Vegas this week, especially on the east side of town. [KSNV]
• City Cast Las Vegas discussed the threat of immigration raids on the latest Friday news roundup, along with questions about a scare for students at Lake Mead, and the latest on the MrBeast fiasco at Resorts World. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🚸 New Crosswalk Opens in Henderson

News of a new crosswalk sounds routine, but it took seven years to make it happen. Homeowners near Millcroft and Pecos say the speeding is out of control. One even said a brick wall in front of her house was hit by a reckless driver — twice. [KTNV]

😮‍💨 Reminder: Weed is Legal Now

Even though cannabis is legal in Nevada and Vegas has plenty of dispensaries, tourists continue to buy black market marijuana on the Strip. The problem is bad enough that the legislature is weighing a new law to do something about it. [KVVU]

• Related? Smoke & Mirrors, one of the first public consumption lounges in Vegas, recently closed after just a year. [Las Vegas Weekly]
• City Cast Las Vegas got a first-hand look at Smoke & Mirrors to see what pot lounges are really like. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🏒 The Golden Knights Take Aim at the Stanley Cup

The Vegas Golden Knights go up against the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, kicking off Sunday at the T-Mobile Arena. [KSNV]

• Hey, it’s either that or WrestleMania. You decide. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]

🗞️ Hey news junkies!

It’s the end of the week. That means another edition of the Hey Las Vegas news quiz. The questions are based on stories in the newsletter over the past week. Up to the challenge?

Here’s the first question to get you started:

Which Democrat is considering a run against Republican governor Joe Lombardo?

• Rep. Dina Titus
• Former Las Vegas mayor Jan Jones Blackhurst
• Former governor Steve Sisolak
• Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto

Results will appear at the end.