🌱 Nevada No. 2 State For Road Rage Shootings + Valentine's Day Events

Hello, everybody. I'm back with your new copy of the Las Vegas Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening in town.

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Plenty of sunshine. High: 58 Low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories in Las Vegas today:

1. Car insurance aggregator Jerry recently released a report that found Nevada ranks high on the list for most deaths related to road rage per capita. Nevada is the No. 2 state in the country for road rage shootings, with New Mexico coming in the first spot. The study also found that road rage shootings nearly doubled from 2018 to 2021. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
2. Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, and if you don't already have plans for the romantic holiday, Las Vegas has plenty of couple-friendly and family-friendly events, specialty cocktails, meals, and much more. If you're interested in what the valley offers, take a look at various options at the link! (News3LV)
3. Las Vegas police have gone public with their search for a male suspect believed to have led several robberies of casino cashiers in neighborhoods just off the Las Vegas Strip. Police released a statement on Wednesday that traced the heists back to November 2022. They also released video footage of surveillance clips of two vehicles, and one man was wearing a hoodie, gloves, masks, and sneakers. The man is about 25-35 years old, between six-foot-one and six-foot-three inches tall, and last seen driving two vehicles reported stolen. (KNPR)

Today in Las Vegas:

• The Righteous Brothers At South Point Hotel Casino & Spa (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to the Durango High School students for winning the NASA TechRise Student Challenge! Students designed an experiment that could be tested on a high-altitude balloon flight, which will be part of a NASA experiment this summer. The team received $1,500 to build their experiment. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
• In response to the ongoing megadrought in the west, the Las Vegas Valley Water District is implementing an excessive use charge for residential customers in 2023. The initiative is meant for the top 10 percent of residential customers who use more water in one month than an average customer in one year. (Las Vegas Valley Water District via Facebook)
• City officials announced they will keep flags in the area at half-staff until Jan. 26 to respect victims in the mass shooting that occurred over the weekend in Monterey Park in California. (City of Las Vegas Government via Facebook)

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About me: Lauren is a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. She is a full-time editor at an association management firm, editing peer-reviewed nursing journals, textbooks, and newsletters.