HL Grad Week: Meet the Pearland ISD senior who shines bright with her art
Wednesday at 1pm we're celebrating a student from Pearland ISD who's graduating 3rd in her class. Before heading off to college at MIT, we're highlighting Faith Victoria Ni's high school career which includes using her engineering and AP art skills to create a large art installation that is now a part of her school.
Viral Vegas: Deaths jump, tourism slumps amid long pandemic
A man walks in front of the Circus Circus hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Feb. 4, 2021. The toll of the coronavirus is reshaping Las Vegas almost a year after the pandemic took hold. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS โ Six weeks ago, thousands of New Yearโs revelers gathered beneath the neon-lit marquees on the Las Vegas Strip โ even though the big annual fireworks show was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. โThe concern is that it spreads within our local population.โAdIn mid-January, more than half of the hospitals in and around Las Vegas reported being at least 90% full. โItโs nothing like I ever experienced in my nursing career,โ said Dina Armstrong, a nurse at MountainView Hospital in northwest Las Vegas.