Silver Knights head coach taking medical leave of absence

Friday, October 15th, 2021, 2:06pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Henderson Silver Knights are getting ready to begin their season Friday night at home against Colorado and they will be doing it without their head coach. The team issued the following statment Friday afternoon.

“Henderson Silver Knights Head Coach Manny Viveiros will be taking a non-COVID medical leave of absence from the team. Assistant Coach Jamie Heward will assume the lead role in the interim alongside Joel Ward, Fred Brathwaite and Andrew Doty. We will provide additional updates when appropriate.”

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The Silver Knights begin their season at the Orleans Arena Friday and by April 2022 they plan to be in their new stadium being built in Henderson. ... Read More

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Friday, October 15th, 2021, 1:30pm

ELKO, Nev. — An Elko County woman has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of her adult daughter in 2020.

Prosecutors say 62-year-old Judith Zavala “snapped” and strangled the 24-year-old with autism because of pent up emotional stress from serving as her primary caregiver for decades.

Elko County Deputy District Attorney Justin Barainca had asked jurors to find her guilty of first-degree murder.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports the jury returned the verdict on the lesser charge on Thursday.

Public defender Kelsey Angeley told jurors that Zavala had not left her home in two years and finally “broke” after “years of exhaustion” and “months of desperation”... Read More

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Friday, October 15th, 2021, 1:01pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A man who got into a fight with people who laughed at him Sunday night on an RTC bus was eventually shot to death, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.

Jettoni Zendel, 27, who was on a bus northbound on Paradise Road at Sahara Avenue, yelled to the bus driver that he pressed the button for the wrong bus stop Sunday night. "My bad," he said.

A female passenger in the back of the bus yelled at Zendel and told him to walk, according to the report.

That made another man laugh -- and he continued to laugh loudly, prompting Zendel to confront him.

"Don't look at me," said the man who was laughing. The man is identified in the police report as a suspect wearing yellow.

The two were talking to each other, along with another man who police later identified as John Kirby, 22.

The three men got off the bus to fight just after 10 p.m... Read More

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Friday, October 15th, 2021, 11:55am

Below is the full COVID-19 report for Oct. 14.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- New COVID-19 cases in Clark County dropped under 300 for the first time since June in data released today. Cases statewide dipped under 500 heading into the weekend.

The decline in daily cases is the latest good news as the summer spike of COVID-19 cases is winding down.

The state reported 10 deaths, with five coming from Clark County.

Test positivity rates for the state and the county were both unchanged since yesterday. Nevada's rate is at 7.9% and the county's rate is at 6.9%. Nine of the state's 17 counties still have rates in of 10% or higher, with Elko County topping the rest at 22.6%... Read More

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Friday, October 15th, 2021, 11:18am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The Aug. 13 collapse of a canopy on the front of a Las Vegas grocery store was caused by wind, according to an engineering review of the damage.

The La Bonita Supermarket at 2500 E. Desert Inn Road showed no unusual signs that suggest a structural defect caused the collapse, a letter sent to the Clark County building inspection supervisor Brian Johnson says.

Four people were hurt when the collapse occurred after a windy night. Gusts were reported at 35-45 mph the previous day, but the winds were not as bad when the front of the building fell in front of the store.

About 150 people who work at the store were reassigned to other locations.

The report was prepared by Kimley-Horn and Associates, a national engineering company with a Las Vegas office.

The structure was in good condition at the time of the collapse, according to the letter... Read More

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Friday, October 15th, 2021, 10:29am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- MGM Resorts International will be hiring full-time and part-time employees at a job fair being hosted by Goodwill of Southern Nevada.

The job fair is taking place on Friday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Goodwill's Boulevard Mall thrift store location at 3700 S. Maryland Parkway.

There will be on-the-spot hiring at the event for the following vacancies:

Security
Housekeeping
Porter
EVS
Retail
Fountain workers
Baristas
Lifeguards

MGM Resorts International has openings at the following properties:

Bellagio
Aria
Vdara
MGM Grand
The Mirage
Park MGM
Mandalay Bay Delano
Luxor
Excaliber
Circus Circus
New York, New York

MGM Resorts has a mandate that requires all new employees to be vaccinated and show proof of that vaccination... Read More

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Friday, October 15th, 2021, 10:20am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The 215 Beltway will be closed in both directions near the Centennial Bowl overnight on Tuesday, Oct. 19, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).

The planned closure, between the Sky Pointe ramp and Grand Montecito Parkway, will give crews time to pour concrete on a new bridge over the Beltway, NDOT said.

The closure will begin Tuesday at 8 p.m. and last until Wednesday at 5 a.m.

Marked detours will be in place while the Beltway is shut down, according to NDOT... Read More

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