Las Vegas teens find passion, purpose and possibly a career in building trades camp

With the smell of soldering flux hanging in the air, Mateo Becerra stressed the importance of good, honest work. Becerra, a 16-year-old student at Liberty High School, had already spent much ...     [LAS VEGAS TEENS FIND PASSION, PURPOSE AND POSSIBLY A CAREER IN BUILDING TRADES CAMP]( [With the smell of soldering flux hanging in the air, Mateo Becerra stressed the importance of good, honest work. Becerra, a 16-year-old student at Liberty High School, had already spent much of his summer helping his uncle lay concrete. This week, he was learning about pipefitting and plumbing, sheet metal, and heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems at Heavy Metal Summer Experience, a camp introducing teens to the building trades.]( [WILDFIRE RISK RISES AS WESTERN STATES DRY OUT AMID ONGOING HEAT WAVE]( [Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave that is expected to bake much of the U.S. again Thursday.]( [UNLV FOOTBALL’S DEFENSIVE DYNAMO LOOKS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN 2024]( [A knee injury cost Mike Scherer part of his senior season of college football at Missouri. The linebacker rehabbed the injury with hopes of a professional career. He reached an NFL camp, only to again tear his ACL. Scherer decided he was done with football, returning to his native St. Louis for a career in commercial real estate.]( [WHAT TO WATCH AT THE NBA’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE]( [The NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League seems to gain in popularity every year, and this year’s 20th anniversary edition at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion is no exception. Each of the league’s 30 franchises are again slated to bring a roster of rookies, other young prospects who need more seasoning and veteran professionals with the dream of sticking in the NBA for the 11-day competition.](   MOST READ: [Ranger fatally shoots person at Valley of Fire State Park](  [A’ja Wilson’s first career 20-20 game helps the Aces beat the Storm 84-79](  [Noah Gragson lands seat in NASCAR Cup Series with Front Row Motorsports]( [Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures]( [A defiant Biden borrows some tactics from his rival as he tries to put debate debacle behind him](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](