To avert more bus-stop tragedies, officials consider adding steel posts

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada wants to install steel bollards in front of 20 transit shelters across ... [TO AVERT MORE BUS-STOP TRAGEDIES, OFFICIALS CONSIDER ADDING STEEL POSTS]( [The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada wants to install steel bollards in front of 20 transit shelters across Las Vegas in 2019, similar to what Clark County has been instituting over the last year to protect pedestrians on the Strip. Since the RTC began overseeing area bus stops in 2007, eight fatal crashes have taken place resulting in 13 deaths, officials said.]( [POLICE: MOM STOOD BY WHILE TODDLER, LATER FOUND DEAD, WAS DOUSED WITH HOT WATER]( [Continuous spanking did not make 3-year-old Daniel Theriot listen to his mother's fiance. Neither did pouring water on his little body. So Joshua Oxford again grabbed water, this time heating it before he let it flow on Daniel, which made the boy scream and call out for his mother, who was watching. But Cassie Smith did nothing. This is the account Smith, 20, gave to Metro Police investigators.]( [SIGN INSTALLATIONS TO CLOSE SOUTHBOUND I-15 OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY]( [A stretch of southbound Interstate 15 will close to traffic overnight Wednesday. The closure will occur between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday on I-15 between Sahara Avenue and Spring Mountain Road, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Monday. The closure is needed to install active traffic management signs as part of the almost $1 billion Project Neon.]( [UNLV AIMS TO TIGHTEN RUN DEFENSE VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M]( [There wasn't much to nitpick about UNLV's 52-24 win over UTEP on Saturday, as the Rebels racked up more than 500 yards of total offense and led by multiple touchdowns for the entire second half. It was a great example of a superior team taking care of business from beginning to end. Well, not quite from the beginning.]( [WEEKEND REWIND: DAVID LETTERMAN WITH PAUL SHAFFER, JERRY RICE, QUEEN AND MORE]( [Paul Shaffer returned to his special engagement at Cleopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace over the weekend and brought along a very special guest to kick things off on Thursday night: David Letterman. Shaffer's "former boss" from his days as musical director on Letterman's iconic late-night talk shows jumped onstage for some reminiscing and storytelling in between songs.]( MOST READ: [Henderson man, 31, killed in three-wheeler crash]( [Las Vegas teacher accused of sexual misconduct with student]( [Arizona to spend $155M for Phoenix-to-Vegas highway link]( [Golden Knights make 4-year, $28 million bet on Pacioretty]( [Dead body outside apartment led cops to double homicide-suicide case]( [Join Our Mailing List]( Greenspun Media Group, 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by thesundaily@lasvegassun.com