Good morning, Henderson.

According to LendingTree, Nevada small-business bankruptcy filings increased 30% from 280 to 365 over the past year + filing rates reached 103.2 per 100,000 businesses, one of the nation's highest, while the national rate rose 11.4%.

Western High School and Desert Pines High School will offer an 11-month, full-day prekindergarten program for eligible four-year-olds to help boost early learning.

The 80-seat program serves families in the district (with safety measures for young students) and aims to improve academic outcomes.

Two CCSD mothers reported that special needs students missed their bus pick-ups on the first day of school, which disrupted their routines and led to long call-center hold times.

CCSD said a new routing system caused the problems and is working to ensure 100% on-time service moving forward.

Local parents are balancing screen time rules by keeping strict device limits at home while the school district requires students (grades 6 to 12) to use signal blocking pouches during class to reduce distractions.

On the first day of school, Clark County law enforcement stopped over 250 drivers while Henderson officers issued 6 citations, 6 warnings and towed 2 devices near school zones.

Officials stressed safe driving and stricter fines to protect students.

RTC resumes Game Day Express for Raiders, Rebels and Golden Knights games, charging $4 round-trip and scheduling departures before and after games—service starts Aug.

13 for preseason Raiders, Aug. 29 for UNLV and Sept. 24 for the Golden Knights.

Paseo Verde Little League will play in the Mountain Division Championship — a step closer to the Little League World Series.

The team has shown strong play and is set to compete in the upcoming tournament.