LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A 24-month forecast shows Lake Mead dropping another 26 feet by September of 2023.

That represents more than a third of the water stored in Lake Mead.

The Bureau of Reclamation released the report showing the lake level will drop every month until December, when the forecast shows the lake rising from 1,037.60 feet back up to 1,039.92 feet. After three months of rising levels, Lake Mead is then projected to drop for seven consecutive months, when it will be at 1,023.71 feet.

The lake level is expressed as an altitude — Lake Mead’s surface was at 1,049.40 feet above sea level at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

Storage in the reservoir was at 8,026,000 acre-feet at the end of April. The forecast brings that storage down to 5,899,000 acre-feet at the end of September 2023. That's a 36% drop... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A couple flying from Denver to Detroit ended up stranded in Las Vegas after last-minute flight changes from Spirit Airlines.

Gary Goetzinger said he and his wife had to sleep at Harry Reid International Airport after poor communication that followed their Spirit flight this week. He estimated more than 200 other passengers were also affected by the change.

Their flight to Detroit was rerouted to Las Vegas, and when they arrived, they were met with more delays that interfered with getting a direct flight to Detroit. Today, Spirit paid for their Southwest Airlines flight to Houston as they made their way home. Next up, they fly to Columbus, Ohio, where they will rent a car and drive more than three hours to Detroit.

They were splitting the cost of the rental car with another couple, Wayne and Eileen Jones, who were in the same situation. They all missed work on Tuesday as the odyssey continued... Read More