NOVA science series presents Japan’s Killer Quake, an original one-hour documentary at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30 on Vegas PBS. The program takes viewers moment by moment through Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. The program gives scientific context to the chain of events responsible for one of the most destructive disasters in recorded history with first-person accounts from those who survived, and from experts and scientists currently on the scene.

Japan’s March 11 earthquake was the world’s fourth largest earthquake since record keeping began in 1900. The tsunami rushed Japan’s coast with 30-foot waves and traveled six miles inland, wiping out entire towns in minutes.

A $100,000 grant has been awarded to Spread the Word Nevada, a children's literacy nonprofit, the largest ever in its 10-year history.

The $100,000 grant was provided by Windsong Trust, a charitable trust based in Los Angeles, California.

This grant coincides with Spread the Word Nevada's 10-year anniversary. During its decade-long effort, Spread the Word Nevada has provided literacy programs to more than 187,000 low-income children and their families within the Clark County School District and Las Vegas Valley.

The Windsong Trust was established by an American businessman, the late philanthropist Martin Crowley, to support the education of children under the age of 18.

The students at Grant Sawyer Middle School are quite an extraordinary bunch. When they heard about the graffiti that was painted over ancient Native American Art at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, they didn't just get upset- they decided to do something about it. The students, with faculty advisor Lynn Zepeda, organized a fundraiser to help with the cost of removing the graffiti. This Friday, the students will be presenting the money raised to the Friends of Red Rock Canyon.

“We are very appreciative and proud of the efforts of the Grant Sawyer students.” said Mark Beauchamp, president of Friends of Red Rock Canyon. “Their hard work and commitment to value and preserve our past will certainly help us in our work to protect Red Rock Canyon for future generations to enjoy.”