UNLV men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger and staff made a stop at the UFC Performance Institute as part of the Runnin’ Rebel Caravan. Otzelberger was led around the facility by UFC legend Forrest Griffin.
UNLV men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger learned how to power punch from UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin at the UFC Performance Institute on Monday. Otzelberger went through various mixed martial arts drills and got a tour of the state-of-the-art facility as part of the Runnin’ Rebel Caravan. (Heidi Fang & Cassie Soto/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Newly acquired Las Vegas Aces player Liz Cambage talks about joining the team and what to expect from her upcoming season here in the city.
CCSD police arrested Chaparral High School custodian Deamonte Warren on Friday on three counts of a school employee having sex with a student and an additional count of providing alcohol to a minor. (Courtesy CCSD Police)
Snowfall made a return to the Spring Mountains overnight, May 19, 2019. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Electric Daisy Carnival attendees began to vacate the Las Vegas Motor Speedway starting before 5 a.m., the majority heading south on Interstate 15.
What it’s like to skip the lines and fly by helicopter to EDC. (Janna Karel Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Desert Oasis coach Paul Buboltz gets drenched with water after team’s championship victory. (Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
DJ Steve Aoki visits Torpedo Comics in Las Vegas Friday, May 17, 2019, for a signing for his new comic book series “Neon Future.” (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Gigi Mitchell faces seven felony charges including sex trafficking and child abuse for bringing an 11-year-old girl to the Las Vegas Strip to work as a prostitute. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hardway 8 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels-inspired sports bar opens in Henderson, Nevada. Ron Kantowski sits down with former point guard and UNLV Hall of Famer Roberst Smith.
The EB-5, or Immigrant Investor Program, was created by Congress in 1990. Its purpose was to stimulate the economy through job creation and capital investment by immigrant investors by creating a new commercial enterprise or investing in a troubled business, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website. Foreign investors put in a capital investment (either $500,000 under one pathway or $1 million under another pathway) into an eligible project. The investment must create at least 10 full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers generally within two years. If all terms of the program are met, investors are able to get a Green Card.
A yard sale was held at the Desert Plaza Senior Apartments in downtown Las Vegas on Friday, May 17, 2019. Money was raised to benefit the longtime partner of the 74-year old man who was pushed off a bus and died.
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris castigated President Donald Trump’s merit-based immigration plan, saying it was “short-sighted” and overlooked the cultural significance of family, during a campaign stop in Las Vegas.
“We cannot allow people to start parsing and pointing fingers and creating hierarchies among immigrants,” Harris told Asian Pacific Islander leaders at a Chinatown restaurant, one of two appearances she made Thursday.
Desert Oasis coach Paul Buboltz talks about making the championship game. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jerry Lewis’ house was sold last year to Jane Popple. She now has the house up for auction with a few things left behind that belonged to Jerry. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mike Brunker, Howie Reed, Chuck Esposito and Brian Blessing bring you their best bets for the Preakness horse race.
On Monday, Senate Education Committee chair Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, released a new education funding formula. For years, many Democrat politicians have criticized the current education funding formula, called the Nevada Plan. They claim it’s old and outdated. Their biggest beef is that it doesn’t allocate more money for students who are English Language Learners or live in poverty. The theory is that it’s harder to educate those students and so they need additional services, which costs additional money.
The Clark County Clerk’s Marriage License Bureau issued its 20,000 same-sex marriage license to DeBary, Fla. couple. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
LVMPD Assistant Sheriff Tim Kelly goes over the officer-involved shooting on Bel Air Drive.
California Senator Kamala Harris meets with One APIA Nevada, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies empowering Asian Pacific Islander Nevadans. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The wind starts to blow in Henderson on Gibson Road and Reunion Trails Park.
After 18 years, the Smith & Wollensky location on Las Vegas’ south Strip closed in 2017, to be re-born two years later with a rib-cutting — instead of a ribbon-cutting — in The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian. (Heidi Knapp Rinella/Review-Journal)
Rain and Snow start to fall near the Mount Charleston Resort and Deer Creek Road.
The newly completed Project Neon HOV flyover ramp in the Spaghetti Bowl will open to traffic Monday morning, May 20, 2019, along with new HOV lanes on Interstate 15 and new HOV lane regulations on the HOV lanes on I-15 and U.S. Highway 95. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sign designer Betty Willis talks about making the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign in May of 1959.
The newly completed Project Neon HOV flyover ramp in the Spaghetti Bowl will open to traffic Monday morning along with new HOV lanes on I-15 and new HOV lane regulations on the HOV lanes on I-15 and US 95. ( Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Aces trade for WNBA All-Star Liz Cambage Las Vegas will send point guard Moriah Jefferson and forward Isabelle Harrison to Dallas, along with first- and second-round draft picks in 2020. The 27-year-old averaged a league-high 23.0 points and 9.7 rebounds, second in the league, last season. She’s considered the WNBA’s best post player and will pair with reigning rookie of the year A’ja Wilson to form a formidable frontcourt.
Las Vegas City Fire Department battled Clark County Fire Department in a burger eating contest Thursday at a local Farmer Boys restaurant to raise money for the Southern Nevada Burn Foundation. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)