The parade started on Fourth Street and Gass Avenue and went from the south end of downtown to the northern point, with spectators lining the entire route.
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The family of a woman who died in the 2019 Alpine Motel Apartment fire filed a lawsuit this week against the companies that maintained the building’s fire alarm system.
Some residents of the Alpine Motel Apartments, where a December fire killed six people, were able to retrieve their belongings on Thursday after months of waiting.
A 48-year-old man who remains hospitalized from injuries he suffered in a deadly fire at the Alpine Motel Apartments has sued the building’s owner and others.
Las Vegas police repeatedly tried to make a chronic nuisance case against the Alpine Motel before a fatal fire in 2019, but city officials said the apartments didn’t meet the standards.
Thousands of spectators lined Fourth Street, applauding as roughly 5,000 participants in nearly 100 parade groups made their way down the street in the two-hour parade.
The event, billed as the largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi, lasted about two hours and featured more than 100 parade groups, including Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her husband, former Mayor Oscar Goodman. Sunday’s event was the 23rd put on by the nonprofit Veterans Action Group.
Las Vegas city officials see a new downtown revitalization effort as so all-encompassing, they’ve dubbed it Project Enchilada.
A museum centered around cannabis and featuring a 360-degree theater will open in July in downtown Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman threaded a theme of rebuilding through her annual State of the City address — from recovery after the Oct. 1 shooting to rebounding from the global recession and downtown redevelopment.
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Las Vegas to honor the men and women who have served and currently serve in the military. The annual Veterans Day Parade also paid tribute to veterans who are also first responders.
Cyclists participated in the 2017 Project Hero Honor Ride Las Vegas on Saturday morning.
The news this year that Cashman’s convention areas will close left the trade and consumer show organizers surprised and scrambling to find space for the events they often book over a year in advance.
A text message threat prompted the evacuation of the Grant Sawyer State Office building on Friday morning.
The 29-year-old last year became the first vocalist to top Billboard’s smooth-jazz chart since Sade in 2010.
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