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Cunningham helps Dick’s celebrate opening of Strip store

Las Vegas resident Allen Guelas was near the Las Vegas Strip when he heard a radio announcement about the new Dick’s Sporting Goods store at Fashion Show Mall.

Key runway shutdown at McCarran to alter flight patterns

When McCarran International Airport shuts down its 14,505-foot east-west Runway 25R/7L on Wednesday for the second half of a $65 million rehabilitation project, it’s expected to alter flight patterns in Las Vegas’ airspace.

More housing coming to downtown Las Vegas

Those hoping for a shorter stumble home from Atomic Liquors could soon be in luck. Las Vegas leaders last week unanimously approved a five-story, 226-unit mixed-use housing development just west of the storied, popular watering hole on Fremont Street.

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Strip arena owners launching VIP membership deal

The owners of the new MGM Resorts International-AEG arena on the Strip are launching a new VIP club membership deal that will allow a member to buy a ticket for the vast majority of events at the $375 million venue that opens in April.

Bringing down the Riv part of giant puzzle

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s plan to bring down the Riviera next year will be a critical piece of an enormous puzzle.

Monster Energy Cup on tap, but promoter wants bigger venue

Bulldozers Thursday were preparing the 3,000-foot dirt race course packed with 24 teeth-rattling jumps, a 150-foot turn that extends into a seating section and a 100-foot triple-jump sending motorcycle racers airborne at this weekend’s Monster Energy Cup at Sam Boyd Stadium.

 
Former Bellagio craps dealer pleads guilty in scam against casino

Former Bellagio craps dealer James R. Cooper Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of felony theft for his role in what prosecutors described as a two-year, $1 million craps scheme.

 
Las Vegas Valley couple was inspired to take the leap

Less than a year after meeting at the library, DeMarkest, 36, and Giles Kelly-Brooks, 39, of Las Vegas, wed on Sept. 17 in a small ceremony in Sunset Park.

Las Vegas residents see boost in business after marriage

Before Oct. 9, 2014, not being able to get married in the wedding capital of the U.S. meant traveling out of state for some of Nevada’s same-sex couples.

Businesswomen pledge, ‘We swore upon God’

In 12 years, Debbie and Marisol Jacintos, 44 and 38, respectively, have come a long way from meeting at a dance club in Las Vegas to forming a family with their three pre-teen daughters and four dogs.

Las Vegas embraces niche marketing for same-sex marriage

Goodbye, bridal room. Inside the wedding chapel at the Luxor, it’s now referred to as the “pamper room.” Gender-neutral paperwork and alternatives to the traditional bouquet and boutonniere accommodate same-sex couples ready to tie the knot.