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Maya Entertainment Center moves forward with construction

August 28, 2020 - 8:08 am

A construction crane on Thursday lifted the first set of walls for a new 14-screen movie theater in North Las Vegas, providing the first concrete evidence of redevelopment in the city’s blighted downtown area. “This project is a great catalyst in helping to redefine the vision of downtown,” said Gina Gavan, economic and business development director for North Las Vegas. “It gives us a lot of hope and inspiration for what’s to come.” The $75 million Maya Entertainment Center is taking shape on a dirt lot across the street from North Las Vegas City Hall will span more than 67,000 square feet by the time it opens around Christmas. City officials said the arrival of Maya Cinemas could draw other businesses and housing to a redeveloped downtown neighborhood tentatively known as Lake Mead Village West.

Las Vegas culinary, bartenders union strike could cost resorts, workers

August 28, 2020 - 8:10 am

Unions representing Las Vegas casino workers could call a citywide strike as early as June 1 if they do not reach a deal with employers. Las Vegas casino strikes have been avoided in most cases. The last citywide strike was in 1984. It affected 32 resorts and lasted 67 days. A month-long strike in June could cost MGM Resorts and Caesars as much as $300 million in cash flow, according to a union report In 1984, a union strike fund helped support workers during the period they picketed.

UNLV baseball’s rebuilding project makes progress

August 28, 2020 - 8:11 am

UNLV baseball has been in a major rebuild mode. Coach Stan Stolte oversaw a 15-win improvement this season. Bryson Stott helped key the turnaround for the Rebels. Kyle Isbel (No. 5) is expected to be a high MLB draft pick. The Rebels hope even better days are ahead.

Lights FC looks to bounce back from bad loss

August 28, 2020 - 8:11 am

The Lights FC had a rough night against LA Galaxy II on May 26. The Lights lost 7-2, their worst defeat of the season. The team is now in a tie for the fourth-worst goal differential in the USL (-8). The Lights are also 0-4-3 in their last seven games. That setback, that’s going to make us realize where we are and make us work to where we want to go to.

Firefighter hospitalized with cut

August 28, 2020 - 8:14 am

The Las Vegas Fire Department responded to reports of a fire around 11:20 Tuesday night at 4516 Mark Ave. A fire started in the back yard and spread up the back side of the house and into the second floor. Flames and thick, dark smoke billowed from the home. No one inside was injured, but a firefighter did suffer a cut to his hand and was hospitalized. The cause of the fire is not yet known

Red-hot Stanley Cup Final goalies cool off

August 28, 2020 - 8:16 am

Goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights and Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals finally cooled off during Game 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final. The two allowed nine goals during Vegas’ exciting but sloppy 6-4 victory. Fleury is a leading candidate to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP; Holtby was coming off consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. NBC analyst and former NHL goalie Brian Boucher, who set the modern-day record for longest shutout streak, said the goalies weren’t entirely to blame for the rash of goals. “They both could have been better, but at the same time nine goals against is not always an indication of how a goalie plays. A lot of pucks were coming off the boards and a lot of guys were left alone in front. From a goaltender’s perspective, it was a difficult game to get into a groove.”

Man accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl at gunpoint

August 28, 2020 - 8:17 am

Las Vegas police say this man sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl at gunpoint. The girl was walking home alone near Twain Avenue and Swenson Street May 23 when she was approached by a man in a black BMW who offered her a ride. Police say he showed a gun, put a shirt over her face and assaulted her before leaving her in an alleyway. Anyone with information may call 702-828-3421.

ABC Cancels ‘Roseanne’ After Racist Tweet

August 28, 2020 - 8:17 am

ABC Cancels ‘Roseanne’ After Racist Tweet The network pulled the plug on the show after Roseanne Barr compared former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to an Ape. Roseanne Barr, via Twitter Barr attempted to defend her tweet by calling it a joke before issuing an apology.

Forgotten battle of World War II

August 28, 2020 - 8:21 am

American forces reclaimed remote Attu Island on May 30, 1943, after a 19-day campaign known as World War II’s forgotten battle. Much of the fighting was hand-to-hand, waged in dense fog and winds of up to 120 mph.
Casualties were high; only 28 of 2,500 Japanese soldiers survived. More than 500 U.S. soldiers died in the “forgotten battle.” American forces had trained in California for desert combat and were not prepared for the harsh Alaska weather. On the final assault on U.S. forces on May 29 1943, 200 Japanese soldiers were killed and another 500 held grenades to their bellies and pulled the pins. The battle for Attu proved to be unimportant to the rest of the war, but American planes did use the island to bomb the northernmost reaches of Japan.

May 21-May 27: See week’s best photos from RJ photographers

August 28, 2020 - 8:21 am

Photo by Chase Stevens Photo by Chase Stevens Photo by Bizu Tesfaye Photo by Erik Verduzco Photo by Richard Brian Photo by Chase Stevens Photo by K. M. Cannon Photo by Chase Stevens Photo by Chase Stevens Photo by Erik Verduzco