Lawyers for Elaine Wynn and Wynn Resorts were in court Friday arguing on nearly 20 motions. Elaine Wynn is demanding $460 million in damages from the company for losing her board seat, according to Wynn Resorts lawyer James Pisanelli. District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez asked lawyers on both sides to act like grown ups. The judge ruled on the motions, giving small victories to both sides. The pending case is expected to be heard in April.
Miriam Lujan was seven months pregnant at the Route 91 Harvest festival. A stranger, Sue Ann Cornwell, ushered her out of the festival venue, shielding her belly. They recently reunited at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden. Lujan’s son, Xander, is now nearly four months old. Briana Erickson/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
People who thought they had won in Station Casinos’ “bad beat jackpot” poker promotion were unhappy. They waited months to get paid. And now the bad-beat jackpot is gone.
Nevada wildlife officials have launched an owl webcam. Two great horned owls are nesting at the Desert Research Institute in Reno. The owls have drawn viewers from as far away as New Zealand. “We knew this live feed would get some attention, but I don’t think anyone thought it would blow up like this. – Aaron Keller, Nevada Department of Wildlife
The Lights FC opens its season at 7 p.m. Saturday at Fresno FC. The match is the first of the team’s 34 regular-season games. The Lights goal is to make the playoffs in their first year. To do that, they’d have to finish in the top eight of the 17-team Western Conference. We’re definitely excited for the season to kick off already and to see what the other teams have in store for us because we know we’re ready.
North Las Vegas police are investigating a Friday morning hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian. Police said an adult man was hit near a gas station on Las Vegas Boulevard North and was dragged a half-mile to where his body was found on an onramp to I-15 at Lake Mead Boulevard. Police are asking for the public’s help as they search for the vehicle. This is the 10th fatal crash of 2018 in North Las Vegas.
