The City of Henderson has started to allow in-person public comments for agenda items and general statements.
A Northern California business owner paid $11.25 million for a Henderson mansion.
The Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino reopened its doors on June 18 after the statewide shutdown in response to COVID-19. (Mackenzie Behm/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip shut down following Gov. Steve Sisolak’s statewide order that non-essential businesses close for the next 30 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Elizabeth Warren and Tom Steyer talk to care in action about the importance of Medicare for All, paid leave and child care. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Various first responders gathered in Tickaboo to form the Incident Command Post for the Storm Area 51 events. (Mick Akers/Las Vegas Review-Journal
American Ninja Warrior starts filming its 11th season in Las Vegas.
Wayne Newton takes the stand during the trial of Weslie Martin, one of two men who allegedly broke into and burglarized the Newton family residence.
Skiers and snow boarders took advantage of the Presidents Day holiday and the recent snowfall at Lee Canyon, outside of Las Vegas. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A teacher at Challenger School-Silverado campus won a national Crayola crayons contest, based on a student nomination, that’ll give him a $10,000 classroom makeover and a 1,000-dollar scholarship for the kid. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
On June 15 at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, the Nevada Veteran’s Coalition conducted its 11th mission by honoring 35 veterans whose remains have been in the care of a local mortuary, yet remained unclaimed.
A 2018 survey found that over two-thirds of small businesses in Nevada find it somewhat to very difficult to recruit qualified candidates. Bailey Schulz/Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Texans’ season in the eighth of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about practice on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bantamweight competitor Sean O’Malley earned a contract with the UFC when he knocked out Alfred Khashakyan in the second episode of Dana White’s Contender Series.
The Metropolitan Police Downtown Area Command held an event, “Chill with a Cop,” at Anderson Dairy to interact with kids and community members and share bowls of ice cream. (Patrick Connolly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A suspect in a deadly shooting following a dominoes game may have continued had he not run out of ammunition. An arrest warrant states that Frederick D. Martin Jr., 57, got angry during the dominoes game because he thought someone was making fun of him and shortly after grabbed a gun from his waistband, shooting 3 people. The report says when Martin attempted to shoot a fourth person, the gun had no more bullets.
2. A second suspect in the Miracle Mile Shops shooting last Thursday has been arrested. Jaime Gonzalez, 35, turned himself in on Saturday, just two days after Jonathan Ozuna, 34, was arrested. Two security guards were shot in the parking garage at the Miracle Mile Shops attempting to apprehend two suspects who reportedly stole merchandise from Sunglass Hut.
3. The Oakland Raiders might not be in Vegas yet, but there’s already activity at their stadium site. A homeless encampment has moved in, setting up wooden pallets, a mattress and more along Dean Martin Drive. Construction for the new stadium is expected to being in January.
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill broke down some of the details of the Raiders lease agreement, UNLV’s stake in it and more.
After the Las Vegas Stadium Authority unanimously approved the stadium lease agreement with the Oakland Raiders, team president Marc Badain said he hopes the construction will stay on schedule.
Basic defeated Galena 12-0 in the Class 4A state baseball tournament at Las Vegas High on May 18, 2018. (Damon Seiters/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas 51s pitcher Dominic Smith talks about his uncle, Andre LaFleur, on May 17, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A Las Vegas police officer used a Taser on a man 7 times before using a chokehold for more than a minute Sunday before his death. According to police, officer Kenneth Lopera believed Tashi Brown was attempting to carjack someone outside of The Venetian when Lopera used a Taser on Brown 7 times, struck him and administered a chokehold before Brown became unresponsive. The driver of the truck says he didn’t feel he was being carjacked and Brown would not have faced any charges had he survived. Officer Lopera is currently on paid leave while Brown’s death is investigated.
2. Henderson police chief Patrick Moers faces an internal investigation after he sent out mailers to local businesses promoting Friends of Henderson Police Department Foundation, which Moers said was the department’s only authorized fundraising group. Henderson Mayor Debra March said she was concerned by the mailer and a spokesman with the police department says the city is reviewing its policies in regards to charitable activities.
3. UFC president Dana White and Conor McGregor have agreed on a deal to fight boxer Floyd Mayweather. White said late Wednesday that UFC and McGregor came to terms on a deal and now they must work on a deal with Mayweather’s team. Terms have yet to be released.
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Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock discusses his experiences in working with new UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois and why she’s the right fit to lead the charge for the Rebels.
Ed Graney, Gilbert Manzano and Mark Anderson from the Review-Journal discuss Desiree Reed-Francois taking over as the new athletic director at UNLV.
Though The Ultimate Fighter season 25 touts “Redemption” as their tagline, James Krause (who is currently on the UFC roster) had different reasons for wanting to join the cast.
On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, UNLV introduced Desiree Reed-Francois as their new athletic director.
Clark County Fire Department Chief Greg Cassell explains what caused the fire at Bellagio hotel-casino April 13th. According to officials, the main culprit was a faulty light fixture. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Soon Mo Lee, the man who plead guilty to drunk-driving in a crash that left Kamesha J’Nyah Gilmore and Gabriell Rene Thomas dead, was sentenced to 12 to 30 years in prison.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about prison reform with news media following a speech at an AFL-CIO conference at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about corporate tax reform with news media following a speech at an AFL-CIO conference at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas.