Opponents of a plan to convert a historic hay barn at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs into an event center are suing the city of Las Vegas and Councilwoman Michele Fiore to halt the project. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police detectives are asking for the public’s assistance to identify a suspect who walked up to a senior citizen and punched him in the head. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Nicolas Cage is headed to television to take on the role of Joe Exotic, the iconic character
from the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.” (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The holiday celebrates the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Mexico began the holiday in 1862, but
does not recognize it nationally anymore. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The former vice president won 9 states out of the 14 participating in the Super Tuesday primaries.
Henderson is no longer a bedroom community. The city accounted for about 11 percent of all of the jobs in the Las Vegas valley in 2018, according to Emsi. While both Henderson’s job market and population are on the rise, the job market is growing at a faster pace. Henderson’s job market is projected to grow 19 percent between 2018 and 2028, while the population is expected to grow 13 percent. Henderson accounted for 23 percent of the valley’s annual new home sales in 2018. In 2005, it was only 11 percent, according to Home Builders Research. John Restrepo, RCG Economics
Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has put his custom Southern Highlands home on the market for $2.5 million. The single-story home, built on a .63-acre lot in 2015, measures 5,285 square feet and has a 717-square-foot casita and three-car garage. It has five bedrooms and six baths. Fleury bought the home from former NHL player and fellow Canadian Sheldon Souray, according to public records. When he signed his three-year, $25M contract extension over the summer, Fleury told the media he and his family love Las Vegas and cited its great schools and neighborhoods with a lot of things for kids to do. Fleury said he and his family love their home in Southern Highlands, but wanted to be “closer to the Summerlin area.” Home photos courtesy of Ivan Sher Group
Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has put his custom Southern Highlands home on the market for $2.5 million. The single-story home, built on a .63-acre lot in 2015, measures 5,285 square feet and has a 717-square-foot casita and three-car garage. It has five bedrooms and six baths. Fleury bought the home from former NHL player and fellow Canadian Sheldon Souray, according to public records. When he signed his three-year, $25M contract extension over the summer, Fleury told the media he and his family love Las Vegas and cited its great schools and neighborhoods with a lot of things for kids to do. Fleury said he and his family love their home in Southern Highlands, but wanted to be “closer to the Summerlin area.” Home photos courtesy of Ivan Sher Group
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Las Vegas Events works under the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. It was initially formed to bid to bring the National Finals Rodeo to Las Vegas from Oklahoma City in 1985. A contract signed with Las Vegas Events in 2015 keeps the Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas through 2024 . More than 170,000 are expected to attend this year
Jerry Herbst founded Terrible Herbst in 1959. The name repurposed an old slight toward Herbst’s father, Ed, who opened Martin Oil in Chicago in 1938. Since the brand’s arrival, the Terrible name has existed in the Las Vegas Valley atop gas stations, casinos and the family’s motorsports team. Some of those ventures are controlled by Jerry Herbst and others by his sons: Ed, Tim and Troy. Jerry Herbst died Nov. 27 in his home. He was 80.
Las Vegas’ housing market has reached its most heated level in years, with fast-rising prices and a rapid increase in construction. But the local market has been less affordable than the national average for the past year, a new report says. Clark County has a housing affordability score of 84, compared to 92 for the U.S., Attom Data Solutions reported. Chris Bishop, president, Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors
Arbor View has won the last five meetings with Faith Lutheran. The Crusaders last beat Arbor View in 2005, the year the school opened. Faith Lutheran has bounced back from a 1-3 start against out-of-state competition with a pair of lopsided Northwest League wins. Faith Lutheran will look to slow RB Kyle Graham,
who is the area’s second-leading rusher. The Crusaders will counter with their own ground game, led by sophomore Julian Rohan, who is averaging 8.6 yards per carry.
A Las Vegas Super Bowl would be “a good and a bad thing” — as one official put it– for Las Vegas. The Super Bowl generally occurs in early February, when… “We’re already sold out,” said Paul Anderson, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development Next year (in 2019), for example, here are some already scheduled major events in January and February: CES – with an expected 175,000 attendees Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) – 61,000 attendees World of Concrete – 60,000 Las Vegas Market – 50,000 International Builders Show – 60,000 source: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
More than 3,500 unmanned aerial vehicle professionals are expected to gather in Las Vegas this week for the 2018 InterDrone conference. The conference runs Wednesday through Friday at the Rio. More than 120 hour-long sessions will take place at the event. New this year is the Enterprise After Hours event. It allows networking opportunities with individual rooms for different tracks, including precision agriculture and public safety. Katie Flash, content director for InterDrone Chris Walach, executive and senior director of the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems, said Nevada is becoming the global drone conference capital, as Nevada boasts an extensive convention industry and is the only state listed as an FAA-designated drone test site. Chris Walach, executive and senior director of NIAS
After being delayed for more than 24 hours in airports, the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces decided not to play their game against the Washington Mystics on Friday. The team can now relate to Viktor Navorski, Tom Hanks’ character in the Steven Spielberg movie “The Terminal.” But some fans were less sympathetic to the Aces, saying they should have played the game after finally arriving in Washington. WNBA teams fly commercial to games to save money on charter flights. It was the first time in WNBA history a game had been canceled.
The Suns’ Deandre Ayton was the No. 1 overall draft pick Ayton faces the Kings’ Marvin Bagley III on Saturday Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr. had a hot start in Salt Lake City Collin Sexton could be face of the Cavaliers’ franchise Former Rebel Khem Birch has taken long road to NBA
A second pedestrian was killed overnight after suffering injuries when hit by a vehicle on a central Las Vegas Valley street. Las Vegas police said a pedestrian was trying to cross Flamingo Road at Maryland Parkway when a vehicle struck that person. The injured person was taken to a hospital where they died. Earlier overnight, a pedestrian was killed in Henderson trying to cross St. Rose Parkway at Bermuda.
A pedestrian trying to cross St. Rose Parkway at Bermuda was hit by a vehicle on Tuesday night and later died. The crash was reported around 11:30 p.m. Las Vegas police responded initially, but handed over the investigation to Henderson police once it was determined the accident happened in their jurisdiction. Las Vegas police did respond to a report of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle on the Strip. The person, who was hit by a BMW near Fashion Show mall, suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Macy’s Backstage opened in Meadows Mall on Saturday with discounts on items ranging from 20 to 80 percent off.
More Nevada Backstage stores will open in the fall.
Macy’s previously closed its Boulevard Mall location as one of 68 stores shuttered during 2017.
Changes have been made to UNLV’s athletics compliance office. Eric Nepomuceno was hired to head the office. The previous compliance chief reported only to president Len Jessup. Nepomuceno also will report to athletic director Desiree Reed-Francios. He replaces former director Eric Toliver, who resigned in February.
Golden Knights fever is gripping Las Vegas as the second round of the NHL playoffs continue. Longtime observers of the local sports scene are comparing to the team’s popularity to that of the UNLV basketball team during its heyday. It has been 27 years since UNLV last played in the Final Four. Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was only 5 years old when the Rebels beat Duke to win the 1990 national championship. “You’d go to the bank, and everybody would ask how the Rebels were going to do against Oklahoma, against LSU. I think what is happening (with the Knights) is similar. The most important part is that it is uniting the community like UNLV basketball did.”
Lyft passengers now have the option of hailing a self-driving car on the Las Vegas Strip. Aptiv PLC launched a fleet of 30 autonomous vehicles on Thursday. The multiyear agreement between Lyft and Aptiv provides highly trained drivers in the cars. Glen De Vos, Aptiv chief technology officer
The USL suspended Lights FC technical director Jose Luis Sanchez Sola seven games. Sola made contact with an official after last Friday’s 3-1 loss to San Antonio FC. My finger did make contact one time with the referee, for which I want to apologize many times. But my action and my only intention was to point to him. Without intention, and with one finger, you can’t hurt anyone. I made a mistake in touching the referee with my finger. It will not happen again. Sola will be eligible to return to the sidelines on June 16 as of now. The Lights are appealing his suspension. Obviously, no one should ever touch a referee. And obviously, we don’t condone the behavior. However, there are clear differences between a poke and something more serious. I have personally spoken with multiple eyewitnesses, all of whom corroborate (Sola’s) version of the events. We look forward to the appeal process and will respect the decision of the Independent Discipline Panel once it is rendered. Again, the incident never should have happened, and (Sola) was the first person to say so afterwards.
Legislation to allow the Department of Energy to resume its license application process to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain could see a House vote as early as next week . A bill approved last year by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to jump-start the licensing process is being reviewed and the legislation could move to the floor next week. The legislation would streamline the process to open Yucca Mountain to store nuclear waste and address the stockpile of spent fuel being stored at power plants across the country. “We owe it to the 121 communities across 39 states, as well as to every American taxpayer forced to shoulder the daily $2.2 million burden of inaction, to get this done,” said Reps. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and John Shimkus, R-Ill., in a joint statement.
A crash early Friday morning has left a motorcyclist hospitalized with a serious head injury, according to Las Vegas police. The crash occurred in the southwest valley at Durango Drive and the 215 Beltway, and was reported around 1:30 a.m. Police are investigating and one lane of the eastbound 215 offramp has been shut down.
Las Vegas police are looking for the suspect who stabbed a woman in the stomach during a street robbery Friday morning in the central valley. The 37-year-old woman walked into the 7-Eleven at 531 E. Sahara Ave., around 1:30 a.m. with a wound to her abdomen, according to police. She was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive her wound. The stabber remains at-large.
1. Marilyn Monroe, known then as Norma Jeane, obtained her first divorce in Las Vegas at the age of 20 on September 13, 1946. 2. According to some biographers, Monroe lived at 604 S. 3rd Street for four months during the summer of 1946. The house has since been torn down and is now the site of a parking lot. 3. In 1954, Monroe almost married Joe DiMaggio in Las Vegas but the wedding was called off last minute. The wedding was to be held at the Hotel El Rancho Vegas which was located on the southwest corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. 4. Las Vegas has at least one road dedicated to the star. Marilyn Monroe Avenue is located in east Las Vegas and intersects with Betty Davis Street and Cary Grant Court. 5. There are currently more than 20 Marilyn Monroe impersonators for hire in the Las Vegas Valley.
John Harper already has the best high jump in Nevada this year, but that’s not good enough for him. The Mojave senior cleared 6-10 on March 20, and the next-best jump in the state is 6-7. Only nine athletes in the country have done better than 6-10 this year, and he has his eyes on the national best of 7-3. He’s boosted Mojave’s athletic prestige, helping the football and basketball teams to the postseason. But track is where he makes a name for himself on a national level. And it’s hard not to consider him a favorite for the Class 3A state title.
The suspected drunken driver in the crash that killed three Las Vegas students in California has been released from police custody. Jail records show Bani Duarte was released from police custody Sunday morning. Duarte rear-ended a car full of teenagers stopped at a red light early Thursday morning, resulting in the death of three. She is accused of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter. A vigil was held Tuesday night at Centennial Hills High School to remember the teens.