The Lights FC revealed their inaugural home kits at a special ceremony Wednesday at Zappos’ Downtown campus. (Ben Gotz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bryan Salmond, David Schoen, Ed Graney and Steve Carp discuss the Golden Knights recent road trip, Pittsburgh’s tribute to Marc-Andre Fleury as well as the upcoming homestand for the Golden Knights.
The forward leads the team in assists and talked about his success Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Washington. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Charlotte Arrowsmith, a former cocktail waitress who sued after Wynn allegedly demanded she lose weight or be fired, talks about working for Steve Wynn. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The team wraps up its six-game trip Thursday in San Jose against the Sharks. Gallant talked after Tuesday’s game in Pittsburgh (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Performers with the Ms. Senior Nevada Pageant entertain their fellow seniors
Reactions from visitors to the Strip were mixed Wednesday. Some found it upsetting and said if the accusations were true, they would never stay at a Wynn property again. Others were ambivalent. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Performers with the Ms. Senior Nevada Pageant entertain their fellow seniors
Reno native David Wise will participate in his second Winter Olympics this month. Wise won a gold medal in the halfpipe skiing event in the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Wise said he is feeling 100 percent heading into the Games after two of the hardest years of his life. He is considered one of the favorites in the halfpipe skiing event.
President Noah Goldman, sumo wrestler Dan Kalbfleisch discuss the Ultimate Sumo League during a news conference in Las Vegas on February 7, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)
Review-Journal reporters Rick Velotta and John Katsilometes go over the new developments on the Steve Wynn and what is next for the company.
It’s official. The National Football League’s Raiders have scored a multimillion dollar deal on 55 acres in Henderson for the team’s future practice facility and headquarters. The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to sell the land located near the southwest corner of St. Rose Parkway and Executive Airport Drive to the Raiders, who are slated to move from Oakland and call Southern Nevada home in 2020. “This is just an ideal situation for both the Raiders and the city of Henderson,” Councilman John Marz said during the meeting. “It does everything the city wanted to do. It will bring a lot of jobs, revenue and it’s a good kickstart for that part of the valley.” The land, with an appraised value of $12.1 million, was sold to the team for $6.05 million. Don Webb, a stadium consultant hired for the Raiders, told the council in January that the team plans to finish construction of the facility in the spring of 2020.
UNLV hopes to avoid another disappointment Here are some things to watch for: Jordan Johnson needs to shoot more for the Rebels UNR’s Caleb Martin averages 19.8 points Jordan Caroline is part of a strong UNR front line Kris Clyburn has adjusted well in move to UNLV’s bench UNLV plays UNR Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Here are Some Facts and Figures to Prepare You For the Winter Olympics The first iteration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France in 1924. The country with the most Winter Olympics medals is Norway with 329. The oldest competitor was Carl August Kronlund from Sweden, who was 58 years old during the 1924 Winter Games. The youngest competitor was Cecilia Colledge from Great Britain, who was 11 years old when she competed in 1932. Ole Einar Bjørndalen from Norway holds the record for most medals won with 13 total (eight gold, four silver and one bronze). This year’s Winter Olympics will be in Pyeongchang, South Korea and will feature 15 sports across 102 different events. According to the organizing committee, there will be 2,925 athletes competing from 92 countries. The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin on Friday, February 9 at 6 a.m. ET.
A new program at Coral Academy of Science’s Centennial Hills campus is teaching fifth-grade students about engineering and robotics. Meghin Delaney / Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide and kidnapping in the 3300 block of Robin Nest Court, near Desert Inn Road and Hulalapai Way. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Wednesday’s headlines: Embattled Steve Wynn resigns as chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, Suspect in custody after deadly shooting in western Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay renumbering floor associated with Las Vegas shooting
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide and kidnapping Wednesday morning in the west valley. A woman’s ex-boyfriend broke into a home, shot her current boyfriend and then kidnapped her, police said. She was later found safe.
The man who was shot was taken to a hospital where he died. The shooter was taken into custody after a chase that ended near Interstate 15 and Tropicana Avenue.