Bodycam video appears to show then-Metropolitan Police Department officer Richard Scavone, 50, assaulting a woman near Tropicana Avenue and Interstate 15 early morning Jan. 6, 2015. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Student project manager Kalewalani Bancaco describes the direction of the UNLV team’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 entry, a sustainable, energy-efficient, “age-in-place” home, at the project site on UNLV’s Paradise campus in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 . Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal
IGT executive Phil O’Shaughnessy talks to Las Vegas Business Press reporter Buck Wargo about we can expect to see at G2E this week.
Free parking for the Vegas Golden Knights vs. LA Kings game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 26, 2017, was only a few minutes away. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Golden Knights defenseman Brad Hunt talks about battling for a roster spot Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies addresses the media Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, about the FBI investigation into alleged corruption in college basketball and his team’s outlook this season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sheriff Joe Lombardo said officers had reasonable suspicion to stop NFL player Michael Bennett in August after a shooting was reported on the Strip. “They did what they were trained to do,” Lombardo said at an afternoon news conference. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Today’s headlines: Video shows former Las Vegas police officer shoving woman into car hood, Body found in desert area of Henderson, Sheriff: Las Vegas police had reasonable suspicion to stop Michael Bennett
Video of the incident involving Michael Bennett and Las Vegas police on the morning of August 27, 2017. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Bodycam video appears to show then-Metropolitan Police Department officer Richard Scavone, 50, assaulting a woman near Tropicana Avenue and Interstate 15 early morning Jan. 6, 2015. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
NASCAR Truck Series drivers skated with the Vegas Golden Knights at the Knights’ practice facility at City National Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 29,, 2017. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review Journal)
The Hyperloop mode of transit was designed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk It has the potential to cut the travel time between Las Vegas and Los Angeles to about 30 minutes Cargo and passengers are slated to travel at over 700 mph “You take an autonomous vehicle pod, you put it inside a tube, you take the air out of a tube … then you use a linear motor … and passive maglev (magnetic levitation), and you put it in a horizontal line and it goes fast” — Nick Earle, Hyerploop One’s senior vice president of global field operations
The Preservation exhibition at UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is scheduled to run this Fall from Sept. 29 to Jan. 20, 2018. The project explores the preservation of land, legacies and histories.
Axehole has opened at the Neonopolis shopping center on Fremont Street. It’s the second ax-throwing range to open in the Las Vegas Valley this year. Customers pay $25 for an hourlong session throwing axes at targets. The original Axehole opened in Edmonton, Canada, three years ago.
Sheriff Joe Lombardo told reporters that officers had reasonable suspicion to stop NFL player Michael Bennett in August after a shooting was reported on the Strip. “They did what they were trained to do,” Lombardo said at an afternoon news conference. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Russell Westbrook will be staying put in Oklahoma City for a bit longer after he agreed to a 5-year, $205 million contract extension with the Thunder. Westbrook is coming off a record-setting, MVP season in which he averaged a triple-double. The trio of Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony will begin their quest to the NBA Finals on Oct. 19 against the Knicks.
A local shopkeeper recalls what the city of Nashville was like before and after the Nashville Predators and the Tennessee Titans arrived in the late 1990s.
Floyd Reese, the general manager of the Tennessee Titans when they embarked on their move from Houston to Nashville, and the president of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., Butch Spyridon, discuss how the city of Nashville transformed into a professional sports town.
Ahead of the first Oakland Raiders game of the season in Nashville, Tenn., fans of the team from near and far gave their opinions on the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas and whether or not they’d continue to support them.
Bryan Salmond discusses the Raiders performance against the Washington Redskins and the remedy offensive coordinator Todd Downing has the teams offense.
Mexican freetail bats took up residence about 25 to 30 years ago at McCarran International Airport’s employee parking garage. They roost within 2-inch nooks behind concrete panels lining the southern end of structure. “They don’t fly in your hair, they stay away from the airplanes and they tend to stay out of your way.” There’s no official count of McCarran’s bat population, but they could number in thousands. The bats primarily eat insects. They’ve been spotted feeding on bugs flying around the light beam shooting from Luxor. “They seem to be doing quite well at the airport.”
Former Philadelphia Flyers center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare says he is comfortable with role on Golden Knights. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about facing San Jose State on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada’s first month of recreational pot sales raked in nearly twice as much money as other states. Nevada dispensaries made more than $27 million. Colorado and Oregon each sold about $14 million in marijuana during their respective first months of sales. “We came out of the gate like a shotgun.” Matt Morgan, CEO of Reef Dispensaries. Nevada’s first month of sales generated $3.6 million in taxes.
Nevada’s first month of recreational pot sales raked in nearly twice as much money as other states. Nevada dispensaries made more than $27 million. Colorado and Oregon each sold about $14 million in marijuana during their respective first months of sales. “We came out of the gate like a shotgun.” Matt Morgan, CEO of Reef Dispensaries. Nevada’s first month of sales generated $3.6 million in taxes.
This week the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Real Estate Millions featured yet another gorgeous Vegas Valley Home at MacDonald Highlands in Henderson. the $12.5 Million Dollar listing overlooks the Dragon Ridge Golf Course.
Whole Foods has become the latest company to be hacked. The Amazon-owned grocer said that customer payment information from credit and debit cards used at in-store restaurants was exposed to hackers. There is no word on which of the company’s stores were hacked. The hack did not affect those who shopped on Amazon.com or from the main-checkout.
Las Vegas police have busted a fake marijuana store. Elevate Medical Pharmacy never had a license to sell, according to police. Clayton Bernard, 36, was arrested on suspicion of illegally selling marijuana, a felony. Bernard told police that Elevate “had nothing to do with marijuana sales.” He also said he did not understand his rights because he wasn’t a U.S. citizen and was trying to start his own country. It’s unclear how long Elevate was in operation.
Las Vegas police bust fake marijuana store
Las Vegas police have busted a fake marijuana store. Elevate Medical Pharmacy never had a license to sell, according to police. Clayton Bernard, 36, was arrested on suspicion of illegally selling marijuana, a felony. Bernard told police that Elevate “had nothing to do with marijuana sales.” He also said he did not understand his rights because he wasn’t a U.S. citizen and was trying to start his own country. It’s unclear how long Elevate was in operation.