The string of holiday season killings in the Las Vegas Valley continued Saturday morning when two security guards were gunned down inside a hotel room at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur hotel-casino.
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They left us in 2017 and might be gone, but will never be forgotten. Here’s a look back at some of the people with ties to Las Vegas who we lost in 2017.
Here are the Top 10 Las Vegas entertainment stories of 2017 10. Proposed Symphony Park art museum gets $1 million in state funding 9. The Smith Center celebrates fifth anniversary 8. Imagine Dragons “Believer” tops charts for 29 weeks 7. The Killers get their first No. 1 record 6. “Magic Mike Live” debuts at Hard Rock 5. Cirque du Soleil buys Blue Man Group 4. A British millionaire finishes restoring the Liberace mansion 3. UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute purchases Believer Magazine 2. Ghost hunter Zak Bagans opens his Las Vegas Haunted Museum 1. Las Vegas native Jimmy Kimmel jumps into the national spotlight
The Las Vegas Victims’ Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was set up on behalf of Clark County to accept money for victims of the Las Vegas shooting. 100% of donations to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund will go to three categories of victims: 1. The families of those who were killed in the shooting and people who sustained permanent brain damage and/or permanent paralysis resulting in continuous home medical assistance 2. People who were physically injured as a result of the shooting and first admitted to a hospital on or before Oct. 10 for at least one night between Oct. 1 and Dec. 15 3. People who were physically injured as a result of the shooting and who were treated on an emergency or outpatient basis on or before Oct. 10. Here is the timeline for the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund: Jan. 2, 2018 – Jan. 31.: Claim forms to be submitted to fund administrators along with required documentation. Feb. 1 – Feb. 26, 2018: All telephonic meetings requested with fund administrators completed. March 1, 2018: All claims to be reviewed by fund administrators and recommendations for payments to eligible claimants submitted to LVVF committee. March 5, 2018: Distribution of payments to approved eligible claimants begins on a rolling basis. Visit LasVegasVictims.org for more information and to donate
A new opioid law takes effect New Year’s Day, and some doctors are worried. Under the law, new prescriptions are capped at two weeks.
The top 10 Las Vegas news stories of 2017
10. Mannequin used to catch suspect in killings of two homeless men 9. Controversy over plans to develop homes on open spaces like golf courses 8. The execution of Scott Dozier was scheduled, then canceled 7. O.J. Simpson released from prison 5. Trials and acquittals in the Bundy case 4. A rising number of sex arrests among CCSD employees 3. Recreational marijuana sales start in Nevada 2. CCSD uncovers $60 million budget deficit and makes hundreds of staff cuts 1. The Route 91 Harvest festival shooting leaves 58 dead and more than 500 people injured
Police arrested Nichole Zimmerman after a woman was struck and killed in a Henderson Walmart parking lot on Thursday.
Nevada sports books lost a record $11.4 million on baseball in November after bettors cashed on the Astros beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 and on futures wagers on Houston to win the World Series. It was the largest baseball loss ever suffered in a month by the state’s sports books, according to Michael Lawton, the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s senior research analyst. The books’ previous record baseball loss was $6.2 million in November 1999, when bettors cashed their winning tickets on the New York Yankees following their World Series sweep of the Atlanta Braves. The state’s casinos won $909 million overall, including $274.7 million on penny slots.
Disney isn’t alone in reevaluating its Do Not Disturb policies following the mass shooting. The Orleans Hotel and Casino on the Strip changed its policy on the Do Not Disturb signs and will now check on guests if they have the signs up for two consecutive days. Wynn Resorts Chief Marketing Officer Michael Weaver said in a statement to the Review-Journal in October that Wynn Resorts implemented a 12-hour policy “shortly after the recent tragedy.” Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd., described the policy to Fox News in October, as “a room goes on ‘Do Not Disturb’ for more than 12 hours, we investigate.”
A “terroristic threat” led to an arrest after a showing of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on December 15 at AMC Town Square 18 on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip.