UNLV NAACP and Black Lives Matter UNLV held a press conference on campus on Thursday, Nov. 30. They released a list of demands regarding a Tuesday, Nov. 28 incident on campus where seven North Las Vegas police officers drove onto campus unannounced and disrupted their poetry event. (Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Spirit Airlines will launch nonstop flights from Las Vegas to two Florida airports beginning April 12. Spirit will offer daily flights between McCarran airport and Tampa, along with Orlando, as well as 9 other new routes across the U.S. Over the past two years, Spirit has grown to become the fifth busiest airline at McCarran International Airport. Mark Kopczak, Spirit Airlines vice president
Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt talks about teammate and college roommate Erik Haula. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights forward Erik Haula talks about his return to Minnesota, his adopted home state. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on facing the Minnesota Wild. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights forward Erik Haula talks about adjusting to life in the US after moving from Finland as a teenager. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
At Fashion Show mall on the Strip, about 70 retailers opened for business on Thanksgiving night. All but a few stayed open until the rest of the mall opened at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Retailers reported seeing the best foot traffic in years.
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Count’s Kustoms, a Las Vegas auto shop with a reality TV series on the History Channel, claims a former employee used more than $75,000 of the company’s money to cover personal expenses. In a lawsuit filed in March, the company accuses former employee Joseph Frontiera of using the business’ money to make a down payment on his personal Land Rover Range Rover and buy airline tickets for personal use. He also failed to pay the company’s taxes on time, resulting in an IRS penalty of about $18,000, the lawsuit claims. The hot rod and motorcycle restoration and customization company is featured in the “Counting Cars” series.
Chumlee is expanding his “Pawn Stars” empire, one Pez dispenser at a time. “I wanted to start a candy shop, and here we are,” said Austin “Chumlee” Russell, a favorite figure on History’s “Pawn Stars.” “My brother and I wanted to do something fun, and candy is fun.” Thus, Chumlee’s Candy on the Boulevard, the new store on the lower level of Pawn Plaza, just south of Gold and Silver Pawn at 725 S. Las Vegas Blvd., opened in May. “It’s time to acknowledge the fact that Chumlee might be able to open up his own business by now,” Russell said.