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.
An attraction when it opened in 1998 near the Nevada-California state line, Primm’s outlet mall has fallen on hard times.
Nevada’s top water regulator puts a moratorium on domestic wells in Pahrump, where the water table has been in decline since the 1950s.
Cliven Bundy’s attorney Bret Whipple talks about the prospect of a mistrial for four main defendants, including lifelong rancher Bundy, in the Bunkerville standoff case. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 at the FAST traffic management center in Las Vegas. Cortez Masto discussed about transportation issue and her recent introduction of the Moving FIRST Act.
Crate and Barrel fans rejoice! The first location in Nevada will open Thursday. The store is located in Downtown Summerlin near Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar. Crate and Barrel is a popular home store focused on modern European style. Currently, much of the store is focused on holiday decor and entertaining. Crate and Barrel will open to the public Thursday at 10 a.m.
Jeff Dion, deputy executive director of the National Center for Victims of Crime, said he is working to make sure people who get funds from state programs will not be considered to be double dipping if and when they receive funds from the Las Vegas Victims Fund. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A career in education wasn’t something that University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor Dr. Stephen Caplan had seriously considered when he began playing music professionally. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Long lines and eager customers waited outside the Apple store inside the Fashion Show Mall as the iPhone X made its debut Friday morning. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Adam Laxalt officially announced his bid for governor for the 2018 election. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tech soccer coach Josh Jones talks about the differences between this year’s team
The Golden Knights continue their strong opening for their inaugural season, heading to a 8-1 record off of Friday’s 7-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ben Gotz and Elaine Wilson go over which teams made the playoffs including Bishop Gorman and Legacy.
A nice, easy tasting cocktail for a beginner whiskey drinker (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sun Keeler, owner of Food Deco Art, produces vegan, gluten-free edible lace in numerous designs and colors (even chocolate), which add elegant embellishment to the plainest cakes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A nice twist on the classic bread board, served at Topgolf. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It’s a party brunch drink at LAVO Italian Restaurant & Lounge with this Giant Bloody Mary, complemented with seafood. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sun Keeler, owner of Food Deco Art, produces vegan, gluten-free edible lace in numerous designs and colors (even chocolate), which add elegant embellishment to the plainest cakes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Highlights from Sunrise Mountain at Desert Pines game on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign just filed a lawsuit seeking to rewrite Nevada’s constitution and restrict your ability to hold politicians accountable. (Victor Joecks)
A lighter, more brunch like version of the classic Bloody Mary. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This week on the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Real Estate Millions Host Susan Kocab tours the an inspiration home at the exclusive residential development of Ascaya. The home was designed by the Marmol Radziner architectural firm. The lead designer Brad Williams and Ascaya Sales Manager Darin Marques unfold the detailed specs of designing this truly authentic desert contemporary design.
Bryan Hopkins, lead singer for the country band Elvis Monroe, survived the mass shooting on Oct. 1 and led people to safety that night. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Governor Brian Sandoval’s recent attack on Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s opposition to the commerce tax was just plain dishonest.
The taste of pumpkin pie, if pumpkin pie were a cocktail. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Keith Blum, a neurosurgeon with the Las Vegas Neurosurgery Associates, PC, operated on Tina Frost. Frost was shot in the head on the night of Oct. 1, and is currently in a coma. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Paige Gasper, one of the first people to be injured from last Sunday’s deadly mass shooting, is looking to sue MGM. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rooms at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas received a major upgrade in terms of luxuriousness. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
To honor the 58 people killed at the Route 91 Harvest festival, the street marquees along Las Vegas Boulevard went dark for 11 minutes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
One week after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, the Strip went dark for 11 minutes in honor of the victims. One of the victims, Brennan Stewart, recorded this song, “You Should Be Here,” before he died. This song was shared by the family and with permission of the writers, Cole Swindell and Ashley Gorley.