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Democrats urge NIH gun research resume after Las Vegas shooting

Senate Democrats urged the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday to resume research into gun violence — citing mass shooting deaths on the Las Vegas Strip and at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Nashville musicians play benefit for Las Vegas

Assorted musicians gathered Monday night at the Mercy Lounge on Cannery Row for “Nashville Gives Back: A Benefit Concert for Las Vegas.”

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Salutes, symbols as Las Vegas honors fallen — DAY IN PHOTOS

The Vegas Golden Knights won their first home game Tuesday night, and T-Mobile Arena was filled with symbols of strength and salutes for first responders. Ceremonies before the game honored the 58 people who died in the Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting on Oct. 1.

In a time of unspeakable tragedy, Golden Knights unite Las Vegas

No one could have imagined that the first home game in the history of the NHL expansion team would be defined by such a mournful cause, but as it has so many times in the worst of moments, sports proved to be a powerful remedy.

Bipartisan bill filed to ban sale, manufacture of bump stocks

A bipartisan bill to ban the sale and manufacture of bump stocks — devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire at an accelerated rate — was filed Tuesday in the House.

 
Sheriff shares new details about Las Vegas shooting investigation

Despite Mandalay Bay shooter Stephen Paddock’s well-documented gambling history, he had no known gambling debts, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said in an extensive interview Tuesday with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Blood donations strong since Las Vegas shooting, agency says

In the eight days since concertgoers were shot at from Mandalay Bay’s 32nd floor, United Blood Services, part of a nationwide network of blood centers in 28 states, received 3,404 local donations. Fifty-one percent were from first-time donors.

LVCVA began revising Las Vegas marketing 1 minute after shooting

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority began planning its revised marketing message to the world — a message of concern for victims and first-responders — a minute after the shooting from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort stopped on Oct. 1.

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