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Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 17, 2017 - 2:50 pm

• Resorts World Las Vegas has chosen Edward Farrell as its new president. Farrell is a 30-year gaming industry veteran who helped open The Mirage.The $4 billion Resorts World project is scheduled to open in 2020.

• UNLV basketball player Dwayne Morgan tried to get into a police car before being arrested May 6, according to police. Authorities say the 21-year-old thought he could use it to drive home. He was charged with disorderly conduct after a fare dispute with a cabdriver.

• You’ll be able to catch a free ride between several downtown locations starting this summer. Two shuttles will circulate downtown for a six-month pilot period starting in mid-June.

• The Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority have wrapped up lease agreement talks. A vote on approving the contract will be Thursday.

Nevada leads as 40-year low is reached in Colorado River water use

By Alan Halaly / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 3:46 pm

Based on a Bureau of Reclamation report, the three Lower Basin states collectively used the least amount of water since 1983.

Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 3:13 pm

A viral video shows a woman climbing on a craps table and throwing chips at people. The woman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of four counts of battery, according to the Reno Police Department.

$277K table game jackpot hits at Las Vegas Strip casino

By Samantha Segura / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 2:58 pm

A Caesars Rewards member in town for the World Series of Poker hit a different type of jackpot on the Strip.

How much daylight will Las Vegas have on the longest day of 2024?

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 2:17 pm

This year’s summer solstice is a day earlier than normal, and is the earliest in 228 years.

‘The eyes were red’: Las Vegas woman reports finding mouse in Walmart spinach

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 2:48 pm

According to her account, as she rinsed the spinach she had just bought from her local Walmart, she discovered, to her horror, a dead mouse among the greens.

Street vendor Luis Serrano serves customers in the Historic Westside in Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. ...

Henderson passes strict street vendor regulations

By Annie Vong / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 12:58 pm

Henderson City Council unanimously passed a city ordinance that limits where and how long street vendors can operate.

YouTube streamer Brian Christopher plays on his new slot machine Brian Christopher's Pop'N Pays ...

This slot influencer, a familiar face in Vegas, is teaming up with BetMGM

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 11:37 am

BetMGM will showcase the influencer in livestreams across social media channels, including his two popular YouTube channels.

Live catfish swim in a tank at the 99 Ranch Market grocery store on Spring Mountain Road on Mon ...

Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 3:23 pm

The chain, which currently has two locations in the Las Vegas Valley, is hoping to get a liquor license for the new store.

An aerial view of homes near Raton Drive and Mescalero Trail in Henderson on Saturday, February ...

Henderson asks BLM to sell land in western part of city

By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 11:15 am

The City of Henderson approved a motion to ask the U.S. government to auction off key chunks of land in one of the fastest-growing areas of the Las Vegas Valley.

Mosquitoes feed off a device with blood in a lab at UNLV in Las Vegas, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. ...

Mosquito species ‘exploded all over the valley’; What can the health district do?

By Peter Breen / RJ

June 19, 2024 - 11:07 am

According to the Southern Nevada Health District, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are a threat because they can transmit diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika.