Las Vegas afternoon update for Tuesday, June 27 — VIDEO
• A free shuttle starts in downtown Las Vegas today. The Downtown Loop will run daily, stopping at seven spots between the Mob Museum and Las Vegas North Premium Outlets. The six-month pilot program will run nine hours a day.
• The pedestrian bridge linking the Tropicana and MGM Grand reopens Thursday. And on July 5th, the bridge connecting the MGM Grand and New York-New York will close for upgrades expected to last through September.
• Henderson’s Standard & Pour restaurant has unexpectedly closed. It opened last August. A spokesperson had no comments on the decision to close.
• An emergency text alert was accidentally sent to an unknown number of Las Vegas residents this morning telling them to evacuate due to fire. Officials say the message was intended for a community in Riverside County, California.
