Newlyweds from India were the final two of five victims identified Sunday in last week’s deadly sightseeing helicopter crash near Lake Mead.
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During a normal eight-hour shift on the Strip, Michael Denicoli usually sells enough helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon and Sin City to fill two or three choppers. But since a crash killed five people Wednesday and made international headlines, tourists who walk by his booth are skipping the splurge of a few hundred bucks for a bird’s eye view of the Hoover Dam and other sites.
No recording devices were on board the Sundance tour helicopter that crashed Wednesday and killed all five passengers, leaving investigators to continue sifting through maintenance records and witness interviews in search for the cause of the accident.
Police are investigating a crash that killed a 65-year-old Las Vegas man while he tried to cross the street outside of a crosswalk.
The tour helicopter that went down just west of Lake Mead had its engine and other parts replaced the day before the Wednesday crash that killed five people, investigators revealed Friday.
A diverse crowd filled the 200-capacity room at Palm Northwest Mortuary on Friday for the funeral of James “Stoney” Jackson. Among those in attendance were several current and former district judges, including two who now sit on the Nevada Supreme Court.
Less than two years ago, Ric Guerrero was 25, unemployed and newly dumped (the latter inspired by the former). But he had an idea, inspired by his love of cooking, which became a food truck called Slidin’ Thru. The truck hit the streets in March 2010.
A Las Vegas pilot just embarking on married life and a Kansas couple celebrating 25 years together were among the five casualties of a tour helicopter crash Wednesday in a rugged canyon west of Lake Mead.
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The company has begun limited Vegas Loop service to Harry Reid International Airport.
City of Las Vegas Communications Director David Riggleman’s final day is Feb. 2. He took his post on Oct. 4, 1999, in Oscar Goodman’s first term.
