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His musical presence still quakes the Strip, from The Mirage production bearing his rock band’s name to the revolving fab faux’s “woooh!”-ing smaller venues. But John Lennon, slain 30 years ago Wednesday, once had a physical presence in Las Vegas, too. It’s well-documented that the Beatles played in Las Vegas on Aug. 20, 1964, and stayed that night at the Sahara. But few fans realize that Lennon returned twice more to Las Vegas, during his mid-’70s separation from wife Yoko Ono.
Josh Cox is 35 years old. But as he approached the finish line of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday, he showed he still has the unbridled joy and spontaneity of a 5-year-old.
Did some fitness craze overtake Las Vegas overnight? That was the case — at least temporarily — as 28,000 runners took part in the Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon.
A woman died Sunday afternoon after the car she was traveling in collided with a pickup truck in the south valley, Las Vegas police said. Her identity was not released.
A man was killed Sunday at a northeast valley truck stop after the jack holding his big rig collapsed and caused the vehicle to crush him, Las Vegas police said.
The announcement that the online clothing retailer Zappos plans to relocate its headquarters to downtown Las Vegas set off a state of fevered joy last week among city leaders and downtown boosters, who said the city center is finally poised on the edge of a great resurgence.
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Erick Rangel-Ibarra was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges including open murder in connection with the killing of Lesly Palacio.
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced an expanded 211 phone line providing information on the ransomware attack that closed Nevada state offices and halted some services.
Summerlin South was honored with a parade after becoming the first Nevada team to reach the Little League World Series title game.
Utility work tied to Brightline West’s planned high-speed rail project next week will see ramp and road closures at the Interstate 15/Sloan Road interchange.
