For the first time in more than three years, all of the major monthly indicators tracked by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority came in positive.
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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.
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When the crowd of over 340,000 revelers ring in the new year this week on the Strip, many roads in and around the resort corridor will be shut to traffic.
A son killed both his mother and father in the east Las Vegas Valley according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department.
An imprisoned Discovery Channel reality show star faces a murder charge after his cellmate was found dead following a fight at the Clark County Detention Center on Friday, police said.
Saturday’s event was part of a week-long celebration to showcase African American culture.
