Two Black Men Arrested at Starbucks Share Their Story
 
Two Black Men Arrested at Starbucks Share Their Story

Two Black Men Arrested at Starbucks Share Their Story Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson sat down with ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ on Thursday and said the Starbucks manager called the police two minutes after they arrived. Donte Robinson, to ‘Good Morning America’ Donte Robinson, to ‘Good Morning America’ The men were meeting with a friend for a business meeting at the store’s location at around 3:45 pm on April 12 and declined to make any purchases. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson issued a public apology and vowed to fix the issue by closing 8,000 stores nationwide next month for training on unconscious bias. Both Nelson and Robinson were released without charges after spending hours in jail, and the manager is no longer with the company.

Suspect in Las Vegas shooting of Venetian execs arrested in Texas
 
Suspect in Las Vegas shooting of Venetian execs arrested in Texas

The man suspected of killing one Strip casino executive and injuring another has been arrested. According to police, Anthony J. Wrobel was taken into custody by Texas law enforcement officers without incident near the town of Vega. The FBI filed a federal arrest warrant for Wrobel on Wednesday after discovering he had fled Nevada. A criminal complaint charged Wrobel with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution after the shooting. Wrobel is suspected of going to a picnic at Sunset Park for employees of The Venetian and opening fire on two executives.

MGM Resorts will use solar array to power Las Vegas casinos
 
MGM Resorts will use solar array to power Las Vegas casinos

MGM Resorts International is planning to power Las Vegas Strip casinos using solar arrays. MGM Resorts is partnering with a Chicago-based renewable developer on a new 100-megawatt photovoltaic array set to go online in 2020, about 25 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The dedicated solar array will be capable of supplying up to 90 percent of daytime demand at the company’s 13 Las Vegas casinos. The array will consist of 336,000 solar panels capable of producing enough power for about 27,000 homes. Construction is slated to start next year, and is expected to employ about 350 people during construction . All of the electricity generated by the array will go to MGM Resorts under a 20-year agreement.

Mob Museum to open hidden Prohibition-era speakeasy
 
Mob Museum to open hidden Prohibition-era speakeasy

The Mob Museum is opening a hidden Prohibition-era speakeasy. The Underground will be a permanent exhibition on the history of Prohibition that will double as a working speakeasy and distillery. It promises to be an only-in-Vegas spot for enjoying beer and cocktails while learning a thing or two about gangsters and flappers. The Underground is in the basement of the former Stewart Avenue post office and courthouse that houses the museum and will be open — and pouring cocktails and mocktails — during museum hours.

Station Casinos offers free wagers on Golden Knights to win Cup
 
Station Casinos offers free wagers on Golden Knights to win Cup

Station Casinos will offer free bets on the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup. The locals casino company announced a promotion offering free wagers ranging from $5 to $250 on the team who wins hockey’s most coveted trophy. Thousands of invited holders of Station’s Boarding Pass loyalty card will receive an offer by mail to swipe their cards Monday at kiosks at seven properties. A winning ticket could cash for up to $1,000. The Golden Knights are now the 4-1 co-favorites with the Nashville Predators to claim the NHL championship.

Hero Southwest Pilot Was One of the Navy’s First Female Fighter Pilots
 
Hero Southwest Pilot Was One of the Navy’s First Female Fighter Pilots

Hero Southwest Pilot Was One of the Navy’s First Female Fighter Pilots Tammie Jo Shults is being called a hero after safely landing the crippled Southwest Flight 1380 in Philadelphia. According to a spokesperson, Shults began her Navy career in 1985 and was one of the first female pilots to “transition to tactical aircraft.” She served for another eight years before moving to the Naval Reserve, retiring completely in 2001 with the rank of Lt. Commander. The Southwest flight, which was headed for Dallas from New York, was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its
engines blew. One passenger was killed in the explosion when shrapnel flew through a window. Seven others suffered minor injuries aboard the flight, which carried 149 people. Passenger Peggy Phillips, to NBC News Passenger Peggy Phillips, to NBC News

Bump stock manufacturers under fire
 
Bump stock manufacturers under fire

The Justice Department said last month that it had started the process to amend federal firearms regulations to clarify that federal law defines bump stocks as machine guns.

Illusionist David Copperfield takes stand in civil trial
 
Illusionist David Copperfield takes stand in civil trial

David Copperfield took the stand on Wednesday, April 18, in his ongoing civil trial at the Regional Justice Center. A tourist is suing over a slip-and-fall incident at one of his shows in 2013.

Artist, Community Paint Winchester Skate Park
 
Artist, Community Paint Winchester Skate Park

Andrew Schoultz, a Los Angeles-based artist with an upcoming exhibit at UNLV’s Barrick Museum, painted the skate park at Winchester Cultural Center on Tuesday.

Austin and Carson Wells bring brotherly bond to Bishop Gorman baseball
 
Austin and Carson Wells bring brotherly bond to Bishop Gorman baseball

The Wells brothers: Austin, left, and Carson, right, are two reasons why Bishop Gorman baseball is off to a 17-4 start this season. Austin is a slugging catcher who is batting .500 this season with a team-high 21 walks and 14 doubles. Carson is a speedy center fielder who leads the team in runs (29), hits (28) and stolen bases (10). Together, they hope to deliver Gorman its first baseball state championship since 2015.

Gennady Golovkin to fight in Los Angeles on May 5
 
Gennady Golovkin to fight in Los Angeles on May 5

Gilbert Manzano and Bryan Salmond talk about Gennady Golovkin’s May 5 fight against Vanes Martirosyan. Martirosyan last fought and loss against Erislandy Lara in 2016.

Vegas Nation: NFL Draft: Defensive Line
 
Vegas Nation: NFL Draft: Defensive Line

Vegas Nation video host Bryan Salmond and Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken discuss the defensive line and what can happen in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is suspended for six months
 
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is suspended for six months

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s suspension for an anti-doping violation was reduced to six months Wednesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission, clearing the path for a rematch bout against Gennady Golovkin later this year.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is suspended for six months
 
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is suspended for six months

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s suspension for an anti-doping violation was reduced to six months Wednesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission, clearing the path for a rematch bout against Gennady Golovkin later this year.

Lights FC needs to be better in final third
 
Lights FC needs to be better in final third

The Lights are trying to turn on their quality this week. The team is struggling in the final third despite a 2-0-2 record. Only one Lights’ goal so far has come in the run of play. The team is using its second bye week to correct this. You look at the training and they’re making a lot of passes and a lot of good plays. But in the games, no. In the (final third), the quality is very, very short.

Raul Castro to Step Down as Cuban President
 
Raul Castro to Step Down as Cuban President

Raul Castro to Step Down as Cuban President The 86-year-old Castro has held the office since his brother Fidel’s resignation in 2008. For the first time in nearly six decades, a Castro may not be the leader of Cuba. Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, whom Castro has reportedly been grooming as a replacement, If elected, Diaz-Canal will immediately be forced to deal with the country’s economic struggles and make key decisions on social reforms. Yassel Padron Kunakbaeva, a Marxist blogger, to The Associated Press A successor will be named following a two-day session by member of Cuba’s National Assembly.

Prince death investigation coming to an end
 
Prince death investigation coming to an end

Prosecutors in Minnesota plan an announcement Thursday on the two-year investigation into Prince’s death from a drug overdose
Prince was 57 when he was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate on April 21, 2016. An autopsy found he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl.
Search warrants unsealed about a year after Prince died showed that authorities searched his home, cellphone records of associates and his email accounts to try to determine how he got the drug. The county attorney has scheduled a morning announcement at which time charges could be filed.

Suspended Las Vegas lawyer Jacob Hafter dies at age 42
 
Suspended Las Vegas lawyer Jacob Hafter dies at age 42

Las Vegas lawyer Jacob Hafter died Tuesday at the age of 42. Las Vegas police dispatch logs show that officers went to Hafter’s office at about 1:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a suicide attempt. According to the Clark County coroner’s office, Hafter was taken to UMC, where he was pronounced dead .
His cause of death has not been determined. The controversial lawyer was suspended by the Nevada Supreme Court in Novemeber for lying under oath and making derogatory public comments about a district judge.

Letter to Clark County School Board alleging discrimination triggers inquiry
 
Letter to Clark County School Board alleging discrimination triggers inquiry

CCSD will hire an investigator after allegations that the Employee Management Relations department engages in favoritism and discrimination. The allegations were made by former employee, Donald Harris, in a letter sent to Clark County School Board trustees. The letter laid out a range of accusations against Associate Superintendent Edward Goldman painting a picture of a leader who has gained power by collecting and leveraging information about his colleagues. Donald Harris Harris was a director in the department who retired last week. The accusations come as CCSD is deciding whether to hire an internal or external candidate to replace retiring Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.

2 rescued after car crashes into lake
 
2 rescued after car crashes into lake

Two people were rescued safely after a car crashed into a lake in the Desert Shores community in northwest Las Vegas. The crash was called in five minutes before midnight at a lake near Breakwater and Port of Call drives, according to Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski. A man and woman managed to get out of the car and onto the roof, Szymanski said. One of them couldn’t swim, so they waited for help to arrive. Firefighters pushed a raft over to the couple and used a fire hose to pull them back to shore, Szymanski said. No one was injured. No one was injured. Las Vegas Police took over the investigation to determine how the car got into the lake.

Golden Edge: Knights Sweep Playoff Series Against Kings
 
Golden Edge: Knights Sweep Playoff Series Against Kings

Golden Edge host Bryan Salmond, Golden Knights beat reporters Steve Carp and David Schoen go over the Golden Knights win against the Kings. The Golden Knights now have swept the series against the Kings in the first rounds of the playoffs.

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