Teenage goalie Dylan Ferguson talks about being called up to the Golden Knights for their Stanley Cup playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings.(Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Golden Edge host Bryan Salmond goes over the Golden Knights win in double overtime.
Radio host Art Bell dies at 72. Longtime radio host Art Bell died Friday at his Pahrump home, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office announced. Bell was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on June 17, 1945. Bell’s paranormal-themed show, “Coast to Coast AM,” was syndicated on about 500 North American stations in the 1990s.
Radio host Art Bell dies at 72. Longtime radio host Art Bell died Friday at his Pahrump home, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office announced. Bell was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on June 17, 1945. Bell’s paranormal-themed show, “Coast to Coast AM,” was syndicated on about 500 North American stations in the 1990s.
Nye County Sheriff’s Office announces the death of Art Bell (Nye County Sheriff’s Office)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez previews the team’s Spring Game. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Centennial’s baseball team beat Cimarron-Memorial 3-0 on Friday. Nik Dobar went the distance and struck out five. Michael Jones started the scoring with a sun-aided triple to right field in the fourth. Centennial added runs in the fifth and the sixth, and worked around trouble in the field. Centennial improved to 17-5, 11-1 in Northwest League play.
Golden Knights forward William Carrier on the Drew Doughty suspension
On April 13, the historic Nevada Southern Railway line was reconnected at Railroad Pass as part of the Interstate 11 project.
Liliam Lujan Hickey Elementary School students learned how the judicial system works by putting Harry Potter on trial for the illegal use of magic.
The attorney for a British man who is suing illusionist David Copperfield said his client suffered serious injuries after being called on stage during Copperfield’s show at MGM Grand.
Several months ago, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority set out to market the city as the sports capital of the world. With the addition of the Golden Knights and the Raiders, LVCVA saw the perfect opportunity to do so. The Knights’ success and current Stanley Cup playoff run has resulted in a marketing marriage with Las Vegas that has been far more successful than anyone could have imagined. This season, the Knights have managed to unite the community and made hockey fans around the country take notice. “The Knights, in my mind, really put the exclamation point that we’re the sports capital of the world, not only what they’ve done on the ice in this historic season but how they brought the community together.” Lisa Motley, director of sports marketing and special events for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Professional sports have been a staple for Las Vegas for decades with championship boxing matches, PGA golf tour events and the National Finals Rodeo. But big-league teams kept their distance from Nevada, due to lingering fears of sports betting somehow influencing games. “Las Vegas stands for something much more extensive and expansive now than what it once did” David Carter, executive director of the University of Southern California’s Marshall Sports Business Institute
Here’s a look at what’s happening this weekend in the Las Vegas Valley.
Fire features become popular amenities for outdoor living
Each spring, cottony blobs appear in the branches of desert almond bushes across the Mojave. The silken colonies are spun by Western tent caterpillars. The caterpillars eat newly sprouted leaves and grow to about two inches in length. After a month or two, they will leave their tents to spin cocoons. A few weeks later, they will emerge as nondescript brown moths.
Bryan Salmond interviews NHL Network host Jackie Redmond about the atmosphere and vibe around T-Mobile Arena and the Golden Knights.
On May 4, Las Vegas-based fighter Gabriel Checco will compete at Legacy Fighting Alliance 39 for the promotion’s interim middleweight belt. If he wins, he hopes to get a chance at competing in the UFC next.
When UNLV senior defensive tackle Ammir Aziz opened an envelope after Friday morning’s practice at Rebel Park, he was shocked to see he had been awarded a football scholarship.
The Clark County Museum has an extensive collection, dating back to prehistoric times in Southern Nevada up through the present day. It was first established in April 1968 and has had several locations before it’s current home on South Boulder Highway.
Golden Knights players Nate Schmidt and William Karlsson discuss their team before squaring off against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2.
Clark County Museum Administrator Mark Hall-Patton explains what artifacts will be on display in October as part of the museums Route 91 shooting memorial exhibit called “How We Mourned.”
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Friday’s practice. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant gives an update on his team before Game 2, including status updates on David Perron and William Carrier.
Bryan Salmond talks to Steve Carp and Golden Knights fans about Game 1 as well as what they expect from the second game of the Golden Knights’ series against the Los Angeles Kings.
Gwen Stefani announced her “Just a Girl” residency at Planet Hollywood beginning June 27. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Friday’s headlines: Rollover crash, UNLV student killed in Arizona plane crash, and Steve Wynn files a lawsuit against the AP.
The Statue of Liberty at New York New York is showing off her Vegas pride. The statue at Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, which is just a short stroll from T-Mobile Arena, is decked out in a Vegas Golden Knights jersey on April 13, 2018, for the NHL playoffs. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye