Las Vegas taxi drivers reflect on job security once self-driving cars become commercially available. (Bailey Schulz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A Las Vegas police officer arrested last year on child pornography charges had died. Ruben Delgadillo was booked last August on five counts of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. Delgadillo’s lawyer confirmed this his client had died, but did not provide any further details.
2. University of Nevada, Reno is sticking by it’s decision to not fire or expel student Peter Cvjetanovic after participating in white nationalist rallies over the weekend in Charlottesville. A petition on charge.org has reached over 32,000 signatures and states, “The decision to keep Peter sends an important message to the rest of the non-white-male student body: at the University of Nevada, Reno, none of you matter.” Chairman of the state of Board of Regents Kevin Page said UNR’s decision will not be affected no matter how many people sign the petition.
3. A California woman will go home $1.6 million dollars richer. Sandra A. placed a $5 bet at McCarran International Airport and won the jackpot on IGT’s “Wheel of Fortune Pink Diamonds Game”. The jackpot comes just days after a California man won $11.8 million in downtown Las Vegas.
A Las Vegas police officer who was arrested last year on child porn charges has died.
Ruben Delgadillo was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in August 2016 on five counts of possession of child porn and one count of distribution of child porn.
His status hearing was set for Aug. 29.
Delgadillo joined the department in July 2015 and was assigned to the northwest area.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez said he liked his team’s effort and quarterback Armani Rogers. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Southern Nevada Blue Sox were greeted by family and fans at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday after winning the American Legion World Series. (Justin Emerson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Amari Cooper is finding his rhythm as the Raiders approach the end of training camp, but Donald Penn is still a holdout. Michael Gehlken has more from Napa. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC president Dana White said on a conference call Wednesday that he believes Mayweather-McGregor will sell over 4.9 million pay-per-view buys.
Las Vegas police have arrested all four suspects in the shooting death of a 24-year-old nursing student.
Raekwon Robertson, 20; Davontae Wheeler, 22; and De’Mario Lofton-Robinson, 18, have been arrested.
The fourth suspect, Lofton-Robinson’s younger brother, was booked into Clark County juvenile hall.
Just after midnight on Aug. 9, Gabriel George Valenzuela pulled into his driveway, checked the mail, and got into a confrontation with four young men.
He was shot at least three times and died at the hospital.
Valenzuela was a nursing student at the College of Southern Nevada.
Microsoft, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems tested artificial intelligence technology with gliders in Hawthorne, Nevada the week of Aug. 7. Chris Walach with NIAS explains what it was like. Read more at reviewjournal.com. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Take a look at Glam Factory Vintage, Cleopatra’s Treasures and Dinosaurs and Roses in Las Vegas. (Janna Karel Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spent $9.6 million on a twin-engine Airbus H145. (Patrick Connolly and Blake Apgar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A homebuilder has bought land once planned for a North Las Vegas casino.
Las Vegas-based Boyd, whose casinos include the Suncoast bought 34.6 acres near Lamb and Centennial in 2006 for $35 million.
Boyd sold it to The Lewis Group for $5 million and now Richmond American Homes has purchased it for double that.
The deal could bring more than 200 new houses to the northeast valley.
On a conference call ahead of his fight with Floyd Mayweather, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor said he feels “discarded” by the boxing world. McGregor says he plans to earn their respect come August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena.
A petition seeking to recall a third Nevada state senator in a competitive district has been filed.
It targets Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro, who represents Senate District 6 in the Northwest Las Vegas Valley.
The effort is trying to replace Cannizzaro with April Becker, a Republican.
It was filed by Neil Roth, CEO of Xtreme Green Electric Vehicles; his wife, Claire Roth; and a Kathryn McKenzie.
In order for the petition to force a recall election, it would need to gather signatures from 25 percent of the people who voted in District 6 in 2016.
The recall comes after similar petitions against state Sens. Joyce Woodhouse, a Democrat, and Patricia Farley, a nonpartisan.
The intent was to replace all three with Republicans.
Dozens of people drove to the lottery store in Primm, Nevada with the hopes of winning the $430 million Powerball prize. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Jaguars’ season in the sixth of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With rum, fruit and fire, the Beach Club might be more at home in a tiki bar than The Cromwell’s posh lounge Bound. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Michael Mersch, Conor McGregor’s lawyer who appeared on his behalf at the Nevada Athletic Commission, said that “The Notorious” was ready to fight no matter what size the gloves were. The UFC champion faces undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
A woman’s $5 bet won her a $1.6 million jackpot at Las Vegas’ airport.
It happened in the C Concourse Tuesday on a “Wheel of Fortune Pink Diamonds” game.
It’s a $1 progressive game with the top prize paid on a $5 wager.
A Facebook post from McCarran International Airport identified the winner as Sandra A. of Dublin, Calif.
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe says Floyd Mayweather agreed to smaller gloves so that Conor McGregor can have every advantage possible when they box on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
It appears UNLV is still standing behind its new Hey Reb! logo.
The mark was unmercifully ripped on social media for being confusing.
A petition entitled #NotMyReb and #MakeRebGreatAgain has generated 6,100 signatures.
That’s far more folks than attended most home basketball games last season.
Since the backlash, UNLV hasn’t done much to promote the new logo.
There wasn’t a sign of it at football meetings for the Mountain West.
And athletic staff have been told that until otherwise informed, teams will be recognized by the more traditional UNLV letters in arched form.
Fanatics Inc. opened its distribution center in North Las Vegas in June and plans to hire 300 people. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
At their monthly meeting on Aug. 16, the Nevada Athletic Commission voted unanimously to approve the “one time” use of eight ounces gloves for a boxing fight being contested at 154-pounds between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Athletic Commission approved 8-ounce gloves to be used for the Conor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather boxing match set for Las Vegas on Aug. 26.
The Shade Tree is closing its transitional women’s shelter.
The program provides services for up to 160 people.
Homeless women and those leaving abusive relationships can stay for up to a year.
It’s the largest shelter of its kind in Nevada, which consistently ranks at the top of the worst states for domestic violence.
The program will end Aug. 31 due to a funding squeeze.
Executive director Stacey Lockhart said she hopes the closing isn’t permanent.
The shelter hopes to raise $2.3 million to reopen the program.
Authorities say a disbarred Las Vegas lawyer scammed people into investing in a fake pot dispensary.
Easton K. Harris and his childhood friend were indicted after at least three people were scammed.
In total, the pair collected about $166,000 from their duped investors.
An investigation revealed none of the money invested was used to create the company.
Instead, the funds were used for other expenses, including a trip to Belize.
Harris and Jonathan Peirsol face four counts of theft.
Peirsol is in federal custody, where he remains for a separate case. Harris is still wanted.
McGregor & Mayweather attempt to get 8oz gloves approved for their Aug. 26 boxing match.
1. Lake Mead is safe from shortage for another year. According to projections released by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the reservoir east of Las Vegas will have enough water in it on Jan. 1 to stave off a first-ever federal shortage declaration. The lake is also on track to avoid a shortage in 2019, and the extra water from Lake Powell is expected to raise Lake Mead’s surface by more than five feet by the end of the year.
2. Shade Tree’s transitional housing shelter will close its doors by the end of the month due to funding cuts. The program allows homeless women and those leaving abusive relationships to stay, find a job and save money before moving into a permanent home of their own. Roughly a dozen woman still remain in the program, and will be placed in permanent housing before doors close.
3. Looking for a job? Multiple places in the Valley are hiring. Clark County is hiring for 94 positions including positions in the fire department, attorneys, construction workers and corrections officers. CarMax is also looking to fill 100 jobs at its new store on N. Rancho Drive. The company is looking to fill both full- and part-time positions.
Featherweight competitor Grant Dawson submitted Adrian Diaz in the sixth week of Dana White’s Contender Series to earn a contract with the UFC.
UFC middleweight Charles Byrd submitted Randall Wallace in the sixth week of Dana White’s Contender Series to earn a contract with the promotion. It was Byrd’s second time appearing on the series.