Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Elaine Wilson reports on fan reaction to the Oakland Raiders move from the Las Vegas sign.
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said that he’s taking the team into the future with a world-class stadium at a press conference to announce the team’s move to Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board met to discuss the lease agreement between them and the Oakland Raiders on Mar. 9. Their chairman Steve Hill said he was ‘hopeful’ the team will move.
NFL owners meet in Phoenix at the end of the month to consider relocation of the team, but nothing was finalized where the agreement was concerned. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the Oakland Raiders looking to move to Las Vegas, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed a study that showed the city has many positives to it.
Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Ed Graney and Matt Youmans recap the events of the NFL owners meeting and discuss the positivity Goodell had about the Las Vegas market.
Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development Steve Hill said the Stadium Authority Board will continue to work with the Raiders to build a a football stadium in Las Vegas to be shared between UNLV and the Oakland Raiders.
As the Review-Journal previously reported, the Oakland Raiders’ deal with New York-based Goldman Sachs to finance a $1.9 billion stadium in Las Vegas is in jeopardy because the agreement was contingent on a $650 million investment from Sheldon Adelson, who withdrew from the partnership Monday.
“Mr. Adelson and his family have decided to withdraw their participation in the project, and subsequently Goldman Sachs has withdrawn their willingness to fund the stadium and the Raiders’ portion of that funding,” Hill said. “I’ve talked to the Raiders a number of times over the last week, and they are confident that they can secure the funding necessary to move this project forward.”
Speaking at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s third annual State of Economic Development Wednesday Hill said he is grateful for the Adelson family’s time and effort they put in to bringing an NFL team to Las Vegas and the economic impact of such a stadium still presents a “real opportunity” for the state.
On Oct. 11, 2016, Nevada senators approved Senate Bill 1 on a vote of 16-5. The bill, if it passes in the Assembly, would raise room taxes in Clark County in order to fund a stadium and convention center improvements in Las Vegas.
The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee met with the stadium development team, which includes the Las Vegas Sands Corp., Majestic Realty and the Raiders, to further plans to build a stadium in Las Vegas that would be the Raiders new home.
Las Vegas Review-Journal columnists Rick Velotta and Matt Youmans recapped the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee tourism meeting where nine possible locations for a NFL stadium emerged.
Pilots train at Desert Rock Airport on the Nevada National Security Site using the Sandstorm UAV, an experimental unmanned aircraft system developed to fly through radioactive airspace.
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson needs to successfully defend his belt two more times to tie Anderson Silva’s record for most title defenses in the UFC.
District Judge Rob Bare released Daniel Fernandez after reviewing Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen’s handling of the case. Bare noted that Hafen directly addressed the defendant on May 23 while Deputy Public Defender Zohra Bakhtary was handcuffed and silenced.
UFC welterweight Kelvin Gastelum doesn’t think Tyron Woodley is as deserving of a title shot as Demian Maia is.
Fausto Barraza-Balcazar faces four counts of lewdness with a child under 14 in connection with acts involving two students at Mack Middle School.
Surveillance video from an April 20, 2016 robbery and killing at a Lee’s Discount Liquor store. Clerk Matthew Christensen, 24, was fatally shot during the incident.
Ranked at no. 3 in the UFC lightweight division, Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson wants to get a crack at the title.
Kristen Smoyer is one of few women who competed in Hydro Fest, a male dominant competition that took place in Pahrump, Nev. from June 10 to the 12. The competition included riders competing on jetpacks, jetboards, and jetbikes.
Shifters Car Show at the Viva Las Vegas 13th Annual Rockabilly Weekend held at the Orleans Casino April 1 – 4, 2010.
Heavyweight fighter Matt Mitrione (9-5) explains why he chose to leave the UFC for Bellator when his contract ended.
‘Rampage’ Jackson addressed his one year hiatus from MMA, how much longer he intends to compete, his future in the movies, and his return to Bellator in a recent talk with media.
Drew Cohen is one of the owners of Writer’s Block, a bookstore with a goal to envelop local students with skills of creative writing.
Though Cory Hendricks defeated Khalil Rountree to advance in The Ultimate Fighter, Rountree didn’t want him to be viewed as prey because he was injured.
On episode 8 of The Ultimate Fighter season 23, Cory Hendricks suffers an injury that hinders his progress on the show.
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza told media at UFC 199 that he’s coming to take the middleweight title. His reaction to Dan Henderson knocking out Hector Lombard is also caught on camera.
Police say Antwine Hunter stole a cell phone and scanner from a Las Vegas UPS driver and ran from the scene. Hunter hasn’t walked without crutches and braces since 1999, when he was shot five times outside his Compton, California middle school in a drive-by shooting that left a fellow sixth-grader dead.
Following the UFC 199 post-fight press conference, newly crowned UFC champion Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold had a verbal confrontation.
After knocking out James Vick at UFC 199, Beneil Dariush gives his thoughts on the California State Athletic Commission’s new weigh-in policy.
On August 20, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will do battle at UFC 202. The fight card will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This voice message was left by political operative Tony Dane for Assemblyman Chris Edwards on Jan. 16, 2015.