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Raiders Stadium Groundbreaking
 
Raiders Stadium Groundbreaking

There’s still plenty of legal work to be done to make the team’s relocation to Las Vegas a reality, but Monday was all about owner Mark Davis’ desire to turn the Silver State into the Silver and Black State.

The Raiders moved the chains of public perception Monday with a dazzling groundbreaking event attended by about 600 invited guests at the planned Las Vegas stadium site at Interstate 15 and Russell Road.

The historic ceremonial event after sunset, which included a tribute to the 58 people who died in the 1 October mass shooting, was the team’s most visual display of committing to building a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium and bringing the NFL to Southern Nevada.

Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on the Oilers
 
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on the Oilers

Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant talks about facing the Edmonton Oilers and reigning MVP Connor McDavid. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High praise for Las Vegas at Raiders groundbreaking event

The Kats! Bureau at this writing is a tent just west of the Strip, near Russell Road, with Delano and Mandalay Bay gleaming in the background. This is the current site for, and future home of, the Las Vegas Raiders.

Raiders break ground on Las Vegas stadium site
 
Raiders break ground on Las Vegas stadium site

The Raiders hosted a ground breaking ceremony at the Las Vegas stadium site near the Strip. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hate crimes up for 2nd year in a row in 2016, FBI says

Hate crimes rose for the second straight year in 2016, with increases in attacks motivated by bias against blacks, Jews, Muslims and LGBT people, according to FBI statistics released Monday.