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#VegasStrong shirts raise funds for Las Vegas victims

The heartfelt outpouring of local pride that many Las Vegans have expressed this in the past week has become tangible, becoming even easier to display, thanks to a series of high-profile T-shirts designed to raise money for the victims of the Oct. 1 shootings.

Las Vegas DJ challenges fellow DJs, casino owners to donate

Wynn Nightlife resident DJ and electronic dance music megastar Diplo announced he has donated $100,000 to victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting; Tiesto tweeted he would donate $200,000, and others made donations.

Musicians, fans raise money for Las Vegas first responders

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson joined about 150 fans at Count’s Vamp’d Rock Bar Grill on West Sahara Avenue Thursday for an auction to support the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation.

 
Quickly built garden is first step in helping Las Vegas heal

They carted dirt in wheel barrows, hung mementos from twine and planted 58 trees — one for each victim of the mass shooting at a country music festival on the Strip.

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UNLV plans pregame ceremony to honor Strip shooting victims

UNLV’s football team will play No. 19 San Diego State at 7:45 p.m. Saturday in what is expected to be an emotional atmosphere at Sam Boyd Stadium. It’s the Rebels’ first game since Sunday’s mass shooting on the Strip.

Las Vegas religious leaders try to comfort their congregants

As Southern Nevada clergy take to the pulpit this weekend, they’ll face congregants for whom the initial shock of the shootings Sunday at the Route 91 Harvest Festival is beginning to move into its next stage.

Paint a free tile for the Las Vegas memorial garden tonight

Gail Schomisch, co-owner of All Fired Up in Las Vegas, is organizing a tile-art project for the memorial garden , which is being built on South Casino Center Boulevard.

Golden Knights owner, AHL team donate additional $200K to victims

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley’s charity organization partnered with the team’s American Hockey League affiliate Thursday to donate an additional $200,000 to support the victims and first responders in Sunday’s shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

Las Vegas Sands, Adelsons donate $4M to aid victims of Strip shooting

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and the Adelson Family Foundation said Thursday that they have established a $4 million relief fund in memory of those who lost their lives in Sunday’s mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

Beware of Las Vegas shooting GoFundMe scams

The Nevada Attorney General’s Office is working with GoFundMe to help donors avoid scams as they give to charities raising money for victims of the Las Vegas shooting.

County studies distribution of donated money for Las Vegas shooting

Clark County commissioners and staff will meet with representatives of a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Thursday to determine how best to deliver donated money to victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting, County Manager Yolanda King said.

Wayne Newton kicks in $100K to Las Vegas Victims Fund

“I want to do this on behalf of my family, and on behalf of the employees at Casa de Shenandoah,” Wayne Newton said. “I only need to know where to help, and when.”