Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill explains what still needs to be worked out for the Raiders and UNLV’s joint-use agreement and also addresses parking concerns for the new stadium.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife will celebrate free fishing day Saturday with a variety of events around Southern Nevada.
After spending months insisting that Education Savings Accounts were “vouchers,” a majority of Democrats in both houses voted to expand a program of private-school choice that resembles vouchers in many ways. And liberal special interests groups applauded them.
It was a bizarre ending to a session that held so much promise for the 8,000 students, including my child, who’ve already signed up for education savings accounts.
(Victor Joecks/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jeff Glenn talks about wanting to getting into bullpen catching on May 13, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scientific Games is appealing to a new audience with their Space Invaders slot machine, which includes a skill-based feature in which one can actually play the game. (Patrick Connolly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Health officials will spray an area of North Las Vegas Friday to fight a mosquito species capable of spreading Zika and other viruses. The mosquito was found locally for the first time last week, but all of the ones captured have tested negative for Zika.
• Vegas Vickie is being taken down on Fremont Street. She’s being removed Monday as part of construction on a new hotel-casino on the site of the Las Vegas Club.She was created in 1980.
• A new report ranks Nevada fourth in the nation when it comes to solar capacity. The state has moved up one spot since last year.
• Boulder City’s city manager has resigned. J. David Fraser started in 2013 but did not say why he was stepping down. Public Works Director Scott Hansen has been appointed interim city manager.
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Officer Kenneth Lopera is facing charges after Tashii Brown’s in-custody death was ruled a homicide. Lopera was told to let go of Brown by another officer, and continued the chokehold for over 40 seconds after. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
1. Two downtown Las Vegas casinos will open temporarily to preserve gaming licenses. The Las Vegas Club and Mermaids casinos must have casino play on the floor for at least 8 hours every two years to preserve a gaming license. United Coin Machine will set up slot machines in the two casinos in late June to help maintain the license.
2. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that two dozen reputed Russian mobsters and associates were arrested on racketeering charges. Razhden Shulaya, the alleged leader of a Soviet mafia syndicate, was arrested in Las Vegas and is accused of running gambling, stolen goods and protection rackets in several states. Thirty-three defendants in total were charged in the indictment.
3. A Las Vegas judge posted and removed a doctored photo of herself with Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson. The photo was posted on Heidi Almase’s campaign Facebook page Tuesday night before it was quickly removed. Almase’s campaign manager Jennifer Barrier says she is close family friends with Johnson, but did not have authorization to post the image.
Palo Verde’s Jack Trent birdies No. 18 at Siena on Monday to win medalist honors at Class 4A Sunset Region boys golf tournament. David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sandoval signed the measure to ensure the continuation of the process into law on Monday. (Sean Whaley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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.
Chris Beard talks about his new position as the coach of the UNLV men’s basketball team.
Matt Youmans, Kelley Stewart and Tony Miller give their picks for NFL and college football for week five.
Clark County firefighter helps revive cat caught in smoke from apartment fire.
Las Vegas police responded when a man fired multiple shots at a constable and an apartment manager who tried to serve an eviction notice.
Mikhial Lerma, 28-year old Cashman Middle School teacher, appeared in court before Justice of the Peace Eric A. Goodman after being arrested on charges of kidnapping and luring a mentally ill child younger than 14 years old for a sexual act.
Doug Elfman speaks with Kendo “Tremendo” Castaneda and David Estrada prior to the Big Knockout Boxing match where they will be taking on challengers.
This timelapse video show various shots of the monsoonal moisture that brought rain and winds throughout the Las Vegas valley on Tuesday, July 8, 2014.
Joey Kadmiri faces charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, and burglary with a deadly weapon in the March 2014 attack at the Excalibur.
Two Las Vegas police officers were killed on June 8, 2014 in an apparent ambush attack in a pizza restaurant that spilled over to a nearby Walmart store, where the two shooters committed suicide after shooting and killing a woman.