Once again, someone played big and won big at a Las Vegas Strip casino.
Tony Garcia
From covering prep badminton for the suburban Chicago Daily Herald to Big Ten sports at the University of Illinois, from rodeos in Yuma, Arizona, to the unique police and court files in the Las Vegas Valley for KSNV-TV, Tony joined the Review-Journal newsroom as a copy editor in December 2017. He moved to the RJ's digital desk in February 2019. He misses Chicago family, friends and sports, but not so much the winters.
A pedestrian was killed Monday morning in an east Las Vegas Valley crash. It wss the 142nd traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction in 2025.
A former UNLV and Findlay Prep basketball player used a ghost gun to fire warning shots during an attempted home invasion in a California residence this month.
A player only needed 10 minutes for a huge win at a Las Vegas Strip casino.
An 11-year-old child was shot and killed, and a suspect is in custody after a road rage shooting on the westbound 215 Southern Beltway on Friday morning.
A joker comes in handy once again for the pai gow poker player.
In addition, a video poker player at an off-Strip casino hit back-to-back jackpots for a haul of over $100,000.
This jackpot comes hot on the heels of the resort’s recent Millionaire Progressive jackpot.
In addition, a slots player deploying a $200 spin hit for six figures at a Las Vegas Strip casino.
The death marks the 133rd traffic-related fatality for Metro this year.
The suspect vehicle is believed to have hit two vehicles and then went up on the sidewalk, striking the pedestrian.
A pair of six-figure jackpots also were won in the Las Vegas Valley.
A multi-jurisdictional sex offender verification operation resulted in 19 arrests, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.
Following a comprehensive market-rate analysis of city-managed parking facilities, the city of Las Vegas raised parking rates effective Oct. 13.
A 17-year-old girl who was last seen nearly two months ago in her Oregon hometown may have traveled to Las Vegas.
