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Las Vegas morning update for Monday, May 14 – VIDEO

Monday’s headlines: Golden Knights turn down Carrie Underwood, man survivors 4-story fall from Luxor hotel, and a vehicle falls on a Las Vegas man.

 
Advocates decry possible closure of Las Vegas detox center

Christian Hunt, 21, says the clinic operated by WestCare was instrumental in getting him into a long-term recovery program after five years in which getting high was “all I was interested in.”

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A whiteout love affair between a town and its Winnipeg Jets

The scene outside Bell MTS Place for Game 2 on Monday will assuredly equal or perhaps even upstage the four-block madhouse of a party that welcomed the hockey world Saturday, especially given Winnipeg beat Vegas 4-2 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference final series.

 
Scholarships create diploma pipeline from Las Vegas to Kentucky

For three years running, the Las Vegas-based Rogers Foundation has provided full-ride scholarships to Kentucky Wesleyan College, a small, faith-based liberal arts college near Louisville, for local students with drive and passion.

 
Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, May 13 – VIDEO

Sunday’s headlines: A local mom of four is also a successful coach, and is Las Vegas’ economy still overly dependent on construction workers?

 
Economics professor closes out 50-year career at UNLV

In one of his final classes at UNLV, the history of economic thought, Malamud chronicled the names of famous economists and their most well-known contributions. It’s one of his favorite classes.

 
Man dies, others hurt in Paris stabbing attack

A knife-wielding assailant killed a 29-year-old man and injured four others in a lively neighborhood near Paris’ famed Opera Garnier before he was killed by police Saturday night. The Islamic State group claimed the attacker as one of its “soldiers.”

 
Sunset Region: Shadow Ridge gets revenge on Palo Verde, wins title

Shadow Ridge beat Palo Verde 3-2 in the early game at Bishop Gorman on Saturday, then took a 10-8 decision in the second game to win the Sunset Region softball team and clinch a spot in next week’s state tournament.