Calgary Flames coach, and former Wranglers coach-GM, says he believed the NHL could work in Las Vegas as he spoke Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 in Calgary. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Minnesota Vikings missed their chance to appear in Super Bowl LII when they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. That’s why long-time Viking fan Reg Proulx is ice fishing while the town hosts the Super Bowl.
After losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game 38-7, Minnesota Vikings fans break down what it’s like for their city to host Super Bowl 52 and say which team they’re rooting for now.
For years, Democrats have sought permanent protections for illegal aliens who came to the United States as children. Trump’s plan offers that and not just for the 690,000 who signed up
for DACA. He’s offering legal status and a path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal
immigrations who came to the U.S. as children.
“If you’re good at what you do, it’s a game of skill, not chance.” Success Magazine 2014. Steve Wynn moved to Las Vegas in 1967 and invested in the Frontier Hotel. Less than a year later he sold the Frontier to billionaire Howard Hughes. Wynn has said he made no money on the deal. The Golden Nugget had one of the most desirable locations on Fremont Street . In 1972 Wynn and a group of investors bought enough stock to get elected to the board of directors and eventually take control. By August 1973 Wynn ran the company, and in one year he increased the pre-tax profits from $1.1 million to $4.2 million. He used Golden Nugget profits to buy an aging hotel in Atlantic City, where gambling had just become legal. Wynn tore it down, and by 1980 had built another Golden Nugget with 506 rooms. By 1984 his net worth was estimated at $100 million. Wynn then sold the Nugget’s Atlantic City property for $440 million, plowing part of the money into building The Mirage. It opened in November 1989, with a published price tag of $630 million. It was soon followed by the construction of Treasure Island. Bellagio was Steve Wynn’s next move. The 1998 opening of the 3,000-room Bellagio and its $1.6 billion price tag made it the most expensive resort ever built at the time. In 2000, Wynn sold his company, Mirage Resorts, to MGM Grand Inc. However Steve Wynn wasn’t leaving Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas opened April, 2005 on the site of the former Desert Inn Hotel. Wynn Las Vegas broke records with a $2.7 billion construction price tag. The Wynn and sister property Encore built in 2008 have more than 4700 rooms. Steve Wynn’s next move: major investments in Macau. Wynn Macau was completed in 2006, followed by Wynn Palace which opened in 2016. The casino operator plans to start construction of Paradise Park, which includes a 47-story, 1,500-room hotel, on the site of the Wynn Golf Course in early 2018. In January 2018 Wynn announced plans to build Wynn West, a 2,000-3,000-room property on the 38-acre Alon site that was purchased on Dec. 13 for $336 million. Wynn said he wants to push ahead with development on his undeveloped land because he expects Las Vegas will boom over the next 20 years as tax breaks stimulate an “economic renaissance.”
Copper Cat Books in Henderson NV opened in December. Madelyn Reese/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
Document shows police ID’d 2nd ‘person of interest’ in days after Las Vegas shooting. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A man who allegedly tried to use a counterfeit bill at the Aria was hospitalized after he jumped off an overpass trying to escape police. About 2 a.m. Tuesday, security at the Aria flagged down police. When police tried to talk to him, the man fled and led police on a foot chase, according to Lt. David Gordon. The chase ended at the Harmon Avenue overpass above Interstate 15, when the man jumped off the side and landed in the rocky landscaping below. The man was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Tuesday’s headlines: man accused of using counterfeit bill jumps off overpass, middle school teacher arrested on child sex charges, parking rates to increase at nearly a dozen Strip properties. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Roughly 20,000 ice age fossils that were excavated from Las Vegas’ own Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and surrounding areas in Nevada, but have been stored in California museums for the past 20 years, finally came home to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.
Junior Occhipinti is one of the victims of a flu season that has caused 16 deaths in Clark County so far, compared with five last year, according to Southern Nevada Health District data released Friday. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the 2017-18 flu season is poised to be the worst since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
Clark County firefighters responded Monday night to a vacant house fire at 3687 Lanai Ave. Neighbors said the people living there had moved out recently, but had been cleaning the house over the weekend. Neighbors watched as firefighters quickly doused flames coming from inside a car port. One grateful neighbor thanked firefighters with cookies. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Though the Philadelphia Eagles won championships prior to the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, the team has never won a Super Bowl. At Super Bowl 39 the team faced the Patriots and lost, 24-21. The team’s owner, Jeffrey Lurie, says he wants to bring the Lombardi trophy back to Philadelphia.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick spoke to media at Super Bowl 52 opening night festivities from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
UFC strawweight Carla Esparza says she’s game to go after the belt after taking a decision win over Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 219.
UFC lightweight Dan Hooker submitted Marc Diakiese at UFC 219. Following the win, Hooker wants to stay in the lightweight division and hopes to fight when the UFC hosts a fight card in Perth, Australia.
UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies talks about his team’s loss to Boise State in the Mountain West opener.
Bryan Salmond and Mark Anderson discuss UNLV’s loss to Boise State to open Mountain West play, including UNLV’s struggles rebounding and on defense.
UFC welterweight Neil Magny defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 219 and then discussed why this year has been an emotional one for him.
After defeating Rick Glenn at UFC 219, Myles Jury explains why he returned to train to Alliance MMA.
Tim Elliott lost his coach, Robert Follis just 2 weeks before UFC 219 and told media following his win over Mark De La Rosa that he was on a destructive path before his former coaches stepped in to help.
The string of holiday season killings in the Las Vegas Valley continued Saturday morning when two security guards were gunned down inside a hotel room at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur hotel-casino.
They left us in 2017 and might be gone, but will never be forgotten. Here’s a look back at some of the people with ties to Las Vegas who we lost in 2017.
Aaron Griess, coach of the Augsburg Auggies from Minnesota, speaks of the charm of NCAA DIvision III basketball at South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 27. 2017. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on Thursday’s 4-2 loss at Minnesota. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb rues his team’s bad luck in Thursday’s loss to Minnesota. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bryan Salmond and Golden Knights beat reporter David Schoen go over the Knights loss to the Minnesota Wild. The Golden Knights were able to get a 2-1 lead but lost it bring the final score to 4-2 losing two games in a row.
Review-Journal Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond and reporter Gilbert Manzano make their picks for Sunday’s Raiders vs. Giants game.