On June 18, Las Vegas Sands Corp. updated its health and safety plan to ask table game players and spectators to refrain from smoking or vaping.
Marche Bacchus restaurant in Las Vegas celebrated France’s Bastille Day with a special menu, entertainment and skydivers on July 14, 2020. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV is still discussing future changes regarding its mascot, Hey Reb!. The university removed a bronze statue of Hey Reb! from its campus on June 16.
Golden Knights’ defenseman Nate Schmidt and head coach Pete DeBoer talk about the team hitting the ground running with fast-paced practices in return to the ice. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Golden Knights prospect Peyton Krebs talks about adjusting to Las Vegas weather and aiming to make it in the NHL and head coach Pete DeBoer weighs in on the level of skill he’s seen from Krebs so far. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara denied Monday that a funding proposal originated with the district. But emails show the district asked for it to be included in the Nevada Legislature’s special session.
Sondra Cosgrove, professor at CSN and UNLV and president of the League of Women Voters, discusses the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, when women got the right to vote. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Its the largest one-day jump of the outbreak, 1,021 more cases in Southern Nevada were reported on July 14 with 1,100 statewide. Review-Journal assistant city editor Mike Brunker talks about what these numbers mean. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Plaintiffs representing 37 Clark County bars have gone to court to block Gov. Steve Sisolak’s latest order. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
New York state officials plan to use the form to track travelers and ensure they’re following quarantine restrictions. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
In a brief report to the LVCVA board of directors Tuesday, President and CEO Steve Hill said the organization is exploring options to acquire the four-mile transit system that currently isn’t operating because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Hill emphasized that talks are in early stages, but “could move rapidly” in the weeks ahead
Last week, Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced that it would reopen its fifth casino, Bally’s, this month. Meanwhile, Las Vegas Sands Corp. is set to close its Palazzo hotel tower on weekdays, limiting its available rooms for the majority of the week. The moves have sent mixed messages on just how many rooms resorts are filling in mid-July, a little over a month since reopening.
This the largest announced one-day jump of the outbreakincluding 15 additional deaths over the preceding day, according to data posted Tuesday.
We spoke with tourists walking up and down Las Vegas Boulevard about their experience so far amid pandemic restrictions, and how it compares to their last time in pre-pandemic Vegas. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A 23-year-old woman arrested Sunday night after a crash that killed her 1-year-old son was driving 121 mph at the time of the collision, according to a Las Vegas police report. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Knights’ high level of participation in small-group workouts in the past month helped the team hit the ground running Monday.
Months after Jim Murren left MGM Resorts International with a golden parachute, the former casino boss is trying to sell his Las Vegas mansion for $10.5 million. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On May 22, the casino operator issued letters warning of possible impending layoffs . affecting anywhere between 25 and 60 percent of employees. The company had approximately 10,000 employees in Nevada.
A Nevada System of Higher Education committee will interview four finalists next week. This comes after suspending the search for a new UNLV president this spring due to COVID-19. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Golden Knights head into phase 3 of their practice and are looking to quickly get back into their groove before heading back on the ice.
Naya Rivera, the “Glee” star, went missing during a boating trip with her 4-year-old son at Lake Piru in California last week. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kelly Preston, actress and wife of John Travolta, had been privately battling breast cancer for two years. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide at West Decatur Boulevard and Pennwood Avenue on Monday, July 13, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Mario Berlanga, owner of Mario’s West Side Market, talks about his role in the community and his thoughts on the recent Black Lives Matter protests. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
In the UFC’s first event on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, Kamaru Usman, Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan took home wins and captured titles in the top-billed fights at UFC 251. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The National Weather Service has forecast Sunday as the hottest day this year. Sunday is set to reach 114 degrees — the highest temperature in the valley since late July 2018
At the upcoming middle school events, tests will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. at each location, or until supplies for the date run out. Other testing dates and locations are July
17-18, Monaco Middle School, 1870 N. Lamont St.; July 24-25, Jerome Mack Middle School, 4250 E. Karen
Ave.; July 30-Aug. 1, Roy Martin Middle School, 200 N. 28 th St.
As new cases of COVID-19 increased, Las Vegas was bypassed as a potential hub for the resumption of the NHL Season.
In Southern Highlands, the Italian restaurant Spaghetty Western, while remaining open, had to shut down its bar. Bartender Scarlett Brock, who is still waiting to receive unemployment payments from the initial shutdown, calls the financial impact of being out of work again “a knock in the face.” (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
John Katsilometes visits Madame Tussauds Wax Museum at The Venetian as they reopen their doors for locals and tourists.