Keith Hansen, the Vice President of Airport & Government Affairs at Allegiant, talks to the Review-Journal on the success of the cafeteria style airline. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Nevada Preps reporter Justin Emerson discusses the upcoming season for Basic football at Basic High School on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (Justin Emerson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• An employee at Fremont Middle School died of tuberculosis in mid-July. Officials say she may have exposed more than 100 people to the disease. CCSD has not confirmed the woman’s name or title. The health district says more than 100 people have already been screened.
• Faraday Future is moving out of Nevada for now. The company has signed a lease on a manufacturing facility in California.
• Anthem is leaving Nevada’s health insurance exchange. Starting in 2018, the state’s rural counties will be left without any options on the exchange.
• And paid self-parking starts at the Wynn and Encore resorts this week. The first hour is free; after that prices range between $7 and $15 dollars. People who lose their tickets will be required to pay $30.
1. A shooting on the Las Vegas Strip led to a temporary shutdown of Las Vegas Boulevard overnight. Police say a group of men got into an argument in front of Planet Hollywood Resort and when they were crossing the street toward Bellagio, a man fired one shot. No one was injured and the man was arrested.
2. Las Vegas driving will look different in a few years time. The Nevada Department of Transportation says it plans on creating carpool lanes along Interstate 15 and digital signage around the Spaghetti Bowl will be installed beginning in October. Eventually, the express lane along Interstate 15 will become a general travel lane and a carpool lane will be added.
3. A growth spurt has helped Mesquite become what some call a “Little Vegas”. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mesquite grew nearly 15 percent between 2011 and 2016. Residents are hopeful the growth in the city will lead to more businesses opening and an influx of jobs.
Despite not playing his best against the Los Angeles Clippers, Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers says he has nowhere else to go but up in his upcoming games in the NBA Summer League. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang make their picks on fights on the UFC 213 card.
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang bring you latest from UFC Fight Week, including the hall of fame inductions of Kazushi Sakuraba, Maurice Smith, Joe Silva and Urijah Faber.
Travis Browne talks about his new home with fiancee Ronda Rousey and their brand new garden. Robert Whittaker wants Yoel Romero’s “scalp” and Romero jokes about being 40-years-old. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Two closed Las Vegas casinos will temporarily reopen later this month to hold onto their gaming licenses. Las Vegas Club and Mermaids will each offer play for eight hours on June 27th and 28th respectively.
• A robot vacuum company from Canada plans to open a plant in Henderson. It will be Bobsweep’s first manufacturing operation in North America. The company says it hopes to start manufacturing this year and hiring this summer.
• Two more Kmart stores are slated to close in the Las Vegas Valley. One is near Sunset and Sandhill roads. The other is on Racetrack Road in Henderson. Another Kmart closed in Henderson in March.
• An earthquake rattled Northern Nevada residents Tuesday. It was centered south of the Gardnerville Ranchos area. There were no immediate reports of damage.
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Three years ago Officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo were there on break eating their lunch, when Jerad and Amanda Miller walked into the restaurant and opened fire.
An Interview with Creech AFB 432nd Wing Commander Col. Case Cunningham. (Keith Rogers/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board met to discuss the lease agreement between them and the Oakland Raiders on Mar. 9. Their chairman Steve Hill said he was ‘hopeful’ the team will move.
NFL owners meet in Phoenix at the end of the month to consider relocation of the team, but nothing was finalized where the agreement was concerned. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the Oakland Raiders looking to move to Las Vegas, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed a study that showed the city has many positives to it.
Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Ed Graney and Matt Youmans recap the events of the NFL owners meeting and discuss the positivity Goodell had about the Las Vegas market.
Police say Antwine Hunter stole a cell phone and scanner from a Las Vegas UPS driver and ran from the scene. Hunter hasn’t walked without crutches and braces since 1999, when he was shot five times outside his Compton, California middle school in a drive-by shooting that left a fellow sixth-grader dead.
Lady Gaga performs at a rally to prevent sexual assault on college campuses led by Joe Biden at UNLV on Thursday.
Officer Ann Cavaricci of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department speaks to media about the hit-and-run of a 2-year-old in North Las Vegas on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.
UFC flyweight Justin Scoggins wants to put his name on the radar in 2016. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Stephen Thompson knocked out Johny Hendricks at UFC Fight Night 82 and thinks he’s ready for a title shot. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Getting back in the win column is great, but UFC lightweight Josh Burkman still thinks he has a lot to prove. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Attorney Warren Geller, who represents murder suspect Marshan Bowden, introduces himself to students on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, before making arguments to the Nevada Court of Appeals at Faith Lutheran Middle School and High School. The court heard arguments in two criminal cases on Wednesday in the school’s new courtroom.
Restaurateur-Chef Natalie Young is a highlight of the success of the Downtown Project, owing nothing to luck. Her newest restaurant, Chow, is a testament to her unfailing work ethic, employee loyalty, and her ability to pursue one of many creative concepts.
Maryland Parkway was closed in both directions between Richmar and Gary avenues after a man was struck and killed Wednesday morning. The female driver of the car that struck the men was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Three WWII veterans look back 70 years ago, on May 8, 1945, to Victory in Europe Day and the journeys that took them there.
Jonathan Quisano, the 27-year-old father who plead no contest on murder charges in the death of his toddler son was sentenced to 10 to 30 years on Tuesday, October 7, 2014.
The celebration continues into the night after Brazil advances with a World Cup win over Colombia.
Lorena Portillo of the Clark County Elections office shows us how to use the voting kiosks.