The Supreme Court has overturned a federal ban on sports gambling. States other than Nevada will be allowed to provide bookmaking and betting at casinos and race tracks. Justice Samuel Alito said Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, “each State is free to act on its own.” The vote was 6-3. One research firm estimates that 32 states will likely offer sports betting within five years.
Billing itself as “the biggest bounce house in the world,” Big Bounce America visits Craig Ranch Regional Park in Las Vegas.
Sunday’s headlines: Business donations to Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting survivors, and the low numbers of Devils Hole pupfish are concerning experts.
Researchers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Death Valley National Park came together at Devils Hole, about 90 miles west of Las Vegas, for a biannual count of the Devils Hole Pupfish, an endangered species. Their count this time – 87. (Video by Patrick Connolly)
Students at Las Vegas Academy gather on the steps at the entrance to the school after walking out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, to mark the one-month anniversary of a shooting at a Florida school. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
United Airlines Flies Kansas-Bound Dog to Japan KCTV reports that Kara Swindle and her two children expected to receive their German shepherd upon arriving in Kansas City, Missouri Tuesday. However, the family received a Great Dane instead There’s no word on when the dog will arrive in Kansas City. The news comes after a dog died while stashed in an overhead bin on a Houston-to-New York flight.
Las Vegas Academy students participated in a walk out Wednesday afternoon to protest gun violence and remember victims of school shootings.
Students at Desert Oasis High School discuss why they walked out of school Wednesday and whether they feel safe at school.
A new $100 million attraction is coming to the LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas.
The Southeast Asian-themed attraction will be called Kind Heaven. It will combine food, shopping, and live music. It’s expected to open in August 2019.
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The Raiders plan to meet with Jordy Nelson.
The Green Bay Packers released the wide receiver on Tuesday.
A source says the Raiders will be his first such visit. Should he be signed, it’s expected to spell the end of Michael Crabtree’s tenure.
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For the second year in a row, Las Vegas is named the worst U.S. metro area for affordable rental housing for the poor.
Las Vegas has 10 affordable rental units for every 100 extremely low-income households. The national average is 35.
Officials say the problem may get worse if Southern Nevada’s population continues to grow.
‘National Geographic’ Acknowledges History of Racist Coverage In the magazine’s upcoming 2018 issue, they did a deep dive into race in both the outside world and in the magazine itself. They hired John Edwin Mason, a professor with a background in the history of Africa and the history of photography, to look over ‘Nat Geo’s’ history. Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-chief of National Geographic Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-chief of National Geographic According to Goldberg, they felt is was important to examine the magazine’s own history with race before examining others. Susan Goldberg, Editor-in-chief of National Geographic
Jeni Panars, project architect for Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects in Henderson gives a sneak peek of the inside of a new student union for the Charleston campus of the College of Southern Nevada. Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Westside Las Vegas residents gathered at Harrison House Tuesday to celebrate the African American history of the neighborhood and discuss the future. (Madelyn Reese)
Las Vegas police and animal control captured a bull Wednesday morning after it roamed through central Las Vegas for several hours.
A man in his 30s was killed by a stray bullet last night while he was putting out food for stray cats. It happened in a neighborhood north of the Strip.
Police have captured a bull that was roaming through streets in central Las Vegas for several hours this morning. Police are still searching for the owner.
The 51s will officially break ground on their new ballpark in Summerlin on Feb. 23.
A retired North Las Vegas police lieutenant plans to challenge Joe Lombardo in the Clark County sheriff’s race. Tim Bedwell says he’s running to bring transparency and accountability after the Oct. 1 shooting.
Mothers Against Police Brutality has condemned the hiring of Henderson’s new deputy police chief, Thedrick Andres.
The $3.4 billion MGM Cotai resort has opened in Macau.
The Fremont Street Experience says people will soon be able to use a free app to write messages that can be flashed across its massive screen ceiling.
The doctor who testified in War Machine’s trial has been arrested on dozens of federal charges of health care fraud and illegal distribution of the drug fentanyl.
The first Red Flag training exercise of 2018 at Nellis Air Force base has been extended for a third week.
It wasn’t a typical chase Wednesday morning involving Las Vegas police. Las Vegas Animal Control as well as a sergeant from the Henderson Police Department joined forces to capture a bull on the loose in central Las Vegas. The bull’s freedom lasted about four hours after being spotted around 3 .a.m. at Turquoise Road and Silver Lake Drive. The bull finally was corralled on Ophir Drive. Metro tracked the bull with a helicopter and patrol units blocked traffic while the bull was tranquilized and finally coaxed into a trailer about 7 a.m. This was not the first time a bull had gotten loose inside city limits. On April 16, 2017, a bull bolted for freedom from his northwest valley corral near Texas Station and was captured while running southbound on Michael Way.
Lt. Carlos Hank briefs the media on the bull that was captured in the central valley
Tuesday’s headlines: Raiders break ground on Las Vegas stadium site, former teacher’s assistant arrested for child abuse, last locally hospitalized Oct. 1 shooting patient discharged. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
This week on the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Real Estate Millions Host Susan Kocab tours the an inspiration home at the exclusive residential development of Ascaya. The home was designed by the Marmol Radziner architectural firm. The lead designer Brad Williams and Ascaya Sales Manager Darin Marques unfold the detailed specs of designing this truly authentic desert contemporary design.
Sunday’s headlines: Woman takes first steps after being shot in Las Vegas shooting, Crosses for Las Vegas shooting victims will be put in museum, Vegas Golden Knights reveal Chance as team’s mascot (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Saturday’s headlines: Sheriff Lombardo and MGM in agreement on latest Las Vegas shooting timeline, Mandalay Bay security guard skips TV interviews after Las Vegas shooting, Conspiracy crowd working overtime since Las Vegas shooting
A Las Vegas woman has been arrested in the death of a ‘Star Trek’ attraction actor.
70-year-old Charles Deishley performed at “Star Trek: The Experience” inside the then-Las Vegas Hilton for a decade.
He was found dead with a gunshot wound on Dec. 9, 2013, at a home on Alta Drive.
Now Kelleen A. Cota, 57, has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
She is being held without bail on charges of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit murder.
A California woman is charged with trying to kill a baby in a McDonald’s toilet.
Cashier Sarah Lockner, 25, went to work Sept. 4 at a Redwood City McDonald’s complaining of stomach pains.
Lockner told investigators that she didn’t know she was pregnant.
Prosecutors say she tried to kill her baby by flushing her down a toilet.
The newborn wasn’t breathing when paramedics arrived.
Pramedics revived the baby. It is in stable condition, but it’s unknown whether the baby suffered brain damage.
Lockner is charged with attempted murder and remains in jail on $11 million bail.
A 1-year-old Las Vegas boy with a history of being abused has died.
Carter Lopez was found unresponsive Sept. 5 and hospitalized.
He was listed in critical condition before dying Sept. 8.
His cause and manner of death were pending.
