Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and relatives of 35-year-old Herman King Jr., who was fatally shot on May 20. at the Villa Capri Apartments, ask for the public’s help with information on the crime.
Vegas Nation’s Ed Graney and Adam Hill tell us which Raiders stood out on the second day of training camp in pads, and wide receiver Hunter Renfrow talks about heading into his second year as a Raider and his thoughts on the new wideouts. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Death Valley National Park unofficially reached 130 degrees on Aug. 16, 2020, making it the hottest temperature on Earth in nearly a century. (Mackenzie Behm/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Labor unions are launching a campaign to save jobs and win the “Right to Return” for hospitality, convention and trade shows, airport, entertainment and hospital workers throughout Clark County. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Knights’ TV announcers for AT&T SportsNet have adapted since the NHL restarted its season, just like many people have during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Northern California business owner paid $11.25 million for a Henderson mansion.
The Golden Knights’ right wing Alex Tuch paid $2.35 million for a new home in The Ridges in Summerlin. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Clark County district court judge rebuffed a lawsuit seeking to undo the state-ordered closure of bars and taverns in the county to fight COVID-19.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., discusses Nevada’s new law on mail-in voting during her Democratic National Convention speech. (Democratic National Convention / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Employees at Station Casinos’ Boulder Station property have decided to leave Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165.
Three Las Vegas restaurateurs discuss a recent Review-Journal op-ed that said that “your favorite restaurant is dead, and your elected Nevada legislators pulled the plug.”
Students begin moving into university-owned dorms at UNLV with staggered move-in dates and times this week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Nation’s Vinny Bonsignore and Adam Hill recap the Las Vegas Raiders dressing in full pads for the first time at training camp in Henderson on Monday, giving head coach Jon Gruden a great birthday gift. Defensive End Maxx Crosby spoke on what it’s like to have Rod Marinelli as the new defensive line coach(Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Death Valley National Park recorded a high of 130 degrees Sunday, one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the park if it is confirmed. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Monday was a big day for Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. He celebrated his birthday and saw his team in full pads for the first time this training camp.
The Vegas Nation crew discuss what linebacker Cory Littleton brings to the table as a Raider and why the team went after him in free agency. Sunday was also the final day before the pads come on. To beat the Vegas heat the Raiders have installed a new cold unit near the practice fields.
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SEIU Local 1107 HCA health care workers delivered over 400 Assignment Despite Objection forms to the Nevada Division of Public Health in Las Vegas, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. The employees are demanding for safer working conditions and more personal protective equipment. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The cast and crew of “Le Reve” at Wynn Las Vegas have been told the show is closing permanently.
Steve Rowland, paleontologist and professor of geology at UNLV, discusses the Ice Age fossils recently extracted from private property in Carson City, at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dreading the 110-plus-degree highs next week?.
Escape to the mountains, where temperatures in Lee Canyon will peak in the breezy high-70s. .
Visitors can ride the chairlift through the trees.
Lee Canyon’s 18-hole disc golf course leads players on a hike down the mountain to each hole. .
Test your aim at the archery course.
Or go on a hike
In May, the Nevada System of Higher Education announced colleges and universities could resume in-person classes this fall and on a limited basis for the summer, starting July 1. Only a handful of classes — typically, science labs and career/technical programs — were offered in-person this summer at Las Vegas Valley campuses. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Nation’s Adam Hill and Vinny Bonsignore take a look at the Raiders defense, the quarterback picture and update on the health status of running back Josh Jacobs and defensive end Maxx Crosby from the team’s training camp in Henderson. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Shade Tree’s CEO Linda Perez talks about the Cox Technology Center, renovated for social distance learning, in North Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Golden Knights are finding ways to keep themselves entertained inside the NHL bubble and even have a fun committee to help organize different events.
Imam Fateen Seifullah has been doing every kind of community outreach on the West Side for 20 years. His mosque, Masjid As-Sabur, has a unique relationship with the Metropolitan Police Department, one that he says will need continuous work. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Nation podcast host Heidi Fang was joined by Raiders’ safety Erik Harris on the latest episode of the Takeaways podcast. Harris spoke about working with new teammates in the secondary and the team’s depth at the position, facing adversity and how he’s kept focused during tough times. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders tight end Darren Waller is celebrating three years of sobriety as he enters a new chapter of his life with his team in Las Vegas.
The Smith Center’s CEO Myron Martin talks about the indefinite closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic, how the community can help during this time and what they hope to accomplish before reopening again in the future. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)