Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant talked about what it’ll take to lead the first NHL team in Las Vegas. This will be his second time coaching an expansion team since he was with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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1. Part of Las Vegas Boulevard was shut down overnight after a fire on the roof of the Bellagio Hotel. The roof of a few shops near the famed fountain caught fire but burned for under half an hour. Nobody was injured and no hotel rooms were affected. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
2. Wal-Mart will be investing millions of dollars into 3 Las Vegas Valley properties. Wal-Mart on Serene near Eastern will be remodeled, along with Sam’s Club on Arroyo Crossing Parkway near Rainbow and Sam’s Club on Craig Road near Losee Road. The update and remodels are a part of a wave of renovations by the company.
3. A brothel owner has plans for a Raiders-themed property near Las Vegas. Dennis Hof’s seventh brothel has the planned name of Pirate’s Booty Sports Brothel and says the location could be “the official prostitution provider to one of the NFL’s most storied franchises.”
Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee speaks about what it’ll take to build a winning hockey team and how George Gallant’s history as a player will benefit him as the head coach.
At a news conference at the T-Mobile Arena, the Vegas Golden Knights introduced Gerard Gallant as their head coach.
The Regional Transportation Commission offered up potential safety measures, like reducing wrap ads on buses and live stream cameras inside the buses, following a shooting inside an RTC bus in March. (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A Las Vegas doctor convicted of murder in the 2007 Hepatitis C outbreak has died in prison. Dipak Desai was serving life in prison with the possibility of parole on 27 counts, including second-degree murder. Desai’s lawyer Richard Wright argued that Desai was unfit to stand trial after suffering multiple strokes. The Washoe County coroner’s office is expected to determine Desai’s cause of death.
2. A 9-vehicle crash has closed down southbound traffic on I-15 near Moapa. Clark County Fire Department says five semitrailers and four passenger cars were involved in the wreck at about 2:50 a.m. No injuries were reported but lanes were still closed as of 7:30 a.m.
3. MGM Resorts valets fear for a decrease in income after an announcement that parking rates will rise again. One valet that spoke to the Las Vegas Review-Journal said his income decreased by $20,000 a year due to parking rates rising, and another said he had to take a second job to pay his bills. Parking rates at MGM Resorts will increase by up to $25 starting Wednesday.
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is still waiting for a date to put his belt on the line against long-time UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
Las Vegas 51s manager Pedro Lopez talks at team’s media day in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 4, 2017.(Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)