Las Vegas Morning Update – Friday, June 15
 
Las Vegas Morning Update – Friday, June 15

Las Vegas home prices most overvalued in US, some Blink-182 and Barry Manilow shows canceled, and Raiders fear suspension for wide receiver Martavis Bryant.

Former Fontainebleau could have become a Waldorf Astoria
 
Former Fontainebleau could have become a Waldorf Astoria

Months after developer Steve Witkoff bought the Fontainebleau last summer, he unveiled plans to turn the mothballed hotel into a Marriott-managed resort called The Drew. But if Richard “Boz” Bosworth’s plans didn’t fall through, the north Las Vegas Strip tower could have become a Waldorf Astoria with several floors of timeshare units. (Eli Segall/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

New Springs Preserve Exhibit Shows Off “Nature’s Ninjas”
 
New Springs Preserve Exhibit Shows Off “Nature’s Ninjas”

“Nature’s Ninjas” arrives at the Springs Preserve, in an exhibit and live show featuring critters that come with natural defenses, from armadillos to snakes, poison dart frogs to scorpions and tarantulas (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Indoor farming in Southern Nevada
 
Indoor farming in Southern Nevada

Experts discuss Nevada’s indoor farming industry. (Bailey Schulz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

CrossRoads of Southern Nevada psychiatric urgent care to open in Las Vegas
 
CrossRoads of Southern Nevada psychiatric urgent care to open in Las Vegas

Jeff Iverson, who operates the nonprofit sober living facility Freedom House, is opening a private addiction treatment center that will operate a detoxification center and transitional living for substance users trying to recover. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metro Capt. Jaime Prosser gives update of officer-involved shooting
 
Metro Capt. Jaime Prosser gives update of officer-involved shooting

Metro Capt. Jaime Prosser provides an update about an officer-involved shooting at Radwick Drive and Owens Avenue in the northeast Las Vegas on Thursday. A robbery suspect was shot and killed. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Wayne Newton surprises burglars
 
Wayne Newton surprises burglars

Wayne Newton and his wife, Kathleen, arrived at their southeast Las Vegas home shortly before midnight on Wednesday to find two burglars inside their house. The burglars fled and were seen heading north through the property. Las Vegas police quickly set up a perimeter and launched an extensive search of the area, but the suspects were able to escape. It was unclear if the burglars got away with anything of value. Several items, under the watchful eyes of the police, were seen on the ground near the home’s main driveway. Neither Newton, nor his wife, were injured. The Newtons were not available for comment.

Police Officers Turn Off Body Cameras
 
Police Officers Turn Off Body Cameras

In four separate body camera videos from the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting released Wednesday, officers in a strike team are instructed to turn their body cameras off and comply with the request.

Officer Body Cam Footage: “Cameras are off”
 
Officer Body Cam Footage: “Cameras are off”

In two clips of police body camera footage released in the sixth batch of Route 91 Harvest festival shooting records, an officer asks a group of responders if their cameras are off. Seconds later, the videos end.

Debra Saunders reports from Singapore
 
Debra Saunders reports from Singapore

Las Vegas Review-Journal White House correspondent talks about the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.

How long will North Korea’s denuclearization take?
 
How long will North Korea’s denuclearization take?

In Singapore, Las Vegas Review-Journal White House correspondent Debra Saunders asks President Donald Trump how long North Korea’s denuclearization will take. White House video.

LVCVA purchase of gift cards hidden
 
LVCVA purchase of gift cards hidden

A former LVCVA executive hid the purchase of $90,000 in Southwest Airlines gift cards in records at the agency. Brig Lawson, the senior director of business partnerships, said the money was for promotional events and did not disclose that it was for gift cards. Lawson also instructed Southwest employees to submit invoices without mentioning the purchases were for the cards. More than $50,000 of the cards cannot be accounted for. The convention authority is publicly funded . Lawson recently resigned.

Kim Jong Un visits Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
 
Kim Jong Un visits Marina Bay Sands in Singapore

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his entourage visited the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore briefly Monday night, local time. (Video by Philip Chope)

Sentosa Island a pleasure resort with a pirate past
 
Sentosa Island a pleasure resort with a pirate past

The site of Tuesday’s U.S.-North Korea summit is known for theme parks and resorts. But before that, it was known as a pirate island. (Debra Saunders/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

LVMPD Looking For Robbery Suspect
 
LVMPD Looking For Robbery Suspect

The LVMPD Commercial Robbery Section is attempting to identify the pictured suspect who is responsible for committing robberies to businesses in the southern part of the Las Vegas Valley during the month of May 2018. The suspect enters the business, threatens the employee with a firearm and demands money from the register. The employee complies and the suspect flees the business.

Nevada Races Full of Women From Both Sides
 
Nevada Races Full of Women From Both Sides

It’s already been a historic election season for women in politics. Record numbers of women are running for political office all over the country – including Nevada. (Madelyn Reese/ Las Vegas Review-Journal) @MadelynGReese

East Las Vegas home damaged by fire
 
East Las Vegas home damaged by fire

Clark County Fire Department crews responded to a house fire in east Las Vegas Thursday morning. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

911 call: Mom tries to get to son shot at Route 91
 
911 call: Mom tries to get to son shot at Route 91

A woman stuck on the interstate during the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting on Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas, tries to get to her son. 911 call released by Las Vegas police.

LVCVA facing scandal over gift cards
 
LVCVA facing scandal over gift cards

LVCVA is facing a growing scandal over airline gift cards. LVCVA bought $90,000 in Southwest Airline gift cards between 2012 and 2017. Now auditors can’t account for more than $50,000 of the cards. CEO Rossi Ralenkotter and his family used $16,207 in gift cards on 56 trips. Brig Lawson, the senior director of business partnerships, was responsible for buying and distributing the cards. He recently resigned.

Siblings separated in the foster care system get a day together
 
Siblings separated in the foster care system get a day together

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children and Cowabunga Bay Cares program partnered to bring 75 siblings together for the day to play on the water slides and in the pools at the Henderson water park. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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