Jerry Herbst founded Terrible Herbst in 1959. The name repurposed an old slight toward Herbst’s father, Ed, who opened Martin Oil in Chicago in 1938. Since the brand’s arrival, the Terrible name has existed in the Las Vegas Valley atop gas stations, casinos and the family’s motorsports team. Some of those ventures are controlled by Jerry Herbst and others by his sons: Ed, Tim and Troy. Jerry Herbst died Nov. 27 in his home. He was 80.
Las Vegas’ housing market has reached its most heated level in years, with fast-rising prices and a rapid increase in construction. But the local market has been less affordable than the national average for the past year, a new report says. Clark County has a housing affordability score of 84, compared to 92 for the U.S., Attom Data Solutions reported. Chris Bishop, president, Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors
Arbor View has won the last five meetings with Faith Lutheran. The Crusaders last beat Arbor View in 2005, the year the school opened. Faith Lutheran has bounced back from a 1-3 start against out-of-state competition with a pair of lopsided Northwest League wins. Faith Lutheran will look to slow RB Kyle Graham,
who is the area’s second-leading rusher. The Crusaders will counter with their own ground game, led by sophomore Julian Rohan, who is averaging 8.6 yards per carry.
A Las Vegas Super Bowl would be “a good and a bad thing” — as one official put it– for Las Vegas. The Super Bowl generally occurs in early February, when… “We’re already sold out,” said Paul Anderson, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development Next year (in 2019), for example, here are some already scheduled major events in January and February: CES – with an expected 175,000 attendees Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) – 61,000 attendees World of Concrete – 60,000 Las Vegas Market – 50,000 International Builders Show – 60,000 source: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
More than 3,500 unmanned aerial vehicle professionals are expected to gather in Las Vegas this week for the 2018 InterDrone conference. The conference runs Wednesday through Friday at the Rio. More than 120 hour-long sessions will take place at the event. New this year is the Enterprise After Hours event. It allows networking opportunities with individual rooms for different tracks, including precision agriculture and public safety. Katie Flash, content director for InterDrone Chris Walach, executive and senior director of the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems, said Nevada is becoming the global drone conference capital, as Nevada boasts an extensive convention industry and is the only state listed as an FAA-designated drone test site. Chris Walach, executive and senior director of NIAS
After being delayed for more than 24 hours in airports, the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces decided not to play their game against the Washington Mystics on Friday. The team can now relate to Viktor Navorski, Tom Hanks’ character in the Steven Spielberg movie “The Terminal.” But some fans were less sympathetic to the Aces, saying they should have played the game after finally arriving in Washington. WNBA teams fly commercial to games to save money on charter flights. It was the first time in WNBA history a game had been canceled.
The Suns’ Deandre Ayton was the No. 1 overall draft pick Ayton faces the Kings’ Marvin Bagley III on Saturday Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr. had a hot start in Salt Lake City Collin Sexton could be face of the Cavaliers’ franchise Former Rebel Khem Birch has taken long road to NBA
A second pedestrian was killed overnight after suffering injuries when hit by a vehicle on a central Las Vegas Valley street. Las Vegas police said a pedestrian was trying to cross Flamingo Road at Maryland Parkway when a vehicle struck that person. The injured person was taken to a hospital where they died. Earlier overnight, a pedestrian was killed in Henderson trying to cross St. Rose Parkway at Bermuda.
A pedestrian trying to cross St. Rose Parkway at Bermuda was hit by a vehicle on Tuesday night and later died. The crash was reported around 11:30 p.m. Las Vegas police responded initially, but handed over the investigation to Henderson police once it was determined the accident happened in their jurisdiction. Las Vegas police did respond to a report of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle on the Strip. The person, who was hit by a BMW near Fashion Show mall, suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Macy’s Backstage opened in Meadows Mall on Saturday with discounts on items ranging from 20 to 80 percent off.
More Nevada Backstage stores will open in the fall.
Macy’s previously closed its Boulevard Mall location as one of 68 stores shuttered during 2017.
