Chris Kudialis

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Deadline approaching for aid for Oct. 1 victims and families
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
Victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas have until Jan. 31 to apply for aid from a local fund ...
Nevada Democrats protest Laxalt’s absence in pot banking letter
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018
If the marijuana industry doesn’t soon have easier access to protected banking, legal pot companies will continue to face safety hazards while hauling around large amounts of cash, argued three prominent Nevada Democrats, condemned Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt for ...
Porn expo boss says performers, not companies, driving industry in age of social media
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018
With almost 35,000 attendees from 35 countries and over 800 industry stars set to participate, the annual AVN Adult Entertainment Expo arrives this week at the Hard Rock Hotel for the ...
Showcase Theater closes, leaving Strip without a movie house
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018
The only movie theater on the Las Vegas Strip has closed after more than 20 years, a manager said today. The eight-screen at the Showcase mall ...
Nevada marijuana biz rakes in $5.5 million in November
Monday, Jan. 22, 2018
Tax proceeds from Nevada’s marijuana sales exceeded expectations in November, adding to already better-than-average figures from the four previous months of legal recreational pot sales. The industry brought in more than $5.5 million in November ...
Is this man the new best friend of illegal pot sellers?
Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018
A possible federal crackdown presents a risk to Nevada buyers in the safety of both the buying experience and the quality product. Instead of shopping for highly regulated and tested marijuana products …
MGM Resorts, Three Square expanding program to feed the needy
Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018
Serving the homeless in Southern Nevada meals of “dignity and class” may provide the inspiration they need to take the next steps ...
Tax Commission approves new marijuana regulations
Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018
Just over six months after sales of recreational marijuana began in Nevada, the state’s Tax Commission today approved permanent regulations to govern the industry. The eight-member commission voted ...
What would a pot shutdown look like in Nevada?
Monday, Jan. 15, 2018
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions wasn’t joking when he said he believed marijuana use in the U.S. “should be minimized.” On Jan. 4, the Department of Justice head rescinded Obama-era guidelines — most notably the Cole and Wilkinson memorandums — that provided marijuana-legal states an opportunity to operate their ...
Las Vegas plan to develop, open marijuana lounges on hold after Sessions' move
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018
Las Vegas’ plan to be the first major U.S. city to develop and open lounges for marijuana consumption is now in limbo in the wake of recent action by federal authorities. Officials representing the city of Las Vegas and Clark County said Monday that neither entity is immediately proceeding with previously discussed ideas to implement the lounges after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued ...
Nevada pot industry holding breath after U.S. shift on marijuana
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018
A memo today that said federal authorities would be rescinding a Department of Justice document that protected states’ rights to establish legal marijuana operations was ...
10 things to know before celebrating New Year’s Eve on the Las Vegas Strip
Friday, Dec. 29, 2017
Las Vegas will welcome an estimated 330,000 visitors from across the globe for its New Year’s Eve celebration. For those on the Strip, that means big parties, large crowds, and — without the proper preparation — potentially dangerous circumstances. Officials have put together tips for ...
Police: Dispute over ‘respect’ preceded triple shooting
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017
After gunfire erupted at a southeast valley house Friday afternoon, the suspect in a triple slaying told the homeowner to take care of her dog “because she was ...
Security beefed up on Strip for New Year's Eve
Monday, Dec. 25, 2017
The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee nearly tripled the security budget to keep locals and tourists safe on the biggest party night of the year in Las Vegas.
Vegas ready to welcome 300k for NYE party on Strip, downtown
Metro Police next week will discuss heightened security measure in wake of Oct. 1 mass shooting
Friday, Dec. 22, 2017
Officials didn’t answer questions regarding heightened security in the wake of the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Strip. They deferred questions ...
Nevada marijuana tax brings in $5.8 million in October
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017
Tax proceeds on Nevada’s marijuana sales is continuing an upward trajectory, establishing a new monthly high in October during the fourth month of the ...
Dispensaries trading free weed for holiday donations
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017
Rob Ruckus, a worker at Inyo Fine Cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas, grabbed a tub of more than 50 canned food items Thursday morning to load into his pickup truck. Over the last couple weeks, donated food — items such as ...
Holiday health fair organizers offer help with insurance enrollment
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017
An event Friday in the southeast valley will offer locals a final chance to connect with licensed professionals and enroll in a 2018 health care plan ...
Marijuana leaders, city officials discuss pot lounge ordinance
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017
Officials want to make Las Vegas the country’s first city to allow marijuana smoking lounges, and hope to do so by ...
Police: Sergeant feared for others’ safety before shooting
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017
After being cornered by Metro Police officers last week, an attempted robbery suspect with a baseball bat shattered the front door and got into a central valley convenience store, prompting a sergeant to ...
Agassi says latest charter school ‘a dream come realized’
Monday, Dec. 11, 2017
With more than 1.2 million students nationwide waiting to get into public charter schools, it is important to expand such opportunities, charter advocates said today at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new school in the east valley ...
Nevada marijuana industry sees L.A. legalization as ‘mostly positive’
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
News that recreational marijuana sales could begin in Los Angeles as early as next month was greeted warmly by leaders in Nevada’s weed industry on Wednesday. Legal recreational sales in L.A. would more likely benefit the pot industry here than hurt it, advocates said. “It’s mostly positive. We’ve heard from ...
What you need to know before feeding your dog or cat marijuana
Monday, Dec. 4, 2017
By some estimates, up to 8 million dogs and cats in the U.S. use medical marijuana. They aren’t smoking it and they aren’t getting high, but many pet owners are using it to ...
Security company honors employee killed in Strip shooting
Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
Angelica Cervantes fought back tears as she embraced Jay Purves, Nevada vice president for Contemporary Services Corp., in a small parking lot just off the Las Vegas Strip. In sight, less than 1,000 feet away, were the grounds where ...
Minority chambers offer a guiding hand to entrepreneurs, small businesses
Monday, Nov. 27, 2017
More than 2,300 combined members in the Las Vegas Urban, Asian and Latin chambers of commerce — including MGM Resorts International, Boyd Gaming and Wynn Las Vegas — bring billions of dollars each year for the Las Vegas economy. The three chambers are among the largest local organizations that focus on helping minorities with business networking, outreach and political representation.
Miss Universe contestants come from far and wide, relish Las Vegas opportunity
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017
Farah Sedky moved her hands expressively, beaming as she described her first trip to the United States this week for Sunday’s Miss Universe pageant at Planet Hollywood. Miss Egypt said she isn’t just a beauty queen but a citizen using ...
'A great stocking-stuffer': Deals on recreational marijuana enter Black Friday frenzy
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
American shoppers will take to malls, warehouses and brick-and-mortar outlets Friday for what has long been one of the most lucrative days for retail companies across the country. In Nevada, for the first time, Black Friday will include legal recreational marijuana. And just like big-box retailers, pot stores are rolling out the deals in hopes that ...
Las Vegas gets a marijuana drive-thru, touted as first of its kind in the country
Friday, Nov. 10, 2017
Marijuana shoppers in the Las Vegas Valley will now be able to order their weed like they do fast food, thanks to Nevada's first pot drive-thru set to open today. Nuwu Cannabis Marketplace, located on tribal land on ...
Nevada execution postponed over dispute about paralytic drug
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017
Nevada's first inmate execution in 11 years was postponed Thursday after a state court judge ordered a paralytic drug removed from a never-before-used lethal ...
Henderson schools to get share of money from recreational pot license fees
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
Public schools in Henderson will get financial boosts totaling about $300,000 next year from money raised by city business license fees for recreational marijuana, thanks to ...
Bundy trial delayed over surveillance video dispute
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
A dispute over whether federal agents recorded video of embattled Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s home before an April 2014 standoff has delayed a federal court trial for ...
Why Cliven Bundy tried to pay grazing fees to Clark County, not BLM
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
Documents show rancher Cliven Bundy tried to pay his accrued grazing-fee debt — at least once. He just sent the check to the wrong government agency ...
Political group catering to Asian, Pacific Islander population launches in Las Vegas
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017
As one of Las Vegas’ fastest growing minority demographics, the Asian and Pacific Islander population has stronger potential than ever in affecting positive change in government, speakers from a national organization said Saturday. ...
Outside complaint led to ban of School Board member, Skorkowsky says
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017
Clark County School Board member Kevin Child was the subject of a complaint from an outside government agency for his behavior on a campus ...
Jury selected to hear arguments in Bundy standoff trial
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017
A 28-year-old Las Vegas mother, a real estate salesman and a dog-walking small-business owner will be among the 12 jurors who will decide the fate of embattled ...
Experts, attorney offer keys and what to watch for in Bundy trial
Monday, Oct. 30, 2017
The Bundys believe they’re presenting a legitimate legal case and they’ve thrived on jury sympathy and the ability to speak rationally about their make extremist ideals to win over such juries. While such arguments ...
In Las Vegas, son of former Soviet leader Khrushchev says Russian rule of law in doubt
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017
Rule of law in Russia under President Vladimir Putin is an in-doubt as it has been since the dissolution of the Soviet Union over 25 years ago, said the son of one of the Soviet Union's most powerful and influential former leaders Saturday in Las Vegas. ...
School Board member Kevin Child banned from CCSD property
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017
Clark County School Board member Kevin Child has been banned from School District property, Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky said today. Skorkowsky, citing student and ...
Nevada's pot tax revenue jumps to nearly $5 million in August
Monday, Oct. 23, 2017
Nevada tax officials say the second month of legal sales of recreational marijuana brought in just under $5 million in tax revenue, up from $3.7 million in its first month. A Nevada Tax Department spokeswoman said the numbers are on pace to meet the state’s expectation of $120 million in state taxes over ...
Holding the house accountable: Veteran lawyer represents gamblers in the casino town
Monday, Oct. 23, 2017
On Twitter, he goes by “Casino Nemesis.” But Bob Nersesian insists he’s just a normal lawyer, looking out for people who feel they’ve been cheated by the house. Known in professional circles as a go-to attorney for gamblers, Nersesian has operated a family law firm for nearly 25 years in downtown Las Vegas. Representing mostly car dealerships and auto salespeople, he and his wife, Thea, initially saw Las Vegas as ...
Henderson dispensaries get green light to start selling recreational pot
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017
Months after recreational marijuana sales began across Nevada, Henderson officials approved applications for its five dispensaries to join the flourishing industry ...
School District graduation rate hits a record 82.7 percent
Monday, Oct. 16, 2017
The Clark County School District is graduating high school students at a record rate, according to data released today. A total of 82.7 percent of seniors — 20,030 across the district’s four dozen-plus high schools — earned diplomas in ...
'Years in the making': Tribal pot store near downtown to open Monday
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017
About 200 tribal leaders and families celebrated the announcement with industry members and elected officials in a private gathering Saturday inside the new 15,500 square-foot Nuwu Cannabis Marketplace. ...
Sheriff again adjusts timeline of Strip shooting
Friday, Oct. 13, 2017
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo today again adjusted the timeline of events surrounding the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, now saying a Mandalay Bay security guard was shot close to the same time the gunman opened fire on a festival crowd, not ...
Gun-control group sues 'bump stock' maker
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017
A national gun control advocacy group is partnering with a Las Vegas law firm in a class-action lawsuit against a leading bump stock producer over what they called negligent production and marketing of the products that ...
Officials begin allowing crowd at mass shooting to collect belongings
Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017
One week after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history occurred along the Las Vegas Strip, some of those who left their personal belongings behind as they fled the scene can begin collecting them. Officials announced today that ...
Dealers: L.V. gunman Paddock would spend long hours playing tables at downtown casino
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017
When Natalia Cruz first saw Stephen Paddock’s picture on television last week, she thought it was Paddock that had been shot — not the other way around. Upon later finding out Paddock was responsible ...
'A beautiful place to reflect': Memorial garden springs up downtown to honor victims
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017
A small lot in downtown Las Vegas’ Arts District was nothing more than a barren patch of dirt just five days ago. By Friday, the half-acre plot on 1015 S. Casino Center Blvd. was a flourishing floral masterpiece ...
Coalition raising money to help hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
Friday, Oct. 6, 2017
Six local Spanish-speaking organizations will raise money this weekend for Puerto Rico after two hurricanes devastated the island last month. The Las Vegas 4 Puerto Rico coalition, a group led by ...
Before help arrived on the Strip, festival security aided victims
Friday, Oct. 6, 2017
While Las Vegas emergency crews and law enforcement agencies have been praised across the world for their heroic and life-saving efforts during Sunday’s horrific mass shooting, one group of ...