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Keith Urban to play 10 shows in Las Vegas in October, February

Monday, May 6, 2024

Four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban will play 10 shows on the Strip starting in early October at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the resort announced this morning. “Keith Urban’s HIGH in Vegas” will include ...

BLM to round up wild horses, burros outside of Las Vegas

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday will start rounding up wild horses and burros outside of Las Vegas to prevent the degradation of public lands, officials said this morning. No helicopters will be used in ...

Las Vegas program seeks to prepare LGBTQ+ candidates for future runs

Thursday, April 11, 2024

A Las Vegas nonprofit is planning a summer leadership academy for political hopefuls from the LGBTQ+ community looking to launch a campaign …

Las Vegas conventions, tourism continue to rebound from pandemic

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The Las Vegas convention industry and tourism in general continued their recovery last year from the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a report released today said. Las Vegas welcomed 6 million conventioneers last year, a 19.9% increase from 2022 ...

NC State’s run to Final Four revives memories for ’83 UNLV team

Saturday, April 6, 2024

The UNLV basketball team was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in program history in 1983. As a reward, coach Jerry Tarkanian had ...

Aces moving July game to bigger arena in anticipation of facing Caitlin Clark

Friday, April 5, 2024

The Las Vegas Aces are moving their July 2 home game against the Indiana Fever from Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay to the larger T-Mobile Arena, the team announced today. Indiana holds the top pick in ...

Slot player hits $1.1 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Las Vegas is affectionately referred to as the Ninth Island because of its many visitors from Hawaii. One Hawaiian visitor will return home with a great story to tell — and more than ...

Henderson sports arena being renamed Lee’s Family Forum

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson is being renamed Lee’s Family Forum, officials said this morning. The new name for the 5,567-seat sports arena off Green Valley Parkway ...

Rulings back Sun in legal battle with R-J

Amended JOA is ruled valid; Sun’s antitrust claims cleared for trial

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

A federal judge weighing competing motions for summary judgment in the Las Vegas Sun’s antitrust lawsuit against the Las Vegas Review-Journal has issued a sweeping set of rulings that strongly ...

Jarvis Basnight, who played on UNLV’s 1987 Final Four team, dies at 59

Monday, April 1, 2024

Visitors to the UNLV basketball team’s practice facility are greeted with a mannequin dressed a warm-up jersey that belonged to Jarvis Basnight, the high-flying post player from the 1987 Final Four team. Staffers found ...

Organizers: Candidate forum important for nonpartisan voters in Clark County

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Vote Nevada, a nonprofit civic engagement group founded by a group of Las Vegas women, is determined to find solutions to help strengthen the community. Their previous forum ...

NCAA-bound Lady Rebels coach, like her father, fueled by competitive drive

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Coach Lindy La Rocque is greeted with a text message when she picks up her phone after every UNLV women’s basketball game. The message is from her dad, Al La Rocque, and usually reads: “Nice win, coach” ...

Dozens turn out to celebrate revered Rebel Robert Smith's 69th birthday

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Robert Smith sits at a table at the Boulder Creek Golf Club with a half-eaten pulled pork sandwich and baked beans in front of him. Smith, the UNLV basketball great and member of the Rebels’ 1977 Final Four team, is posing for photos and greeting visitors — even if it means ...

Football great Sawyer leads UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame class

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Talance Sawyer arrived in Las Vegas for a recruiting trip with the UNLV football team in the mid-1990s, saw the bright lights of the Strip and knew he had found a home ...

Anti-trans comments draw demands for Nevada regent’s resignation

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Nevada Faculty Alliance is demanding that Regent Patrick Boylan resign, saying comments he made Friday about the transgender community during a quarterly Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting violated the board’s anti-discrimination resolution. In a statement, the alliance — which advocates on behalf of faculty and ...

Faith Lutheran senior a finalist for Naismith courage award

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Graydon Lemke manned his station at the homeless shelter for a community service project not knowing what to expect. As the line of needy Las Vegans were served ...

Alumnus-turned-coach values every one of his basketball championships at Gorman

Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024

Mike Wright has gone from being part of state championship basketball programs as a player at Bishop Gorman High School to winning them as coach there. Friday, his championship ways were ...

Latest polling finds Biden has work to do in Nevada

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024

Nevada voters have picked the Democrat in each of the last four presidential elections dating to Barack Obama’s victory in 2008 against John McCain of Arizona. Take 2020, when Joe Biden narrowly defeated incumbent ...

Nevada high school sports alignment robs teams of true state championship experience

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024

The game at Orleans Arena had been over for about 30 minutes, but there was still a certain buzz in the air created by one of the greatest high school basketball games in Nevada history. The operator didn’t ...

GOP caucus participation down in Nevada, despite Trump claims

Friday, Feb. 9, 2024

Republicans were quick to boast about long lines outside caucus locations Thursday as people turned out to support former President Donald Trump. Some loyalists waited ...

Voters in Nevada give Biden support; GOP worried about turnout for caucuses

Report: GOP not well-equipped to run the caucuses

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

Clark County residents encountered rain and overcast conditions Tuesday when they left their homes for the polls to vote in the first Nevada presidential preference primary. Even though President Joe Biden was a lock to win his ...

Nevada Democrats turn out for Biden; 'none of these' wins GOP side

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

Nevada’s presidential primary on Tuesday produced one result many expected: President Joe Biden was the runaway winner against a noncompetitive field.

It's here: Las Vegas puts on a show for opening night as host of Super Bowl

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

Las Vegas has long arrived as a premiere destination for events, bringing the NFL Draft, Stanley Cup Final, Las Vegas Grand Prix, NCAA Tournament and plenty of notable fights. Yet, this week is different ...

Culinary reaches deals with 6 Las Vegas casinos

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

Three more Las Vegas properties have come to an agreement with the Culinary Workers Union on a new five-year contract for hospitality workers, the union announced tonight. The 780 workers at ...

More than 100,000 Nevadans have already cast primary ballots

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

Nearly 10% of Nevada’s 1.15 million registered voters have cast a ballot in the preferred presidential primaries through Tuesday, according to the Nevada secretary of state. Data from the secretary of state’s ...

Prep basketball teams in Las Vegas must forfeit games for bench-clearing fight

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024

Association rules dictate that any game stopped for a fight is scored a double forfeit — regardless of the score when the fight was initiated. 

Two weeks to go until its caucuses, and Nevada GOP still seeking volunteers

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024

The Nevada Republican Party is seeking volunteers to man the undetermined number of sites in the Las Vegas area for its “First in the West” caucuses early next month. Jesse Law, chairman of the Clark County GOP, sent an email this week with the subject line, “Need Volunteers for the Caucus!” The note detailed needing volunteers for ...

UNLV football to host Syracuse in October

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024

The UNLV football team has a late addition to its 2024 schedule and will host Syracuse on Oct. 5 at Allegiant Stadium, UNLV announced today. Syracuse replaces Army, which had to ...

On the Golden Gate’s 118th anniversary, officials mark hotel’s unique legacy

Friday, Jan. 19, 2024

Those 10 rooms at the Golden Gate, which debuted 118 years ago in 1906, are still available to guests. And on some nights, you can book your spot for a more-than-reasonable $24. It’s part of the unique history ...

Voters rage over GOP primary ballots in Nevada; party officials mum

Friday, Jan. 19, 2024

Republican voters in Nevada are expressing confusion and anger about the ballot they received in the mail this week for the upcoming presidential preference primary ...

One season in, Odom has secured a promising future for UNLV football

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

In his first season in Las Vegas, Barry Odom led UNLV to its first nine-win season since 1984, was the Mountain West Coach of the Year and was a finalist for national coach of the year honors.

New owner Jose Bautista wants to build winner with Las Vegas Lights

Baseball slugger: 'I hope winning will attract fans'

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

Retired baseball slugger Jose Bautista is the primary investor in an ownership group purchasing the Las Vegas Lights. Bautista, who clubbed 344 home runs in ...

After attack on judge, Clark County District Court reviewing security

Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024

Clark County District Court officials are reviewing security measures at the Regional Justice Center and hoping to enhance the number of marshals at their disposal after a defendant Wednesday leaped over the judge’s bench ...

Nevada governor names Carson City, D.C. veteran as next chief of staff

Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023

Ryan Cherry, who has worked for Nevada Republicans in Washington, D.C., and Carson City, has been named chief of staff for Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, officials said today. Cherry spent ...

Canyon Springs football player overcomes tragedy, signs with Hawaii

Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023

Canyon Springs High’s Armando Lewis Jr. was sporting a University of Hawaii hoodie and hat for his national signing day ceremony in the high school auditorium. Even the rubber bands on his braces were Hawaii green. Then there was a pendant displaying a portrait of his deceased brothers hanging from ...

Tragedy reinforces love and bond within UNLV’s family

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023

Being part of the UNLV community helped shape the ideals many of us Rebels still live by. We learned to be part of the solution, welcoming to all, and were given ...

Trooper killed on duty remembered for love of cars, sense of humor

Monday, Dec. 11, 2023

Three-year-old Vince Abbate was at a birthday party when he saw a toy gasoline can and playfully went to fill up a nearby truck. It was a case of like father, like son. The boy’s father, Michael Abbate loved working on and racing cars. And little Vince loved to tag along with his dad. “Michael and our son ...

UNLV kicker Jose Pizano named first team All-American

Monday, Dec. 11, 2023

Kicker Jose Pizano has become the first UNLV player in two decades to receive first team All-America honors, the university announced. Pizano was selected by the Football Writers Association of America to become only ...

Fallen Nevada trooper remembered for his dedication, ‘dad energy’

Friday, Dec. 8, 2023

A Nevada State Police trooper stopped Jonah Ayat late one evening on a Las Vegas freeway for speeding. Ayat rolled down his window and came face-to-face with Trooper Alberto Felix. He was prepared for a ticket; instead he got a stern talking to by Felix. “I got the dad version of him,” Ayat said Friday while ...

Police: UNLV gunman had target list, sent letters to personnel at universities nationwide

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023

The gunman who opened fire at UNLV on Wednesday had a “list of people he was seeking” and sent nearly two dozen letters to university officials across the country, at least one containing an unidentified white powder, authorities said. But none of the three faculty members killed or ...

Two of three victims who died in UNLV shooting were professors

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023

Two of the three victims who died in campus shooting at UNLV were college professors, the Clark County coroner announced today. Patricia Navarro Velez, 39, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner said. Cha Jan Chang, 64, died of a gunshot wound to ...

Suspect in UNLV shooting was rejected for job, decried ‘ignoble actions’ at universities

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023

The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at UNLV was a career professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the university, according to reports. The suspect ...

'Tragic Day': 3 killed, 1 injured in midday campus shooting at UNLV

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023

Three people were killed and another critically injured today in a shooting on the UNLV campus, according to Metro Police. UNLV Police "neutralized" the suspect, who was pronounced dead ...

Chef Daniel Ye serves up Las Vegas’ newest foodie hot spot, Nicco’s steakhouse at Durango Resort

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023

Daniel Ye’s culinary career has taken him to all the industry hot spots: Los Angeles, nearly a decade in New York kitchens, and San Francisco. Now, he’s in Las Vegas as the executive chef at Durango Resort, the ...

Shake Shack opening first drive-thru restaurant in Southern Nevada

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023

Shake Shack, the popular fast food restaurant originating in New York, is continuing its expansion in Southern Nevada with a fifth location, officials announced this week. The new store at ...

Raiders’ Maxx Crosby recognized for his philanthropic work

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023

Defensive standout Maxx Crosby is impacting the Raiders in more ways than his performance on the field. Crosby also has been a standout in the Las Vegas community, the team said. That’s why he is the Raiders’ nominee for ...

Station Casinos opens doors on Durango Resort, its next generation of luxury

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023

Patrons who step into the new Durango Resort for the initial time should notice something distinct: It’s bright. Between the natural light flowing into the $780 million resort on Durango Drive and ...

Preseason top-10: Top-ranked Coronado basketball seeking 1st state title

Friday, Nov. 24, 2023

The mural of photos adorning the walls of Jeff Kaufman’s office at Coronado High School shows how dominant his Cougars basketball program has become.

BetMGM sees record F1 wagering on Las Vegas Grand Prix

Monday, Nov. 20, 2023

The Las Vegas Grand Prix in Las Vegas on Saturday was the most wagered-on Formula One race in BetMGM history, company officials said this morning. One bettor risked ...

‘This path chose me’: Sunrise Mountain football coach fosters a winning culture

Monday, Nov. 20, 2023

Chris Sawyers has made the drive countless times north on Nellis Boulevard and east onto Hollywood Boulevard on the way to his teaching job at Sunrise Mountain High School. He sees the telltale signs of ...