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Union protections ease transition for Mirage workers as closing nears
In 2022, only about a year after Gabriel Fuentes started his new role at the Mirage, the property was sold as part of a more than $1 billion cash transaction to Hard Rock International, which is owned by ...
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Las Vegas has invested billions into sports. The question is, will it pay off?
Las Vegas spent billions into becoming a global hub for sports and entertainment. The question is, will it pay off?
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Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup parade planned for Saturday
In a 9-3 blowout during Game 5, the Vegas Golden Knights came out on top of the Florida Panthers and won the best-of-seven series 4 to 1.
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Bill would allow good Samaritans to break car windows to save child or pet
In Nevada, vehicles can heat up quicker than in other parts of the country, which raises concerns if a child or pet is left inside. Now a new bill is being discussed in the legislature that could give the power to save a child or pet in distress. “It would mean everything, probably life or death,” said resident Glen Lanier.
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Las Vegas tourist pulls man from car seconds before it bursts into flames
An alleged drunk driver owes his life to a tourist and a Las Vegas cop who ripped him out of his car just seconds before it burst into flames, the department said. Shocking video of the rescue shows the two men running up to the smoking sedan after it smashed into a median and a palm tree on the Las Vegas strip around 4:30 p.m. Friday.
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Man who plays dead on TikTok gets new life as corpse on TV crime show
Josh Nalley specialized in pretending to be a lifeless body on social media – then CSI: Vegas came calling.
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Las Vegas declares emergency, with less than 50 days of clean water supply left
Las Vegas declares an emergency with less than 50 days of clean water supply left after wildfires contaminated the Gallinas River, its main water supply.
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The Las Vegas Raiders have hired the first Black female team president in the NFL
Sandra Douglass Morgan is a Las Vegas native and graduate of Eldorado High School; the University of Nevada, Reno; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Adele’s Las Vegas residency production crew laid off amid rescheduling uncertainty
Eleven members of the production crew responsible for building Adele’s set at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas have been told they will be laid off for the summer, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The workers, who are all members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 720...
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Satellite images of Las Vegas show just how extreme urban heat islands can get
Summer in the southwest US is already proving to be a scorcher. Since June 9, Las Vegas, Nevada has been caught in a heat dome, a kind of atmospheric pressure cooker that superheats air near the ground. Record-breaking heat hit the area, with temperatures consistently soaring to triple digits. On June 10, 2022, the city reached a record daily high of 109 degrees Fahrenheit—so hot that the heat was picked up by sensors in space.
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The Boring Company will build a 34-mile tunnel network underneath Las Vegas
The Boring Company's underground transportation system will be more expansive than what it originally planned. The Elon Musk-founded company has just received approval from the city to bring its underground transportation system called the Vegas Loop to city limits. When Clark County Commissioners first approved the Vegas Loop, it was supposed to be a 29-mile tunnel network connecting 51 stations. Now, the network will span 34 miles and have a total of 55 stations, including ones that will serve the Harry Reid International Airport and the Allegiant Stadium.
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Las Vegas Creative Dyse Releases Seductive New Single ‘Good Sexand Loyalty’
Smooth vibes and soulful nostalgia meet with the crisp, contemporary sound of artist and songwriter Dyse, as her latest single ‘Good Sex and Loyalty’ reignites the warmth and intimacy of classic RnB.
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Record growth, record heat, record drought: how will Las Vegas weather the climate crisis?
‘One day this place will be uninhabitable. The question I pose when people say that is, “Who gets to leave?”’ asks a biologist. Away from the lights and fountains of the Las Vegas Strip, bulldozers are working overtime as the suburbs of Sin City are bursting out of their seams. Las Vegas is growing at a staggering rate. Clark county, where the city is located, is home to roughly 2.3 million people, but forecasts predict the population could go beyond 4 million by 2055.
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Adele faces backlash for ‘tone deaf’ post after postponing Las Vegas residency
Adele faces backlash for ‘tone deaf’ Instagram post after Vegas cancellation...
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Las Vegas Raiders will require all fans to get vaccinated if they want to attend 2021 games
Fans who have not been vaccinated can attend, as long as they get jabbed on site and wear a mask inside the stadium.
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‘It’s brutal’: Las Vegas cooks amid blazing heatwave – and it’s going to get worse
By midnight on Wednesday, two days into a scorching heat wave to hit the US west, the air in Las Vegas had barely cooled. Throughout the day and for the days that followed, temperatures in the desert city hovered close to historic highs, peaking at 116 degrees Fahrenheit (46.6 Celsius), and setting a new record for such dangerously hot weather so early in the year. Meanwhile, dust and smoke from nearby wildfires hung in the stiff hot air, casting a brown haze over the valley.
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Goat that led police on chase through Las Vegas adopted
A goat that led police on a chase near downtown Las Vegas has been adopted and is now headed to a new permanent home, animal rescuers said. The 1-year-old goat, dubbed Buzi, led police and animal control officers on a chase for more than an hour Saturday in a neighborhood near the city's downtown.
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Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen
The reminders of pandemic-driven suffering among students in Clark County, Nev., have come in droves. Since schools shut their doors in March, an early-warning system that monitors students’ mental health episodes has sent more than 3,100 alerts to district officials, raising alarms about suicidal thoughts, possible self-harm or cries for care. By December, 18 students had taken their own lives.
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Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46
Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46. Hsieh was with family when he died Friday, according to a statement from DTP Companies, which he founded. Downtown Partnership spokesperson Megan Fazio said Hsieh passed away in Connecticut, KLAS-TV reported.
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Dear America, please don't hold her against us | Nevada Current
At one point in her now-infamous interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN Wednesday, Cooper asked Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman what she, as mayor, was doing to make testing and tracing widely available to her city. Goodman was pleased to answer promptly: Having self-diagnosed herself with the coronavirus in January, she knew it was her… Continue Reading Dear America, please don’t hold her against us
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