LGBTQ advocates in Las Vegas are criticizing Nevada U.S. Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt for his support of Florida’s parental rights in education law — dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law — and …
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Even before ‘What Happens Here,’ Vegas always understood how to market itself
What happens here, stays here, except when it’s in a TV commercial, or on social media, or the subject of a film. That slogan has become legendary and ubiquitous …
LVCVA exec: Imagination is the only limitation on what kinds of sporting events Las Vegas can host
Las Vegas tourism officials late last year introduced a national advertising campaign that refers to the city as the “Greatest Arena on Earth.” The drive is part of a new focus on Las Vegas as a sports marketer’s dream …
Nevada election officials say they’re prepared as shortages stoke paper ballot worries
Joe Gloria, Clark County registrar of voters, said he confirmed with the county’s vendors that the paper shortage would not affect Clark County in printing ballots or sample ballots for the 2022 election.
UNLV adding outdoor areas to ban on smoking in public places
Nevada’s largest university is going smoke-free, going beyond the state’s existing law against smoking in most indoor public places by expanding it to include outdoor areas.
More flee east Ukraine after deadly train station strike
Civilian evacuations moved forward in patches of battle-scarred eastern Ukraine on Saturday, a day after a missile strike killed at least 52 people and wounded more than 100 at a train station where thousands clamored to leave before an expected Russ…
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins killed in auto accident
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed in an auto accident Saturday in Florida.
Holocaust survivor, author, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient dies at age 97
President Barack Obama awarded Weissmann Klein the Presidential Medal of Freedom, stating “she has taught the world that it is often our most hopeless moments that we discover the extent of our strength and the depth of our love.”
Weekend wagers: Seven bets to make, including on UFC 273, Masters
The NCAA Tournament disappointingly departs, but a big time in the sports calendar drives on. …
Podcast: How the Las Vegas heat is impacting the homeless
Last summer, fires from California bled into Northern Nevada. The intense burning was initially sparked by humans and spurred on by that summer’s intensely dry conditions and high temperatures.