UNLV enters the college football season with a decent chance to secure its first .500-or-better record in three seasons under coach Marcus Arroyo and reach …
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Las Vegas and The Weeknd revel in his post-apocalyptic tour stop at Allegiant Stadium
Even before he took the stage Saturday at Allegiant Stadium, The Weeknd was telling his followers on social media that his After Hours Til Dawn Tour stop in Las Vegas meant something special to him.
How one Las Vegas business shrugged off supply chain disruptions
When supply chain and inflation issues began to hinder Western Elite’s ability to get dumpsters, the waste collection and recycling company took matters into its own hands.
Las Vegas Weekly Cannabis Awards
The Las Vegas Weekly Cannabis Awards recognize some of the best dispensaries, budtenders, cultivators and cannabis products in the Valley.
UNLV president ready for a ‘more normal’ academic year
UNLV President Keith Whitfield is preparing for what he hopes will be the first “normal” school year since the outset of the pandemic in early 2020. The university will still offer…
Regulatory delays keep lid on marijuana consumption lounges in Las Vegas
After months of delay, Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board in June approved a set of statewide regulations for cannabis lounges. But local jurisdictions can add their own restrictions. The city of Las Vegas has also been working to update …
Gray, record-setting Aces beat Mercury 117-80, sweep series
Chelsea Gray had 27 points and eight assists and hit a career-high seven of Las Vegas’ WNBA playoff-record 23 3-pointers and the Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 117-80 on Saturday night to sweep the best-of-three series.
These six NFL win totals aren’t the easiest bets to stomach, but they might be the best values on the board
An old gambling truism indicates that some of the hardest bets to make are the best bets to make. Rarely has that felt truer than going into the upcoming NFL season.
The Las Vegas Aces have taken to new coach Becky Hammon’s system perfectly and beautifully
Though they experienced success under then-coach Bill Laimbeer, reaching at least the conference finals in each of the past three seasons, the action wasn’t as aesthetically satisfying.
The Las Vegas Aces look to use past playoff disappointment as fuel to finish the job
“It was just a bad taste in my mouth,” the Aces’ star says of last year’s season-ending loss. “I was present in the moment, but it wasn’t enough.”