The loud noise caused by someone breaking glass near the valet area of a Las Vegas Strip resort Saturday night brought panic in the tourist corridor as false social media posts of an active shooter started to spread.
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What would happen if the secretary of state were to refuse to certify Nevada’s election results?
Republican Jim Marchant, a former Nevada Assemblyman vying to be Nevada’s next secretary of state, has said he would not have certified the 2020 presidential election in which President Joe Biden won by more than 30,000 votes here against Donald Trump…
State cannabis board requires lounges to have a plan for possible DUIs
With consumption lounges expected to open as soon as this year, the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board is coordinating with licensees to establish a blueprint for best practices.
‘Biggest match in soccer’: World-class clubs to land in Allegiant Stadium
Spanish soccer clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in a friendly, or exhibition, match July 23 at Allegiant Stadium, but such terminology shouldn’t fool anyone. It’s never entirely affable when the two archrivals meet, and there’s always somethi…
Usher aims for a memorable experience with his new Las Vegas residency show
He helped resurrect big shows in 2021 and now Usher wants to do things his way at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
Exploring New Orleans Square, the unexpected cultural hot spot of Commercial Center
Multiple art galleries and performance spaces, a 1990s-style coffeehouse and a 1970s-inspired bar are just the beginning.
Golden Knights make qualifying offers to 6 RFAs but will let forward Howden go
The Golden Knights extended a qualifying offer to six of their restricted free agents, but forward Brett Howden was not one of them and he will become an unrestricted free agent when the new league year starts …
Southern Nevada tourism going ‘gangbusters’ as COVID-19 recovery continues
In today’s topsy-turvy economic climate, nobody knows exactly how healthy Las Vegas’ tourism sector will be next month or next year, but UNLV expert Belarmino might have as good an idea as anyone.
Las Vegas, international travelers glad to see each other again
Inside Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport, two young women from England waited to board their flight back to London.
Diversity gives UNLV advantages in campus culture, chase for funding
UNLV was named a Hispanic-Serving Institution in 2015. To achieve this designation, a university must be “an eligible institution and (have) an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25% Hispanic students” at the ti…