It’s become a New Year’s Eve tradition in Las Vegas — watch the Golden Knights play in the afternoon, then get off the Strip before the holiday festivities begin.
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New Year’s Rose Parade to proceed despite COVID-19 surge
A year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 was set to proceed despite a new surge of infections due to the omicron variant.
Conspiracy theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 riot
Millions of Americans watched the events in Washington last Jan. 6 unfold on live television. Police officers testified to the violence and mayhem. Criminal proceedings in open court detailed what happened.
Thousands flee as Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of homes
Mike Guanella and his family were relaxing at their Colorado home and looking forward to celebrating a belated family Christmas later Thursday when reports of a nearby grass fire quickly turned into a concerning pre-evacuation notice and then within m…
Packers’ LaFleur thrives by giving freedom to staff, players
Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur didn’t need much time as a head coach to discover the importance of letting his assistant coaches and players do their jobs without feeling undue restrictions.
Vaccine mandate for higher ed employees kept intact; hundreds set to be fired
Employees of Nevada’s universities and colleges who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 will be terminated on Friday. The Nevada Board of Regents considered altering a policy …
Groundwork laid for a dazzling NYE display on the Strip
A pyrotechnician crouching on the roof of Planet Hollywood holds out a shell marked 13-17, Lemon Peony. It weighs about three pounds, charge included, and looks like an orange wrapped in a paper bag.
Teachers union sues to withdraw measures from Nevada ballot
Political action committees backed by Nevada’s largest teachers’ union are suing the secretary of state to remove two of their own tax measures from the 2022 ballot …
Nevada official urges masking, even outdoors, if celebrating NYE in Las Vegas
State public health officials again cautioned those gathering for crowded New Year’s Eve celebrations across Nevada to adhere to local COVID-19 mitigation guidelines to stem spread of the disease as …
Golden Knights’ Max Pacioretty undergoes wrist surgery, out ‘indefinitely’
Whether Pacioretty is out for the remaining four months of the regular season or less, his absence will be felt by the Golden Knights offense.