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Alien-themed Bud Light hits shelves in Nevada
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019
Don’t worry, that strange alien light you’re seeing is nothing to be feared. It’s something to be sipped. The shimmering green and black cylinder with alien markings on it is ...
Nevada Airbnb hosts take in $53.5 million over three months
Friday, Sept. 13, 2019
Airbnb hosts in Nevada earned $53.5 million from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, according to the short-term rental company. About $36 million was generated ...
RTC chief Tina Quigley says she's stepping down
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019
Tina Quigley, CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, will leave the organization later this year. Quigley, 52, announced the decision to step down ...
Wynn convention center expansion ahead of schedule
Golf course to open next month
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019
Wynn Las Vegas announced this week that it’s Strip convention and meeting center expansion will likely be finished sooner than planned. The 430,000-square-foot expansion, which will ...
Plaza offering chance to win vintage slot machines
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019
The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas is giving players the chance to win a vintage coin-operated slot or video poker machine as part of a pair of promotions next month.
Barry Manilow residency at Westgate extended into 2020
Monday, Sept. 9, 2019
Barry Manilow’s residency at the Westgate Las Vegas will extend into 2020. The entertainer’s residency, “Manilow Las Vegas: The Hits Come Home,” at Westgate International Theater is adding dates in ...
Las Vegas pet parents warming to idea of CBD products
Monday, Sept. 9, 2019
While big box pet store chains like PetSmart and Petco still do not sell CBD products, a number of stores around the Las Vegas Valley do. Attitudes around the country continue to evolve on marijuana, and pet owners seem to be more and more willing to offer CBD products to their dogs and cats ...
Las Vegas ready to welcome more electric vehicles
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019
Tom Volk sat in his Tesla Model 3 as it charged at the Railroad Pass Travel Center in Henderson. Volk, a businessman from Phoenix, had also stopped in Arizona to charge up his electric car on the way to Las Vegas. While the Model 3 has a maximum range of about ...
Jan Jones Blackhurst leaving Caesars executive post, joins board
Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
Former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones Blackhurst is leaving her executive post with Caesars Entertainment and has joined the board of directors. According to a ...
Southern Nevada home prices 'coasting along right now'
Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
The Las Vegas-area housing market continued to show signs of stability in August, according to a report from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. The median price of an existing single-family house in Southern Nevada, according to figures from the association’s Multiple Listing Service, was $305,000. That’s up just slightly from ...
Cigarette blamed for minor fire at Bellagio
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
Firefighters responded to the Bellagio this afternoon after a small blaze in an artificial plant apparently started by a cigarette, according to ...
Golfers Koepka, Mickelson will play in Las Vegas tournament
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
Two of golf’s biggest stars have committed to play in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open this fall in Las Vegas. According to a news release issued today, Brooks Koepka, the ...
Building their homes: Construction on schedule for the Raiders stadium and Henderson headquarters
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
The stadium isn’t the Raiders’ only current major project. Also underway: the 320,000-square-foot team headquarters in Henderson, on St. Rose Parkway near Henderson Executive Airport and M Resort. There’s a slight view of the stadium from the headquarters, located some 11 miles away.
Mike Tyson wants to be ‘the face of cannabis’ in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019
Sitting in a conference room at the Planet 13 dispensary, Mike Tyson talked proudly about his marijuana business interests and Las Vegas, the city that helped make him famous. The former boxer was there Saturday to promote his Tyson Ranch line of cannabis ...
MGM plans community center for Oct. 1 shooting site
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019
MGM Resorts International has long-term plans to turn the site of the Oct. 1 mass shooting into a community and athletic center and will use it in the meantime for parking for ...
Farm-to-table tequila company in North Las Vegas a testament to perseverance
Monday, Sept. 2, 2019
There were moments several years ago when NLV Tequila Bottling co-owner Jose Gonzales thought about moving on from his family’s small business.

Wisconsin man hits $1.3 million jackpot at Flamingo
Friday, Aug. 30, 2019
A Wisconsin man kicked off his Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas in a big way Thursday night. Anthony Klosowski of South Milwaukee hit the Let It Ride progressive jackpot at the ...
Local CBS station back on DirecTV just in time for football
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019
DirecTV subscribers in Las Vegas can once again watch KLAS Channel 8. According to a news release from DirecTV parent company AT&T, Nexstar Media Group, which ...
Big month for Spirit leads to spike in McCarran’s July passenger numbers
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019
Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport hit an all-time high for the month of July, thanks to a big bump from Spirit Airlines. Just over 4.5 million passengers arrived at ...
Hooters in Las Vegas sold, to be rebranded as OYO Hotel
Monday, Aug. 26, 2019
The Hooters hotel-casino off the Las Vegas Strip has been sold to India-based hospitality company OYO. The 657-room resort will be rebranded as OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas before the end of the year, officials said today in a statement ...
Plaintiffs present closing arguments in Nevada cannabis hearing
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019
Nevada’s process to award retail cannabis licenses in 2018 was riddled with mistakes and disadvantages for applicants without a professional relationship with state officials ...
Lawyer's line of questioning criticized at Nevada cannabis licensing hearing
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019
Attorneys on both sides of a Nevada retail cannabis license injunction hearing rested their cases Wednesday after nearly three months of on-and-off testimony, but not before ...
Witnesses: License holders losing millions as Nevada cannabis licensing hearing trudges forward
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019
Marijuana businesses in Nevada with dormant retail cannabis licenses are missing out on significant profits and the state is losing tax revenue ...
Main Street Strollers rolls into Las Vegas
Monday, Aug. 12, 2019
After starting a successful stroller-rental business in Orlando this past year, Mark Ortenzo figured Las Vegas would be a good city for expansion. His business, Main Street Strollers, opened on the Strip in June and is the brainchild of Ortenzo and his wife, Catalina. “Las Vegas seemed like a natural fit for us,” Ortenzo said. “I travel to Vegas for my other business quite a bit, and I kept noticing more and more ...
Zappos-sponsored program aims to develop young tech talent in Las Vegas
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019
Nadeem Nathoo is a firm believer that there is a lot of young tech talent in Las Vegas. He hopes to develop that talent. Nathoo is the co-creator of "The Knowledge Society,” which ....
Power failure temporarily closes Rampart Casino
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019
The Rampart Casino in Summerlin was temporarily closed today because of a power failure, according to a tweet from the casino. The casino reported the situation about 9:30 a.m. through its official Twitter account. It wasn't clear what ...
Last Macayo’s restaurant in Las Vegas closing this month
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019
The last Macayo’s restaurant in Las Vegas is scheduled to close later this month, according to a social media post. Macayo’s, which opened in Las Vegas in 1959, posted on its Facebook page Monday that ...
Housing prices steady as Realtors group touts market stability
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019
Las Vegas-area home prices continue to hover around a familiar price point. July numbers showed the the median price for an existing single-family house at $303,000, a slight dip from ...
Aided by robust Las Vegas results, Wynn reports solid quarter
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019
Overall strong performances from its Las Vegas properties helped Wynn Resorts to a 3.3% increase in operating revenues during the second quarter ...
Caesars reports strong 2nd quarter in Las Vegas
Monday, Aug. 5, 2019
Caesars properties in Las Vegas recorded a good second quarter, according to an earnings breakdown released today. The company reported a 6.3% year-over-year increase in hotel revenue in Las Vegas for the three-month period that ended June 30, along with a ...
Sharks a hit in Las Vegas, even without an ocean
Monday, Aug. 5, 2019
Las Vegas is some 230 miles from the Pacific Ocean, but that doesn’t mean it’s sharkless. With interest in the majestic ocean predators at a peak this time of year — the Discovery Channel’s popular ...
Vegas-to-California passenger rail project working to secure financing for $4 billion project
Friday, Aug. 2, 2019
The company proposing to build a high-speed passenger rail line from Las Vegas to Southern California has applied to the Nevada Department of Business & Industry for the right to sell ...
Player dealt $1 million royal flush at Palazzo
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The latest Millionaire Progressive winner hit big last weekend at the Palazzo. A gambler won just over $1 million Sunday night playing Three Card Poker, according to ...
Tourism group reports increase in visitors last month
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
With last month’s numbers in, Las Vegas saw a year-over-year increase in visitation, according to a report released today. Visitation jumped by more than 1% in June compared to the ...
Young entrepreneur capitalizes on Nevada cannabis vision
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Priscilla Vilchis says she’s primed to build a cannabis business empire. The owner and CEO of Premium Produce, a marijuana cultivation and production facility in Las Vegas, Vilchis, 32, worked ...
A decade in, Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health has exceeded expectations
Monday, July 29, 2019
When it opened in 2009, the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health had about three dozen employees. As it celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month ...
Refurbished Hotel Apache opens today in downtown Las Vegas
Monday, July 29, 2019
When the renovated Hotel Apache at Binion’s opens today, one of its first guests will be the granddaughter of the man who built it. Gina Silvagni Perry — who was 4-years-old when her ...
MGM’s Murren says company not interested in Caesars properties
Friday, July 26, 2019
Don’t count MGM among those interested in purchasing any Caesars properties in Las Vegas that might be available. That’s according to MGM CEO Jim Murren, who ...
Adelson doing ‘fine’ despite absence from earnings call
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Sheldon Adelson was upbeat and feeling well when Las Vegas Sands Corp. executives visited him in Israel recently ...
Construction ramping up on MSG Sphere project behind Venetian
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Some 400 workers are laboring daily at the MSG Sphere construction site near the Venetian, and that number will continue to rise. That’s according to Nick Tomasino, who is heading the effort to ...
Despite largest rent increase in country, Las Vegas market still seen as affordable
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The median monthly rent for an apartment in Las Vegas has jumped more in the past year than any other major U.S. metro area, according to a new report. However, Suzy Vasquez, executive director for ...
Las Vegas airport can handle 10 million more passengers, official says
Monday, July 22, 2019
McCarran International Airport is prepared to handle another 10 million passengers a year, although the region would need to add about 30,000 hotel rooms to ...
Downtown apartments project a labor of love for local group
Monday, July 22, 2019
As projects in and around Downtown Las Vegas garner attention and headlines, Lave Om will fly mostly under the radar. It’s not a large project, but it’s one the developers said will help fill a void.



Ike’s opens 1st Las Vegas restaurant with $100 sandwich
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Now open on the Strip at the Fashion Show Mall, Ike’s Love & Sandwiches features a high roller menu complete with a $100 sandwich named for Howard Hughes. Ike’s owner Ike Shehadeh said the ...
Hearing over cannabis licenses likely to extend into August
Thursday, July 18, 2019
A hearing over an injunction to stop the state’s retail marijuana licensing process recessed for the week today and may not pick up again until August. Three witnesses involved in the injunction lawsuit brought against the ...
Marijuana official describes 'very real damages' during cannabis licensing hearing
Monday, July 15, 2019
A marijuana industry executive testified Monday that his company is losing up to $1.5 million per month because of a cannabis license injunction hearing that could go into August ...
In testimony, ex-tax department boss defends cannabis-licensing practices
Thursday, July 11, 2019
The former director of the Nevada Department of Taxation on Thursday defended the division’s process for selecting recipients of retail cannabis licenses in 2018 ...
Testimony in cannabis licensing case turns to application wording
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
A Nevada regulator said it would have been a mistake if the state failed to properly instill a voter mandate into a licensing process for retail marijuana businesses ...
After California quakes, Las Vegas homeowners wonder if they're underinsured
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
While no major damage has been reported in the Las Vegas area from the recent seismic jolts, many residents felt the activity and were unnerved. Nevada has had 76 ...
Man wins nearly $1.5 million jackpot playing Three Card Poker
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
A guest at Caesars Palace won a nearly $1.5 million jackpot Monday while playing Three Card Poker. The man won $1.46 million after being dealt ...