A man arrested Thursday after a shooting at a southwest valley bar that wounded three people was a bartender and was targeting a co-worker who had turned down his romantic advances, Metro Police said. James Keck, 42, walked into the Bomas Bar & Grill, 8020 S. Durango Drive, about 1:30 p.m. Thursday armed with a 12-gauge shotgun and opened fire, police said. Three females were injured during the shooting, including one woman who was shot in the chest and was in critical but stable condition at University Medical Center.
When the Titanic sank in the middle of the icy Atlantic on April 14, 1912, it took 1,500 of its passengers, and countless personal effects and artifacts to the bottom of the ocean. Seventy-three years later, the wreckage was finally discovered, sparking an increased cultural fascination with the fabled ship that grew into a frenzy after the release of James Cameron’s 1997 film, “Titanic.” Through the years, multiple expeditions to the Titanic’s final resting place have come back with artifacts that give a sense of the life and the people aboard the ship.
When the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, its cargo contained, among other things, 75,000 pounds of fresh meat, 40,000 eggs and 40 tons of potatoes. Unfortunately, most of that food never made it to the table, as the famously “unsinkable” ship perished in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg four days into its journey.
Gasoline prices around Nevada continue to edge closer to the $4-a-gallon mark, settling in at an average price of $3.97, according to figures released Tuesday by AAA Insurance.
A husband and wife are behind bars, accused of murdering the woman’s former boyfriend, a Henderson cab driver who has been missing since January, police say.
The woman who jumped to her death from the Hoover Dam bypass bridge Saturday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Patricia Oakley, a 60-year-old resident of San Jose, Calif.
Bargain prices and low interest rates have combined to escalate activity in the Las Vegas residential real estate market. The number of residential properties in the valley available for resale is just over 6,000, down from a recession-era high of 22,000 properties, according to numbers from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. Here’s a look at some properties that are or have been listed for sale under $150,000 in the Las Vegas Valley.
The Las Vegas residential real estate market continues to recover from the effects of the recession as a combination of affordable home prices and low interest rates feeds a valleywide interest in purchasing homes.
A California man faces arson and attempted murder counts in connection with a fire last month at the Golden Nugget. Jerod Pressnell, 33, is in custody at University Medical Center while he recovers from substantial internal burns he suffered during the fire, said Tim Szymanski, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Fire Department. Fire investigators filed a count of first-degree arson and one count of attempted murder against Pressnell.
A woman jumped to her death Saturday evening from the Hoover Dam bypass bridge in the first suicide recorded from the bridge since it opened in 2010, a Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman said Monday.
In a city with plenty of high-end options for the discerning carnivore, Carnevino at the Palazzo has been singled out as one of the best steakhouses in the country by restaurant review site Gayot.com.
For most of her life, Jessica Marks hasn’t had a home. Born to a heroin-addicted mother in Portland, Ore., Marks spent her childhood bouncing around the foster care system. She had her first child — which she gave up for adoption — when she was a teenager and said she turned to prostitution and drugs during her time shuttling between jail and the streets. Marks eventually found a home — a nondescript, two-story house in one of the endless developments that make up the northwest valley. She lives there with her 6-month-old daughter and eight other mothers and their children.
School’s out in Las Vegas, at least for the week. With spring break in full effect, students and families may have some extra free time on their hands this week.
Workers in hardhats and fluorescent-colored vests hustle about under the warm Nevada sun, lining pools and installing landscaping at a soon-to-be opened condominium project in the southwest valley. The sight of busy construction workers has been exceedingly rare throughout Las Vegas in the years after the Great Recession, which sent many condominium projects into bankruptcy and stalled the completion of others.
Those interested in condominium living aren’t without options throughout the Las Vegas Valley, from the Strip to downtown to Summerlin and beyond. Here’s a look at several condominium properties around the city.
A tourist with a digital camera is convinced a group of lights filmed over the Luxor 12 days ago are from — well, he’s not sure where. Not even an executive for MGM Resorts International, which owns the Luxor, knows what the strange lights were.
A cluster of mysterious luminescent orbs above the Las Vegas Strip caught on tape last month have some wondering if the city that draws millions of tourists a year might also have some extraterrestrial visitors.
The Academy of Country Music is hosting its annual awards ceremony for the ninth time in Las Vegas Sunday night. This year, organizers decided to extend the festivities with a fan-friendly expo at Mandalay Bay, dubbed the Academy of Country Music Experience, that combines shopping, food and a chance to meet some stars.
A sporting goods franchise that left Las Vegas during the height of the recession has reopened at the same location it vacated two years ago. The new Sportsman’s Warehouse, 5647 Centennial Center Blvd. near Ann Road and U.S. 95, opened several weeks ago, and had a grand-opening celebration March 24.
Mega Millions madness was in full effect Thursday at the Primm Valley Lotto Store near the Nevada-California border, where thousands of people lined up to purchase a ticket for a chance to win the record $540 million jackpot.
The line started forming early Thursday, with hundreds of people showing up at sunrise at the Primm Valley Lotto Store for a chance — albeit a minuscule one — to turn $1 into a half a billion dollars. Over the next several hours, the line swelled to more than 1,000 people, each anxiously awaiting the chance to buy a ticket for the record $640 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot.
A new sign being installed at the Aria is part of a trend that has seen casinos making their signs bigger and flashier to stand out amid the sea of stimuli and draw the attention of passersby.
With plenty of options for dining, gambling and lodging up and down the Strip, making a casino stand out in Las Vegas requires a concerted marketing effort. For decades, large marquee signs have played a central role in branding a casino and drawing passersby inside. And although the neon that once defined signs along the Strip has dimmed and been replaced in many places by large, dynamic video boards, signs are still integral to marketing a casino.
With only three games left in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, March Madness is beginning to wind down. But for local fans of the Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and Ohio State Buckeyes, the weekend will provide one more chance to cheer on their favorite teams.
The neon signs evocative of the early days of Las Vegas have mostly been replaced on the Strip by large, flashy video boards. But throughout the city, smaller neon signs for local businesses and motels still stand and carry on a tradition that has helped define Las Vegas’ image for decades. “What I think is great about smaller signs that are more for local businesses or small motels is they represent a time when neon in Las Vegas was this really creative, dynamic medium,” said Danielle Kelly, executive director of the Neon Museum in downtown Las Vegas.
Starting a business is easy — at the most basic level, anyway. A few hundred dollars and an hour at the local licensing office is often enough to launch a home-based operation. But creating a business with a strong foundation and solid growth potential is considerably more difficult, and entails months of planning, research and hard work.
The producer of the Electric Daisy Carnival, which last summer attracted about 200,000 fans to a rave at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, is one of six men indicted in a corruption scandal in California, the Los Angeles Times reports today. ...
It’s a confrontation we all fear, and how you react to it can haunt you for the rest of your days: If you feel threatened by someone and you have a gun, do you use it to shoot and perhaps kill that person?
The shooting death of Las Vegas teenager Demarcus Carter this week has put the issue of when the use deadly force is justifiable back in the spotlight. Carter was shot and killed Tuesday morning in the backyard of a Summerlin home by the homeowner, who has not been identified.
President Barack Obama kicked off a four-state tour promoting his energy policies Wednesday in a solar field in Boulder City. The president’s visit was short — he stayed in Nevada only three hours before boarding Air Force One to travel to his next stop in New Mexico — meaning there wasn’t time to grab a slice of pizza.
During a 16-minute speech at the Copper Mountain Solar 1 field, President Barack Obama touted his "all of the above" energy plan. After the speech ended, the president shook hands and greeted the public before returning to the motorcade, which arrived at McCarran Airport at 2:41 p.m. The president quickly made his way onto Air Force One, but not before stopping to give one last wave to Las Vegas from the top of the air stairs and then disappearing into the plane. Air Force One took off at 2:51 p.m. and is now en route to New Mexico.
Despite covering more than 450 acres of land near Boulder City, the nearly 1 million panels that make up the Copper Mountain Solar plant are easy to miss when driving through on nearby U.S. 95.
A contest to write a song about the importance of personal finance landed one Las Vegas teenager the chance to shoot a music video with an award winning hip-hop producer.
When new owners took over a part of the failed Panorama Towers project in 2009, they were faced with the challenge of selling luxury condominiums in a market packed with similar high-rise offerings. Their solution? A $3 million remodel and rebranding effort completed this month that saw the 45-story Panorama Tower North, 4471 Dean Martin Drive, reborn as The Martin.
The building boom that transformed the Las Vegas valley also saw an explosion of new residential construction on and around the Strip. The ensuing economic crash slowed that growth and saw many properties go into foreclosure, resulting in a glut of condominiums for sale.
Ever crave an orange-flavored Diet Coke or a Peach Sprite? A futuristic, touch-screen soda fountain designed by Coca-Cola is popping up at fast-food restaurants around Las Vegas, offering more than 100 different flavor combinations sure to please even the most adventurous soda connoisseurs. The machines appear at 22 locations around the Las Vegas Valley, including in all Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants, all Firehouse Subs and all Wingstops.
Travis Carlson stood over a grill cooking hamburgers and bratwursts. Nearby, children ran around laughing and yelling, while adults lounged in lawn chairs, sipping drinks and catching up. The scene was typical backyard barbecue, except for the roar of stock cars zipping around the track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway only a few hundred feet away.
The cars, limousines and advertising trucks that typically clog Las Vegas Boulevard were joined by some noisy guests Thursday night. More than 50 big rigs in town for NASCAR Weekend rolled down the Strip, lights flashing and horns blaring, shortly after 6 p.m. as part of the annual Hauler Parade.
Although Las Vegas lacks any major league sports teams to call its own, the city is host to several large sporting events throughout the year. Together, these events combine to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity for the city.
Dozens of stock cars and their superstar drivers have started rolling into Las Vegas for NASCAR Weekend, bringing with them tens of thousands of fans who are expected to generate more than $100 million in local economic activity.
On Wednesday, couples from around the world flocked to Las Vegas to tie the knot on a date they won’t be able to mark again until 2016. The calendar quirk that makes Leap Day possible only once every four years also means a big boom in business for Las Vegas wedding chapels.
A national tour meant to spread the joy of reading stopped by a Las Vegas elementary school Monday, bringing a donation of books and a special, extra-fuzzy guest from an upcoming feature film.