A tweet sent by Sports Illustrated actually tipped off other news organizations, including "60 Minutes" and Katie Couric, about Andre Agassi's meth use.
Not many celebrities can own up to using crystal meth, giving up in big matches and failing drug tests with no penalty. But Andre Agassi is not a typical celebrity.
Wayne Newton is going to tell a story, and it’s not about his playing poker with Sinatra, recording with Bobby Darin or counseling Elvis about his divorce. It’s about the day he realized Vegas was home. It speaks volumes about Newton, 50 years a Vegas showman and now headlining through April in what might be his final residency in Las Vegas, the autobiographical “Once Before I Go” at the Tropicana.
In 1983, James Watt warned against "the wrong element," ditching The Beach Boys in favor of Wayne Newton, who still considers the event a "down moment" in his career.
Steve Wynn was not aware of the National Association of Ticket Brokers' comments from earlier today until they were read to him. He formed an opinion really fast.
The general counsel for the National Association of Ticket Brokers says Steve Wynn's restrictive ticket policies for Garth Brooks' shows at Encore Theater are unfair to regular fans.
The night's highlights were an all-too-brief meeting with former President Clinton and a record attendance, but also included a faulty BlackBerry and UNLV jerseys not worn.
In a news conference today, Garth Brooks and Steve Wynn announced a five-year residency at Encore Theater beginning Dec. 11. All tickets are priced at $125, and he'll perform four weekend shows in each set of performances. Speaking while seated side-by-side on stools on the theater stage with the 1,500-seat showroom nearly filled with media and fans, Wynn announced that Brooks would perform four weekend shows per week -- one show on Fridays, two on Saturdays and one on Sundays. Show times are 8 p.m.; the second show Saturdays will be 10:30 p.m.
An announcement is expected today from the Miss America Organization that Rush Limbaugh will be one of seven judges for the pageant, set for Jan. 30 at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for Performing Arts.
The new Elvis show at CityCenter, set to open in December, is reportedly evading traditional Elvis impersonators. Except, maybe, in one scene sure to leave no ambiguity about the show's opinion of those impersonators.
Former Killers manager Braden Merrick filed suit against the band in February 2006, but today it was announced that suit and The Killers' own action had been settled confidentially.
Mike Sanford, 0-4 against the University of Nevada, Reno, spoke of balance, sleep deprivation and living in the bubble during an appearance this week on "Our Metropolis."
On a day when Las Vegas lost an icon and had its biggest film festival put on hiatus, the new UNLV president steps forward to preach the city's strengths.
Jay Cutler eats, drinks and sleeps bodybuilding. The Las Vegas resident hopes to reclaim the Mr. Olympia title wrested from him last year by Dexter Jackson.
Tommy Rocker had what seemed to be an inspired idea a few years ago, to turn his club into a gentlemen's establishment. It didn't work out, so it's back to open mic and shots for the crowd.
Over the past three years in Las Vegas, Zowie Bowie has performed a good lounge show at places like Red Rock Resort and the Palms. They're in a showroom now, and it's a significant change.
Christina Davidson is spending more than four months traveling across the United States for her Recession Road Trip project for Atlantic Monthly and a couple of weeks ago spent some quality time in Las Vegas.
Dr. Gary Telgenhoff performed the autopsy on Danny Gans as part of his job as forensic pathologist for Clark County. But Telgenhoff is linked to the entertainment world as a consultant for "CSI" -- and as a heavy metal musician.
Nevada Recovery Celebration, set for Saturday at Cashman Center, is to show that people in recovery in Las Vegas can have a good time while sharing their experience, strength and hope.
"Breakfast With The Beatles" host Dennis Mitchell has had his ear to Beatles music all his life and has a few quick opinions of the band's newly released, remastered CD collection.
The self-dubbed Happiest Mayor in the Universe clutched his wife in one hand and a Bombay Sapphire martini in the other for a renewal of vows on the Fremont Street Experience’s Third Stage.
The Rodgers & Hammerstein number from "Carousel" topped the 44th Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, which raised more than $60 million to fight muscular dystrophy.
The MDA team lost one of the longest members of its telethon family when emcee Ed McMahon died in June. As Pam McMahon looked on, a tribute film was played.