Lena and Sierra Castles traveled from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Saturday’s rally in support of abortion rights in Las Vegas. The mother and daughter were two of hundreds who gathered in Sunset Park for an evening rally organized by Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Action Fund. The rally was a response to a […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas woman says she found about 100 COVID-19 test samples along with personal information inside a bag in a dumpster at a local park. Susan Jerrems tells 8 News Now with the COVID samples, the bag included papers with personal information such as addresses, phone numbers and social security […]
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 (8:19 a.m.) The Park Theater at the Park MGM Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, home to Lady Gaga’s Las Vegas residence, has been renamed Dolby Live, marking a partnership between MGM Resorts and the audio technology company. The sound inside the room has also been significantly improved, according to a […]
Photo credit: MGM Park The former Park Theater is now equipped with Dolby Atmos for live musical performances. Dolby Laboratories has partnered with MGM Resorts International to modernize the 5,200-seat theater for live music. The two companies have integrated a Dolby Atmos playback audio system designed specifically for the space by Dolby engineers. The space […]
Volunteers collected about 150 pounds of trash at a park in southwest Las Vegas on Saturday to celebrate Nevada Public Lands Day. More than 80 people participated in the clean-up organized by the non-profit organization Get Outdoors Nevada at Mountain’s Edge Regional Park, 8101 W. Mountains Edge Parkway. Groups of gloved volunteers wandered the park, […]
The A’s say there’s only one location in Oakland they’ll consider for a new stadium. But according to a new report, the team is considering at least 20 potential sites in the Las Vegas area. A’s owner John Fisher and team president Dave Kaval visited several potential venues for a new MLB stadium on Monday […]
Wade Vandervort Red-eared turtles bask at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Through Hillary Davis (contact) Thursday, May 27, 2021 | 2 a.m Turtles are easily spotted in the ponds of Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas. On these hot late spring days, enough convex shells […]
Tony Hsieh was known to have made his fortune at Zappos selling shoes online and leading an unorthodox lifestyle. He lived in an Airstream trailer with a pet alpaca and had a fondness for the Burning Man festival. He was also a major real estate investor in Las Vegas who in a short time became […]
(CNN) – Butts stop there. MGM Resorts announced Monday that when Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas reopen at the end of the month, the hotels will include the first completely smoke-free and vaping-free – including its casino – on the Las Vegas Strip. (NoMad is a boutique hotel located on the upper floors of […]
LAS VEGAS — MGM Resorts International has revealed that Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas will open on September 30, completing the reopening of all of its properties around the world after the closures earlier this year amid the COVID-19 crisis. When it reopens, Park MGM / NoMad will be the Strip’s first completely smoke-free […]
More than 100 children and their parents marched together against racism and police brutality on Sunday in a park in North Las Vegas. The kids chanted “Black Lives Matter, Our Lives Matter, My Life Counts” as they walked around the plaza at Craig Ranch Regional Park, run by 11-year-old Kumei Tenorio-Norwood, who organized the rally […]
Peter Makredes plans to spend 24 hours running the length of nearly four marathons over Memorial Day weekend, circling a park in southwest Las Vegas Valley. He does not train for elite athletic competition and does not try to draw attention to himself. The 28-year-old is trying to run 100 miles to raise funds to […]
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – Police have opened an investigation after a bag of dead dogs was discovered Friday at Desert Breeze Park. The man who found them only wanted to be identified as “Joe” for fear of retaliation from the manager. RELATED: Police Search for Vehicle Potentially Linked to Animal Abuse Case “There was a […]
The Clark County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was stabbed to death last week in a central Las Vegas park in a possible case of homelessness and homelessness. She was Marilyn Allweiss, 27, according to the coroner’s office. His death on Thursday was called a homicide. Shortly after Allweiss’ screams were heard in […]
An hour after a woman was stabbed to death Thursday in a Las Vegas Central Park restroom, Liliani Pinto was found hiding in a nearby house with a bloody knife, according to a prosecutor. New details about the murder, seen as a possible case of homeless violence, were revealed Friday afternoon during a police custody […]
A woman fatally stabbed another Thursday in a restroom at a Central Valley park, Las Vegas police said. Officers were called around 2:15 p.m. at West Flamingo Park, near South Jones Boulevard, on reports of stabbing, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. When police arrived, they found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds, Lt. […]
A Las Vegas festival on Saturday celebrated the contributions of iconic union leader Cesar Chavez. The city’s sixth annual Cesar Chavez Day Las Vegas festival was held at Gary Reese Freedom Park. The event began with a march in memory of Chavez, a Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist who, along with Dolores Huerta, […]
TSA Director Kevin Grieg hadn’t missed a day’s work during the partial federal government shutdown. In fact, he worked overtime even though he didn’t know when he would be paid next time. But for a few hours on Saturday in the hot Las Vegas sun at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road, financial hardship during […]
Christophe De Vargas Nicole Beck watches her daughter Katriann Beck, 5, shovel dirt at the dedication of Alyn Beck Memorial Park on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Officer Beck was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, June 8 2014. Through Ricardo Torres-Cortez (contact) Wednesday 19 December 2018 | 2 a.m Four and a half […]
Families flocked to Sunset Park on Sunday to learn more about the birds that live and migrate in southern Nevada. Jasper Hunter-Roy, 7, his parents and three younger siblings even arrived early Sunday to help clean up the park. “I was here to pick up the trash for the birds,†Jasper said. “I don’t want […]
Summerlin resident Katie Fiorillo, 26, was 17 when she was diagnosed with anorexia. Overwhelmed by the combined stress of high school, extracurricular activities and applying for college admission, she began to eat less and less, withdraw from family and friends, lose a lot of weight. “I really saw something wrong,†Fiorillo said. “I just wasn’t […]
A man killed Thursday night in a park in northern Las Vegas has been identified. It was Dylan Dubois, 26, of Las Vegas, the Clark County Coroner’s Office said. He died of a gunshot wound to the chest. North Las Vegas Police said Dubois was shot at around 5:10 p.m. in a parking lot on […]
North Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting of a man Thursday night in a park. A man in his twenties was shot and killed around 5:10 pm in a parking lot on the east side of Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas police said. He was taken to […]
More than a decade after its completion, a public sports park in the Southern Highlands is finally about to open. The 17-acre park, just southeast of Stuckey Elementary School, features four lighted football fields, a basketball court with six hoops, and shaded play equipment. There are also more than 20 benches under shade, a footpath […]
The people of North Las Vegas can be happy to hear that they have a new park and a new school. North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday night approved a deal with the Clark County School District that will essentially change locations to JD Middle School and Hartke Park. “We want to be good […]
The latest feature at Gilcrease Brothers Park in the Northwest Valley is the first of its kind in Las Vegas: The Hunter Green Sensory Wall is designed for children with autism. The idea sprang from a day that Las Vegas City Councilor Michele Fiore spent early in her tenure visiting parks in the city’s northwest. […]
A federal arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect in Sunday’s fatal shooting at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, according to the FBI. A criminal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, charged Anthony J. Wrobel, 42, with illegal flight to avoid prosecution after the shooting that killed an executive at a Strip […]
A 16-year-old boy who was shot dead last week after a scuffle in a park in the East Valley has been identified. Jovanni Grimes was shot and killed around 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Lewis Family Park, near East Charleston Boulevard and Tree Line Drive. The Clark County Coroner’s Office said the Las Vegas teenager died […]
A 16-year-old boy was shot dead Thursday night in an East Valley park, Las Vegas police said. The teenager was shot dead after a brawl around 7:30 p.m. near Lewis Family Park, near East Charleston Boulevard and Tree Line Drive, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police responded to reports of a fight between two […]
Southern Nevada offers multiple ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year, from elaborate flower displays and art displays to lion and dragon dances. The next year of the dog, however, will light up with a new local celebration: China Lights, a lantern festival kicking off a six-week run on Friday at Craig Ranch Regional Park […]
Oops, she’s doing it again, maybe! Britney Spears has signed an agreement to become a resident artist at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, multiple sources told US Weekly. Located at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, the Park Theater has been described as a “luxury mini arena†with a capacity of 5,200 people. The […]
A homeless man has been arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault and obscenity for allegedly assaulting a girl in a Las Vegas park. According to Marc Wheeler’s arrest report, the victim and his mother were in town to visit their family when they decided to have a picnic at Lubertha Johnson Park, near Martin Luther King […]
The 18-year-old who was killed in a park shootout on Friday has been described by his mother as cheerful and full of life. Eric Brooks was a football star who graduated this year from Spring Mountain High School, a youth camp for delinquent teens. His mother, Chris Jackson, described him as very intelligent, athletic and […]
Ricky Martin is planning performances at the new Park Theater in 2017. Photo credit: Denise Truscello Grammy-winning artist Ricky Martin will begin his headlining residency in Las Vegas at the new Park Theater in Monte Carlo on April 5, 2017. Martin’s unique show promises to delight audiences with non-stop entertainment. Director Jamie King – who […]
Gunshots were exchanged in an East Valley park on Monday morning after a man in a vehicle attempted to rob a group of Pokemon Go players, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Just after 4 a.m., six people playing Pokemon Go in Freedom Park, near North Pecos Road and East Washington Avenue, were approached by a […]
Courtesy of Joey Markakis Local and visiting softball players used the field at the Cheyenne Sports Complex before it closed in 2009 due to poor wiring and poor lighting. Through Aida Ahmed Monday, October 17, 2011 | 2 a.m Courtesy of Joey Markakis Joey Markakis and his team played regularly at the Cheyenne Sports Complex […]