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Corey Levitan
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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hunting for Bambi
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 26, 2023. In July 2003, a video producer pulled a fast one on...
Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Passenger With Homemade Pen Weapon on Flight to Las Vegas
A passenger pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to launching a midair attack on a Las Vegas-bound flight, using a makeshift weapon of bundled ink pens to repeatedly stab a man sitting next to him....
Search Intensifies for Australian Tourist Sally Grace Contarino After Vanishing Near Las Vegas
The investigation into the whereabouts of Sally Grace Contarino, a 26-year-old Australian tourist who vanished during a solo trip to Las Vegas, is entering its second week. The latest piece of the puzzle is a...
Would-Be Vegas Mass Shooter’s Guns Belonged to Spouse — Interview
The 22 firearms recovered from a vehicle at the center of a mass‑shooting threat investigation last weekend belonged to the suspect’s ex-spouse, who works as a gun dealer, according to KVVU‑TV/Las Vegas. While negotiating with...
HELLO HOLOGRAM ROAD: Simulated Elton John Rumored to Headline New Vegas Hard Rock
An Elton John hologram is rumored to be the headline attraction for one of the new theaters taking shape at the future Hard Rock Las Vegas. According to a report by British tabloid The Sun,...
Lucky Traveler Hits Massive $3.3M ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Jackpot at Las Vegas Airport
A traveler at Harry Reid International Airport turned a routine layover into a multimillion-dollar windfall over the weekend, hitting a $3.3 million progressive slot machine jackpot, airport officials announced. The winner -- identified only as...
Police Say They Thwarted Mass Shooting in Las Vegas Casino Garage
A woman accused of plotting a mass shooting was arrested over the weekend after police intercepted her in a casino parking garage with an arsenal of firearms, authorities announced Tuesday (June 30). While negotiating with...
The Nevada Black Book’s Most Notorious Inductees
Last week, the Nevada Gaming Commission removed two dead Kansas City mobsters from its Black Book (officially the List of Excluded Persons) -- proving once again that death is pretty much the only road to...
Siegfried & Roy Musical Staged by Ex-Attorney Who Sued Roy and Lost
Former attorney Mike Meier has transformed his failed 2013 sexual harassment lawsuit against Roy Horn (of Siegfried & Roy) into a satirical musical comedy Shangri-La-La serves as a "revenge musical" detailing Meier's allegation of Las...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Spilled Water Won’t Fall Down Hoover Dam’s Face
The Hoover Dam may eventually stop generating electricity, but it will never stop generating myths. One of its most persistent modern ones is the TikTok‑fueled claim that water won’t fall if you pour it over...
