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Developer of Failed All Net Vegas Arena Sued for Racketeering
The failed All Net Arena project on the north Las Vegas Strip was always an unfunded boondoggle, as Vital Vegas blogger Scott Roeben has trumpeted -- alone among Las Vegas media outlets -- since at least 2017. Now, an investor lawsuit alleges...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Left $156M to a Dude Who Once Gave Him a Lift
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 22, 2022. When a myth gains pop-cultural legs via a movie, especially a really good one, it can...
NO BODIES BUSINESS: Disgraced Vegas Chiropractor Dealt Corpses from Strip Mall
In a Las Vegas strip mall, next to a tattoo parlor, a former Las Vegas chiropractor with a revoked license ran a business buying and selling human cadavers for years. According to NBC News, his now-bankrupt body business faces accusations of mishandling...
Raiders’ Charles Snowden Arrested for DUI in Vegas
Raiders’ defensive end Charles Snowden III was arrested in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning and charged with driving under the influence, according to Nevada Justice Court records filed Wednesday. The misdemeanor charge is Snowden’s first DUI offense. It’s listed as an open...
Ex-UFC Fighter Nate Diaz Hit With Battery Charge for Slapping Vegas Nightclub Guard
Former UFC fighter Nate Diaz has been charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly striking a Las Vegas security guard this summer, according to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, the athletics arm of the celebrity media outlet. The alleged incident took place...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Stubhub’s Best-Selling Residencies of 2024, Dead Live Again
On Tuesday, Stubhub released its ranking of top 2024 live events. Breaking out Las Vegas music residencies from sporting events and the other locations included on its list, we get... Adele at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace The Eagles at the Sphere U2...
Drunken Las Vegas Body Snatcher Avoids Prison
The woman who stole a coffin with a body in it from a Las Vegas funeral home this summer will avoid prison time. Las Vegas resident Patricia Sierra, 47, will instead enter court-ordered drug treatment, according to court documents reviewed by KLAS-TV/Las...
Top 10 Richest Las Vegas Billionaires of 2025
Las Vegas is a place where some fortunes are made or broken in an instant. For a segment of the local population, however, it’s also a place where other fortunes are retained. And those would be the biggest fortunes of them all....
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: You Might See Celebs on the Strip
Ever think you might be lucky enough to catch Adele scarfing down lasagna, her favorite dish, at Sinatra's at the Wynn? Or that the elevator doors might open on your floor at the Park MGM to reveal Bruno Mars on his way...
What’s New, and What’s Planned, at AREA15 in Las Vegas
One new attraction recently opened at AREA15, the four-year-old entertainment hub jammed with rides, arcade machines, VR experiences, bars, restaurants, and shops. And new intel has just dropped about two more attractions planned for a 20-acre expansion that AREA-15 calls "District 2."...
