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Corey Levitan
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Accused Murderer of Las Vegas Reporter Testifies in Own Defense
On Wednesday, a key defense witness in the murder trial of Robert Telles took the stand. Telles is the former Las Vegas public official accused of killing Jeff German, a veteran investigative journalist who wrote...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Janet Jackson Officially Announces Dates, U2 to Screen Sphere Concert Film at Sphere
Janet Jackson has officially announced the 10 dates for her Resorts World Theatre residency, which her manager confirmed last week. The stint will begin December 30 and include a show on New Year’s Eve, with...
MOVING MOUNTAINS: Popular Desert Art Installation Leaving Las Vegas
It looks like Seven Magic Mountains, the colorful sculptures popping out of the desert 20 miles south of the Strip on Interstate 15, is leaving Las Vegas. On Tuesday, the Washoe County Board of Commissioners...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: SOL-Crushing News, Gjelina Betting on Venetian
SOL Mexican Cocina, which opened at Caesars Palace less than two years ago, is closing there on Sept. 30, according to a document filed with the state of Nevada. The upscale restaurant, known for its...
Warner Bros. Pledges $8.5B to Build Las Vegas Movie Studio
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced Tuesday that it will commit $8.5 billion to partner with UNLV to lease and operate a Nevada movie and TV studio built by Birtcher Development. However, the LA-based studio’s commitment...
It Was 60 Years Ago Today … That the Beatles Nearly Lost Their Careers in Vegas
Ahead of the Beatles’ only two concert performances in Las Vegas, on Aug. 20, 1964, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper warned of “thousands of adolescent females ready to tear down brick walls with their bare...
LOST VEGAS: The Foster Brooks Robot at MGM Grand
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Tin Man were the figures guests expected to see while following the yellow brick road through the MGM Grand beginning in December 1993. That’s when Kirk Kekorian’s newly relocated resort,...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: AI Knows Anything About Las Vegas
We’ve largely ignored artificial intelligence as a research tool. That's because we know how to find reliable information about Las Vegas on our own. Also, truth be told, we’d rather not think too much about...
Missouri Woman Charged in Plot to Steal Graceland from Presleys
On Friday, the 47th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley at Graceland, Missouri police arrested a woman that federal prosecutors claim tried to steal the 13.8-acre mansion away from Presley’s surviving family. Lisa Jeanine...
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR: Vegas Casino Buffet Stunt in Poor Taste Goes Viral
A social media influencer with 1.6 million TikTok followers influenced thousands of people to hate him after his latest post. On a visit to the Palms Las Vegas buffet, a man who calls himself “Mister...
