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VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Mariah Returns, Christina Extends
Mariah Carey is staging her third Las Vegas residency, "Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas,” which will bring eight shows to Dolby Live at Park MGM from April 12 to 27. A press release announcing the tour stated...
Celine Dion Sings Backstage at Grammys in New Video
By far the best performance at this year’s Grammy Awards was kept a secret until Tuesday night. That’s when R&B artist Sonyaé Elise posted this video to Instagram of her vamping and harmonizing on an unidentified gospel-style song with none other than...
Anti-Abortion Activist Climbs Sphere in Las Vegas
A pro-life activist climbed to the top of the Sphere in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning. Maison Des Champs, a 23-year-old free-climber and anti-abortion activist who calls himself the “Pro-Life Spiderman,” free-climbed to the top of the 367-foot-tall concert venue, where he...
Two Sportscasters Claim Super Bowl Will Regret Las Vegas Visit
What happens in Vegas will be a major news distraction that’s bad for the NFL, two Super Bowl sportscasters predicted this week. ESPN’s Joe Buck said that “something” will happen to distract the players and fans from the big game between the...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Las Vegas Super Bowl Hideout Revealed
Britain's The Daily Mail has leaked the location where America's most beloved celebrity couple will sleep the night before the Super Bowl. Or at least where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will try to sleep. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce...
Las Vegas Mayor Throws Shade on A’s Move, Doubts Funds Are There
In a podcast uploaded on Tuesday, the mayor of Las Vegas cast serious doubt on the Oakland Athletics’ plan to relocate to Las Vegas. “I keep thinking there’s something wrong here, and maybe they're just waiting it out,” Carolyn Goodman told Front...
Las Vegas Headliner and Nashville Icon Toby Keith Dies
Country music legend and Las Vegas mainstay Toby Keith died on Monday of stomach cancer at age 62. The news was announced via a statement posted to his website and social media accounts. Keith -- born Toby Keith Covel on July 8,...
Teachers Union Lawsuit Swings at A’s Las Vegas Stadium Deal
The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA), the teachers union that unsuccessfully sought to put public funding for a new A’s ballpark in Las Vegas to a public vote last summer, is taking a second swing at the A's ballpark deal through the...
Why the NFL Once Shunned Las Vegas and Why That Changed
This Sunday, an idea that would have seemed preposterous just a decade ago will become reality. What happens in Vegas now includes the Super Bowl. As Bellagio Lake gets remade into a hub for national CBS Sports coverage -- including the Luxor ...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: A Kansas City Chiefs Flag is Buried Under Allegiant Stadium
On Dec. 29, 2017, the Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a story proclaiming that “a man buried a Kansas City Chiefs flag near what is expected to be the 30-yard line of the new Raiders stadium going up on the Strip.” Construction worker...
