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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Icon Tony Bennett Dies at 96
Tony Bennett, the masterful crooner, and interpreter of American standards, died Friday at age 96. Though no cause of death was released, his family publicly revealed his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease in 2021. In having to share Bennett, Las Vegas comes in...
Here’s Why Scantily Clad Women Brawled on a Las Vegas Casino Floor
It’s not every day that videos go viral featuring a woman being dragged off a motorized scooter in a luxury casino resort as another woman yanks her attacker's hair. So, when you find out why it occurred, this becomes news. The melee,...
Gilgo Beach Suspected Serial Killer Has Las Vegas Ties
Las Vegas investigators are looking into unsolved murder cases there for a possible connection to the Manhattan architect charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Rex Heuermann, 59, was arrested and charged last week in the deaths of three of the 11...
Tupac Murder Search Seized Bullet Cartridges, Computers from Vegas-Area Home
New details have emerged about the unsolved 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Police reactivated the investigation this week, and more than two dozen items were confiscated from a house at 2204 Maple Shade Street in Henderson, Nev. on Monday. That's according...
Steve Wynn Agrees to Pay $10M to Nevada Gaming Regulators to Settle 2019 Complaint
Disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn has agreed to pay a $10 million fine to the Nevada Gaming Control Board over allegations of his sexual misconduct exposed in 2018. The pending settlement agreement, signed by Wynn on Monday, was filed Wednesday with the...
UPDATE: Tupac Las Vegas Search Tied to Uncle of Suspected Murderer Orlando Anderson
UPDATE: The Las Vegas area home searched by police this week in connection with Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder reportedly belongs to Paula Clemons. She is the wife of South Side Compton Crips member Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis, who was the uncle...
Delta Passengers Pass Out Awaiting Takeoff in Las Vegas Heat
Multiple passengers fell ill and passed out on Monday afternoon aboard a flight waiting to take off in excessive heat from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, according to Fox Business News. Delta Airlines Flight 555 to Atlanta, which was queued...
Daniel Weinman Wins Largest WSOP Main Event Prize Ever
A 35-year-old poker pro from Atlanta is on top of the poker world. Daniel Weinman won $12.1 million, the biggest prize in World Series of Poker (WSOP) history, and his second bracelet on Monday afternoon. Weinman outlasted a record-breaking field of 10,043...
VIDEO: Fans Walk Out of Miranda Lambert’s Vegas Residency After She Slams Selfie-Takers
Miranda Lambert lost a small chunk of her audience on Saturday night in Las Vegas when they walked out on her Planet Hollywood residency. The country singer had paused a song to berate a group of female fans for using her song...
Pizza Their Mind: $53 Las Vegas Pie Stokes Tourist Hanger
A video pointing out the price for a pie at Di Fara Pizza at the Caesars Palace food hall has gone viral. Posted on Saturday on Las Vegas YouTube influencer Jacob Orth’s Twitter feed, "This is How Crazy Food Prices Are in...