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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
Jeff Beck, Guitar God with Las Vegas Ties, Dies at 78
Jeff Beck – a guitar virtuoso who influenced multiple generations of rock stars and pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll – has died. He was 78. Beck died Tuesday after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in...
Universal Parks to Open Year-Round Las Vegas Horror Experience
Universal Parks is opening a year-round take on its "Halloween Horror Nights" in Las Vegas, and it promises to be even more of a nightmare than the Southwest Airlines gates at Harry Reid were over Christmas. Universal’s new horror experience will be...
Adele’s Las Vegas Residency Uses Seat-Fillers, But Not for the Reason You Think
The Sun recently reported that superstar singer Adele was secretly employing “seat-fillers” to mask empty seats at her Caesars Palace residency. Quoting unnamed “insiders at the Colosseum” with the scoop, the British tabloid asserted that some performances aren’t drawing a full audience,...
Shuttered Las Vegas Gentlemen’s Club Euphoric Sues Rapper Blueface
A Las Vegas gentlemen’s club has filed a lawsuit against rapper Blueface for his part in an October 2022 shooting that resulted in the closure of the business, according to KLAS-TV, the first to view the court documents. The owner of Euphoric...
Former Playboy Model Sentenced for 2019 Las Vegas Murder
A former Playboy model was sentenced on Tuesday for the 2019 killing of a California psychiatrist. The murder was done in conjunction with her boyfriend, who left the body in the desert. District Judge Carli Kierny sentenced Kelsey Turner, 29, to between 10...
Las Vegas Judge Orders Mental Eval for Alleged MGM Solar Plant Terrorist
On Tuesday morning, a Las Vegas judge ordered a competency evaluation for the alleged terrorist who disabled a major solar facility supplying power to the Las Vegas Strip last week. Mohammed Mesmarian, 34, faces felony charges of committing an act of terrorism,...
TikTok star Bryce Hall Punches Las Vegas Security Guard
Bryce Hall punched a security guard at Wynn Las Vegas in the head over the weekend, and the incident could spell trouble for the social media influencer. Hall, 24, has 23.7 million TikTok and 3 million YouTube followers. TMZ published video of...
Dixieless Chicks Announce First Las Vegas Residency
The Chicks just announced their first Las Vegas residency, which will consist of six shows at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood sprinkled from May 3 to 13. "We hope our fans are ready for more in 2023, because we are not...
Shaq to Open Second Las Vegas Big Chicken Joint
Can Shaquille O'Neal become as big in the chicken game as he was in that other game? The 15-time NBA All-Star is about to open the second Las Vegas location of his Big Chicken restaurant. The fast-food franchise will open on Thursday,...
The Buildings Elvis Presley Left in Las Vegas
Elvis Presley didn’t put Las Vegas on the map, but he did insert an everlasting "Viva" in front of it. On what would have been the King’s 88th birthday, here’s a list of his favorite places to hold court in Sin City....
