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Las Vegas Massacre Site Sale Questioned by North Dakota Tribal Members
Some members of North Dakota’s Three Affiliated Tribes – which, late last year, purchased most of the Las Vegas Village festival grounds, the site of the Las Vegas massacre – are questioning the legitimacy of the $90M purchase. The members say it...
LAS VEGAS MUSIC UPDATE: Panic! at the Disco Quits, James Taylor Sets Cosmo Residency
After 19 years, Panic! at the Disco is calmly exiting the dancefloor. Frontman Brendon Urie announced via Instagram on Tuesday that his popular Las Vegas-spawned band will break up following the end of a European tour on March 10. In reality, though,...
Vegas Balloon Ride Inflates Security After Recent Hot Air Theft
On Tuesday, a “hot” hot air balloon – stolen from the Vegas Balloon Rides company a day earlier – was recovered in a vacant lot. The 16-passenger balloon is the largest in the company’s fleet, reaching nearly 15 stories when inflated. In...
Downtown Las Vegas Slated To Get 1st Art House Movie Theater
For a city that’s hosted hundreds of independent film shoots and several annual film festivals, having a dedicated independent movie theater seems like something that should have happened 50 years ago. But it’s happening for the first time in March when the...
Gold Strike Casino in Mississippi Sees Four People Shot Outside its Doors
Four people were injured during a shooting outside the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Miss. early on Sunday morning, according to the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office and local news reports. At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 22, Tunica deputies received a 911...
Lisa Marie Presley Laid to Rest at Graceland
In the cold winter Memphis air, on the front lawn of the world’s most famous rock n’ roll residence, the family and famous friends of Lisa Marie Presley gathered on Sunday morning to lay her to rest. Presley, the only child of...
Blake Shelton Breaks Ground on New Las Vegas Honky-Tonk
Blake Shelton, star of country music and television's The Voice, was in Las Vegas this week to break ground on the fifth location of his country barbecue and live music joint. If all goes according to plan – like all usually doesn’t...
Newly Discovered Las Vegas Mountaintop Artwork May Be Destroyed
Standing inside of it, it’s completely invisible. You see some rocks carefully rearranged into curved lines, but that’s it. Only from the perspective of Google Earth or a drone does the art reveal itself. Friday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal spotlights a beautiful and...
Human Trafficking Survivors Display Art in Las Vegas
A new art exhibit at Las Vegas City Hall displays paintings made by survivors of human trafficking. The project is funded by the Salvation Army’s Seeds of Hope program, which has worked to address the needs of human trafficking victims for more...
Las Vegas Casino Robberies: Single Suspect Sought in 4 of 6 Recent Heists
Police have linked four of the six casino cage robberies in Las Vegas since November to a single individual. A press release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department describes their suspect as “a Black male adult, approximately 6’1” to 6’3” and...
