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Corey Levitan
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Former Motel Owner Begins Prison Term for Deadliest Fire in Las Vegas City History
Adolfo Orozco-Garcia reported to prison on Tuesday to begin serving a sentence for his role in the deadliest fire ever to occur within Las Vegas city limits. Orozco-Garcia, 49, is the former owner of the...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Mötley’s Crüe-l Cancellation Rumor, Bruno Rebooks NYE
Mötley Crüe needs a kickstart in the box office. Ticket sales for its upcoming 10-show residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live are so bad, fans of the '80s glam metal band are worried about a...
Stalled Las Vegas Dream Casino Resort Changes Hands
Ownership of the stalled Dream Las Vegas has moved from the project's original developer to its lead contractor McCarthy Companies now controls the ambitious project on the south end of the Strip The future of...
Cyberattack Cripples Multiple Nevada State Agencies
A major cyberattack has disrupted operations across multiple Nevada state agencies, leading to the shutdown of websites, phone lines and public services as IT staffers toil to restore service. Detected early Sunday morning, the incident...
CLOWNSIZING: The All-Time Biggest Las Vegas Clowns
On a boulevard where Elvis impersonators roam freely and pirates once battled nightly, some American cultural touchstones take a back seat. Las Vegas was never much of a clown town -- with the possible exception...
A’s Giving Themselves a Taste of Playing in Vegas This June
The Oakland A’s aren’t waiting until April 2028 to play in Vegas. They’ve slated back-to-back series at Las Vegas Ballpark -- home of their minor-league farm team, the Las Vegas Aviators – later this season....
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Palms Closing Four Restaurants!
The Palms is closing not one but four restaurants from three celebrated chefs. Mabel’s Bar & Q, opened in 2018 by James Beard Award and “Iron Chef” winner Michael Symon as “Mabel’s BBQ,” will close...
Jackpot for CEOs, Pennies for Pit Bosses: Same 3 Gaming Giants Make ‘Low-Wage 100′ List
Caesars, MGM, and Las Vegas Sands have been named as three of the 100 Standard and Poors companies with the lowest median pay for workers Workers at those gaming firms earned median wages of between...
F1 Sues Las Vegas Gift Shop
Formula 1 is suing Bonanza Gift Shop, while advertises itself as "the world's largest" for selling phony Las Vegas Grand Prix merch It seeks $1 million in reputational damage Not all the Formula 1 lawsuits...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Was Built on Barren Desert
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on July 9, 2024. Las Vegas is the second driest city in the US after Yuma, Ariz.,...
