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Record Number of West Nile-Infected Mosquitos Plague Las Vegas
Las Vegas is buzzing in a bad way right now. The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) has positively identified more than 3,000 mosquitos infected with West Nile virus. That’s the highest level of infectious mosquitos in the known history of Las Vegas....
With No More Goodmans to Elect, Las Vegas Will Have a Mayoral Runoff
With no more Goodmans to elect for mayor, the voting residents of the city of Las Vegas were stumped at the polls on Tuesday. While 13 candidates ran in the nonpartisan primary to become Sin City's next big cheese, none received more...
Celine Dion Will FOR SURE Return to Vegas Stage
We don’t know the date, but we know there is one in mind. Hoda Kotb revealed the bombshell on the “Today” show Tuesday morning, telling her co-hosts that, when she asked Celine Dion when she would return to the stage, something wonderfully...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Mysterious Exit #2 for Famed Bellagio Chef, Vegas Beardless Again, More!
Chef Roy Ellamar’s surprise 2021 departure from Harvest by Roy Ellamar -- the much-celebrated, Hawaiian-tinged fresh American dining spot he opened at the Bellagio six years earlier -- has never been satisfactorily explained. Now, under similarly mysterious circumstances, Ellamar has left another...
ESCALATING SITUATION: Drunken Vegas Tourist Assaults Man While Attempting to Ascend Down Escalator
A video that went viral this weekend appears to show an assault perpetrated by a man attempting to ascend a down escalator from a pedestrian walkway crossing the Las Vegas Strip. Posted by the Twitter news source Las Vegas Locally on Friday,...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Vegas Heat Melts Traffic Lights
In the midst of this weekend’s 110-degree Las Vegas heat, a photo of a melting traffic light made the social media rounds. The photo was posted on June 6 by the Facebook group Sin City Las Vegas Locals, where it earned 33,000...
Trump Tells Vegas Crowd He’ll Dump Taxes on Casino Tips
At an excruciatingly hot Las Vegas campaign rally on Sunday, Donald Trump proposed eliminating the taxes currently levied by the IRS on tips. “When I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips,” Trump told thousands of his...
UPDATE: George Lopez Fires Back at Tribal Casino Where He Cut Show Short
UPDATE: George Lopez has fired back at the Eagle Mountain Casino, releasing the following statement through a spokesperson: “It’s the venue or casino’s job to provide a good experience for both the artist and the fans, but the casino failed in this...
Most Valuable Las Vegas Casino Chips
When Las Vegas casinos close, their chips lose their cash value. But their collectible value often increases. That’s why plain old $25 chips from the Tropicana are selling for $50 on eBay right now. In the case of one very rare chip,...
Fontainebleau Bets $112.5M on 5 More Las Vegas Strip Acres
The owner and developer of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas plans to expand its footprint. Jeffrey Soffer seeks to buy 5 additional acres, just south of his casino resort on the Strip, for $112.5 million. The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA)...
