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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
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)...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘World’s Tallest Thermometer’
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 4, 2023. The "world’s tallest thermometer" in Baker, Calif., is a liar. It’s not that there’s a taller thermometer somewhere...
ELECTRIC TUBBY CARNIVAL: Teletubby Rave Coming to AREA15 in Vegas
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po want to rage with you all night long. On Friday night, June 21, "House of Teletubbies: Tubbyland Rave" will explode onto the dancefloor at the Portal, inside the off-Strip Gen Z entertainment mecca known as AREA...
4-Month-Old Pups Abandoned on Sidewalk in Las Vegas Heat
Officers with Animal Protection Services in Las Vegas rescued four puppies earlier this week who were abandoned in a bucket on a sidewalk. The officers brought them to the Animal Foundation, which announced Thursday that the puppies, all 4-month-old siblings, are responding...
$700M in Fed Funding Announced to Boost Water Levels in Vegas-Adjacent Lake Mead
The Department of the Interior on Thursday announced an initial $700 million in federal funding to help boost the water level at Lake Mead. In a press release, the department shared its hope that this investment could return “more than 700,000 acre-feet...
