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UPDATE: Vegas Officials Green-Light Parking Garage Right Next to Airport Fuel Tanks
UPDATE: Las Vegas officials voted on Wednesday to approve the construction of a six-story parking garage next to eight large fuel tanks at Harry Reid International Airport. The Clark County Commission said the garage can be built if developers meet safety and security...
LOST VEGAS: The Imperial Palace Auto Collection
In 1971, Ralph Engelstad bought the rundown Flamingo Capri motel and slowly began transforming it into the Imperial Palace (IP) -- a high-rise casino with an Asian theme, a classic car museum, and a Hitler problem. (More on that last little detail...
Vegas Sphere Teases ‘Wizard of Oz’ 2.0
How do you top a juggernaut like the reimagined “The Wizard of Oz” at the Las Vegas Sphere? With an even more reimagined version! On Sphere Entertainment’s third-quarter earnings call on November 4, executive chairman and CEO James Dolan hinted that “an...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Clarkson Reschedules, Morgan Wallen & AC/DC Returning to Allegiant, Punk Rock Bowling Skipping ’26, Jeezy Sets World Record
Kelly Clarkson plans another Vegas return Morgan Wallen will bring his problems back to Vegas next summer Punk Rock Bowling throws a gutter ball for 2025 Kelly Clarkson will bring her “Studio Sessions” tour back to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for...
Las Vegas to Get Waymo Robotaxis
Visitors to Las Vegas will soon have Waymo ways of getting around the Strip and surrounding areas Waymo, which has already tested in Vegas, says its self-driving taxis will be returning to Sin City next summer Waymo announced plans to debut in...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: What Happened in Room 123 at Circus Circus
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 July 10, 2023. A mother and son haunt Room 123 of the Circus Circus casino hotel, where she murdered him before...
Local Leaders Blast Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Testing Near Las Vegas
When President Trump posted to Truth Social on Wednesday that he had ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing “immediately,” Las Vegas government leaders clapped back. They knew that the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), 65 miles northwest of the Strip, is...
Alice Cooper & Criss Angel Announce Joint Las Vegas Shows
In one of the oddest -- but not so odd collaborations -- to hit the Vegas stage, Alice Cooper and Criss Angel will peform two shows together in March "Welcome to Our Nightmare" will feature a combination of music and magicianship performed...
Trump Eyes Las Vegas for Rare Midterm GOP Convention
If President Donald Trump has his way, a potential midterm Republican convention could be held in Las Vegas next year Republicans have never before held a midterm convention Democrats experimented with the concept in the 1970s and '80s Las Vegas is the...
Las Vegas Tourism Slump Continued in September
New tourism and gaming win numbers released Wednesday confirms the widely held suspicion that Las Vegas’ tourism downturn is more than a case of the summertime blues. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), 8.8% fewer people visited in...
