What we know: Latest update on Las Vegas Strip shooting

Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 2, 2017 - 1:45 am

Updated October 2, 2017 - 4:23 am

Las Vegas Metro Police Confirms 50 dead and 200 injured in Vegas Strip Shooting. The suspect, Stephen Paddock, 64, was killed by police on a high-level hotel floor at Mandalay Bay. Sunday’s shooting is believed to be the worst mass shooting in United States history. The shooting began Sunday night during the Jason Aldean performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. One off-duty Las Vegas police officer attending the concert was among the victims killed.

Fontainebleau Las Vegas as seen on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vega ...

4 charged in $500k watch thefts at Strip nightclub

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

November 26, 2024 - 3:32 pm

Police said a group of suspects conspired to steal watches worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from guests at a nightclub in one of the Strip’s hotel-casinos.

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Adele releases 3-album set; Las Vegas musicians see pay boost

By John Katsilometes / RJ

November 26, 2024 - 3:12 pm

Las Vegas musicians who performed for Adele are being paid for the new concert recording.

Aerial view of the south Las Vegas Strip at sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Michael Quine/ ...

Meet the social media influencers who are shaping the world’s view of Las Vegas

By David Danzis / RJ

November 26, 2024 - 10:07 am

With legions of followers across platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, they offer insights into a constantly evolving city.

Police (far background) block the Strip as they investigate a fatal shooting that occurred in f ...

Uber driver killed in road-rage shooting in front of Las Vegas Strip resort

By Katie Futterman and Estelle Atkinson / RJ

November 26, 2024 - 4:04 pm

An Uber driver was shot and killed after he got out of his car on the Las Vegas Strip during a road rage incident Monday evening, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Adele (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Adele)

Caesars Palace crew surprises Adele in emotional Colosseum sendoff

By John Katsilometes / RJ

November 26, 2024 - 10:13 am

Caesars Entertainment’s Sean McBurney says of the star’s emotional goodbye: ”It was a really beautiful moment to see.”

Las Vegas Grand Prix track removal underway on Strip

By Mick Akers / RJ

November 25, 2024 - 11:52 am

With the second-annual Las Vegas Grand Prix completed, crews are already tearing down the infrastructure tied to the 3.8-mile street circuit, with the majority of the work planned to conclude by Christmas.

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Iconic Las Vegas show is finally moving to the Strip

By John Katsilometes / RJ

November 25, 2024 - 10:01 am

Chippendales plays its finale at Rio on New Year’s Eve. The show returns to Linq Hotel on Jan. 14.

A monorail train departs from the Las Vegas Convention Center station, on Wednesday, June 26, 2 ...

A plan once existed to extend Las Vegas Monorail to the airport

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

November 25, 2024 - 6:02 am

High extension costs and the bankruptcy of the company running the 3.9-mile elevated transit system doomed plans to extend it to Reid International and downtown.

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Sylvester Stallone gala KO’s celeb crowd at Wynn

By John Katsilometes / RJ

November 23, 2024 - 5:26 pm

It was fitting that Jay Leno honored Sylvester Stallone on Friday night. A recent tumble left Leno looking like Stallone’s most famous character.

With much of Las Vegas Boulevard closed to civilian vehicles for the Formula One race, locals a ...

Las Vegas Monorail a lifesaver for Strip workers hampered by F1

By David Danzis / RJ

November 23, 2024 - 1:37 am

The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix setup has forced Strip workers to find another way to get to their jobs. It’s why some have started using the Las Vegas Monorail.