A 39-year-old French tourist was in critical condition with severe head injuries Friday after he attempted to surf down a Strip escalator, Las Vegas police said.
Police said the man, who was not identified, was drunk when he fell off the railing about 25 to 35 feet above the ground, according to witnesses at the scene.
The incident happened about 4:30 a.m. on the escalator near the Caesars Palace restaurant Serendipity 3, police said.
Even with 183.4 million shoppers expected to step out this Black Friday, Las Vegas retail centers saw little lines during a lackluster Black Friday.
Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Abbate and trooper Alberto Felix were killed in a hit-and-run crash last Nov. 30.
Aerodium, a skydiving attraction at Crash N Burn at 450 Fremont St., is targeting a summer 2025 opening after building permit approval.
Cedric Crear said he is stepping away from his Las Vegas City Council seat satisfied with advancements in the Historic Westside and the city as a whole.
Azadeh Alizadeh comes to Las Vegas with worldly knowledge of how to make plants thrive in an urban setting.
Eric Johnston, who died in July at age 48, repeatedly led the InvestiGator to win the Review-Journal’s top high school journalism awards.
Boating guidelines dictate that all vessels should stay at least 100 feet away from a dive flag, but divers said that this is often not the case.
The Writer’s Block, an independent bookstore, coffee shop and “artificial bird sanctuary” in downtown Las Vegas, will mark its 10-year anniversary on Small Business Saturday.
The victims in four crashes across the valley Wednesday night into early Thursday morning were pedestrians. Two incidents were hit-and-runs.
Catholic Charities and 50 volunteers served roughly 700 of Las Vegas’ most vulnerable men, women and children for their 59th annual free holiday feast at St. Lied Vincent Dining Facility.
