Las Vegas afternoon update for Tuesday, Aug. 8 — VIDEO

Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 8, 2017 - 2:33 pm

A new report says 2017 may have the most home sales in years in Las Vegas. The number of available homes here has been sliding almost nonstop since last year. And sales prices are up.

Sharknado Live is coming to the Las Vegas Strip. A stage version of the campy SyFy film series will open next year as a musical at a Caesars resort property.

The CEO of Discovery Children’s Museum is leaving next month. After more than a decade here in Vegas, Tifferney White is returning to where she started her career in North Carolina.

U.S. Congresswomen Susie Lee, left, and Dina Titus watch as Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner ...

Southern Nevada awarded $60M to remove more thirsty grass

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 10, 2025 - 1:55 pm

At a news conference Friday, one congresswoman said she fears water funding could be on the chopping block under a Trump administration.

Drew Barrymore and Nate Burleson joke with Las Vegas headlining comic Luenell on the set of "Th ...

Las Vegas headliner to join ‘The Hollywood Squares’ reboot

By John Katsilometes / RJ

January 10, 2025 - 12:48 pm

Luenell joins Nate Burleson as host, with Drew Barrymore taking the featured center square slot.

Dylan Houston leaves the courtroom following proceedings in a custody battle against his slain ...

Custody battle that followed Summerlin law office shooting is resolved

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

January 10, 2025 - 12:09 pm

The custody battle between Dylan Houston and his ex-wife’s parents resolved in December, less than nine months after the contentious family court case erupted in a violent shooting at a Summerlin law office.

In a frame grab from a body-worn camera video provided by the Metropolitan Police Department, a ...

New reports for homeowner killed by police show 7 gunshot wounds, drugs

By Noble Brigham / RJ

January 10, 2025 - 9:21 am

A Metropolitan Police Department officer fatally shot Brandon Durham on Nov. 12 after he called to report a break-in.

Cybertruck blast 911 calls released: ‘This is the craziest thing I’ve seen’

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

January 10, 2025 - 6:00 am

In 911 audio recordings released by Las Vegas police, hotel guests and onlookers described the New Year’s Day explosion at Trump International Hotel.

The marquee at MGM Grand on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, on the Las Vegas Strip. (Las Vegas Review ...

Las Vegas company pledges $1M, room discount in LA wildfires support

By John Katsilometes / RJ

January 9, 2025 - 8:55 pm

MGM Resorts is offering $1 million and a 35-percent room discount for those impacted by the wildfires.

California fuel lines reopen as Las Vegas gas stations stay busy

By Mick Akers / RJ

January 10, 2025 - 11:18 am

Fuel pipelines that connect Las Vegas to a major oil refinery in Southern California were closed because of power outages related to fires in the Los Angeles area.

Las Vegas pilot disappears over Nevada as family pursues answers

By Noble Brigham / RJ

January 9, 2025 - 7:14 pm

According to his family, Michael Martin, an experienced licensed pilot who owned a plane, took off from North Las Vegas and didn’t return.

A beachfront property is damaged by the Palisades Fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. ...

Don’t expect to see LA-style wildfires in Las Vegas

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

January 9, 2025 - 2:44 pm

The average Las Vegas homeowner’s landscape, while certainly not 100 percent fireproof, is less likely to catch fire even in the extreme hot and dry conditions because of home irrigation.

Las Vegas film studio campus faces an uncertain future

By McKenna Ross / RJ

January 9, 2025 - 3:15 pm

The proposed film studio campus was contingent on an expansion of Nevada’s film tax credit program — expected to be a major topic in the upcoming legislative session.