The National Finals Rodeo is staying in Las Vegas through at least 2035, officials announced Monday. The NFR’s current deal was set to expire in 2025.
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A freshly erected fence with Brightline West advertising draped over it could signal that work on the long-discussed $12 billion project could soon get underway.
UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine cited the speeding statistic as it announced a federal grant to study traffic-related injuries and deaths.
The updated renderings could include some form of a retractable roof and/or a retractable wall for the $1.5 billion, 33,000-seat stadium.
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A new music video and online petition encourage fans to “excessively celebrate” the Super Bowl when it is held in Las Vegas in February.
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A provision in the A’s relocation approval noted that if owner John Fisher sold the team before moving to Las Vegas that he would have to pay MLB 20 percent of the sale price.
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Race officials announced the 2024 date and opened up ticket deposits ahead of Saturday’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.
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