Vegas Nation Mailbag 10-16-2018
 
Vegas Nation Mailbag 10-16-2018

Elaine Wilson and Gilbert Manzano discuss The Raiders 27-3 loss to the Seahawks in London as The Raiders enter their bye week.

Lesia Romanov reacts to Dennis Hof’s death
 
Lesia Romanov reacts to Dennis Hof’s death

Dennis Hof’s opponent Lesia Romanov in the Nevada Assembly District 36 race reacts to news of Hof’s death. “I’m stunned. This is not the turn I would’ve expected.” (Ramona Giwargis/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mountain West media day in Las Vegas
 
Mountain West media day in Las Vegas

Mark Anderson talks with Commissioner Craig Thompson at the Mountain West media day at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Mat Lutschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Southeast Las Vegas shopping area evacuated for suspicious package
 
Southeast Las Vegas shopping area evacuated for suspicious package

Police evacuated a southeast valley shopping center Tuesday morning while they investigate a suspicious package. The package was reported about 6:30 a.m. at Paradise Marketplace at Flamingo and Sandhill roads. Metro’s explosives and hazardous materials team and members of the Las Vegas Fire Department are investigating. Police have blocked off Sandhill and Flamingo for the investigation.

Kathi Thomas-Gibson speaks about a family who went to the homeless courtyard
 
Kathi Thomas-Gibson speaks about a family who went to the homeless courtyard

Kathi Thomas-Gibson, director of the Office of Community Service for the City of Las Vegas, speaks about a family who went to the homeless Courtyard to receive services last month, but ended up sleeping on the concrete after they declined to be separated. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Grand jury involved in convention gift card probe
 
Grand jury involved in convention gift card probe

Police used grand jury subpoenas to obtain records in their investigation of Southwest Airline gift card misuse at the Las Vegas convention authority. Convention auditors uncovered that former CEO Rossi Ralenkotter used $17,000 in gift cards for personal travel. Former convention executive Brig Lawson used tax money to purchase the cards. Southwest Airlines initially couldn’t provide records to convention officials but airline executives had to respond to grand jury subpoenas.

Kimmel Endorses Vega
 
Kimmel Endorses Vega

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has endorsed Jimmy Vega for North Las Vegas Constable. (Friends to Elect Jimmy Vega)

Rebel Nation: Utah State Defeats Rebels 59-28
 
Rebel Nation: Utah State Defeats Rebels 59-28

Tom Spousta and Mark Anderson discuss UNLV’s 59-28 loss at Utah St, Lexington Thomas’ injury, and the teams options at quarterback.

Coach Gerard Gallant
 
Coach Gerard Gallant

Gallant discusses injury situations, lineup changes and more.

Local teen creates makeup line with Make-A-Wish Foundation
 
Local teen creates makeup line with Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation coordinated with ColourPop Cosmetics to allow Delilah Juarez, a cancer survivor, to create her own makeup line for cancer patients of eyeshadows and lipsticks. She came back to Summerlin Hospital Medical Center to deliver the product she made to the staff that helped her during treatment. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Competitive improv comedy team represents Las Vegas
 
Competitive improv comedy team represents Las Vegas

ComedySportz Las Vegas is a competitive improvisational comedy team housed at The Space entertainment venue. The Las Vegas Review-Journal stopped by a recent practice. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Downtown Summerlin hosts its annual Festival of Arts
 
Downtown Summerlin hosts its annual Festival of Arts

People crowd to Downtown Summerlin for the 23rd annual Summerlin Festival of Arts in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Dark Arts Market
 
The Dark Arts Market

The Dark Arts Market is a place “for underground kids to come be seen, perform and sell their art work,” according to curator Erin Emre. Open once every three months, the market was hosted this month by the Cornish Pasty Factory in the Downtown Arts District. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Las Vegas Metro hosts the K-9 Trials
 
The Las Vegas Metro hosts the K-9 Trials

The Las Vegas Metro K-9 Trials returns to the Orleans Arena to benefit the Friends For Las Vegas Police K-9 group.

Annual arts festival brings large crowd to Downtown Summerlin
 
Annual arts festival brings large crowd to Downtown Summerlin

The 23rd annual Summerlin Festival of Arts at Downtown Summerlin kicked off Saturday, Oct. 13, with a variety of performances, activities and dozens of vendors. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Kingman residents love their little town
 
Kingman residents love their little town

Residents of Kingman, Ariz. talk about how they ended up living in the Route 66 town, and what they love about their quiet community. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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