Democratic Presidential Candidates spoke during the Clark County Democrats Kick Off to Caucus gala at the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
The Knights this week will honor that “Miracle on Ice” team that won a gold medal at those Olympics, four decades removed from its stunning win against the Soviets and then beating Finland in the final. The game against the Soviets was named by Sports Illustrated in 1999 as the top sports moment of the 20th century. The weekend kicks off with a two-hour Golden Knights season-ticket holder event on Friday night at Brooklyn Bowl. Then, a fan event Relive the Miracle is Saturday from 2-5 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. That night, the team will be honored at the Golden Knights-Florida Panthers game at T-Mobile Arena.
Herb Brooks coached the “Miracle on Ice” team whose 40th anniversary will be celebrated this week by the Golden Knights, a man whose intimidating temperament was clearly displayed by actor Kurt Russell on the big screen.
Now the coach of the Wisconsin women’s hockey team, 1980 U.S. hockey center Mark Johnson talks about the nostalgia 40 years later of the “Miracle on Ice”, when the U.S. team defeated the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
In the Golden Knights 1-0 victory, goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves against the New York Islanders to notch his 60th career shutout. Head coach Peter DeBoer, Reilly Smith and Fleury discuss the win and his performance in the shutout. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dozens of parents and students took part in a candlelight vigil at a North Las Vegas school Saturday night on behalf of two young students struck by a truck at a nearby crosswalk. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
2020 candidates Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders held rallies all over Southern Nevada on Saturday ahead of the Democratic caucus. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Democrats turned out in force on Saturday for the first day of early voting in the Democratic presidential caucuses.
Voter Fran Curcio on the first day of early voting in the Nevada Democratic presidential caucus. (Glenn Put/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Voters Stine Odegard and David Hed on the first day of early voting in the Nevada Democratic presidential caucus. (Glenn Put/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Voter Carmen turner at the first day of early voting in the Nevada Democratic presidential cacuses. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks as early voting for the Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses began on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Presidential candidate Joe Biden and famed pilot Sully Sullenberger spoke at Sun City MacDonald Ranch to get out the vote for early voting for the Nevada caucus. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Outside of the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision canopy, Allegiant Stadium’s video screen will be the largest sign in the valley, approximately 27,600 square feet in area.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads the presidential field by a solid margin among likely Democratic caucus-goers heading into Nevada’s four-day early voting period, with with 25 percent of respondents expressing support. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Rev. Courtney Edward Krier, a priest at St. Joseph Catholic Church, works with the needy in the shadow of the Alpine Motel in downtown Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A new Nevada Poll finds two-thirds of likely Democratic caucus-goers surveyed in a Review-Journal poll say they’d like to see Nevada replace its caucuses with a secret-ballot primary election to determine support for a presidential nominee. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Shea Wafford, sous chef and pastry chef at Ri Ra at The Shoppes at Mandalay Place in Las Vegas, makes baked goat cheese served with honey-nut pesto, pickled red onions, peppadew relish and sourdough baguette. (Heidi Knapp Rinella/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The drill chewing through 4,475 feet of dirt 40 feet underground reached the endpoint of the first of two tunnels linking three stations from University Center Drive near the east end of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall to the under-construction West Hall on Convention Center Drive. (Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority)
The Golden Knights win in overtime against the Saint Louis Blues with a victory from Johnathan Marchessault. The team goes over their close victory against the Blues.
Celebrity chef Bruce Kalman will be cooking at Ada’s in Tivoli Village in Las Vegas. (Al Mancini/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chris Milam spent years pursuing billions of dollars worth of projects in the Las Vegas area before and after the economy tanked with nothing to show for them. His last plan in the valley – a four-venue professional sports complex south of the M Resort – ended in 2013 with the city of Henderson suing him, and Milam agreeing as part of a settlement to never again do business in the city.
Henderson will be home to a new minor league hockey arena, Vegas Golden Knights president Kerry Bubolz announced Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at the State of the City address in Henderson. (City of Henderson)
Henderson will be home to a new minor league hockey arena, Vegas Golden Knights president Kerry Bubolz announced Thursday. (City of Henderson)
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help finding a man suspected of punching a 71-year-old on an RTC bus in the central valley in February. Anyone with information about the battery can contact Metro’s downtown area command at 702-828-4266, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
As presidential candidates make their way to Las Vegas, here’s a look at events, dates and times for the days leading up to Nevada’s Caucus Day 2020 on Feb. 22. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV could not get a last second basket to fall in, resulting in an 82-79 overtime loss to the team’s in-state rival, UNR.
Las Vegas locals Sam Cruz and Jeff Gaglione discuss their engagement, in their future wedding venue at Emerald at Queensridge in Las Vegas, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @elipagephoto
Claytee White, director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries, talks about the Jackson Avenue in west Las Vegas in the (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Construction crews are making visible progress on a Vegas Golden Knights community ice arena in downtown Henderson.