MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren discusses why he thinks the stadium plan could bring more professional sports to Las Vegas, like an NBA team. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Southern Nevada Tourism and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Steve Hill says he confident the stadium proposal will pass and that it’s ‘great for Nevada’.
After a 17-hour Assembly session in Carson City, no vote materialized for the proposed NFL stadium and convention center upgrades. Rudy Malfabon, director of NDOT, came in after midnight to address rising concerns over a transportation report.
On Oct. 14, 2016, Senate Bill 1 passed with the Nevada Legislature. The bill includes upgrades to the Las Vegas Convention Center and approved a domed stadium which paves the way for the Oakland Raiders to relocate Las Vegas.
Gov. Brian Sandoval will sign the bill in Las Vegas on Monday.
Former Rams and Cardinals defensive back and NFL Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams spoke to UFC fighters about transitioning from active competition to life outside the cage at the UFC Veteran Athlete Summit. He also weighed-in on what it would mean to Las Vegas to have a NFL team.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, says a team effort helped to bring the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise to Las Vegas. NFL owners approved the move Monday in a 31-1 vote. The Miami Dolphins voted against.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke at the Bob Ruud Community Center in Pahrump, Monday, June 26, 2017. (Elizabeth Brumley/’Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Melvyn Sprowson, a former teacher convicted of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl, was sentenced 12 1/2 years to life in prison Monday morning. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Professional poker player Dutch Boyd discusses backing/staking at the World Series of Poker on June 15. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Two people are dead and another was shot in the head after an argument broke out over a game of dominoes at a northeast Las Vegas home Sunday night. After an argument began, a man went to his car to retrieve a gun and opened fire inside the home on the 4400 block of Wendy Street near East Craig and North Walnut roads. Two men in their 20s were killed and a third man in his 30s was shot in the head and is now stabilized. Police are still looking for the suspect.
2. A Las Vegas woman died from choking injuries Friday morning, according to the Clark County Coroner. On June 3, police were called to a break-in at a home on the 1900 block of Sirocco Court when an arriving officer said he found Stella Martinez on the ground being choked by her ex-boyfriend Christopher Wood. Police attempted to revive Martinez but she later died. Wood faces attempted murder, attempted burglary and domestic battery by strangulation charges.
3. A pedestrian has died after being struck by an SUV early Monday morning. Police responded to a call about the accident on Tropicana near Wilbur Street and Maryland Parkway around 2:30 a.m. Monday. The pedestrian later died at an area hospital.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Dan McGrath speaks to the media about a fatal shooting over a game of dominoes in northeast Las Vegas on Sunday. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Debbie Hansen, right, a physical therapist who teaches disabled drivers how to drive with special instruments attached to the steering wheel, demonstrates to Touro University student, Caitlin Humenik, on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Selected 65th overall in the third round by the Vegas Golden Knights, Jonas Rondbjerg says most of what he knows about Las Vegas he learned from watching The Hangover movies.
The Vegas Golden Knights drafted Nicolas Hague, a prospect who was considered a top pick, in the second round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee talks about their selections on day 2 of the NHL Draft and what a steal it was for the team to snag Nicolas Hague in the second round.
Vegas Golden Knights scout Bob Lowes assesses how the team did in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago.
“Clark: Poetry from Clark County, Nevada” features works by Southern Nevada poets. (John Przybys)
Ed Graney and Steve Carp from the Las Vegas Review-Journal review the Vegas Golden Knights selections from the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago at the United Center.
Ed Graney and Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal recap the Vegas Golden Knights’ first-round picks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago
Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Glass talks about being the first-ever draft pick to be selected by the team and his emotions on going sixth overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
• A Nevada-based Thunderbird jet skid off the runway and flipped over during a practice in Ohio. The F-16 was part of a demonstration team at Nellis Air Force Base. No injuries were immediately reported. The accident apparently occurred in thunderstorm conditions.
• Dean Heller has become the fifth GOP senator to oppose the health care bill. He says he won’t support the bill in its current form.
• Stefano Ricci will open its second location on the Strip. The Italian clothing brand’s first store is at the Shops at Crystals. The new spot is expected to open in mid-November at Wynn Plaza.
• And a Nye County deputy was hospitalized after being bit by a pit bull mix in Pahrump. He was released from the hospital and the dog has been quarantined.
A Trader Joe’s store on Decatur and O’Bannon relocated to Centennial Hills in northwest Las Vegas. Elaine Wilson & Wade Millward/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury talks about fans and being picked up by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in the NHL expansion draft. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Tim Kelly discuss an officer involved shooting.
The RJ’s Steve Carp and Ed Graney recapped the 2017 Expansion Draft and talk about Marc-Andre Fleury’s already growing popularity. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Patrice Bergeron won the Selke Trophy for being the best “defensive forward” at the 2017 NHL Awards. Bergeron talked about how NHL rule changes made offenses play more defensive. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Arizona native Auston Matthews won the Calder Trophy for the best player in their first year at the 2017 NHL Awards. Elaine Wilson & Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Prosecutors played Thomas Randolph’s 911 call after his wife was fatally shot and he shot the man who killed her, along with a video re-enactment Randolph made for homicide detectives. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Brayden McNabb was selected by the Golden Knights in the 2017 Expansion Draft. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal