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Las Vegas Announces New Year’s Eve Fireworks Details
Officials on Wednesday unveiled details for the Strip’s annual “America’s Party” New Year’s Eve fireworks show. Beginning at midnight on New Year’s Day, thousands of fizzing, sparkling rockets will launch from eight casino resort rooftops: MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace,...
Las Vegas Approves Pedestrian Bridge Across North Strip
A pedestrian bridge across the north end of the Las Vegas Strip was approved by Clark County commissioners on Tuesday. The bridge would cross Convention Center Drive and Las Vegas Boulevard, diagonally connecting Resorts World to Wynn Las Vegas. Resorts World proposed...
Las Vegas Strip’s Marvel Avengers Attraction to Power Down Forever
The Marvel-themed Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. attraction at Treasure Island (TI) will entertain its final customers on Jan. 1, 2024. The interactive exhibit, opened in 2016 by Victory Hill Exhibitions, allows guests to take on virtual reality missions, solve puzzles, and complete challenges alongside...
The Strange Parallels Between Fontainebleau and a Bygone Vegas Casino
Some interesting and uncanny parallels exist between the rocky origin story of the brand-new Fontainebleau and another Las Vegas casino resort that opened 54 years earlier, only a block away. Tall Orders In 1960, Frank Caroll, a building developer from Kansas City,...
Tupac Murder Suspect Asks For Release, Calls Confessions ‘Entertainment’
Lawyers for Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the 60-year-old self-described former gang leader arrested for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, have asked a judge to release him from jail pending trial, according to documents reviewed by KLAS-TV/Las Vegas on Monday. In...
Celine Dion Can No Longer Control Muscles, Comeback Crushed: Report
Hopes for a Celine Dion comeback in Las Vegas, buoyed briefly by her first public appearance at Katy Perry’s farewell “Play” residency date at Resorts World, have been positively crushed by a new report out of France. The superstar’s older sister tells...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Las Vegas Strip’s Official Boundaries
Most people know where the Las Vegas Strip officially starts and ends. It runs from just south of Russell Road, where the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" (WTFLV) stands, northward to the STRAT. Except that it doesn't. There is no official definition...
Hoover Dam’s ‘Homicide Hotel’ Celebrates Anniversary
On Friday, the Boulder Dam Hotel celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala during which attendees wore attire celebrating the historic landmark’s 1930s heyday. The two-story Colonial-style lodging house -- which since 2005 has also housed a museum -- is located in...
Wynn Las Vegas Sued by Family of Woman Who Died at Slot Machine
The family of a woman who collapsed while playing a Wynn Las Vegas slot machine, and later died, is suing the casino resort for failing to “reasonably assess” her need for emergency medical attention. Billie Sakkab, 74, collapsed while playing slots alone...
Kanye West’s Uncensored Antisemitic Rant in Vegas Hotel Suite — VIDEO
In the early hours of Friday, Kanye West went on another of his now trademark antisemitic rants. In this one, the formerly respected hip-hop musician raved about Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, and his former business partners. Kanye West needs some help, but...
