Las Vegas

Latest Stories

Members of the Culinary Workers Union rally along the Las Vegas Strip, Aug. 10, 2023, in Las Vegas. The union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 morning walkout threat at several near-Strip and downtown properties as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. (AP Photo/John Locher, file)

Culinary union reaches tentative contracts with hotel-casinos as Las Vegas kicks off Super Bowl week

Associated Press

President Joe Biden meets with members of the Culinary Workers Union at Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s Tuesday primary

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

Workers prepare Allegiant Stadium for Super Bowl 58, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Early money heavily on Kansas City Chiefs to repeat as Super Bowl champions

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) celebrates winning the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Chiefs’ Chris Jones gambled on himself this season and is taking his wins all the way to the bank

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

People stand on a pedestrian bridge by the Tropicana hotel and casino, Aug. 4, 2015, in Las Vegas. The Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City namesake for more than six decades, is slated to shut its doors in April 2024 to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium, Bally's Corp. announced Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark since 1957, will be demolished to make way for MLB baseball

Associated Press

The Mirokai robot by Enchanted Tools is seen during CES Unveiled before the start of the CES tech show Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Las Vegas. The robot is designed for medical environments to carry and move equipment and medications. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Robot baristas, AI chefs caused a stir as casino union workers fear for their jobs

By Rio Yamat - Associated Press

Members of the Culinary Workers Union rally along the Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. After a marathon week of negotiations, the Las Vegas hotel workers union says it has reached a tentative deal with Wynn Resorts. It was the last contract the Culinary Workers Union needed to avoid a strike on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, and came after the union's tentative deals with Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Las Vegas hospitality workers prepare to strike before Super Bowl

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

FILE - Duane "Keffe D" Davis arrives in Clark County District Court, Nov. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. The former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas is seeking to be released to house arrest ahead of his murder trial in June 2024. A Nevada judge on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, set a Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, hearing on the request by Davis. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool, File)

Former gang leader charged with orchestrating killing of Tupac Shakur can serve house arrest

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, left, with deputy special public defenders Robert Arroyo, right, and Charles Cano, rear, appears for his arraignment at the Regional Justice Center, Nov. 2, 2023, in Las Vegas. The former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas is seeking to be released to house arrest ahead of his murder trial in June 2024. A Nevada judge on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, set a Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, hearing on the request by Davis. (Ethan Miller/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Ex-gang leader makes his bid in Las Vegas court for house arrest before trial in Tupac Shakur case

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Sacramento Kings center Chance Comanche poses during the NBA basketball team's media day in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Authorities have arrested a player on the Sacramento Kings' G League affiliate and his girlfriend in the killing of a woman whose remains were found outside of Las Vegas earlier this month. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police announced Sunday, Dec. 17, that Chance Comanche, a 27-year-old power forward and center on the Stockton Kings, and 19-year-old Sakari Harnden will be charged with murder and kidnapping in the killing of 23-year-old Marayna Rodgers.(AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

Former NBA G League player held in woman’s killing moved from Sacramento jail, due in Vegas court

Associated Press

In this photo provided by Karen Lopez, she and her husband, Jerry Lopez, are seen with their seven children in December 2023. Jerry Lopez, 39, was killed in Las Vegas two days after Christmas while on his way to work in what Las Vegas police say was the final carjacking in a crime spree. (Karen Lopez via AP)

Five officers fired at homicide suspect during deadly chase through Las Vegas, police say

By Rio Yamat - Associated Press

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, left, with deputy special public defenders Robert Arroyo, right, and Charles Cano, rear, appears for his arraignment at the Regional Justice Center, Nov. 2, 2023, in Las Vegas. The former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas is seeking to be released to house arrest ahead of his murder trial in June 2024. A Nevada judge on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, set a Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, hearing on the request by Davis. (Ethan Miller/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Jail call recording shows risk to witnesses in Tupac Shakur killing case, prosecutors say

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Bull rider Najiah Knight poses during an advertising photo shoot in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Najiah, a high school junior from small-town Oregon, is on a yearslong quest to become the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Teenager Najiah Knight wants to be the first woman at bull riding’s top level. It’s an uphill dream

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Decorations adorn The Wedding Chapel at Vegas Weddings on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that New Year’s Eve could take the cake for the busiest wedding day in Las Vegas thanks to the date's repeating pattern of 1-2-3-1-2-3. That's known as a specialty date for those who work in the massive Las Vegas wedding industry. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

1-2-3 and counting: Las Vegas weddings could hit record on New Year’s Eve thanks to date’s pattern

Associated Press

In this image made from body camera footage provided by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, officers run into a building on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in response to reports of a shooting. Police body camera footage from the shooting, which left three people dead and one wounded, was released Wednesday, Dec. 20. (Las Vegas Metro Police Department via AP)

Newly released video shows how police moved through UNLV campus in response to reports of shooting

By Rio Yamat and Gabe Stern - Associated Press

Police car against city street background. (File photo credit: Daniel Tadevosyan via Shutterstock)

Woman slain 44 years ago in Las Vegas identified by police

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Chargers still believe in Staley after historic 63-21 loss to rival Raiders

By W. G. Ramirez - Associated Press

NFL officials pose for a group picture before the Las Vegas Raiders played against the Los Angeles Chargers in an NFL football game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)

Chargers-Raiders game makes history with NFL’s 1st all-Black officiating crew and 3 women

Associated Press

Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce walks the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Raiders set pace in league pushing for leadership diversity

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press

A driver walks to his car in the porte cochere ahead of the official opening of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel-casino Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe to southern Nevada

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press