Jan 02 Man killed in Cybertruck explosion was active-duty U.S. Army soldier, officials say By Tara Copp, Alanna Durkin Richer, Colleen Long, Associated Press Officials say the man who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside the Trump tower in Las Vegas was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier and member of its elite Green Berets. Continue reading
Jan 01 Camping fuel, fireworks found in bed of Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump tower in Las Vegas By Ty O'Neil, Associated Press Authorities say person person died and seven more people were injured when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Nov 15 Hundreds of hotel workers go on strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas By Rio Yamat, Associated Press It's the first open-ended strike in 22 years for the Culinary Workers Union, which represents 60,000 hospitality workers across Nevada. Continue reading
Sep 30 At a Las Vegas rally and an LA fundraiser, Harris needled Trump on crowd sizes By Will Weissert, Colleen Long, Associated Press In Las Vegas, she talked about her middle class background and compared it to Trump's "silver platter" pedigree that nonetheless produced six bankruptcies. Continue reading
Sep 13 WATCH: Trump holds news briefing, first since debate with Harris By Michelle L. Price, Aamer Madhani, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump refused on Friday to condemn recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week to Tuesday night's presidential debate and several 9/11 memorial events. Continue reading
Aug 28 Former Nevada elected official found guilty of murder in 2022 killing of investigative reporter By Ken Ritter, Associated Press A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: Harris and Walz speak at campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada By Rio Yamat, Darlene Superville, Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, has made, and marking a rare instance of political overlap… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS holds conference in Las Vegas By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía told guests at the Latino civil rights organization's annual conference in Las Vegas that President Joe Biden had sent his regrets and could not appear because he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 10 Las Vegas under ‘most extreme heat wave’ in recorded history, meteorologist says By Ken Ritter, Ty O'Neil, Associated Press Las Vegas baked Wednesday in a record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend, the National Weather Service… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 6:06 Grateful Dead drummer combines music and paint to express the role rhythm plays in his art By Mike Cerre Prominent musicians from George Gershwin and Miles Davis to John Lennon were also crossover artists in another medium. The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart is now on that list. He's combining his music and paint and fans are flocking to… Continue watching