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Las Vegas NBA expansion team ownership has multiple groups in pursuit | Basketball
July 8, 2026
The list of groups interested in landing a Las Vegas NBA expansion team keeps growing as the league is expected to make a decision on whether to add new franchises by the end of this year. There are now four known groups eyeing a bid for a Las Vegas expansion...
2-alarm house fire in western Las Vegas Valley injures woman | Local Las Vegas
July 7, 2026
A woman has been taken to a hospital for second-degree burns in connection with a house fire Tuesday in the western Las Vegas Valley. The initial call for the 8800 block of Clear Blue Drive, near West Desert Inn and South Fort Apache roads, came in at 11:50 a.m., according...
Couple fatally shot at Las Vegas Smith’s were picking up a birthday cake, witness says
July 6, 2026
Amanda Frias Rosas and her husband were picking up a birthday cake for her son when police say her former boyfriend fatally shot them in a Las Vegas supermarket, a witness told grand jurors recently. At the time, Alejandro Estrada, 43, was concerned about going to jail for unpaid child...
Beaver Dam State Park to reopen as Grapevine Fire nears full containment | Local Nevada
July 5, 2026
Beaver Dam State Park is scheduled to reopen as the Grapevine Fire nears full containment. Nevada Incident Management Team #4 said in a release that the park will reopen at 6 a.m. Monday. Fire crews have stomped out the Grapevine Fire, which is estimated at 26,464 acres and is at...
Adam Hill: World Cup welcomes in new fans, but soccer doesn’t need to be fixed | Adam Hill | Sports
July 4, 2026
A societal ill is exposed every four years that casts a dark cloud over America. And it’s not the Presidential election. No, this is a far more serious plague. It’s the tradition of the average American sports fan not only getting a reminder that futbol is the most beautiful game...
Suspect accused of fleeing fatal Las Vegas skateboarder crash gets $100,000 bail | Courts
July 3, 2026
A judge on Friday set bail at $100,000 for a man accused of hitting a skateboarder with his car and fleeing the scene. Elijah Malone, 26, was arrested the day before on a felony charge of failing to stop at the scene of an accident. Malone’s defense attorneys, Warren Geller...
Vegas Golden Knights goalies taking shape with Adin Hill, Carter Hart | Golden Knights
July 2, 2026
Kelly McCrimmon made it clear this week what the goaltending will look like for the Vegas Golden Knights next season. That vision includes the belief that Adin Hill will get back to why McCrimmon made him the goaltender of the future. Things can change, but it will be a tandem...
Las Vegas NBA-ready Diamond Arena site land purchases total nearly $30M | Basketball
July 1, 2026
The group behind the proposed Las Vegas Diamond Arena is spending nearly $30 million to secure 3.5 acres of land needed to build a more than 21,000-seat NBA-ready arena and planned private aviation terminal. A 3-acre parcel was purchased by Chetak Development from Desert Loan Acquisitions for about $23 million...
Disneyland offers discounted tickets for evening only passes | Nation and World
June 30, 2026
Summer is one of the most popular times to visit Disneyland, but it can also be one of the busiest. Between soaring temperatures, packed walkways and long attraction lines, some guests have started looking for ways to enjoy the parks without spending hundreds and committing to a full day. Now,...
JetBlue flight from Las Vegas hits drone before landing in New York | Local Las Vegas
June 29, 2026
A JetBlue pilot reported hitting a drone as he approached JFK International Airport to land in New York Monday morning. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident that happened as the plane passed through 3,000 feet (914 meters) around 7:15 a.m. as it was crossing the coastline. The plane...
Officials elevate response efforts to combat eastern Nevada wildfires | Local Nevada
June 28, 2026
Wildfires in eastern Nevada escalated due to high winds and favorable conditions for fire growth Saturday, leading officials to elevate response efforts. The Great Basin geographic area — spanning most of Nevada, Utah and southern Idaho — was moved to Preparedness Level 4 on Saturday, the Bureau of Land Management...
Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran | Nation and World
June 27, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks across the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning...
Las Vegas police seek info on missing Austrailian woman | Local Las Vegas
June 26, 2026
An Australian woman who was last seen last week near Mount Charleston has been reported missing. Sally Grace Contarino, 26, was scheduled to return to Australia on Sunday, according to a report in the Herald Sun, based in Melbourne, and the Metropolitan Police Department. Her family said she was traveling...
Terrible’s recommended for approval to operate Primm assets by Nevada Gaming Control Board | Casinos & Gaming
June 25, 2026
Terrible’s takes over businesses at Primm next month, rescuing more than 300 jobs by planning a seamless transition from Affinity Gaming, the company that announced in May that it was abandoning efforts there. Terrible’s Gaming will take over oversight of several subsidiary companies currently controlled by Las Vegas-based Affinity on...
Pavel Dorofeyev contract update: What a Vegas Golden Knights extension looks like | Golden Knights
June 24, 2026
Pavel Dorofeyev is about to get paid by the Vegas Golden Knights or elsewhere. A massive pay raise is coming for the Knights’ leading goal scorer the last two years, as he gets set to enter restricted free agency on July 1. When that is remains to be seen. The...
In a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict, Senate for 1st time approves a war powers resolution | Politics and Government
June 23, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund. It was the...
Homebuilders’ sales in Las Vegas drop 28% in May to lowest total of year | Housing
June 22, 2026
Las Vegas homebuilders logged the lowest sales activity of the year in May amid the normally busy spring buying season, a new report shows. Builders landed 642 net home sales — newly signed sales contracts minus cancellations — in Southern Nevada last month. This marked the lowest monthly total so...
Vance meets top Iranian officials as US looks to get negotiations back on track | Nation and World
June 21, 2026
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday is meeting with top Iranian officials as the White House looks to build out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. Vance was expected to meet with Tehran’s negotiators, including parliamentary...
A flurry of goals and convincing wins are raising US World Cup hopes and expectations | Soccer
June 20, 2026
The early results are in: This U.S men’s national team is for real in this World Cup. With a quick and creative offensive attack producing goals in front of stadium-shaking home crowds, the Americans have already won their group and booked their place in the knockout round. A final group...
Witnesses testify about popular influencer’s fentanyl death in Las Vegas
June 19, 2026
Witnesses told a Clark County grand jury how a popular social media influencer paid $40 for a bag of drugs on the Las Vegas Strip in a decision that cost him his life. Anunay Sood, 32, was a Dubai-based travel blogger and native of India with nearly 1.8 million followers...