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Neon Museum shares more details on $45M expansion, plans for La Concha
Neon Museum shares more details on $45M expansion, plans for La Concha. The Neon Museum has shared more details on its expansion and plans for the historic La Concha building. The museum, which displays old neon signs and is dedicated to telling the history of Las Vegas, is doing due diligence to expand to two different sites in the Las Vegas Arts District that could triple the size of the Neon Museum’s operations.
NBA Summer League rookie report: Standout performances, disappointing weeks
The ‘regular season’ portion of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has come to a close, with 26 teams on their way to the consolation bracket while four compete for the title starting Sunday. On the first days of Summer League action, the gyms were packed with fans...
Las Vegas or Clark County? Commissioner Segerblom Sparks Debate on Renaming for Brand Image and Tourism
In an assertion that now collides with the essence of a city's identity, Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom has initiated the conversation on renaming the area as "Las Vegas County." His argument is as straightforward as it is bold: shake the dust from old legacies and align the county's name with its most luminary heart—the city of Las Vegas itself. As reported by FOX5, Segerblom believes that such a change would add "a little pizzazz" while erasing any confusion for the swathes of visitors who flock to the city each year.
Nearly 30 million across West under heat alerts as dangerous, record-breaking temperatures bake region
Tens of millions of people across the western U.S. are continuing to sweat it out as dangerous, triple-digit temperatures broil the region during what has become one of the hottest starts to summer on record.
Bystander Effect?: Las Vegas Woman Struggles for Extended Period Then Drowns In Pool as Gym Employees and Other Swimmers Are Oblivious to Her Floating Body, Video Shows
A woman drowned in a pool just four feet deep at a popular Las Vegas gym in February, and a shocking surveillance video of her […] Bystander Effect?: Las Vegas Woman Struggles for Extended Period Then Drowns In Pool as Gym Employees and Other Swimmers Are Oblivious to Her Floating Body, Video Shows
'Welcome To The NHL' Debuts Tonight
NEW YORK (July 18, 2024) – The Sports Emmy Award-winning Welcome to the NHL, produced by NHL Productions, returns with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the top prospects in the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft™ at Sphere in Las Vegas. The show will premiere on Saturday, July 20, at 7 p.m. ET on NHL Network and ESPN+ in the U.S. Sportsnet 360 will carry the program on Sunday, July 21, at 8 p.m. ET for fans in Canada. View the trailer here.
NBA Summer League 2024: Grading the Wizards after their showing in Las Vegas
NBA Summer League dialogue isn’t for the faint of heart. Basketball commentators jump to rash conclusions after watching a few games from young, developing NBA players — most playing in a new system with brand new teammates — calling those who struggle “busts” and crowning those who outperform expectations as “future stars.”
UFC on ESPN 60 results: Virna Jandiroba beautifully locks inescapable armbar on Amanda Lemos
Virna Jandiroba might’ve locked in a Submission of the Year candidate Saturday when she slickly and violently made Amanda Lemos tap out in the UFC on ESPN 60 main event. In a grappling-heavy affair, Jandiroba (21-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) seemed to have an answer for everything Lemos (14-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) presented. It all lead up to an armbar submission at 4:48 of Round 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Tyler Kolek's mid-air spinning assist is the play of Sumer League
You know that old adage about how Summer League doesn’t prove who can play in the NBA, it only proves who can’t?. Well, Tyler Kolek is already challenging that notion this year in Las Vegas. The No. 34 overall pick of the New York Knicks has already looked...
Celtics fall to 76ers, 103-98, in final Summer League game
LAS VEGAS — The Celtics closed ten days in Las Vegas with a 103-98 loss to the 76ers, and finished Summer League with a 2-3 record. Drew Peterson, who sat out the last two games, was back in the starting lineup, alongside Jordan Walsh, Baylor Scheierman, Anton Watson, and Killian Tillie. Jaelen House, Tyler Cook, and Tristan Enaruna contributed off the bench.
Kelsey Plum Claps Back at Reporter Following Question at WNBA All-Star Weekend
Sometimes when you've heard a question over and over again, you get tired of having to provide an answer. Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum wasn't tired on Friday, but she took the opportunity to put a statement out once and for all when asked about her team's early-season struggles, and the reasoning behind them.
$15M Approved to Renovate Two Aging Henderson (NV) Fire Stations
More than $15 million was awarded to a contracting company to renovate aging fire stations during Tuesday’s Henderson City Council meeting. The council voted 5-0 to award approximately $15,473,500 to the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. The contracting company is in charge of implementing the Henderson Fire Department’s master plan.
Proposal to change Clark County to ‘Las Vegas County’
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Chair of Clark County proposes that Nevada’s most populous area have a name change to “Las Vegas County.”. Chair Tick Segerblom has become the first local county official to publicly support a county name change, telling FOX5 that some county commissioners have discussed and endorse the idea for regional and tourism “branding” for the Entertainment Capital of the World.
Las Vegas police searching for SUV possibly connected to fatal hit-and-run
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a person was crossing Harmon outside of marked crosswalk when a dark-colored SUV hit them. The driver fled the area, police said.
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