Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
Hungry for help
EVEN before he retired about four years ago, Allan Spaulding relied on nonprofit food pantries to supplement his monthly grocery supply. “I could pay the rent, I could pay the bills, but the food was always the problem,” the 65-year-old said about his...
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FERNANDOMANIA COMING TO VEGAS?
MIAMI, Fla. — He was known as an instant media star, a major league pitcher whose popularity soared from the moment he displayed such an unorthodox windup. Fernando Valenzuela was a phenomenon who in 1981 became the first player to win the Cy Young...
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Uncertainty for sports betting?
A gambling research company says prediction markets could become a $1 trillion industry nationwide when fully mature, with $435 billion of that coming from contracts on sports outcomes. The battle between prediction markets and states that offer legal...
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26 things inʼ26
ABOUT the most you can hope for in a new year is that it will be at least a little better than the one that just ended. Some years, that doesn’t take much. There’s enough coming in 2026, though, to at least keep things interesting. Here are 26 things...
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THIS STAR DOES RULE
THERE are Bravolebrities, as the cable channel refers to the stars of its reality shows, and there is Lisa Vanderpump. While two dozen of them showcased the beauty products and clothing they’d lent their names to during last month’s Bravocon at Caesars...
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IN TODAY’S EDITION
Ashton Jeanty entered his rookie season with high expectations, but has come up short so far. Is the offensive line to blame for his struggles, or is there more to it?
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Key benchmark
FOURTEEN judges received retention scores of 90 percent or higher in the Las Vegas Review-journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation, meaning a significant majority of attorneys want them to stay on the bench. And some judges showed improvement...
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Turning the tables
CLARK County lawyers gave positive feedback on most judges in the Las Vegas Review-journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation, but they thought five should be forced to hang up their robes. The survey, which aims to inform voters by identifying...
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40 years invegas
THEY circulate from one dusty dot on the map to the next in endless loops, ignoring aches and pains and the kind of weariness to which only a grizzly bear hunkering down for a long, lonely winter can relate. As their harsh realities slowly fade to...
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‘This seems shady’
LUTHERAN Social Services of Nevada closed its doors last month, stating on its website that “operations are temporarily paused” because of the government shutdown. But according to former employees and board members, the 40-year-old nonprofit’s...
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Pitch for removal
IT’S been nearly 34 years since Francis “Frankie” Citro Jr. has seen the inside of a Nevada casino. He hasn’t eaten a meal at any of the restaurants at Bellagio or gone to the art gallery there. Hasn’t encountered any of the beautiful displays at Wynn...
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COURTING CONTROVERSY
SHOMARI Hamlin was arrested for being on the wrong side of the street. • He was walking by a wash near the Strip in 2023 in an area that he and other homeless people frequented. A police officer asked to see his ID and found that Hamlin, as a result of...
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Statues pose a mystery
IT’S a mystery even local historians can’t crack. • Are the statues that local history buff Jeff Young acquired in a recent estate sale survivors of the notorious MGM Grand fire that killed 87 people in 1980? • Available evidence appears to suggest...
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‘Bullish on Lasvegas’
Visitor numbers may be down compared with last year, but Las Vegas resort officials and analysts say it is not time to hit the panic button. After all, 2024 was a banner year for Southern Nevada and, by many measures, 2025 is shaping up to be among...
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MOMS WALK THE WALK
AS Krista Holloway watched a group of Arbor View High School students gather at a crosswalk outside the school Wednesday, she talked about why she started her volunteer crossing guard group. “I’d rather get hit than one of them get hit,” Holloway...
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Attack weighs on community Local Jewish population wrestles with new reality
IT’S a bear hug of a festival, high among the most joyous of Jewish holidays, seven days of celebration with nights spent singing, dancing, rejoicing, with “l’chaim!” (Hebrew for “to life”) a common refrain. Sukkot begins five days after Yom Kippur, a...
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Vision comes in focus
Bally’s Corp. plans to break ground next year on a vibrant, mixed-use project that will surround the Athletics’ Major League Baseball ballpark with hotel towers, a casino and retail, dining and entertainment options. Bally’s Las Vegas will be built in...
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‘A DIFFERENT KIND OF FIGHT’
THE right hand lands with the thwack! of a fastball hitting a catcher’s mitt, one man’s dream fast becoming another’s nightmare. Cornelius “K9” Bundrage has just taken one to the jaw. The world champion boxer and equally accomplished trash talker...
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COSTLY ‘CARVE OUT’
PEGGY MUNSON was diagnosed with heart disease at age 58, eight years after retiring from the city of Las Vegas, where she had worked for two decades as a firefighter, arson investigator and bomb technician. The 2021 diagnosis meant she would be...
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Surge pricing spurs surprise at checkout
ON the first day of her first trip to Las Vegas, Julie Brenner said the cost of a bottle of water caught her attention. The 29-year-old from Miami said she remembered the price because even in her hometown, paying more than $5 for water would seem...
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■ Summerlin South becomes first Nevada team to advance to the LLWS championship game.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.— Nevada history was made Saturday, and the feat was achieved by a dozen preteen boys. Summerlin South defeated Fairfield, Connecticut, 8-2 to become the first Nevada team to win the Little League World Series U.S. championship...
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Tools of trickery
THE names of the devices are as colorful as the people who used them. Monkey paw. Kickstand. Yo-yo. These are some of the cheating devices criminals brought to Nevada casinos to trick slot machines into producing unwarranted payouts. And those who used...
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A book of firsts
THEY had nicknames like “Tony the Ant” and “Fat Herbie,” and they ran with a rough crowd. Nevada’s so-called “Black Book” originally consisted of 11 names, all believed to be associated with organized crime in cities across the United States, and...
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BLACKLISTED
First of a series. THEY are considered the worst of the worst. In its early years, this notorious list was dominated by gangsters who had ties to organized crime. Some of the most infamous mob figures in casino lore — Carl and Nicholas Civella, Joseph...
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PARADISE LOST
AS Dennis Snapp sat in the cramped Paradise Spa homeowners association office Wednesday afternoon, a homeless man approached its sliding glass door entrance. • “Turtle, come in here for a second,” Snapp said. • Turtle, a slender 36-year-old man whose...
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Mosquito spread
NOT all insects can survive Las Vegas’ harsh summer heat, but an increasing number of mosquitoes are thriving in the Las Vegas Valley — and building immunity to pesticides. Pesticides can reduce insect populations, but in areas around golf courses in...
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The desert’s harvest
Alocal horticulture expert told Ahern Family of Companies Vice President Lloyd Benson in 2016 that cherry trees would never do well in Las Vegas. “Nobody can tell me I can’t do something,” Benson said. Benson quickly planted dozens of cherry trees....
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ICE’S trickle-down effect
Fear in the local undocumented community about getting swept up by immigration agents— a sentiment cited in the indefinite closure of Broadacres Market — is reverberating in the finances of independent family-owned establishments that cater to local...
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Flow your own way
DEADLOCKED for months in tense, closed-door meetings, Colorado River states may be one step closer to an agreement. Representatives from each of the seven Western states have agreed to discuss a new path forward — one that could more firmly ground...
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‘Totally obliterated’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel’s war aimed at decapitating the country’s nuclear program in a gambit to weaken a longtime foe. Addressing the nation from the White House, President...
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Discovering dad: ‘This is God’s story’
IMAGINE going through the first 45 years of your life longing for the presence of your father, only to discover you not only knew him, but he had been a key part of your life since high school. It sounds like a pitch for a Father’s Day movie,...
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LV icon Piero’s changing hands
FREDDIE Glusman looks over his dinner guest and takes note of the fedora. It’s an intentional accessory, a tip of the hat to the restaurant’s deep-rooted Las Vegas history. He does not appreciate this lid, nor does he appreciate its intent. “Take it...
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WHAT A MOVE
AS the Raiders celebrate their five-year anniversary in Las Vegas, it’s safe to say the move has been a rousing success for the franchise, the NFL and Southern Nevada. • The idea to relocate from Oakland, California, was conceived almost 10 years ago,...
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NOT YOUR PARENTS’ VACATION
THEIR grandparents lined up for buffets, and their parents came for Celine Dion. But millennials and Gen Z are coming to Las Vegas for something else entirely. Nearly half of the city’s visitors last year were either millennials or Gen Z, according to...
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Music is in the air with EDC’S return
More inside Sights and sounds from EDC
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‘WORKING MOMS’ CRAFTING STATE LAWS
STATE Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro had to take a few unexpected days off in the waning days of the 2023 legislative session. Pregnant with her second child with roughly two weeks until the Nevada Legislature adjourned, Cannizzaro, D-las...
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Wife’s team gets contract
The wife of a key Clark County public works official is part of a team that received a multimillion-dollar contract from the department, fueling concerns about a potential conflict of interest in the bidding process and a failure of transparency in the...
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Final steps
In a photo provided by the Vatican, Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli precedes the coffin containing the body of Pope Francis being brought inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the end of his funeral Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.
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Headway for north Strip
Nearly two decades ago, the north Strip was poised to become the resort corridor’s crown jewel. Massive hotel-casino complexes such as Echelon and the original Fontainebleau were expected to transform the area into a new hub of luxury and...
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Studio project’s scale for valley comes into focus
A-LIST TALENT. Major movies and epic television series. Groundbreaking immersive experiences based on some of the most popular movie franchises of all time. In conjunction with Cinemacon, the annual convention of movie theater owners at Caesars Palace,...
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Georgia law may be on Nevada’s mind
At the end of “Spider-man: Homecoming,” Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” and dozens of other movies and TV shows, there’s a logo that has become familiar to cinephiles over the past decade: a Georgia peach. It signals production was shot in the Southern...
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Collecting pension and payments
Most Nevada government employees are barred from collecting a pension on top of a public paycheck because of state laws banning double dipping to prevent abuse of taxpayer funds. But some government retirees have found a loophole — forming a limited...
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A mind for offense
THERE was this old media room at Bowling Green in 2001. They would spend nights in it moving tables and chairs around. They would talk technique. How to make it all work. It never had been done before. It was mostly trial and error. Then came hours and...
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UNLV fires Kruger
UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger was fired Saturday with two years remaining on his contract, and a national search for his replacement has begun. The 41-year-old, a former Rebels player and assistant coach, recorded a 76-55 record in four...
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Is it time to end DST?
WELCOME to daylight saving time, the annual “spring forward” in March that renews decadeslong grumbling about the time change. But this may be the last time we’ll have to lose an hour of sleep in the spring. Nevada legislators — Assemblymember Selena...
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‘It is, frankly, dangerous’
FOUR days into a rehab stint, a 32-year-old relapsed opioid addict called her mother to say she was being discharged over an insurance issue. “She didn’t want to leave. She was crying,” her mother, Terry, recalled about the June conversation. Her...
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Homicide high, low
OFall the homicides Las Vegas police responded to in 2024, the case of Lina Pi Gill stood out to Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Robert Price. On Feb. 4, 2024, the Las Vegas Fire Department received a 911 call after a neighbor of...
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American-israeli finally free
American-israeli captive Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, is escorted by Hamas terrorists Saturday as he is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Chen was released with Argentinian-israeli Iair Horn, 46, and Russian-israeli Alexander Troufanov,...
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Trailblazer takes helm
Alex Dixon understands the significance of his appointment as chief executive officer of a megaresort on Las Vegas Boulevard. When Dixon’s late grandmother arrived in the city in the early 1950s, she found work as a housekeeper but was not allowed to...
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Chats not checked
Convicted murderer Robert Telles wrote his subordinate hundreds of romantic emails on Clark County time and devices, telling Roberta Lee-kennett “I love you so, so much,” “I wish we could just run away together” and “I love you, my distraction.” But...
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Donald doubles down
President Donald Trump vowed to work with Congress to eliminate taxes on tipped income during a Las Vegas rally Saturday — a campaign promise he made in the same city seven months before. “Any other worker that relies on tipped income, your tips will...
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Easier said than run
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on launching the largest deportation in American history, but the details of how he could get it done once he takes office remain fuzzy — and would likely require the help of state and local officials who are...
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Little vetting for LV tunnels
This story was originally published by Propublica. Elon Musk’s Boring Company spent years pitching cities on a novel solution to traffic, an underground transportation system to whisk passengers through tunnels in electric vehicles. Proposals in...
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CES: ‘Powerful’ tech, big crowds, raised security
The New Year’s celebrations are over and all the partygoers have left. Longtime Las Vegans know what that means — CES attendees are on their way to the city. The city’s largest audited annual trade show, sponsored by the Consumer Technology...
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NEW YEAR, NEW STUFF
AS LAS VEGAS TURNS THE PAGE on 2024, there’s plenty to anticipate throughout the valley in 2025. Nostalgia for the ’90s should be running high with projects involving “Friends,” Pamela Anderson and New Kids on the Block. For those of you who grew up...
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Administrators vs. teachers
The number of administrators in the Clark County School District has ballooned over the past decade, while the number of teachers has remained almost flat in an era of declining enrollment, a Las Vegas Review-journal analysis of district data...
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State lawmakers to stay course
Nevada’s congressional delegation all won re-election in November, and though they’ll make legislation under a new yet familiar administration, the six members of Congress said their priorities and bipartisan efforts will remain the same. Sens....
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Santa-filled downtown
Participants make their way Saturday along East Bridger Avenue from the starting line for the Great Santa Run through downtown Las Vegas. Nearly 5,000 registered for the event, hosted by Opportunity Village.
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UNLV braces for shooting anniversary
Kennedy Jackson, a UNLV theater arts major, still remembers the hummingbird she saw fluttering outside of UNLV’S Beam Hall one year ago. She was walking back from studying for finals, and the campus was abuzz with pre-finals stress and pre-holiday...
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Very Vegas F1
Thousands of fans seize chance to mingle before race, make Las Vegas Grand Prix a sellout
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A fatal forecast
Hanging on Judy Reiber’s kitchen wall is a photo of a particularly bad snowstorm that finally convinced her it was time to leave Colorado. What she didn’t know then was that the Nevada heat would kill her. ■ Reiber is only one of at least 402 people...
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Don’t ever count out Trump
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As he bid farewell to Washington in January 2021, deeply unpopular and diminished, Donald Trump was already hinting at a comeback. “Goodbye. We love you. We will be back in some form,” Trump told supporters at Joint Base...
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IN TODAY’S EDITION
Win or lose Sunday, the Raiders will take calls from contenders ahead of the trade deadline. The team isn’t shopping any players, but it could be tempted by the right offer.
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IN TODAY’S EDITION The Raiders smoked victory cigars last year after beating the Chiefs, who went on to win the Super Bowl and celebrate on the Strip. Each team should be motivated Sunday.
IN TODAY’S EDITION The Raiders smoked victory cigars last year after beating the Chiefs, who went on to win the Super Bowl and celebrate on the Strip. Each team should be motivated Sunday.
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Latino votes count
An aroma of Mexican pozole wafted through Maria Guadalupe “Lupe” Arreola’s spacious backyard during a warm early October evening, less than a month before Election Day. As the sun began to set and horchata flowed freely, about two dozen Latino...
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Sacred site’s fate rests on competing visions
AMONG THE HILLS past the towering bundle of 30- to 40foot juniper trees and sweet scent of sagebrush, 8-year-old Laurene Mamie Swallow wandered off with her friend. This sacred spot is called Bahsahwahbee, a place of religious and cultural gathering...
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Man of conviction
An outspoken advocate for restoring voting rights for felons could become the first candidate with a known felony conviction to be elected to state office in Nevada. Jovan Jackson, the Democratic candidate in heavily Democratic Assembly District 6,...
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