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For Route 91 Survivors, 'Country Strong' Means Community

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — They have the date 10-1-2017 tattooed on their bodies and have memorial walls of pictures in their homes. One woman made a bracelet out of her Route 91 Harvest festival wristband, while many others can be spotted at concerts wearing shirts that say "survivor." They fly flags...

Jon Gruden Feeling Heat After 0-3 Start With Raiders

ALAMEDA — The message Jon Gruden delivered when he was introduced at a celebratory news conference announcing his second stint as Oakland Raiders coach has changed. After promising in January to deliver Oakland fans two of the best years of football he could before the team leaves for Las Vegas...

SoCal-Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Back on Track After Sale

LOS ANGELES — A plan to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas is back on track after a private rail company announced Wednesday it has taken over the project. Florida-based Brightline said it has acquired the rights to XpressWest's 185-mile federally approved rail corridor along Interstate...

Aerosmith to Launch Residency in Las Vegas Next Year

NEW YORK — Aerosmith is the latest act to head to Las Vegas to launch a residency. The rock band announced Wednesday that "Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild" would kick off April 6, 2019, at the Park Theater, where Lady Gaga will launch her residency in December. Aerosmith announced 18 shows...

Famous Pimp Running for Office Loses Brothel License

LAS VEGAS — Officials have yanked a brothel license from Nevada's most famous legal pimp, who has fashioned himself as a Donald Trump-style candidate for a state legislative seat and faced increasing anti-prostitution sentiment. Dennis Hof had failed to apply for a renewal and pay fees for his Love Ranch...

Radio Host Art Bell Died of Prescription Overdose

LAS VEGAS — Art Bell, a former syndicated AM radio host best known for nightly shows in the 1990s featuring paranormal themes and conspiracy theories, died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, authorities in Nevada said Wednesday. An autopsy found the 72-year-old Bell's death April 13 at home in...

Say What? MGM Sues Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims

LAS VEGAS — MGM Resorts International has sued hundreds of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in a bid to avoid liability for the gunfire that rained down from its Mandalay Bay casino-resort in Las Vegas. The company argues in lawsuits filed Friday in Nevada and...

Celebrity Chef's Restaurants To Close Amid #MeToo Claims

LAS VEGAS — Mario Batali's three Las Vegas Strip restaurants will shut down July 27, officials said Friday, as the celebrity chef faces sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women. Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group partner Joe Bastianich sent a letter to nearly 300 workers about the closures of Carnevino Italian...

Who Was Kirk Kerkorian? Secrets of Rags-to-Riches Life Unveiled.

No one born in Fresno has been as rich, as charitable or as mysterious as Kirk Kerkorian, the intensely private billionaire who died nearly three years ago at age 98. The Las Vegas wheeler-dealer famously avoided the spotlight. Even while building Sin City's biggest and grandest hotels. Or acquiring movie...

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