Tag Archives: Las Vegas

The SFist reports: Remember when that guy free-climbed up Salesforce Tower? That was in May 2022, and he’s still at these shenanigans, which he claims are to raise money for “women in crisis pregnancies.” His name is Maison DesChamps, he calls himself “Pro-Life Spiderman,” and today he was arrested in Las Vegas after he climbed The Sphere with an “Abortion …

ABC News reports: A suspect is dead after reports of an active shooter at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The university said shots were reported at Beam Hall as well as the school’s student union. There “appears to be multiple victims,” according to police. A ground stop was initiated at Las …

The Associate Press reports: MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card processing, the casino giant said Wednesday, as analysts and academics measured the effects of the event. “We are pleased that all of our hotels and casinos are operating normally,” the Las …

NBC News reports: MGM Resorts on Wednesday said that a cyber incident that has significantly disrupted properties across the United States for the past three days represents a material risk to the company. At the same time, the major credit rating agency Moody’s warned that the cyberattack could negatively affect MGM’s credit rating, saying the attack highlighted “key risks” within …

TechCrunch reports: Hotel and casino giant MGM Resorts has confirmed a “cybersecurity issue” is to blame for an ongoing outage affecting systems at the company’s Las Vegas properties. “MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the company’s systems,” the company said in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. According to reports on social media, …

Las Vegas’s Fox affiliate reports: An event that was being promoted as a “private reception” with Kyle Rittenhouse will not take place at the Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a statement provided to FOX5. According to a flyer for the event that was shared by Rittenhouse on Twitter, the gathering was to be held Wednesday night at …

Las Vegas’s Fox affiliate reports: A Las Vegas pastor allegedly molested a child under the age of 14 years old while several adults knew about the situation and did nothing, according to authorities. Isaac Luna-Valencia, 48, is being held at Clark County Detention Center without bail as of Thursday on lewdness with a child and kidnapping charges. Witnesses said members …

Las Vegas’s NBC affiliate reports: A former photography teacher convicted of forcing a student to pose nude for photos will spend the next five years in prison. The sentence was handed down by Judge Jacqueline Stam. Jeffrey Whiston, 44, was arrested in mid-April after the girl told friends about what happened. The student told investigators she agreed to meet the …

Futurism reports: What happens in VR in Vegas, amirite? Forget strap-ons — a porn outfit called VR Bangers is helping customers strap into a brand new porn experience in Sin City. For the curious and/or terminally lonely, the adult entertainment outfit says it’s delivering smut-enabled VR headsets via delivery robots. Although the city’s notorious getaways often offer adult movies for …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: Elvis might be leaving the buildings. The company that lords over the King’s image and likeness is cracking down on Las Vegas chapels that book Elvis-themed weddings and otherwise embrace his persona. Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which licenses Elvis Presley-related merchandise, has issued a cease-and-desist letter dated May 19 to several Las Vegas chapels. “This …

Las Vegas’s NBC News affiliate reports: A man was arrested outside of The STRAT on Wednesday after making several bomb threats. According to an arrest report, Brian Gower was wandering through the street near The STRAT threatening to blow up the building. Gower allegedly continued making threats, stating he was Joe Rogan 2.0 and that he “had a grenade in …

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge sentenced an 80-year-old nun to a year in prison after she confessed to stealing more than $800,000 from the elementary school where she worked as principal to, among other things, fund her gambling trips to Las Vegas. Mary Margaret Kreuper must also pay $825,338 in restitution, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s …

Las Vegas’s CBS News affiliate reports: Las Vegas Metro police arrested a woman at McCarran International Airport over the weekend after a disturbance on a plane. Katrina Alspaugh, of Las Vegas, faces one charge of violating airport rules following the incident Sunday, an arrest report said. The woman, later identified as Alspaugh, had been involved in a prior incident at …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: A majority of the Clark County Commission took a formal stand Tuesday against COVID-19 misinformation, declaring it a public health crisis amid concerns from other lawmakers that doing so might agitate a deep division within Southern Nevada. The 5-2 vote made the county one of few jurisdictions in the U.S. to label falsehoods related to …

Las Vegas’s CBS News affiliate reports: QAnon will have to find another place to meet after Caesars Entertainment pulled the plug on a planned meeting at a convention space near the Caesars Forum Shops on the Las Vegas Strip. Caesars Entertainment confirmed that the “Patriot Double Down” will no longer be held at Caesars Entertainment properties. The meeting was scheduled …

Via press release from the Justice Department: Federal prosecutors today filed charges against a now-retired nun who was the principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance and who has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and money laundering charges for stealing more than $835,000 in school funds to pay for personal expenses, including gambling trips. Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: The Clark County Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to rechristen McCarran International Airport for former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. Spearheaded by Commissioner Tick Segerblom, who tried and failed as a state senator in 2017 to rename McCarran after the longtime influential Democratic lawmaker, the commission directed county staff to submit a request for the name …

The Las Vegas Journal-Review reports: A Nevada man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining nearly $2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program money, meant for struggling small businesses, to purchase luxury cars and two luxury condominiums in Las Vegas. Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Nevada said, in an unsealed criminal complaint that charges Jorge Abramovs with one …

Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump’s campaign is organizing a high-dollar, in-person fundraiser in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, according to people familiar with the plans. Details of the event, including its exact location, are still being organized. One person familiar said couples would be asked for $150,000 to attend a roundtable with Trump at the event, and $50,000 for …

The Associated Press reports: The city of Las Vegas has issued a civil penalty against a hotel for hosting a faith-based campaign event for President Donald Trump that violated a mandate intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 despite warnings from city and state officials. The event proceeded as planned Thursday in Las Vegas despite Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mandate, …