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Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman isn't exactly extending a warm embrace to the Oakland Athletics, who plan to build a $1.5 billion stadium in her city. In fact, Goodman said the team's stadium plan "does not make sense" and that A's ownership should go back to the drawing board and pitch a new plan in the Bay Area. "I personally think [the A's have] got to figure out a way to stay in Oakland to make their dream come true," Goodman told the Front Office Sports Today podcast, which was released Tuesday.

VIDEOJoe Biden showed up at a room partly filled with members of the Culinary Workers Union at the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas and almost nothing happened. One of the things that didn't happen was enthusiasm on the part of the audience which, as you can see was almost nonexistent. Also missing was energy which remained at a very low level throughout the event. Keep in mind this was a carefully selected group of his supporters yet it still resulted in a laughably listless encounter.

President Biden on Monday met with union workers in Las Vegas, seeking to bolster his support with a key constituency on the eve of the state’s primary and ahead of the general election. Biden spoke to members of the Culinary Workers Union at the Vdara Hotel, shaking hands and taking photos. His visit came after the union, which represents hospitality workers in Las Vegas, reached an agreement with several hotel-casinos in the city to avert a potential walkout. “Wall Street did not build America. The middle class built America. Unions built the middle class. There would be no middle class...

(Outside The Beltway with John Fredericks reporting from the closed to the press rnc winter meeting in las vegas)

Former President Donald Trump, speaking in a Commit to Caucus rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, promised that he will support Texas in its battle to secure the border, not push back against the state like the Biden administration is doing. "When I'm president, instead of trying to send Texas a restraining order, I will send them reinforcements," Trump told the large crowd gathered at Big League Dreams sports park in Las Vegas. "Instead of fighting border states, I will use every resource tool and authority of the U.S. president to defend the United States of America from this horrible...

A Las Vegas pastor was murdered in front of his family following a feud with a neighbor over the chickens and dogs she kept in her property A disturbing image shows the moment Grace Point Church pastor Nick Davi, 46, was fatally shot his female neighbor Joe Junio, 36, who also wounded his wife Sarah Davi on December 29. The shooting happened after Junio had allegedly harassed the family for weeks, throwing feces on their backyard, flooding their home, and issuing threats after the Davis complained to the gated community's homeowner's association. During one of the incidents, Junio allegedly 'ran...

A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California got another boost on Tuesday with Biden administration approval to issue $2.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds for the $12 billion project. The announcement benefiting the Brightline West project followed a $3 billion U.S. Department of Transportation grant in December and government authorization in 2020 for the company to sell $1 billion in similar bonds. ... The 218-mile (351-kilometer) Brightline West project aims to whisk passengers at 186 mph (300 kph) or more in electric trains on new tracks along the Interstate 15 corridor ... No date has been announced...

Five days after Deobra Redden leaped over the bench to attack a Las Vegas judge, he stood before the same woman — only this time, the 30-year-old’s wrists were chained to his body while court officers stood on each side of him. With added security, Redden’s sentence hearing resumed Monday, and Judge Mary Kay Holthus sentenced Redden to 19 to 48 months in prison on a previous charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. Redden faces 13 new charges following the courtroom attack, which was captured on video that has been viewed more than 105 million times. Holthus said...

A Las Vegas criminal who flung himself over the judge's bench and attacked her last week appeared before her again on Monday to be sentenced to 19 to 48 months in prison. Deobra Redden, 30, launched himself at Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Wednesday with the words 'nah **** that b****' as she rejected his pleas for more probation. Now, he was brought back into Holthus' courtroom in shackles, wearing a spit mask on his face and orange mitts on his hands, flanked by a group of jail officers. He was sentenced up to four years in...

The Las Vegas felon who hurled himself over a courtroom dais and attacked a female judge earlier this week said he was trying to kill her and blamed his action on a “bad day” while refusing to appear in court to face the new felony charges he was handed. Debora Redden, a 30-year-old, three-time felon, was being sentenced Wednesday by Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus for a conviction for attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. Redden’s attorney had asked Holthus to grant parole for the three-time felon, but she sentenced him to jail due to his violent past...

The Las Vegas crowd at UFC 296 roared with thunder when former president Donald Trump entered the T-Mobile arena accompanied by legendary rock singer Kid Rock and UFC CEO Dana White. While Trump has been a longtime supporter of UFC, Saturday night's fight featuring welterweight champion Colby Covington comes with extra significance as Covington is one of Trump's most vocal and greatest supporters.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the victims in a northwest Las Vegas murder-suicide. Four people were shot and killed, while a fifth clings to life in a local hospital. Arriving officers from the Northwest area command found five people with gunshot wounds, a man, an older woman, and three children under the age of 14. One of the children was an 11-year-old boy, a family member told 8 News Now. He was found “clinging to life” and medical took them to a local hospital, police said. 8 News Now Investigators sources confirmed the shooter was...

The shooter who killed three people Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was a 67-year-old career college professor who may have applied for a job at the university but not been hired, a law enforcement source told CNN. The gunman died at the scene after a confrontation with police outside a university building, Las Vegas Metro Sheriff Kevin McMahill said. He was identified as Anthony Polito, that source and another source in law enforcement said. Investigators are looking into the possibility Polito may have been passed over for a job at UNLV, the first law enforcement source said....

Anthony Polito had ties to North Carolina and Georgia, sources said. The deceased suspect in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting has been identified as Anthony Polito, 67, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. Polito had applied for a college professorship at UNLV, but was not hired, sources said. He had ties to North Carolina and Georgia, where he previously worked as a college professor, sources said. Polito was armed with a handgun during Wednesday's on-campus attack in which three people were killed, authorities said. Anthony Polito, 67, fatally shot three people at University of Nevada, Las Vegas,...

(Rating samples:) This is the best professor at ECU. He teaches in a way you actually learn things. the school is constantly trying to get him fired for no reason except his teaching practices are different. By different I mean better. Take Polito over everyone else. Dr. Polito is a great professor. He begins the course mainly with personal stories that relate to the course which are all hilarious and entertaining while informative. Take this class, you will pass, you will learn, and you will enjoy it! Great Professor! Literally the best teaching style I've ever experienced. You can remember...

The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las Vegas university Wednesday was a professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. The gunman was killed in a shootout with law enforcement, police said. The suspect previously worked at East Carolina University in North Carolina, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information publicly. Police didn’t immediately identify the gunman, the victims or a possible motive.

An active shooter wounded several people at the University of Nevada's Las Vegas campus in a horror 40-minute spree before being killed, police said. A huge police presence including tactical teams were seen scrambling to the college after an alert was issued to students warning them to 'RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.' Less than an hour after the alert was released, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced the suspect was deceased. The force said the investigation is ongoing. Officials said 'multiple victims' had been targeted in the attack, however it is unclear how many individuals may have been struck or what the extent...

What to know about the UNLV shooting The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is responding to reports of an active shooter on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The shooting occurred near Beam Hall. There appears to be multiple victims, police said in a post on X. Police urged everyone to avoid the area.

Today, California was notified that the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $6 billion to the state to build high-speed rail, investing in the whole system – San Francisco, Los Angeles and the Central Valley, creating connectivity north, south and with our neighbors to the east. California High-Speed Rail Authority will receive nearly $3.1 billion for construction in the Central Valley, supporting the overall end goal of connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles. Another important rail project, Brightline, will receive $3 billion to connect Los Angeles to Las Vegas with 80% of the project’s construction in California benefiting the state’s economy and...

The Beatles drummer will let fans come to him this time around as he and his band comprised of Steve Lukather (Toto), Edgar Winter, Colin Hay (Men At Work), Warren Ham (Kansas, Toto), Hamish Stuart (Average White Band), and Gregg Bissonette set up shop in Las Vegas for six shows at The Venetian. The residency will begin on May 22nd and run until June 1st. After that, the band will head south of the border to play two nights at Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional on June 5th and 6th. Details of an additional four shows will be announced soon