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Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth made a recent appearance on the PodKats podcast hosted by John “Kats” Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Van Halen frontman is currently in the middle of his Las Vegas Residency which lasts for nine dates. During the interview he revealed how he was supposed to have his first residency in 1995 but was fired from the gig over an inappropriate joke telling Katsilometes

Cheyenne Avenue and Commerce Street in North Las Vegas reopened early Sunday, nearly 12 hours after a motorist blew through a red light and caused “a mass casualty traffic collision” that killed nine people, police said. The driver was going “north of” 80 miles per hour at the time of the crash, Clark County Office of Traffic Safety director Andrew Bennett told the Review-Journal.

A 19-year-old man killed in a shootout with Las Vegas police SWAT officers as they burst into an apartment was not the suspect in a murder investigation that prompted the raid, a department official said.

Hello! Adele fans who bought tickets to her 13 week run Vegas run on Stub Hub are pretty much sunk for now. It’s not exactly Stub Huh’s fault. It’s unclear when they knew she was going to throw in the towel. But I’ve talked to their people and this is what they have to say: Adele didn’t cancel, she postponed. The wording — through tears — was very specific. The shows are supposed to be re-scheduled. Until that happens, holders of tickets bought on Stub Hub can’t do anything. They can’t re-sell. They can’t get refunds. This includes everyone who...

The coin is one of only three of its kind in existence. The other two are part of the Smithsonian's collection.The coin trading world has a new gold standard, after the only known 1822 half eagle $5 piece in private hands sold at auction in Las Vegas for $8.4 million, experts said Friday. Douglas Mudd, curator and director of the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, confirmed the coin is one of three of its kind in existence and the auction price Thursday was the highest for a U.S. gold coin struck by the U.S. Mint. The...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — According to Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Southern Command Twitter, a fatal crash that took 4 lives occurred Monday evening around 6 p.m. The crash location is southbound I-15 at Sloan Lane involving at least six vehicles. A preliminary investigation revealed a Red Cadillac was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes.A Toyota pickup was traveling southbound in the southbound lane. The two vehicles crashed head-on, causing the pick-up to catch fire with all three occupants of the vehicle dying on the scene. According to Nevada State Police, the occupants of the pick-up can not be identified...

Destiny James, left, and Adreonna Adair, right, are in trouble. The two woman are accused of beating up a Spirit Airlines employee in the baggage claim area of Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas and then resisting arrest. The incident occurred at Las Vegas Airport on Thursday at 4:30pm. According to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police report, Adair and James attacked a Spirit Airlines worker in the baggage claim area. It is not clear what prompted the incident, how long it went on, or how whether the Spirit employee was hurt. Police were called to the scene and...

A high-flying realtor who worked for Coldwell Banker and Berkshire Hathaway in California has been revealed as the 'Delta Karen' who was arrested by the FBI for attacking an 80-year-old passenger on a plane after he removed his face mask to eat - while she was herself maskless. Patricia Cornwall, a real estate agent previously based in Los Angeles, who in the 1990s was - according to TikLeak - a member of the Raiderettes cheerleaders for the then-LA-based NFL team, was identified as the unruly passenger on the Thursday flight from Tampa to Atlanta when the altercation took place. Cornwall...

A woman who formerly worked as a luxury real estate agent in California has been revealed as the Delta passenger who was arrested by the FBI for attacking an 80-year-old man on a plane, after he removed his face mask to eat. Patricia Cornwall, a real estate agent previously based in Los Angeles, who in the 1990s was - according to TikLeak - a member of the Raiderettes cheerleaders for the Las Vegas NFL team, was on a Thursday flight from Tampa to Atlanta when the altercation took place. Cornwall had recently moved to Florida, Heavy.com reported. She posted on...

Las Vegas cops made a startling discovery on Thursday when they found a severed head in the truck of a suspect wanted on theft and embezzlement charges. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Eric Holland was wanted on charges of using another person's ID, auto embezzlement of more than $3,500, intent to use a false check and theft of more than $3,500 when he was stopped by Metropolitan Police near the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino at around 3.42pm on Thursday. Holland, 57, reportedly fled the scene, but the Metropolitan Police Department's air unit followed him and saw Holland switch...

The former New Jersey governor and onetime Republican presidential candidate denounced “conspiracy theorists” during a September appearance at the Ronald Reagan Library in California. He followed up with a speech this month to influential Republicans in Las Vegas, warning that the party will only succeed if it offers a "plan for tomorrow, not a grievance about yesterday.”

Eyewitness reports in affidavit confirm attack was deliberate.. The affidavit against the Christmas parade killer states that Darrell Edward Brooks Jr drove in a zig zag pattern in order to “hit as many” people as possible, confirming yet again that the massacre was a deliberate attack. Ever since the incident, the media has tried to play down any possibility that the attack was motivated by Brooks’ extremist political views, his support for BLM or violent hatred for white people. This was exemplified in the hours after the tragedy, when numerous outlets falsely reported that Brooks was merely trying to flee...

Researchers say they've recovered a mineral from deep inside the Earth — one they thought would never see the light of day. Scientists at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, named the mineral "davemaoite," after Ho-kwang "Dave" Mao, a retired experimental geophysicist whose influence on the field is still felt today. "It's an opportunity to give him credit for his big contributions," said Oliver Tschauner, a mineralogist who led a study of the rare mineral, in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. No one ever expected to see the mineral on the Earth's surface. That's because deep-Earth minerals like davemaoite...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, lacing up for a possible presidential run in 2024, told "Axios on HBO" he won't back down from a fight with former President Donald Trump, taunting his longtime friend for losing the last election. "I've never walked away from an argument, no matter who stood on the other side," Christie told me during a wide-ranging interview in New Jersey. Why it matters: This is the first hand-to-hand combat of the 2024 Republican presidential race. Many Republican candidates fear crossing Trump. But Christie — who said he still considers Trump a friend, despite their falling-out...

These wagers were too rich for the Department of Justice’s blood. A Los Angeles County casino was hit with a hefty fine for failing to properly alert financial regulators and the Internal Revenue Service when a “high roller” walked in with $100 million in cash to bet on games of baccarat. Federal prosecutors say the unnamed whale — who was described only as a Chinese national — made over 100 visits to the Bicycle Hotel & Casino over eight months in 2016, often arriving with duffle bags full of cash to bet on marathon sessions of the high-stakes card game.

The Las Vegas Raiders waived 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette and have now cut ties with both first-round picks from that draft before the midpoint of their second season. General manager Mike Mayock called it a “painful decision” to release Arnette on Monday but said it was necessary in response to a social media post with Arnette brandishing a gun and threatening to kill someone. Arnette was drafted 19th overall with a pick acquired in the Khalil Mack trade despite what Mayock called “significant concerns” about his character. Arnette was rated lower on most draft rankings but the Raiders believed...

For the last year, Nevada Democrats have been warring with each other over the past and future of their party. Senator Harry Reid, the state’s most successful politician, built a Democratic machine in the late 1990s and early 21st century that dominated local and national races up and down the ballot. But the machine suffered some setbacks in 2018 and 2020, leaving an opening for radicals to take control. The Democratic Socialists of America took over the party, and the Harry Reid faction didn’t much like it. They’ve been at war ever since. The Washoe County Democrats declared their independence...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Police suspect one driver got into three crashes on Interstate 15 in the central Las Vegas valley Monday morning, resulting in heavy traffic in both directions. Collisions on both sides of the interstate near Sahara Avenue had cars moving toward a crawl. On the northbound side, authorities were blocking at least three lanes for a crash. The scene has been cleared, though some residual backup is expected to continue. Southbound traffic was backed up past the Spaghetti Bowl and toward Lake Mead Boulevard. Lt. Jeff Dean with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said a Toyota SUV was...

Christie was in Las Vegas on Saturday, addressing the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), a major conference of party leaders, activists and mega-donors. "We can no longer talk about the past and the past elections," the former governor, a supporter of Trump but vocal critic of the former president's litigating of the 2020 election, said to applause. "No matter where you stand on that issue, it’s over," Christie argued. "Every minute we spend talking about 2020, while we’re wasting time doing that, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are laying ruin to...