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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas tourist said she is planning to file a lawsuit against a tattoo shop after she received a tattoo from an artist who did not have a valid body art card. The tourist, from British Columbia, Canada, asked to be identified only by her first name, Melissa. “I think I’m ashamed of myself and embarrassed,” Melissa said in an interview via Zoom with the 8 News Now Investigators. Melissa said in April, she went to Illuminati Tattoo, just off the Las Vegas Strip with her son for his 17th birthday after checking reviews...

The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and its instantly recognizable volcano, is soon shutting down after more than three decades in business. The 3,000-room resort will cease operations on July 17 as it undergoes a three-year renovation that wipes away any markings of the Mirage and its tropical theme. Opened in 1989 by casino mogul Steve Wynn, the Mirage ushered in a era of luxe resorts for the Strip and was the first resort to have a sidewalk attraction with its volcano, prompting the Bellagio and Venetian to imitate the Mirage with its dancing fountains and...

A man allegedly murdered another man at a bus stop near the Las Vegas Strip, eating his victim’s face in the process, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. Colin Czech, 29, faces a charge of open murder. Just before 5 a.m. Sunday, a person called police about a man who reportedly tackled another man to the ground on Las Vegas Boulevard near Charleston Boulevard, documents said. About 45 minutes later, another person called police, saying a man was on top of another man at a bus stop “eating” the other man’s face. Officers responded, finding Czech kneeling...

A man who leaped over a judicial bench and attacked a Nevada judge during a sentencing hearing in Las Vegas last month that was captured in a courtroom video that went viral has now been indicted for attempted murder. A grand jury returned the nine-count indictment against Deobra Redden, 30, in Las Vegas on Thursday. His arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 29. Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus was about to deliver Redden’s sentence in an attempted battery case on Jan. 3 when he lunged over the bench at her. Courtroom cameras recorded as Holthus’ clerk and a...

Getting into the Super Bowl is one thing. Landing your private jet in Las Vegas? It’s the kind of long shot that no bookie would give you odds on. The city is officially fully booked for private jets over Super Bowl weekend — with San Francisco tech billionaires among those scrambling to beat the lock-out after the 49ers qualified Sunday night to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Slots at Harry Reid Airport in the city for Sunday night take-offs, to let attendees get home after the match have gone. Now one percenters are freaking out. “A colleague of mine...

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have made it to the Super Bowl - meaning Taylor Swift will make a mad dash from Tokyo to Las Vegas to watch her boyfriend battle for football's ultimate prize on February 11. America's most famous couple kissed on the field at the M&T Bank Stadium in the aftermath of a magnificent victory for the Chiefs And when he got on stage and took the mic, Kelce was euphoric - channeling the Beastie Boys by shouting: 'You've got to fight for your right to party!'. Swift plays four nights of her blockbuster Eras...

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...

A Las Vegas judge was pounced on and attacked by a criminal during a hearing after she denied him bail. Judge Mary Kay Holthus from the Clark County District Court was mid-sentencing when convicted criminal Delone Redden launched at her on Wednesday morning. Video footage shows the wild moment Redden leaped out from where he was standing and hopped into the judge's bench to tackle her. As he throws himself at the shocked judge, Redden is heard saying 'nah f*** that b*tch.' The marshal along with the judge attempt to dodge the attack, but Redden threw himself on top of...

A Las Vegas sex worker beat an elderly man with limited mobility and robbed him of thousands of dollars in his hotel room, according to police.

David Copperfield is taking his powers of illusion to the stars. In an interview with "Today," the magician announced the plans for his latest stunt. "I’m going to make the moon disappear," he said. "It’s taken 30 years of work, that’s literally 30 years of our lives to develop it," he said. "And there’s multiple methods to make it work, and I’m collaborating with Save the Children, an amazing organization to show the world the difference one person can make." He continued, "If one person can make the moon disappear from the sky, imagine how together we can make poverty...

Two teenagers accused of killing a retired police chief were seen smirking, laughing and making obscene hand gestures in court as their trial date was set. Jesus Ayala, 18, and Jzamir Keys, 16, both face charges which include numerous felonies including murder in relation to the death of Andreas Probst, 64. The defendants could be seen smiling and laughing as Probst's family gathered in a Las Vegas court room for a hearing on Tuesday morning. The pair have been charged as adults and entered not-guilty pleas to multiple felonies including murder, battery and grand larceny of an automobile. Probst died...

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Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones wrote in a social media post Monday night that he was taken to a hospital "against my will" by the Las Vegas Fire Department and later transferred to a behavioral health facility last week. Jones was placed on the non-football illness list last week by the Raiders with what the team has described as a personal matter. He has been away from the team since Labor Day weekend when he began a series of social media posts aimed at the Raiders, owner Mark Davis, general manager Dave Ziegler and coach Josh McDaniels. He...

Security escorted two Air Canada passengers off a plane after refusing to sit in a seat someone had vomited in, according to a woman who says she was seated in the row behind them. In an August 29 Facebook post, passenger Susan Benson said she watched two women and a man " struggle to get seated" on the flight from Las Vegas to Montreal, Canada. Benson wrote in her post that she noticed "a bit of a foul smell" but hadn't yet realized where it was coming from. Soon, though, she said she learned someone had thrown up on the...

A guest at a Las Vegas Strip casino found themselves with some extra luck following a seven-digit win over the weekend. On Friday, August 18, a Caesars Rewards guest won five slot jackpots totaling $1,052,500 at Caesars Palace. The next day on Saturday, the same guest won another five slot jackpots totaling $1,020,331.

A police traffic stop in suburban Chicago turned into federal charges after cops found law enforcement badges and about $800,000 in counterfeit U.S. Savings Bonds in the driver’s car, according to a newly-filed criminal complaint. Robert R. Krilich, 58, is charged with possessing a counterfeit U.S. security intending to defraud. Rosemont police pulled Krilich over on Tuesday afternoon because they didn’t see a license plate on his car, officials said. Things snowballed from there. First, Krilich told the officers that he just picked up his car from O’Hare after returning from Las Vegas, and he believed someone stole his plates...

The long-awaited Sphere made its debut in Las Vegas on Independence Day, and locals are still trying to figure out how to feel about the $2.3billion light-up ball. The Sphere, brought into existence by MSG Entertainment, is 366 feet tall, 516 across and features 580,000 square feet of fully-programmable LED lighting. The structure also serves as a nearly 20,000-seat arena. The company claims it is the largest LED screen on the planet, in addition to being the largest spherical structure on Earth. The Sphere has lit up the Vegas sky in recent days and shown how it can picture anything...

Hunter Biden apparently filmed himself smoking crack behind the wheel of a car in 2018 — the same year he took a picture of himself driving 172mph in a Porsche, according to thousands of newly uploaded photos from the first son’s abandoned laptop. Biden, 53, is seen flashing what looks like a crack pipe and smoking it while driving through a residential neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, on June 12, 2018, according to the photos uploaded by Marco Polo, a nonprofit firm headed by former Donald Trump aide Garrett Ziegler. Less than two months later, he was seen racing to Las...

Actor Mark Wahlberg is hoping to boost the Las Vegas, Nevada, economy with more film production. On Wednesday, he lobbied state lawmakers to pass a bill that would encourage additional people to bring film production to the area, CNBC reported Thursday

The Las Vegas Shooting was the deadliest mass shooting in American history leaving 60 people dead and over 800 people injured. Despite the fact the shooting occurred in 2017, authorities have yet to release any concrete motive for the gunman Stephen Paddock. The lack of details have left many Americans wondering why so many details about the shooting have been withheld from the general public. Author Ashley St. Clair expressed her concern about the lack of answers and tweeted “We know nothing about the Las Vegas shooter who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in US history.” After St. Clair...