In The News: Department of History

KSNV-TV: News 3

Formula One continues to take over the Las Vegas Strip, bringing in fans from all around the world. The orange cones have some locals seeing red. But will the green, meaning the money expected to pour into our economy make all the construction headaches worth it?

New York Post

The F1 world has already descended on Las Vegas for the first Grand Prix in the city since 1982 and drivers are being offered everything the city has to offer — and we mean everything.

Forbes

Resale ticket prices for the highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix have plummeted ahead of Formula 1 racing’s return to Sin City, as cold weather and a race favorite’s capture of the F1 title last month hamper fans’ expectations—despite race organizers boasting immaculate late-night views under the Las Vegas Strip’s neon skyline.

Associated Press

The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

Associated Press

The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

Associated Press

The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

 

It's been nearly four decades since Las Vegas saw a culinary strike and it's never seen one of this size, and potential magnitude. 

 

Casino.org

The American Gaming Association is marking a milestone. This month marks 10 years since the launch of online casino gaming in the US.

Las Vegas Review Journal

It was a small gathering, voices low, anxieties high. On Monday, Oct. 9, Rosie Polonsky joined around 20 of her fellow University of Nevada, Las Vegas students at a rally on campus in support of Israel, which had been attacked by Hamas terrorists two days earlier.

KNPR News

Nowadays, names like Don Laughlin, Harvey Munford and Carol Harter may not mean much to the average Nevadan, but at one point, those names were calling the shots around Clark County.

New York Times

There was just a dirt road and a boarded-up motel in 1964 when he first saw the area at the southern tip of Nevada that would be named after him.

Stars Insider

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or so the saying goes. The truth, however, goes deeper than that. There are many biological cues we find attractive as humans, and then there are social and cultural aspects that weigh in. These are, more often than not, heavily manipulated by the media, depending where you are on the planet.