In true Vegas style, there was no shortage of colorful characters on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas as 2019 came to an end.
New Year’s Eve Las Vegas
The night sky sparkled at midnight as more than 80,000 fireworks exploded over Las Vegas, welcoming the new year — and the new decade.
Las Vegas locals and visitors alike braved the frigid temperatures to ring in 2019 with fireworks on the Strip and parties on Fremont Street.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, with former mayor Oscar Goodman right over her shoulder, was on hand to lead revelers in welcoming the new year at the 3rd Street Stage under the canopy at the Fremont Street Experience on New Year’s Eve.
The Review-Journal’s Aaron Drawhorn talks to revelers near the Bellagio Fountains as they gather to celebrate the New Year in Las Vegas.
Kevin Hart found something to host after all. After stepping down from helming the Academy Awards telecast, the superstar stand-up comic and actor appeared at Drai’s Nightclub at the Cromwell on Sunday.
Review-Journal reporter Cassie Soto and Las Vegas police provide a preview to New Year’s Eve events on Fremont Street, including what to know about traffic and security for America’s Party.
Reviewjournal.com will have the valley covered on the night of Las Vegas’ biggest party.
The Las Vegas Strip fireworks show ended, and the crowd got tighter as people pushed and shoved to move to their destination for the night.
Passengers at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas got an early start on celebrating New Year’s Eve with a “silent disco.”
The National Weather Service forecasts a high of 49 degrees Monday with winds kicking up and clouds moving out late morning.
If your New Year’s plans include alcohol, the Nevada Highway Patrol wants to remind motorists there are several ways to get home safely and avoid costly DUI-related costs and jail time.
Fireworks by Grucci will launch more than 80,000 fireworks from seven hotel rooftops. The eight-minute pyrotechnics show will be synced with snippets of ten songs, including Mariah Carey’s rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” and the Vegas Golden Knights entrance song.
“Just don’t do it is basically the message here,” said Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Laura Meltzer, adding that celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve is an issue in the Las Vegas Valley.
The Clark County Department of Air Quality issued a smoke advisory for Monday and Tuesday because of fireworks, urging those sensitive to air-quality conditions to consult their physicians and limit exposure to pollutants.
