Local Las Vegas
Can a single street salvage a city that has struggled to shed a decades-old stigma in an endless effort to create a pedestrian-friendly downtown lined with hip boutiques and bars?
Although workers were scurrying Friday afternoon to put on the finishing touches, H&M was finally ready to let the shopping public in this morning for its brand of apparel and shoes discounting.
When the Army-Navy game kicks off today, Yogi Dorelis will be rooting for Navy. But he could just as well put on a “Go Army” T-shirt. Or the Air Force blue one. Or the red-and-yellow one from the Marine Corps, even though “the few” and “the proud” don’t have a college team.
The stripper mobile is back, and this time with a flash of holiday spirit. Instead of hauling scantily clad dancers along the Strip, it made a charitable run Friday morning.
Karen Brill put on a stethoscope and leaned close to hear her son Aric’s heartbeat. It reminded her of the times she and Aric would lie on the sofa and watch television together. Only now Aric’s heart was beating inside the chest of Louis, a 51-year-old man from Santa Cruz, Calif.
The man who appeared to have drowned in the Imperial Palace hotel pool Thursday evening has been identified as James McQuaid of Las Vegas.
A man killed Thursday morning in a head-on collision near the Strip was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office Friday.