The last time Ellis Island saw a win this large was in 2017.
Tony Garcia
From covering prep badminton for the suburban Chicago Daily Herald to Big Ten sports at the University of Illinois, from rodeos in Yuma, Arizona, to the unique police and court files in the Las Vegas Valley for KSNV-TV, Tony joined the Review-Journal newsroom as a copy editor in December 2017. He moved to the RJ's digital desk in February 2019. He misses Chicago family, friends and sports, but not so much the winters.
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an executive order Monday, saying the flags at the state Capitol, state public buildings and grounds will be lowered from sunrise until sunset.
The latest winner was one of four reversible royals to hit for major jackpots in January.
The winner, who wished to remain anonymous, said she plans on “paying all (her) debts” with the payout.
Police said the man entered the business just before 2 a.m. Dec. 13 on the 2400 block of South Nellis Boulevard, near East Sahara Avenue.
Whether it was three or seven cards, two lucky players in Las Vegas are thrilled they fell their way this weekend.
Arizona officials are investigating the discovery of human remains about 25 miles east of the Nevada-Arizona border near Laughlin.
The lucky bettors each hit sequential royal flushes within hours of one another Friday.
The next Mega Millions drawing — with its $750 million jackpot — is Friday.
This is the Nevada Highway Patrol’s first fatal crash in 2021.
The big haul was part of several noteworthy jackpots across the Las Vegas Valley.
Firefighters were called around 5:25 p.m. to the vacant, single-story chapel according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
Anyone with information is asked to call the North Las Vegas Police Department at 702-633-9111.
This is the seventh fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction in 2021.
The lucky player said he had played the table game a few times previously and only for about 30 minutes before the big hit occurred.