2017 National Finals Rodeo fourth go-round results
 
2017 National Finals Rodeo fourth go-round results

The National Finals Rodeo continued its annual 10-day run in Las Vegas on Sunday. Here’s a look at the leaders after the fourth go-round. Bareback riding: 1. Ty Breuer, 90.5 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Risky Business, $26,231 Steer wrestling: 1. J.D. Struxness, 3.6 seconds, $26,231 Team roping: 1. (tie) Luke Brown/Jake Long, 4.1 seconds, $23,481 each Team roping: 1. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Kory Koontz, 4.1 seconds, $23,481 each Saddle bronc riding: 1. Ryder Wright, 89 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Pony Man, $26,231 Tie-down roping: 1. Cooper Martin, 7.6 seconds, $26,231 Barrel racing: 1. Amberleigh Moore, 13.56 seconds, $26,231 Bull riding: 1. Trey Benton III, 87.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Mo Money, $33,564

Officer-Involved Shooting in Las Vegas
 
Officer-Involved Shooting in Las Vegas

Captain Robert Plummer describes the circumstances around an officer-involved shooting outside a gas station in Las Vegas on Dec.09, 2017. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, December 10th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, December 10th

Sunday’s headlines: Las Vegas police shoot robbery suspect in central valley, Cole Swindell honors Las Vegas shooting victim Brennan Stewart, Mandalay Bay struggles to find footing after Las Vegas shooting

Las Vegas morning update for Saturday, December 9th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Saturday, December 9th

Saturday’s headlines: Police use pepper spray to stop fight at Canyon Springs game, SLS Las Vegas on ‘verge of bankruptcy,’ investors allege, Henderson day care worker suspected of exposing child in video

By the numbers: Expectations, challenges for Las Vegas’ WNBA team
 
By the numbers: Expectations, challenges for Las Vegas’ WNBA team

The newly relocated Las Vegas WNBA franchise will begin play in the 2018 season. New owners MGM Resorts will integrate a professional franchise into Las Vegas’ busy sports landscape that’s shared with the 51s, Lights FC, Golden Knights and Raiders. Here are some of the expectations and challenges the team will have. 1. Ticket prices: The key to any sports franchise is selling season tickets and group outings. For Las Vegas’ team, that starts with locals. “(You don’t) just open the doors and tell everybody you’ve got a game and stand there waiting to sell tickets,” 51s president Don Logan said. “You’ve got to get out, you’ve got to get out into the community and you’ve got to do everything we do. There’s no easy way.” Last year, San Antonio charged $12 to $165 for single-game tickets for 17 home games. 2. Creating an identity: Coach Bill Laimbeer inherits a team from San Antonio that hasn’t made the playoffs or had a winning season since 2012. Las Vegas’ team is also a franchise that lost its first 14 games last season before finishing a league-worst 8-26. 3. Patience will be required: Will they have to fill all 12,000 seats at Mandalay Bay for the season to be deemed successful? “They have to be realistic,” Connecticut Sun CEO Mitchell Etess said. “If they could get 5,000 bodies into every single game, that would be pretty good for the first year.”

‘SLS Las Vegas on ‘verge of bankruptcy,’ investors allege
 
‘SLS Las Vegas on ‘verge of bankruptcy,’ investors allege

The SLS Las Vegas hasn’t turned a profit since opening in 2014 and is on the ‘verge of bankruptcy,’ according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County by 60 Chinese nationals who lent money to the project in exchange for citizenship. The investors lent roughly $400 million and each investor paid $45,000 in administration fees. The plaintiffs are seeking $255 million in damages plus attorney fees and other costs. The plaintiff’s investment is at risk of being completely wiped out and some plaintiffs will not be able to get their permanent green cards.

Mandalay Bay: after the shooting
 
Mandalay Bay: after the shooting

Months after a mass shooting took the lives of 58 people, Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay still grapples with the effects. Several restaurants and amenities in the hotel are taking longer breaks this holiday season. The spa, which shut for five days last year, will be closed for a month. One restaurant will be closed for lunch for six weeks. A restaurateur says revenue in the six weeks after the shooting was down 30 to 50%. The hotel closed several floors this holiday season, including the 32nd, where the shooter stayed. Hundreds of workers’ hours were cut. Many full-time employees were put on a reserve list. The hotel boosted security, including more undercover officers. Meanwhile, Mandalay Bay’s average room price for December is up 5%.

Formula One files trademark documents for potential Las Vegas Grand Prix
 
Formula One files trademark documents for potential Las Vegas Grand Prix

Formula One racing may be coming to Las Vegas. According to documents obtained by the Review-Journal, Formula One Licensings has filed trademark applications for merchandise and other items related to a proposed Las Vegas Grand Prix A city tourism official said the possibility of Formula One returning to Las Vegas is only speculation at this point, but a Formula One spokesman confirmed Las Vegas is on its radar as a future race site. *quote* The timetable for adding a U.S. race or races to the schedule is not known, nor has a location for a proposed Las Vegas race been identified.

McCaw STEAM Academy’s pre-kindergarten program
 
McCaw STEAM Academy’s pre-kindergarten program

Teacher Katelyn Ferman speaks about the pre-kindergarten program at McCaw STEAM Academy school. Video by Bizuayehu Tesfaye/ Las Vegas Review-Journal

Most popular Las Vegas Lyft destinations
 
Most popular Las Vegas Lyft destinations

Lyft has announced the second annual Lyftie Awards. Las Vegas’ most visited restaurant was In-N-Out… …for the second year in a row. The city’s most visited bar was Topgolf. The Fremont Street Experience was named “most visited event space.” Fashion Show Mall was named the “Only in Vegas” spot. Reef Dispensary was designated as Lyft’s “trending designation” for being the location with the biggest increase in passenger drop-offs.

Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, December 7
 
Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, December 7

Thursday’s headlines: Suspect accused of trailing victim before fatal shooting in Las Vegas, $4.25M sale opens door to development of Las Vegas’ Symphony Park, Suspect arrested after deadly shooting on Fremont Street in Las Vegas

The National Finals Rodeo returns to Las Vegas
 
The National Finals Rodeo returns to Las Vegas

The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has returned to Las Vegas. The 10-day sporting event, which kicks off Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center, is expected to bring more than 170,000 people to the city, generating a frenzy among hotels to lasso in the lucrative crowd. Casinos are aiming to corral guests by offering rodeo packages that include meals and tickets, hosting top country singers and sporting events. Many of the visitors for rodeo week come from California, Texas, Montana, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Colorado. More than two dozen country singers will perform over the next two weeks, including George Strait at T-Mobile Arena, Cody Johnson at the South Point and Dwight Yoakam at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Love Store opening next to Las Vegas shooting healing garden
 
Love Store opening next to Las Vegas shooting healing garden

The Love Store will open a new location this week next to the downtown Community Healing Garden, which was created in the four days that followed the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting. The store, located near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Third Street, will employ 30 people, owner Edward Wheeler said. This is the fifth Love Store, with three around the valley and one in Victorville, California. Officials approved the architectural plans for the store in July, according to city records. Love Store received a certificate of occupancy on Oct. 11. Some who work in the arts district disagree with having a store that sells sex-related items next to a memorial for shooting victims. Las Vegas Valley artist Nancy Good, who has held exhibits in the arts district, said the combination will turn into a punchline.

Malcolm Subban enjoyed getting the win in the shootout
 
Malcolm Subban enjoyed getting the win in the shootout

Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban stopped all three Anaheim shooters to get the 4-3 win Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena. (Steve Carp/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Love Store to open new location in Las Vegas
 
The Love Store to open new location in Las Vegas

The Love Store will open a new location this week next to the downtown Community Healing Garden dedicated to the Las Vegas shooting. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Love Store to open fifth location in Las Vegas
 
The Love Store to open fifth location in Las Vegas

The Love Store, a retailer whose products include vibrators and lingerie, will open a new location this week next to the downtown healing garden dedicated to the Las Vegas shooting. The store, located near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Third Street, will staff 30 employees, Wheeler said. This is the fifth Love Store, with three around the valley and one in Victorville, California. Officials approved the architectural plans for the store in July, according to city records. Love Store received a certificate of occupancy on Oct. 11. Some who work in the arts district disagree with having a store that sells sex-related items next to a memorial for shooting victims. Las Vegas Valley artist Nancy Good, who’s held exhibits in the arts district, said the combination will turn into a punchline.

VGK University: Introduction to hockey, and much more
 
VGK University: Introduction to hockey, and much more

Vegas Golden Knights officials Misha Donskov and Murray Craven chat about VGK University, a five-course instructional for hockey fans, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Dec. 3, 2017. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)

VGK University: Introduction to hockey, and much more
 
VGK University: Introduction to hockey, and much more

Vegas Golden Knights officials Misha Donskov and Murray Craven chat about VGK University, a five-course instructional for hockey fans, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Dec. 3, 2017. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)

Mel Brooks plans encore at Encore in April
 
Mel Brooks plans encore at Encore in April

Buoyed by his sold-out premiere on the Strip last summer, Mel Brooks returns to Vegas in the spring. The 91-year-old Brooks says, “I love Las Vegas, I really do. … There’s nothing like the Vegas vibe.” The show will cover such films as “Blazing Saddles,” “The Producers” and “Young Frankenstein.” Matt Goss is back on the Strip, at 1 Oak nightclub at The Mirage. He was joined by his twin brother, Luke, in his debut at the club on Saturday.

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