Jay-Z Cried and Was ‘So Happy’ When Mother
Came Out On Netflix’s ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,’ Jay-Z then wrote the song “Smile” from his latest album ‘4:44.’ Smile, 4:44 The Jay-Z episode will premiere on
Netflix on Apr. 6.
BREAKING: Active Shooter Reported at YouTube’s Headquarters There were multiple reports of an active shooter at the video platform’s campus in San Bruno, CA. YouTube has not commented on the situation while YouTube’s owner, Google, said it is “coordinating with authorities” and will provide more updates later. Reports confirmed the suspected shooter is a 30-year-old woman, Three of the victims have been wounded, but no fatalities have been reported.
Armin Van Damme, owner of City Athletic Boxing, works with youth from Spring Mountain Youth Camp at City Athletic Boxing in Las Vegas. Van Damme is being honored by Clark County on Tuesday for his work training at-risk youth in the community. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas homebuilder Wayne Laska of StoryBook Homes discusses his first apartment complex, The Mercer, located at Tropicana and the 215.
A man in his 50s was stabbed in the head early Thursday morning in downtown Las Vegas. The suspect is his girlfriend’s father. The man said he and his girlfriend were walking near the Golden Nugget when the incident occurred, around 5 a.m. The man and his girlfriend contacted casino security and he was taken to a hospital with a laceration to his head. Police are not sure of a motive and are looking for the suspect, whose age is unknown.
Trump Requests Private Arbitration in Stormy Daniels Lawsuit President Trump filed court papers to request that Daniels and him resolve the case privately. The adult film star was paid $130,000 to stay quiet about her affair with Trump. She sued Trump last month to break the nondisclosure agreement since Trump had never actually signed it. The new court filing requires that Daniels pursues any disagreement in arbitration.
Russia: Trump Invited Putin to Visit White House The White House confirmed that President Trump has discussed meeting with Vladimir Putin in the near future. The Kremlin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said the two men spoke on March 20 and Trump proposed a meeting. The phone call came before last week’s diplomatic explusions following the nerve attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal.
The man Las Vegas police killed Thursday at an apartment complex had a history of domestic violence, the police department said.
Monday’s headlines: California cliff crash may have been intentional, a drunk man accidentally set himself on fire, and Las Vegas’ famous underground home will get a rare public viewing.
Henderson Constable Earl Mitchell walked away from his re-election bid. Just hours before the Las Vegas Review-Journal posted a story questioning his spending. Now, the Nevada Attorney General wants a criminal investigation. The paper found Mitchell wrote himself $70,000 in checks from county funds. Withdrew deputy pay at casino and video poker bars. And went on trips to places his adult children live using county funds. Mitchell has refused to discuss the spending.
Tesla Driver Dies While Using Autopilot The automaker confirmed the driver didn’t have his hands on the wheel for about six seconds before the Model X collided with a highway barrier. The car then caught on fire. Tesla The accident happened days after an Uber self-driving test vehicle killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
Survivors of the Oct. 1 mass shooting came together on Sunday near the south end of the Strip about a block from the Route 91 Harvest festival grounds where the attack happened.
It was 50 years ago that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Allie Rossi and Alexis Vargas participate in a balloon release during a candlelight vigil at Knickerbocker Park in Las Vegas Friday, March 30, 2018.
Allie’s brother, Albert “A.J.” Rossi, along with fellow Centennial High School students Dylan Mack and Brooke Hawley, died in a car crash caused by a drunk driver in Huntington Beach, Calif. early Thursday. Vargas, who was also on the trip, was injured in the accident. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Morning Update – Saturday, March 31, 2018
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has acquired the Hard Rock Hotel with partners and plans to turn it into a Virgin-branded property by the end of 2019.
Rod Pena of the Henderson Police Department provides information about Friday’s triple shooting at the Terrible Herbst Car Wash & Lube in Henderson.
Friday’s headlines: 3 teens killed by suspected DUI driver, LVCVA focused on damage control, and Jerry Lewis’ home up for sale
A head-on collision Friday morning sent four people to the hospital with injuries police say were not life threatening. The crash occurred when the driver of a Honda Accord attempted to turn left onto Flamingo from Swenson Street. Police were not sure if either driver was impaired.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority paid consultants… to help thwart a Review-Journal investigation. One consultant wanted to search campaign records… to discredit a top Nevada politician and LVCVA critic. Thousands went to outside counsel and PR contractors. Authority staff emailed talking points to board members. Authority spokeswoman Jacqueline Peterson called the reporters “charlatan carpetbaggers.” But in the end, the Authority responded to the investigation by making reforms.
State road workers’ mistakes cost taxpayers more than $1 million. About $560,000 in federal funds built tortoise fences along I-95. But the fences were too short to protect the tortoises. And culverts for the tortoises were so poorly designed that a tortoise died trying to get under the freeway.
Three Centennial High School students were killed Thursday morning in Southern California when their vehicle was struck by a suspected drunken driver while they were enjoying their spring break, according to a family member of one of the victims.
Winchester Cultural Center hosted the “Mad Hatter Egg Hunt” event for those over 50. It included a tea party, bonnet parade and bunny hop dance. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tom Dyer, exhibits manager for the Nevada State Museum at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, talks about the new exhibit, “Finding Fremont: Pathfinder of the West.” The traveling exhibit is scheduled to open Friday April. 6. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting Thursday near downtown Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Morning Update – Thursday, March 29, 2018
A man was shot and killed Thursday morning in North Las Vegas. A police spokesman said a man was taken to a hospital where he died. NLV police blocked off a portion of North Daley Street near East Carey Avenue.
Two people inside a house at 1590 Glassy Pond Drive were hospitalized after a Thursday morning fire. A neighbor who tried to help also was taken to a hospital. Neighbors were able to help rescue a woman, who was in a wheelchair, but couldn’t get to a man on the second floor.
The man was inside the burning home for “quite a while” before firefighters were able to reach him. He suffered life-threatening injuries. A neighbor trying to get to the second floor to help the man was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The fire was contained to the second floor and the cause has not yet been determined.
The 5th Annual Migratory Bird Day was held at the Clark County Wetlands Park. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal