Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The city set a new all-time heat record of 120 degrees on July 7. On Wednesday, the city broke its previous streak set in 2005 of four consecutive days at or above 115 degrees, before breaking it ...
Fremont Street dates back to 1905, when Las Vegas itself was founded. Fremont Street was the first paved street in Las Vegas in 1925 [3] and received the city's first traffic light in 1931. [4] Fremont Street also carried the shields of U.S. Route 93 (US 93), US 95, and US 466 before the construction of the interstate freeways, including I-15.
The Fed's two-day meeting this week will mark a turning point in U.S. monetary policy, as it begins cutting borrowing costs after the last of a run of rapid rate hikes that raised its benchmark ...
LaVergne says it was the family's preference to have the 76-year-old former Hall of Fame football player and acquitted murderer cremated at Palm Mortuary, in downtown Las Vegas, shortly after his ...
On May 30, 2,000 people gathered in downtown Las Vegas and peacefully protested along Fremont Street. However, after 10:00 pm, police sprayed tear gas on protesters and the police lieutenant made reports of vandalism and throwing of Molotov cocktails. 50 people also looted a pawn shop on Las Vegas Boulevard. An unknown number of arrests were made.
Las Vegas was founded as a city in 1905, when 110 acres of land adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks were auctioned in what would become the downtown area. The first hotel in the area, the Hotel Nevada, was built in 1906; it is still operating as the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino.
The Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is a pedestrian mall and attraction in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The FSE occupies the westernmost five blocks of Fremont Street, including the area known for years as " Glitter Gulch ", and portions of some other adjacent streets. The central attraction is a barrel vault canopy, 90 ft (27 m) high at the ...
U2 will begin its residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere with at least one new song to perform: “Atomic City,” a Vegas-themed tune that is expected to be released on or before the band’s Sept. 29 ...