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Las Vegas music and e-sports festival canceled
Organizers have pulled the plug on Metarama, an ambitious music-meets-gaming festival that had been scheduled to debut on Oct. 19 and 20.
Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.
1950s downtown motel to be converted into apartments
A shuttered 1950s-era motel with a troubled history is the latest downtown property slated for redevelopment into apartments. The former Safari Motel on East Fremont Street will be converted into a 21-unit apartment complex.
Read the full story on Las Vegas Sun.
Sledgehammer suspect is mentally ill, family says
The Las Vegas man accused of bludgeoning a woman to death with a sledgehammer last week has a history of mental illness, his family said.
Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Ex-Las Vegas prep football player dies of opioid overdose
An opioid overdose in early July killed Malik Noshi, a former football player at Arbor View High School who went on to play for Northern Arizona University, authorities said.
Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Las Vegas man charged with making, selling machine guns
A Las Vegas man was charged in federal court Wednesday after he admitted to making machine guns in his home and selling them in the valley, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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