Mr. BBQ’s Chinatown Las Vegas outpost on Spring Mountain Road has closed, leaving a high-profile vacancy. The brand’s Fullerton original remains open as the company pursues other openings.

North Las Vegas is teaming with a regional coalition to expand water‑safety outreach, adding low‑cost lessons and scholarships at Silver Mesa Pool. Officials cite local pediatric submersion data and say lessons plus supervision and barriers are critical.

Mesquite police say K‑9 Rogue and his handler uncovered about 100 pounds of meth during a northbound I‑15 traffic stop. The department posted photos and praised the K‑9 team.

A Clark County suit says Vivint recruited H‑2B workers to Las Vegas, then allegedly converted promised wages and housing into debts and evicted workers; Vivint disputes the claims.

Las Vegas agents are using AI to speed research and marketing. They say human expertise still matters for negotiations.

The ACM Awards return to MGM Grand on May 17 with Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green among the first performers announced; Topgolf and a Mandalay Bay beach bash bookend the weekend.

Park MGM front‑desk staff ratified a two‑year Teamsters Local 986 contract covering 82 employees, winning a 10% pay bump and improved health and pension benefits.

A high‑stakes gambler and an investor say Resorts World Las Vegas ran a racketeering enterprise, pointing to regulators’ $10.5M AML settlement as part of their case. Plaintiffs seek treble damages under RICO.

A Sparks resident was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing multiple children, including four on the Reno‑Sparks Indian Colony.

Vegas made a late‑season shakeup Sunday, parting with Bruce Cassidy and tapping veteran John Tortorella to lead the team into the playoffs. The move comes with the regular season winding down.

Dr. Henry C. Lee, the University of New Haven forensic pioneer and high‑profile trial consultant, has died in Henderson at 87.

Barret Robbins, the former Raiders center best known for missing Super Bowl XXXVII, has died at 52. His career mixed All‑Pro highs with long public struggles off the field.

The Stacked Smokewagon food trailer is headed to northwest Las Vegas this spring, serving smoked brisket, brisket mac & cheese and stacked pulled‑pork grilled cheese. Sampling events are expected before a formal opening.