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March 28, 2024

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  • Officials investigate the site of a shooting and multi-car accident that left three people dead and at least three injured on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
    After fatal Strip shooting and crash, most Las Vegas tourists go back to having fun
    Thursday seemed like any other day inside Strip casinos: Slot machines clanged and people cheered at crowded craps tables. Tourists shopped, ate in restaurants and sipped yard-long drinks. But it wasn't any other day in Las Vegas. Outside, Las Vegas Boulevard was closed after an early morning shootout and crash that killed three people and injured six more.
  • Cal law student pleads guilty to charge related to death of bird at Flamingo Wildlife Habitat
    One of the University of California-Berkeley law students charged in conjunction with the death of an exotic bird in October at the Flamingo’s Wildlife Habitat has pleaded guilty.
  • Cal law students charged in decapitation of exotic bird at Strip wildlife habitat
    Two University of California-Berkeley law students have been charged for their alleged roles in an October incident that resulted in the decapitation of an exotic bird at the Flamingo’s Wildlife Habitat.
  • Wildlife habitat's camera caught 3 men chasing exotic bird prior to decapitation
    A 14-year-old exotic bird named Turk ran through its manmade home Friday morning at the Flamingo hotel's Wildlife Habitat, seemingly scurrying from three males on its trail.
  • Fowl play: Police arrest Cal law students in killing of exotic bird at Flamingo habitat
    Two University of California, Berkeley, students were arrested after allegedly killing an exotic bird at the Flamingo’s Wildlife Habitat, Metro Police said. Eric Cuellar, 24, and Justin Teixeira, 24, were arrested on felony charges of conspiracy and the willful, malicious torture or killing of wildlife.
  • Rock & Rita's flair bartender Nicolas Saint-Jean performs during the grand opening of Rock & Rita's at Circus Circus on July 8, 2010.
    From glass-juggling to bottle-throwing, the best flair bars in Las Vegas
    With the art of mixology washing over the Las Vegas bar scene, it’s easy to forget about the city’s most classic cocktail spectacle: flair bartending.
  • Two rescued pelicans, adopted by the Flamingo, arrived to their new home on the Strip on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012.
    Rescued pelicans land on Las Vegas Strip at the Flamingo
    Two rescued brown pelicans have found a home on the Las Vegas Strip at the Wildlife Habitat of the Flamingo casino.
  • The Flamingo Hotel & Casino
    Australian football player dies in fall from Flamingo
    A five-year veteran of the Australian Football League died Sunday in fall from a Las Vegas Strip hotel. John "J-Mac" McCarthy was found unresponsive at 5:40 a.m. Sunday on the south driveway of the Flamingo Hotel, Debbie Munch, a spokeswoman for Caesars Entertainment, said in an email statement. McCarthy was transported to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Munch added.
  • Judge rules Flamingo violated labor law during unionization drive
    Flamingo Las Vegas security officers have voted against joining a union, but the union’s dispute with the property likely will continue for some time.
  • Dennis Hart and his wife Margaret (back center) stand with a $1 million check he won at the Flamingo on May 12, 2012.  With them are casino shift manager Bobby Harris (left), vice president of table games Mark Kelly (right) and their daughter Heather Hart (front).
    Retired Ford worker returns to Florida with $1 million Vegas jackpot
    Dennis and Margaret Hart had been coming to Las Vegas at least once, sometimes twice, a year since 1967. This time, they left $1 million richer after he hit a six-card royal flush playing Three-Card poker at the Flamingo earlier this month. They talked to the Sun about their good fortune from their home in Florida.
  • Anthony Spilotro's pistol, bullets, holy cards and crucifix on display at the Mob Attraction Las Vegas at the Tropicana on Monday, April 23, 2012.
    History of violence: Notable pieces from mob collection at heart of legal dispute
    From a pistol belonging to Anthony "The Ant" Spilotro to Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's death certificate, here are just a few of the mob artifacts at the heart of an ongoing legal dispute in Las Vegas. The items, housed at the Mob Attraction Las Vegas at the Tropicana, are the subject of a longstanding series of court proceedings aimed at sorting out who has the right to display them. The matter has been fast-tracked, with hopes to resolve it this summer.
  • Carlos 'n Charlie's opens doors in expansive Vegas location at the Flamingo
    Carlos 'n Charlie's opens doors in expansive Vegas location at the Flamingo
    Classic rock blared, bartenders juggled bottles and servers danced as Las Vegas’ first Carlos 'n Charlie's restaurant opened Wednesday at the Flamingo.
  • Video screens line the walls of Center Cut Steakhouse at the Flamingo.
    Center Cut raises the ‘steaks’ for dining at the Flamingo
    In a little over a month, the Burger Joint was gone and the Center Cut Steakhouse has opened at the Flamingo. "It was like, bam, we had three weeks to hire a staff, create a menu, do demolition and finish construction on the renovations," Dan Mykovich, director of food and beverage for Center Cut, said Tuesday night, just one night after the new restaurant opened. "We were opening and paint was still drying on the wall."
  • Singer Jimmy Buffett, center, laughs as Michael Utley (not pictured), keyboardist for the Coral Reefer Band, answers questions during a Gaming Control Board hearing at the Sawyer State Building Wednesday, March 7, 2012. With Buffett are attorney Jeffrey Smith, left, and John Cohlan of Margaritaville Holdings.
    Did gaming regulators let Jimmy Buffett cruise through the licensing process?
    When popular entertainer Jimmy Buffett received his Nevada gaming license last month, a number of skeptics immediately jumped to the conclusion that star-struck gaming regulators allowed him to skate through the process unchecked.
  • One of the Cabana Suites at the El Cortez in downtown Las Vegas.
    7 looks at revitalized rooms in Vegas on the Strip and downtown
    With nearly 149,000 hotel rooms in Vegas, even the biggest resorts are looking for a competitive edge to land those heads on their beds.
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