February 19, 2026 Casinos brace as Las Vegas tourism plunges 7.5% in sharpest annual visitor decline outside COVID pandemic The Las Vegas airport had 55 million passengers last year, while tourism plunged 7.5% from the prior year to just 38.5 million visitors — marking a stark contrast in travel trends.
February 17, 2026 Cheer mom, daughter dead in apparent murder-suicide after years-long custody fight: docs Utah cheer mom allegedly shot 11-year-old daughter before killing herself in Las Vegas hotel after yearslong bitter custody battle with ex-husband.
February 16, 2026 Mother shoots daughter, then herself in apparent murder-suicide at Las Vegas hotel, police say A mother in her mid-30s fatally shot her pre-teen daughter before turning the gun on herself at a Las Vegas hotel, police said.
February 3, 2026 Chinese-linked biolab discovered in Las Vegas home sparks federal investigation with SWAT response Las Vegas biolab investigation linked to accused Chinese fugitive facing federal charges in California. Property manager arrested in connection to case.
January 30, 2026 Las Vegas casino owner offers unique deal to entice visitors back amid slump Las Vegas casinos are fighting an ongoing tourism slump with creative promotions as Canadian visitors drop 20-50% to Sin City. Circa Resort has launched an "at par" exchange rate deal.
January 29, 2026 Wild video captures tire flying off British Airways plane moments after takeoff in Las Vegas Shocking video showed a tire flying off a British Airways plane moments after taking off at a Las Vegas airport. Flight 274 continued safely to London despite the incident.
January 29, 2026 Flight looses wheel moments after takeoff from Las Vegas airport A British Airways flight lost a wheel midair during takeoff Monday at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Credit: Flightradar24)
January 19, 2026 Popular Las Vegas attraction seating thousands will expand to new vacation destination The Sphere, currently in Las Vegas, will bring cutting-edge entertainment technology to a popular Maryland location with haptic seating, 4D effects and LED displays.
January 14, 2026 Las Vegas tourism crashes to early 2000s levels as visitors flee the city Tourism in the city of Las Vegas plummets 7.4% in 2025, dropping to levels not seen since early 2000s as visitor numbers fall to 35.4 million amid ongoing challenges.
January 7, 2026 US Patent Office denies A’s trademark applications for ‘Las Vegas Athletics’ The A's faced another obstacle before their Nevada move as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected their request to trademark “Las Vegas Athletics" and “Vegas Athletics."