Eclipse Luxury Theater faces foreclosure; owner negotiating options to save theater

Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, 8:13pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A luxury theater in downtown las vegas is at risk of closing. The building that houses Eclipse Theater will face a foreclosure sale next week. An auction is planned for April 16.

Eclipse Theater is located near the intersection of 3rd Street and Gass Avenue. Court documents show financial and legal troubles for the theater over the past few years.

Eclipse Theaters opened in 2016, and while the building faces foreclosure, the theater business inside may still have a chance to be saved, which is excellent news for customers like Julie Faber.

Faber lives next to the downtown luxury movie theater that also boasts a bar and a lounge.

"They make the whole experience really nice," Faber said. "I saw it in the process of getting built. It was really exciting and I went there twice and saw a movie."

However, it's been a while since Faber has seen a movie at the theater. She says she rarely goes now. ... Read More

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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019, 10:48am

Police have made in arrest in the stabbing death of man found outside a downtown Las Vegas bar more than a week ago.

Reshard Vargas, 39, was taken into custody Tuesday and is facing a charge of murder with a deadly weapon.

Howard Chris Drew, 66, was found on the morning of March 23 laying outside the bar in the 900 block of N. Las Vegas Boulevard... Read More

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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019, 6:02pm

Clark County fire crews battled a 2-alarm fire at The New Hope motel in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon.

The hotel is located at 2805 Fremont Street, near Charleston Avenue. The fire started just before 4 p.m. Due to windy conditions, it took nearly 50 firefighters to bring the blaze under control.

The motel is a shelter and recovery home for homeless people. More than 90 people have been displaced by the fire.

There is no word yet on what started the fire... Read More

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Monday, April 1st, 2019, 4:25pm

A convenience store clerk faces murder charges after police say she shot and killed a man stealing beer.

The Clark County Coroner has identified the man as 56-year-old Robert Lee Cook.

The deadly shooting happened Friday morning at North Las Vegas Boulevard and East Washington Avenue.

Police say Cook was trying to steal beer from a Sinclair gas station. That's when the clerk Suse Antunez-Garcia ran outside and shot him.

While people who know those involved say stealing is not right, they say Cook was should not have lost his life over it.

"It's terrible man, it was like vigilante style," said Ricardo who witnesses the shooting. He did not want his last name used.

Police say 26-year-old Suse Antunez-Garcia shot and killed 56-year-old Robert Lee Cook after he tried stealing cases of beer.

Ricardo saw everything unfold Friday morning... Read More

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Thursday, March 28th, 2019, 1:13pm

State regulators say gambling revenue at Nevada casinos remained flat last month but still exceeded $1 billion.

Data released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board show casinos across the state took in $1.02 billion in February, down 0.62 percent compared with the same month last year.

Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip saw their revenues decrease almost 2 percent to $591.7 million.

Meanwhile, casinos around Lake Tahoe reported significant revenue decreases in February, when severe winter weather affected the area.

Revenue at casinos in North Lake Tahoe dropped 24.7 percent to $1.4 million. Those on the south shore in Stateline saw winnings decrease 26.6 percent to $14.5 million.

The state benefited with $59.6 million in percentage fees based on taxable revenues generated in February. That's up 35 percent from a year earlier. ... Read More

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Wednesday, March 27th, 2019, 6:24pm

Homicide Detectives are seeking the public's help in identifying a person of interest in a homicide that occurred on March 23.

According to police, at approximately 7:21 a.m. a woman entered a bar located in the 900 block of North Las Vegas Boulevard and reported to the bartender that there was someone lying outside of the building who appeared to be bleeding. The woman called police and arriving officers and medical personnel located an adult male dead from apparent stab wounds.

The Clark County Coroner's office identified the victim as 66-year-old Howard Chris Drew.

The investigation led homicide detectives to believe the deadly stabbing occurred at a location near the area where the victim was found.

On Wednesday, Metro released the following video of the suspect:... Read More

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Tuesday, March 19th, 2019, 3:14pm

Metro Police investigated an officer-involved shooting Tuesday in downtown Las Vegas. It happened around 2:43 p.m.near E. Bonanza Road and N. Maryland Parkway.

According to Metro, officers were originally called to a home in the 500 block of N. 9th Street to investigate a domestic call. Shortly after officers arrived, shots were fired.

One person was transported to the hospital. No officers were injured.

This is a developing story.... Read More

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