UPDATE: 1 shot and killed near Casino Center and Fremont in downtown Las Vegas

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Thursday, January 17th, 2019, 3:57pm

Metro Police are investigating a deadly shooting in downtown Las Vegas near Casino Center Drive and Fremont Street.

According to Metro, around 2:00 p.m. officers responded to a call about a shooting in the100 block of Fremont Street.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound.

The initial report said a person was shot by a security guard, but Metro is still investigating those claims.

The victim was transported to University Medical Center, where he died.

The intersection of Casino Center Drive and Ogden is closed while officers investigate.

This is a developing story. 8 News NOW has a crew on the way to the scene. We'll have a live update on 8 News NOW at 5 p.m.... Read More

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Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, 2:55pm

The ramp connecting U.S. 95 southbound to I-15 northbound will open Sunday after being closed since Aug. 2017.

The ramp has been reconfigured, widened and repaved.

Also opening Sunday morning are three other ramps that have been closed for the past 17 months:

MLK Blvd. on-ramp to I-15 southbound (now located on the eastside of MLK Blvd.)
MLK Blvd. on-ramp to I-15 northbound.
MLK Blvd. on-ramp to U.S. 95 southbound.

The improvements are part of Project Neon which is a 4-mile long widening of I-15 that began in 2016. It is costing $1 billion and is more than 90 percent completed... Read More

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Thursday, January 10th, 2019, 9:22pm

Metro Police are investigating a deadly shooting near downtown Las Vegas.

It happened at 217 West New York Avenue near Industrial Road and W. Wyoming Avenue.

No other details were released. Metro homicide detectives are investigating... Read More

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Thursday, January 10th, 2019, 9:11pm

The entertainment district of downtown Las Vegas will see its first casino-resort built from the ground up in more than three decades when the 777-room Circa opens in December 2020. Derek Stevens, one of the owners of the D Hotel, located in down Las Vegas, revealed the name of his new hotel Thursday.

The announcement about the Circa Resort and Casino came after Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman's State of the City address.

Video below shows the announcement being made at the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center.

Here it is: @DerekJStevens unveils his new resort coming to Downtown Las Vegas. It's called Circa. #8NN pic.twitter.com/nzFUp8cDLx... Read More

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Monday, December 17th, 2018, 2:44pm

The old and abandoned El Cid Hotel in downtown Las Vegas caught fire Monday morning. Fire officials say there were about 50 squatters inside the building at the time, but no one was hurt.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, there were flames shooting from the second-story almost reaching the third-story.

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue says they received several calls about the fire just before 9 a.m. This is the third fire at the building this month.

"One of the concerns we have is we don't know if we're going to get shot or stabbed. Because we'll find these people laying on the floor and you don't know if it's a victim. They might have weapons with them because those people are territorial. They don't want other people coming into their territory," said Tim Szymanski, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue... Read More

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Tuesday, December 11th, 2018, 3:03pm

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman will seek a third term in office next year.

Her campaign manager Tom Letizia confirmed Tuesday that Goodman's would make one last re-election bid for a four-year term.

Goodman has been mayor since 2011 and was re-elected in 2015.

Her husband Oscar Goodman spent 12 years as mayor before Carolyn Goodman was elected.

Term limits mean a Las Vegas mayor cannot serve more than three terms.

Letizia says Goodman loves what she does and she and her husband are both very much a part of Las Vegas.

The municipal election will be held in June... Read More

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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018, 4:31pm

A one-of-a-kind event center is now open downtown. It's a special space -- to ride high.

It's called the Core Arena, and it's right outside the Plaza Hotel. It's bringing the western legacy back to Las Vegas.

"Vegas is a western town, and it's good to see this kind of put back here in the heart of it," said Matt Shiozawa, professional rodeo cowboy.

It's country at it's core. The Core Arena at the Plaza Hotel is the first and only permanent outdoor equestrian center in downtown Las Vegas.

Shiozawa is a professional cowboy and in town for the 2018 National Finals Rodeo. The competition is taking place at the Thomas and Mack Center.

But Shiozowa says having a practice and stable space like the Core is long overdue.

"I like the fact that we can still have that experience down here, everything that downtown brings, and I can have my equipment and my horses and everything, and just be steps away from my room here at the Plaza."... Read More

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