Allegiant announces new, nonstop route to Provo, Utah

Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 11:01am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Allegiant Airlines announced Tuesday it's offering new nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Provo, Utah beginning Aug. 18.

The Las Vegas-based air carrier is offering an introductory one-way fare of $29 if you book a flight by Thursday, May 19, and fly before Jan. 26, 2023.

Allegiant is also offering new routes from Provo to the following locations:

San Diego (Aug. 18)
Portland, Oregon (Sept. 2)
Sanford, Florida (Dec. 15)

The airline is also starting service between Akron, Ohio and Sanford, Florida; Akron, Ohio and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Akron, Ohio and Sarasota, Florida. Those flights begin in the fall... Read More

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 10:31am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A Las Vegas woman is accused of trying to poison a man by putting bleach in his sleeping pills, police said.

Wendy Najera, 26, faces a charge of poisoning or adulterating food, water or medicine, records show.

Police said they responded to a call on Thursday morning for a report of a person who had put bleach in another person’s medication.

The reporting person told police Najera had put the substance in his sleeping medication. The man took the medication and began to feel ill, police said.

The man was taken to the hospital with stomach pain, police said.

Police said they reviewed video, which they suspect shows Najera holding a blue bottom with a white top going into a bathroom. Police located a bottle of bleach in a cabinet, police said.

Najera denied the allegations when speaking to police.

The location of the incident was redacted in police documents... Read More

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 9:47am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Allegiant Stadium will begin in-person recruitment to fill over 1,800 Las Vegas Raiders gameday staff positions on Sunday.

Open positions include roles in hospitality, food service, security, ticketing, customer service, and custodial. The positions would provide staffing during the eight Raiders home games and other sporting and entertainment events played at Allegiant.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a valid ID. Interviews will be held on-site upon completion of the application process.

Recruitment events will be held at the stadium from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 22 and Monday, May 23 to fill the new and part-time positions.

This is the first time the hiring event will be inside the stadium. The Raiderettes will also be in attendance, and giveaways will be held throughout the event... Read More

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 8:51am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- If you're a Nevada homeowner, the property tax abatement law limits how much your property taxes can increase yearly. The maximum annual increase is 3%.

The Clark County Assessor's office just finished mailing out Tax Cap Abatement notices. It's important to fill out the card or your tax rate could increase by nearly 8%.

You are entitled to a lower tax increase as long as your property is your primary residence. However, if you just bought a new home, the tax cap doesn't apply the first year because the base has to be set for your taxes... Read More

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 7:59am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- One man is dead and another was injured in a shooting at an apartment complex in North Las Vegas.

The shooting occurred around midnight in the 2600 block of Deer Springs Way, near Losse Road.

According to North Las Vegas Police, a man in his 20s was transported to University Medical Center where he died. A second man was transported to Sunrise Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said, at this time, no information relating to a suspect is available.

The coroner will release the shooting victim's identity once the family has been notified.

Police urge anyone with information on the shooting to contact NLVPD at (702) 633-2133, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.... Read More

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 6:48am

(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York Tuesday in a show of solidarity after a white supremacist targeted Black people at a supermarket and left 10 people dead.

At least 10 people were killed and multiple injured after a white teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera entered a Tops Friendly Market with a rifle and opened fire, authorities said. Nearly all the victims were Black, and three more people were injured during the attack. ... Read More

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, 6:03am

(NewsNation) — Is there an alien force on a mission to explore strange new worlds — like ours? UFO enthusiasts are hoping some of the truth they believe is out there could be revealed Tuesday.

Congress is holding a hearing on threats posed by unidentified flying objects and unexplained aerial phenomena. This marks the first congressional hearings on UFOs in more than 50 years.

Two top U.S. defense intelligence officials appeared before a U.S. House of Representatives intelligence subcommittee 11 months after a report documenting more than 140 cases of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs, that U.S. military pilots have reported observing since 2004... Read More

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