LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man has been convicted of murder in a drug-related robbery killing in Las Vegas after initially being identified as a suspect because a friend of the victim thought to check and preserve a Snapchat message. Jurors on Thursday convicted 25-year-old Montrell Russum of murder, robbery and conspiracy in the 2018 […]
Over the weekend Meek Mill took to social media to slam the “racist as hell” Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas after security barred him from entering the property to see a DJ Mustard concert. The staffers initially claimed that they did so due to a previous fight that Meek had gotten into, which the rapper denies. The beloved Philly […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott was handcuffed by police, but not arrested, after a scuffle involving event staff at a Las Vegas music festival, officials said Monday. The 23-year-old running back was detained briefly about 3 a.m. Saturday near a gate to the overnight Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas have released security video they say shows a woman shoving a 74-year-old man off a public bus after witnesses say he asked her to be nice to other passengers. The video shows Serge Fournier landing face-first on a sidewalk east of downtown on March 21. He died […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Democratic presidential hopefuls hit the ground to woo voters in the early voting state of Nevada, many are touting how closely their home states align with the fast-growing tourist mecca. Few, though, can say it’s where they stop for mom’s home cooking. Cory Booker rose to national fame as a […]
A Las Vegas police officer will face felony police misconduct charges after she was caught running background checks for her friends, making racist and homophobic jokes and sharing demeaning videos of suspects with friends, including footage of a man’s genitals and forcing a mentally ill person to dance. According to KVVU, officer Rachel Sorkow was charged […]
Damon and his wife were very excited to go to Vegas and thought it’d be just like the commercials, but they were wrong. They haven’t seen anybody toasting champagne or eating steaks and it’s not all bright and shiny. Instead, they see tons of white women in jeans with “glitter pockets and glitter belts,” old […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cardi B will have her first Last Vegas residency this spring. Palms Casino Resort announced Wednesday the 26-year-old singer’s appearance as part of its debut of KAOS, a dayclub and nightclub amphitheater-style complex that is set to open in April. Above and Beyond, G-EAZY, Kaskade and Skrillex are among the other […]
The Black Batman of the Las Vegas strip filed a lawsuit against The Hershey Company last month alleging that the chocolate manufacturer used his image without permission at Hershey’s Chocolate World. The NY Post reports that Iesa Britt, also known as rapper Blackice, discovered in January that his image was being used on an electronic billboard at the chocolate megastore. His likeness was […]
Damon is in Las Vegas right now doing a show with George Wallace. Damon says he has new teeth and they look good! But, sometimes they’re not all the way “snapped in.” Tom jokes about how nice it is that Damon decided to go help George with his “little show.” HEAD BACK TO THE BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A small bouquet of dried flowers was wedged inside the padlock on Gate 5 of the killing ground that was the Route 91 Harvest Festival one recent day, the only visible reminder that it was the site of the worst mass shooting in modern American history. A peek inside the chain-link […]
Just because you’re an Academy Award-winning box office titan doesn’t mean you’re always going to receive the red carpet treatment, as Denzel Washington learned last weekend when a Las Vegas high roller booted the star from his seat before the Gennady Golovkin versus Canelo Álvarez middleweight championship fight because he was in the gambler’s spot. Page Six reports that […]
