WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Four people were killed Sunday after two small planes collided in midair at an airport in Las Vegas, officials and local media reports said. A single-engine Piper PA-46 plane was preparing to land at North Las Vegas Airport in the US state of Nevada around noon local time, when it collided with a single-engine Cessna 172, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to AFP. “The Piper crashed… in […]
Tag: Las Vegas
Is Nevada ready to reopen?
Eagle News — “When will we reopen our economy?” — is the biggest question that hangs over business owners and politicians. Time lost, is money lost. The Las Vegas strip, is an economic powerhouse. Not only for the city of Las Vegas but for the entire state of Nevada. The impacts of visitor (tourism/conventions) spending in 2018, Southern Nevada’s tourism industry contributed $57.6 billion in total output. It’s no wonder that Mayor Carolyn Goodman, wants […]
Coronavirus: Las Vegas parking lot becomes homeless shelter
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A parking lot in Las Vegas has been turned into a temporary emergency zone for homeless people after a man staying at a local charity tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the facility to close. City officials said they were forced at the weekend to transform the upper parking lot of the Cashman Center as a refuge after the closure of the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada left 500 people […]
WATCH: Las Vegas, Nevada update: 151 confirmed cases, mandatory shutdown to non-essential businesses
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — EBC Las Vegas Bureau Correspondents, Ana Cui and Amin Santos, give a live update for the Las Vegas area with Eagle News International, Washington DC. During the broadcast, Amin shares his experience when he found out that he might be exposed to COVID-19.
Sarah Geronimo overcome by emotions during Las Vegas concert
By Anna Cui EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS (Eagle News) — An emotional Sarah Geronimo at the middle part of her “THIS 15 ME” concert in Las Vegas held at the Cannery Hotel and Casino apologized to the audience for crying as she reflected on her journey of 15 years in the industry remembering the struggles and heartaches that come along with achieving fame. After rendering a couple of opening songs Geronimo started to […]
Snow falls in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Eagle News ) — It didn’t stick on the ground but Las Vegas locals did enjoy about two minutes of snow recently in the Southwest part of the valley around 1:30 pm local time. There were also reports of sporadic snowing in the West Las Vegas and Summerlin areas, about 15 minutes north of the strip. Compared to those who are used to living in the snow and may not think it’s a […]
Arms dealer indicted for ammo sold to Las Vegas shooter
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – An Arizona man was charged Friday with making armor-piercing ammunition without a license and selling it to the Las Vegas gunman whose October killing spree left 58 concert-goers dead. Stephen Paddock, 64, killed himself after the rampage carried out from his hotel suite on Las Vegas’ famed Strip on October 1 — the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. Douglas Haig, 55, is charged with one count of conspiracy to […]
Rude awakening for neighbors of the TIMET facility explosion
By JR Mari Las Vegas Bureau HENDERSON, NV (Eagle News) — An explosion ripped through the TIMET facility a little after eight in the morning, injuring two persons. The building is located on the 100 block of N. Water St., in Henderson, Nevada, less than 20 miles southeast of the famous Las Vegas Strip. Clark County Spokesperson, Chris Erickson, posted on social media website Nextdoor.com that the Henderson Fire Department responded to the blast, which did […]
Top takeaways from Consumers Electronics Show
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, which concluded Friday in Las Vegas, drew some 4,000 exhibitors from dozens of countries and more than 170,000 attendees, showcased some of the latest from the technology world. Here are highlights from the show: Artificial intelligence battle The duel between Amazon and Google for supremacy in artificial intelligence played out at the show. Amazon pushed its “Alexa Everywhere” strategy bringing its digital assistant to […]
Pole-dancing robots aim to spice up nerd fest
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — They grind and gyrate around a pole, with moves like a real stripper. But these dancers are robots, brought in to offer a new entertainment twist to the crowds descending on Las Vegas this week for the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show. The robo-strippers are the creation of British artist Giles Walker, who said he designed the vaguely humanoid machines as an expression about surveillance, power and voyeurism. No one […]
Smart robot falls dumb as LG touts ‘connected life’
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A cute, table-top robot packed with digital smarts fell dumb on stage at an LG Electronics event touting “connected” lifestyles where machines obey spoken commands and anticipate needs. The ignoble demo failure came before an audience packed with journalists and analysts on the eve of the official opening of the annual Consumer Electronics Show gadget extravaganza here on Tuesday. It also took place shortly after LG’s chief technology officer […]
LG adds Google AI in ‘smart home’ push
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Consumer electronics titan LG on Monday proclaimed this year a “tipping point” for smart homes, pushing hard into artificial intelligence and building Google Assistant into a smart speaker. LG Electronics is developing technology designed to enable its appliances, televisions and other devices adapt to users and collaborate to handle tasks. The AI platform is “open” to utilizing software made by other companies, LG chief technology officer I.P. Park said […]





