IT’S OVER! Tropicana Las Vegas closes its doors just before its 67th birthday on the strip 😭 The remaining 600 team members joined the general manager in locking the doors. 8 News Now

'Young students in high school figure out whether they really like #STEM & want to be a part of STEM, & look for careers.'

#UNLVEngineering Prof. Brendan O'Toole explains one of the benefits of our new robotics mentoring course. | via Ryan Matthey 8 News Now FIRST Nevada

994 days after Assembly Bill 341 became law in 2021, the first cannabis consumption lounge in Las Vegas is now open: Smoke & Mirrors. I appreciate all the hard work from so many to make this idea a reality. Check it out when you get a chance. Very cool vibe. #NVLeg …

At 4:20pm, Tick Segerblom became the FIRST sale at the FIRST cannabis consumption lounge in Nevada! 💨

He expects an additional $3-$4 Million annually in tax revenue to Clark County ON TOP of the $15 million in taxes already collected from dispensaries 🍃🎰 8 News Now

They just released dollar bills during Usher’s Halftime show

#SuperBowl

☑️ First #SuperBowl in Las Vegas 🎰
☑️ First time covering a Super Bowl 🏈
☑️ First time in a top 40 market 🌟
☑️ First time saying “tight end” on air and it’s, like, a reference to football? 🤪
☑️ First time a ceiling fan has doubled as a backpack 💡🎒

Nice, Vegas.

NFL releases Las Vegas Strip transformation renderings for Super Bowl LVIII trib.al/Frv3YdE

BREAKING: Third UNLV shooting victim identified. 8 News Now

The suspected shooter “had some trouble” finding work, his barber told me today. LVMPD also mentioned he was on the brink of eviction while facing financial troubles.

We’re live 4:00/5:00/6:00 with all the new details on 8 News Now tonight.

The third victim, also a UNLV faculty member, will be identified following notification of next of kin. Another faculty member remains hospitalized. unlvstrong.unlv.edu

We've now learned that two of the victims who passed away – Patricia Navarro-Velez and Cha Jan “Jerry” Chang – were members of our Lee Business School faculty. unlvstrong.unlv.edu

All classes and academic and academic-related activities, as well as UNLV performing arts activities, remain canceled through Sunday, Dec. 10. UNLV Health (Medicine) clinical practice and dental practice will be open for patient care. unlv.edu