Las Vegas Coverage

Clayton family sees man throw dresser, TV, lamps from 21st window of Las Vegas resort

A family from Clayton told WRAL News they were staying at the Caesars Palace resort on the Las Vegas Strip during a hostage situation.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Las Vegas chapels warned to avoid Elvis impersonators

Elvis weddings in Vegas could be a thing of the past after chapels are warned to stop using the impersonators.

'I'm lucky': Raleigh man survives both 9/11, mass shooting

One is the worst terror attack on United States soil that left nearly 3,000 people dead. The other is the worst mass shooting in our country's history that left 60 people and the gunman dead. A Raleigh man witnessed and survived both.

Ken Smith, WRAL anchor/reporter

Raleigh pastor ticketed, apologizes for incident on plane

WRAL's Debra Morgan has an update to a story where a Raleigh pastor was ticketed after officials said he urinated on another passenger during a flight from Las Vegas to Detroit.

Doing the right thing: Good Samaritan works to return cash

A Las Vegas man is searching for the rightful owner of $800 left at an ATM.

Shipping containers being converted to new homes for veterans, those in need

There's a new community of homes in Las Vegas. They're re-purposed shipping containers made into new homes for veterans and those in need.

Bloomberg on the defensive, fact-checking the Las Vegas Democratic debate

After saying he wouldn't run and then changing his mind, after altogether skipping Iowa and New Hampshire, after spending $250 million of his fortune on television and radio ads, Mike Bloomberg stood at the end of a debate stage in Las Vegas days before Democrats vote there and got battered by his five opponents.

PolitiFact Staff

Charmin debuts 'rollbot' to help you when you run out of toilet paper

A new device can come to your aid when you might need it the most, when you run out of toilet paper.

Elon Musk looking to soon open high-speed tunnel in Vegas

Elon Musk says Las Vegas could have a high-speed tunnel up and running within the next year.

Woman injured in Las Vegas shooting dies 2 years later

Two years after a horrific attack at a Las Vegas hotel became the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history, a California woman who was shot and paralyzed that night has died.

Julie Turkewitz, New York Times

Raleigh's Tyler Butler-Figueroa to perform with other 'AGT' stars in Vegas

Thursday is a big night for violin sensation, and Raleigh native, Tyler Butler-Figueroa. He'll be part of a four-night event with other members of this year's "America's Got Talent."

British couple married in Vegas surprised when Rod Stewart sings at wedding

Sharon Cook and Andrew Aitchison almost had their big day canceled after British Travel Agency Thomas Cook went bust. But Ceasars Palace arranged for the couple to be flown to Vegas and surprised them with a performance from a rock legend.

Hotel Agrees to Settlement Over Massacre in Las Vegas

The company that owns a Las Vegas hotel where a gunman opened fire from his room onto a country music festival two years ago, killing 58 and wounding hundreds of others, agreed Thursday to pay up to $800 million to settle lawsuits filed by victims.

Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times

Helping homeless pets in the heat

Thousands live on the streets in Las Vegas, many with a pet. With the extreme heat, their paws are at risk. That's where a non-profit steps in to help.

$49M Elon Musk transit system gets OK from Vegas tourism board

People would be transported underground on self-driving electric vehicles from three types of Tesla Model X chassis. The system will be capable of transporting up to 16 people at time through parallel tunnels, each running in a single direction.

Man accused of killing wife, fleeing to Vegas appears in court

A Fayetteville man accused of killing his wife and fleeing to Las Vegas stood in front of a Cumberland County judge for the first time Friday afternoon.

DA: Fayetteville man stole slain wife's car, jewelry before fleeing to Vegas

A Fayetteville man accused of killing his wife and fleeing to Las Vegas stood in front of a Cumberland County judge for the first time Friday afternoon.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter

Ceremony marks Las Vegas shooting anniversary

A Sunrise Remembrance Ceremony in Las Vegas on Monday marks the first anniversary of the mass shooting that killed 58 people on Oct. 1, 2017.

Vegas anniversary of mass shooting

It has been a year since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history occurred at a country music festival in Las Vegas.

Fayetteville man accused of killing wife arrested in Las Vegas

A Fayetteville man charged with murder in the death of his wife has been arrested in Las Vegas.

Janine Bowen, WRAL.com editor

Robot butlers make delivers in Vegas hotel

Robot butlers are responding to guests' needs at a hotel in Las Vegas.

Richard 'Old Man' Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' dies at 77

The patriarch of the Las Vegas pawn shop featured on History Channel's hit reality show passed away Monday morning.

Richard 'Old Man' Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' dies at 77

The patriarch of the Las Vegas pawn shop featured on History Channel's hit reality show passed away Monday morning.

Raw: Vegas remembers mass shooting with butterfly release

Dozens of people came together Sunday to release butterflies to honor the victims of the October shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. 58 people died and 851 were injured when a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers.