@lasvegaslocally.bsky.social
Interesting, strange & useful stuff from the Vegas Valley — DTLV to Henderson to The Strip to the desert ♠️
A lightning strike fire has been burning near Area 51 for nearly 2 weeks, in case you're wondering why Las Vegas is extra smokey.
16.07.2025 22:51 — 👍 43 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
Vegas tunnel builder Elon Musk and Vegas hotel owner Donald Trump are feuding.
05.06.2025 20:31 — 👍 28 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1
There's a Tesla Model S driving around Las Vegas with an "F ELON" badge on the back. (📸 George Baker)
05.05.2025 17:27 — 👍 46 🔁 5 💬 4 📌 0
Will the new Trump tariffs hurt or help the Las Vegas economy?
02.04.2025 23:01 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 13 📌 1
Spotted on I-15: "Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill"
27.03.2025 15:17 — 👍 83 🔁 15 💬 5 📌 3
A new lawsuit claims that an elderly woman died after being "violently ejected" from a revolving door at Trump International Las Vegas.
25.03.2025 00:07 — 👍 36 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2
In a surprising turn of events, MGM Resorts is trying to attract Vegas locals to the Strip by offering a special deal at the Wicked Spoon buffet in Cosmopolitan. Just $38 per person every Wednesday from 8 am to 2 pm, for up to four guests, with valid Nevada ID.
17.03.2025 19:22 — 👍 31 🔁 7 💬 5 📌 0
17.03.2025 04:16 — 👍 33 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Update: multiple "juvenile fights" started in Adventuredome and continued all over the Circus Circus property. There is no evidence of shots fired so far, according to a law enforcement source.
16.03.2025 02:06 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
via LVMPD
16.03.2025 01:19 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
There are reports of a shooting at Circus Circus. Huge police response. Avoid that part of the Strip. (📸 @CalixtoAshley)
16.03.2025 01:18 — 👍 28 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
Happy National Blackjack Day to all who celebrate
03.03.2025 07:33 — 👍 29 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
"PLEASE REMAIN CALM AND RETURN TO YOUR SLOT MACHINES"
25.02.2025 21:05 — 👍 27 🔁 2 💬 19 📌 7
An unnamed individual is donating a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department. It's the largest law enforcement fleet in the country and will be "badass" according to Sheriff Kevin McMahill.
25.02.2025 18:47 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 18 📌 7
February 20-21, 2019
21.02.2025 08:47 — 👍 42 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
Fun fact: Mr. Patel is registered to vote at a home in the Spanish Trail community, which is owned by Las Vegas timeshare tycoon Michael J. Muldoon.
20.02.2025 21:30 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Las Vegas resident Kash Patel is the new head of the FBI. We urge him to take stronger measures to address the triple zero roulette problem.
20.02.2025 21:30 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 8 📌 0Thanks again for sharing that!
20.02.2025 18:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Tried to get a video of the Thunderbirds but they were so quick! @lasvegaslocally.bsky.social
08.02.2025 18:47 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson made it onto the cover of TIME Magazine!
20.02.2025 18:13 — 👍 67 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0
The USAF Thunderbirds are returning to Las Vegas today and will fly over the Strip sometime between 10 and 11 am.
08.02.2025 15:46 — 👍 39 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1The rumors going around about ICE immigration raids and "checkpoints" in and around the Las Vegas Valley are false.
In fact, there are no verified reports about large-scale federal immigration enforcement efforts anywhere in Southern Nevada.
Flamingo GO Pool update, via Keith Meredith. Pool season begins in 28 days... #lasvegas
01.02.2025 21:41 — 👍 35 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Out looking for something to inspire me on the south end of the strip. Not much is calling to me here.
01.02.2025 20:07 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Beautiful
01.02.2025 21:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What are you doing today, Vegas-wise?
(Bonus points if you share a pic 📸)
Day 200 without measurable rain in Las Vegas. Some people are starting to get worried.
30.01.2025 02:07 — 👍 57 🔁 3 💬 6 📌 1
The last time it rained in Vegas the Mirage was still open
27.01.2025 06:53 — 👍 86 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 1
Donald Trump will visit Las Vegas tomorrow to thank Nevada for voting for him and, we assume, give us an update on the whole "no taxes on tips" thing.
24.01.2025 00:12 — 👍 21 🔁 1 💬 19 📌 0
Las Vegas Metro police will not engage in mass deportation roundups, according to LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill.
"Officers will not stop and question, detain, arrest, or place an immigration hold on any individuals on the grounds they are an undocumented immigrant."
