LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One Hawaiian visitor to Las Vegas collected a life-changing prize at a southern Nevada resort Wednesday. An anonymous guest from Hawaii is going home $1.5 million richer after hitting a jackpot at the California Hotel & Casino. The big win occurred on June 12 at a Wheel of Fortune slot machine when […]
Even Africa’s wealthiest man has trouble traveling in his own continent. Despite doing business in multiple countries, Nigerian-born Aliko Dangote complains he faces far more hurdles crossing Africa than visitors with European passports ever do. “As an investor, as someone who wants to make Africa great, I have to apply for 35 different visas on […]
A Death Valley National Park visitor has come forward and claimed responsibility for pulling down and damaging a 113-year-old historic salt tram tower last month. National Parks Service, in a news release Thursday, said that the visitor came forward and claimed responsibility and said that they took the action “during a time of desperation while […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Nevada State Parks announced a new visitor center for Valley of Fire State Park. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Monday. The new visitor center will also boast a larger gift shop, offering a wide array of souvenirs and educational materials for visitors to take home. Additionally, an outdoor amphitheater capable […]
Mar. 25—A woman’s death on the Santa Fe Plaza on Sunday was due to a “medical event,” Santa Fe police Chief Paul Joye said. Onlookers observed police and emergency response to the incident Sunday evening under the north side portal. A photo posted to Facebook showed Santa Fe police watching over the scene, and what […]
A casino visitor scored a big prize on a slot machine in Nevada. Then the gambler won again the same day, and that prize was even bigger. A Caesars Rewards member won a $165,000 jackpot while playing slots at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on March 2, a spokesperson for the casino told McClatchy News […]
A rare bird that landed in the Bellagio Las Vegas fountain prompted the hotel-casino to put its famed water show on hold, officials said. “We are happy to welcome the most exclusive guests,” the hotel wrote in a Tuesday, March 5, post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “The Fountains of Bellagio are paused as […]
Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan, is putting new regulations in place for climbers amid concerns about overcrowding. Human traffic jams, foothills littered with garbage and inappropriately attired hikers – some attempting the ascent in sandals – are among the issues plaguing the popular Japanese site. To ease congestion […]
Mar. 1—Visitor arrivals at the start of the year continued the trend of weakness since the August 2023 Maui wildfires, which contributed to a dampening of visitor arrivals in five of the last six months and caused visitor spending to decline in all six months. In January 2024, some 763,480 visitors came to the Hawaiian […]
LURAY – Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has identified concerns with the raw water source at two public facilities in Shenandoah National Park, according to a press release. Due to deficiencies found during required testing, water systems at Dundo and South River have not had potable water for several years. Spigots remained with signage alerting […]
Jan. 27—An 83-year-old visitor has died after possibly drowning while snorkeling Thursday at Kealakekua Bay, according to police. He has been identified as Wayne Argyle of Centerville, Utah. Hawaii island police responded to a 10:18 a.m. call regarding a possible drowning. Upon arrival, they learned that Argyle was part of a guided snorkeling tour at […]
NASA holds annual Day of Remembrance ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The event honors astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of spaceflight including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. Kathie […]