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The first reported non-Native American visitor to the Las Vegas Valley was the Mexican scout Rafael Rivera in 1829.[10] [11] [12] Las Vegas was named by Mexicans in the Antonio Armijo party, [4] including Rivera, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas.
Two minor league sports teams play in the Las Vegas area. The Las Vegas Aviators of the Pacific Coast League, the Triple-A farm club of the Oakland Athletics, play at Las Vegas Ballpark in nearby Summerlin. [107] The Las Vegas Lights FC of the United Soccer League and the Vegas Vipers of the XFL play in Cashman Field in Downtown Las Vegas. [108 ...
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada, which also comprises the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metropolitan statistical area.The land area of Clark County is 8,061 square miles (20,880 km 2), or roughly the size of New Jersey.
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, [1] but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2). [2]
Barrios identified himself as a chef and asked to take a photo with the performers and his knife on Oct. 6, 2022, according to KLAS. Video captured Las Vegas stabbing suspect Yoni Barrios during ...
Nevada (/ n ə ˈ v æ d ə,-v ɑː-/ ⓘ nə-VAD-ə, - VAH-, [5] [6] Spanish:) is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States. [c] It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east.
Sphere is just off the Las Vegas Strip and east of the Venetian resort, which was opened by Las Vegas Sands in 1999. [3] Las Vegas Sands contributed the 18-acre (7.3 ha) site for the project. [5] Apollo Global Management purchased the Venetian in 2022 and became MSG's new partner on the Sphere project, replacing Las Vegas Sands. [6]
It is located five miles (8 km; 4 nmi) south of downtown Las Vegas, [3] in the unincorporated area of Paradise, [1] and covers 2,800 acres (4.4 sq mi; 11.3 km 2) of land. [ 3 ] Reid is owned by Clark County and operated by the county's Department of Aviation .