Carson City braces for potential armed protests ahead of Biden inauguration

The storming of the U.S. Capitol last week by extremist supporters of President Donald Trump and ongoing protest threats by white ... [CARSON CITY BRACES FOR POTENTIAL ARMED PROTESTS AHEAD OF BIDEN INAUGURATION]( [The storming of the U.S. Capitol last week by extremist supporters of President Donald Trump and ongoing protest threats by white supremacist militia groups nationwide through Inauguration Day has law enforcement at the Nevada statehouse in Carson City on high alert.]( [METRO POLICE INVESTIGATING WHETHER EMPLOYEES TOOK PART IN CAPITOL RIOT]( [Metro Police are investigating whether department personnel participated in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, which killed five people, including a Capitol police officer. "As the (FBI) continues its investigation into the attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., (Metro) received information that some of its employees may have participated," police said Tuesday in an email statement.]( [GETTING LAS VEGAS CASINO WORKERS VACCINATED KEY TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY, INDUSTRY OFFICIALS SAY]( [A plan to move resort workers to the front of the coronavirus vaccine line could be the literal shot in the arm needed to get tourists back to Nevada, casino industry officials said. The strategy "will accelerate the consumer confidence needed to drive the visitor volume our economy depends on," Virginia Valentine, president of the Nevada Resort Association, said in a statement.]( [EDITORIAL: ADELSON'S IMPACT ON LAS VEGAS AND THE WORLD CANNOT BE OVERSTATED]( [It may seem difficult to believe today, but there was a time not so long ago when the idea of a Las Vegas resort having its own convention center was considered laughable. The thinking was that resort operators were wasting their time and money trying to attract conventiongoers, and instead should concentrate on serving the tourists who came here to play on weekends. Then came Sheldon Adelson's Venetian, and everything changed.]( [21 PREDICTIONS FOR THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS SEASON IN 2021]( [Alec Martinez knows the ups and downs of a hockey season. He's a Golden Knights defenseman now, but when he was with the Los Angeles Kings, he rode the roller coaster from Stanley Cup champion all the way down to last place in the division.]( MOST READ: [General public could get COVID vaccine starting next week in Las Vegas]( [Nevada lawmaker resigns amid campaign finance investigation]( [New Allegiant flights from Jackson Hole to Reno, Las Vegas]( [UNLV works out the kinks in blowout win over Saint Katherine]( [Leftover court bid to block Biden win in Nevada is dismissed]( [Join Our Mailing List]( Greenspun Media Group, 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com