🧐 Did his guilty verdict hurt Trump in Nevada?

🚨 Suspect + 5 Dead in North Las Vegas Shooting

Police found five people dead and a 13-year-old in critical condition after a shooting at an apartment complex near Craig Ranch Regional Park. Officers chased the suspect, who died after running to a nearby backyard and turning the gun on himself. [KVVU]

🗳️ Trump Leads in Biden in Another Nevada Poll

Donald Trump continues to lead President Joe Biden in the first big poll of Nevada voters since the former president added “convicted felon” to his curriculum vitae. The race remains a toss-up with just a 3-point difference between the candidates, although the margin grows to 7 if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is included. Party preferences flip in the U.S. Senate race with Democrat incumbent Jacky Rosen leading GOP nominee Sam Brown by 5 points. [AARP]

• Political pundit Jon Ralston weighs in on what the primary results mean for the general election. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🌋 Hotel Discounts are No Mirage

You’ve got less than three weeks to squeeze in a staycation at the Mirage. Average nightly rates leading up to the original mega-resort’s mid-July closure are less than the same time last year — about $106 mid-week and $300 on weekends. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

🕺 LIB Block Party Announces Lineup

Life is Beautiful is coming to the Plaza in a block party format, but it kinda feels like the Electric Daisy Carnival is coming instead. The lineup includes LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Peggy Gou, James Blake, Jungle, Jamie xx, Neil Frances, LP Giobbi, Thundercat, and Badbadnotgood. Don’t complain. They promised a dance party. But the biggest surprise may be the lack of surprises 🤔 [Life is Beautiful]

• If you recognize those names, you already know what the rave scene is really like in Las Vegas. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

I’ve never even heard of the Florida Panthers. You sure they’re a real team?

Readers weigh in…

⚖️ On the bump stock ban reversal

This ban was one of the very few notably good things that Trump did during his time in office. An insult to the city of Las Vegas indeed! Hopefully we can vote this back in.

— Priscilla B.

Your Supreme Court, bought and sold to the highest bidder!

— Wayne S.

The SCOTUS decision was not an insult to Las Vegas nor a ruling about bump stocks per se, but a statutory decision about who has the right to make laws. And as we all know, it’s not SCOTUS or the ATF. It’s Congress.

— M.K.

🕺 On Life is Beautiful moving to the Plaza (and advertising the “Arts District”)

324 S. Main is NOT the Arts District!

— Priscilla F.

⛰️ On the City Cast episode about Pahrump

It sounded like Sarah Lohman was discovering in real time why Pahrump is the butt of so many jokes. If she actually takes a trip out there, I will genuinely be impressed.

— John G.

While I miss the large selection of places to eat and things to do in Las Vegas, I like the quiet nature of Pahrump more … Thank you for staying positive and saying so many nice things about our town.

— Robert W.

🏠 On federal land for housing

As long as the 401(k) return is more important to you than access to fairly priced housing, this will only get worse. Not better.

— Tim T.

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The Rise and Evolution of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the original major-league sport in Las Vegas. Former title contender Chael Sonnen talks to City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler about the evolution of the UFC, a legal battle over fighter pay, and why losing a championship showdown was one of the best things that ever happened to his career.