🤖 Where food delivery robots are going next

🫠 Hottest Summer Ever

There are three weeks left of summer but according to the National Weather Service, Las Vegas has already broken several heat records this year, including some that stood for more than 80 years. Triple-digit temperatures will likely continue through mid-September. [KLAS]

• Related: What surprised us (or not) about the record-breaking heat. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🫣 Scorpion Bite to Testicles Claim Leads to Lawsuit

A California couple is suing the Venetian for negligence and loss of sexual drive after a man claims he was stung in the groin by a scorpion during a stay at the resort last year. The lawsuit claims hotel staff failed to properly address an infestation and reacted insensitively to the incident, leading to PTSD, emotional distress, and erectile dysfunction. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

🏌️ Badlands Battle Gets Worse for the City

Developer Yohan Lowie’s purchase of the Badlands Golf Course nearly twenty years ago teed off a years-long contentious legal battle that has cost the City of Las Vegas millions. We spoke to journalists Darcy Spears and Steve Sebelius about how we got here and why the drama could spill into this year’s mayoral race. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🤖 Meals on Wheels Expand

UNLV’s food delivery robots could soon expand beyond campus, pending a Clark County Commission vote on a new ordinance. If approved, the devices would be allowed to deliver food and nonalcoholic drinks to students and staff at nearby apartment buildings. [Las Vegas Sun]