FLIGHTS restaurant hopes to give new experience while fulfilling your taste buds

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, 12:58pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A new restaurant is offering a multitude of flavors with high-flying style. FLIGHTS restaurant recently opened inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood and is here today to show what you and your taste buds have been missing.

FLIGHTS features tapas-style food and beverage options that are served as a trio, or a “flight.” The sharable dishes give guests the opportunity to experience a multitude of flavors in a single dish.

FLIGHTS is also an aviation-themed eatery featuring servers wearing custom, in-flight uniforms and aviation-themed décor, including an actual plane suspended above the restaurant.

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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, 12:33pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Thousands are jumping on-board a movement that’s gaining steam, especially in hospitality-driven cities, across the nation.

‘Sober Curious’ is described by Ruby Warrington, British journalist and author of “Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol”, as a point in your life when you find yourself asking these questions, among others:... Read More

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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, 11:31am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A pedestrian was hit by a train and killed Wednesday morning north of downtown Las Vegas.

A Union Pacific train was involved, and a company news release confirmed the accident near Interstate 15 and Owens Avenue in Las Vegas.

The incident occurred near Owens and Stocker Street, near the border between Las Vegas and North Las Vegas... Read More

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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, 11:24am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Facebook announced it is adding a tool to allow users to block the social media network from gathering information about them on outside websites and apps.

The social media giant said Tuesday it will be adding a place to where you can see your activity that Facebook tracks outside of its service. You will have the option to turn it off.

For now the service is available in South Korea, Ireland and Spain, but it will be added to other countries in the coming months.

Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was working on the feature more than a year ago. Facebook has recently faced increasing scrutiny from the government and the public over its privacy practices... Read More

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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, 11:16am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Almost $1,800 in school supplies for Clark County students came from parking tickets issued from June 19-July 19.

And another $5,000 in donated school supplies from BIC will push the total to over $6,700.

The City of Las Vegas allowed parking violators to pay their fine with new and unwrapped supplies of equal or greater value — receipt required.

And 58 people took the time to pay their fine that way, according to Evelyn Valdez of Las Vegas parking services.

School supplies are shown at the end of a monthlong program that allowed people to pay parking tickets with donations. (City of Las Vegas)

Backpacks, notebooks, crayons, pencils, tissues, markers, index cards, glue and calculators were among the items donated. And Jesse Ortiz made headlines by erasing his fine by donating more than 200 erasers... Read More

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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, 11:12am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — You may have seen it going around on Instagram, users posting about a deadline for Instagram privacy policy changes. Under the “new” policy, old messages and private photos can be used in court cases against its users.

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But this is not true. It’s a hoax.

Adam Mosseri, who serves as the head of Instagram, posted on his verified Instagram story “Heads up! If you’re seeing a meme claiming that Instagram is changing its rules tomorrow, it’s not true”... Read More

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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019, 10:21am

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Only pop superstar Paula Abdul could look this perfect after flying hundreds of feet above The LINQ Promenade.

Abdul ended the first set of shows for her Las Vegas residency “Forever Your Girl” in high-flying fashion on the only zip line of its kind in the world: FLY LINQ.

The zip line sends guests soaring 1,121 feet. So, what makes it unique? Riders can enjoy the zipline four ways on 10 side-by-side lines simultaneously.

Abdul’s first concert residency is running at Flamingo Las Vegas and Casino through January 4, 2020. Concertgoers enjoy a multimedia experience that brings everything into the mix, from performances of her greatest hits to stories spanning her career. ... Read More

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