LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the biggest casino projects ever on the Las Vegas Strip has set a date to open, after more than seven years of planning and building. Resorts World Las Vegas announced Monday that it will open to the public June 24 and began taking reservations for more than 3,500 rooms at its three Hilton-branded hotels. …

Erica Rivinoja did what most working people would love to do — she slept in Monday morning. While catching her Zzzzz’s, Erica’s phone was blowing up with text messages of congratulations. If during her dreams she was nominated for an Oscar award, then the Hobbs native awoke to her dreams becoming reality. Early Monday morning Rivinoja, a 1995 Hobbs High …