Police surround Vegas as tourists gather for New Year's

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sporting glittery hats, tiaras and other 2018-themed paraphernalia, tourists gathered Sunday in Las Vegas to ring in the new year under the close eye of law enforcement just three months after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history rattled the city.

Tourism officials expected New Year's Eve to pack in about 330,000 people on the Las Vegas Strip and downtown's Fremont Street. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had every officer working Sunday and was aided by the Nevada National Guard and federal agents.

"One bad incident is not going to deter us from having a good time," Honolulu resident Pettra Stark, who planned her trip after the Oct.