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Former Nevada U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, long aligned with Nevada’s gaming industry, broke sharply with casinos Thursday, defending a prediction market company that is regulated as a financial exchange rather than a gaming operator and arguing that casinos “manipulate everything” to ensure the house wins. Also today: Hoping to snuff out smoking, health advocates push to nearly double Nevada tobacco ta...

Clark County commissioners signaled Tuesday they will begin developing regulations for data centers — and are weighing a possible pause on new applications — after an outpouring of public concern over the industry’s environmental impact. No formal action was taken, but Commissioners William McCurdy and Tick Segerblom said they plan to work together on a framework that could set uniform standards f...

U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, both D-Nev., have joined a group of Senate colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to bar the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from using federal funds to stop states and tribal nations from regulating online prediction markets. The push, led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Co...

The 1,627-acre park, which spans both the north and south sides of the Carson River and extends into the surrounding sagebrush hills, is just outside Dayton in Lyon County near Fort Churchill State Historic Park. Nevada State Parks is asking the public to help name the park: People can submit unlimited suggestions through an online survey after reviewing an interactive map and guide, with entries...

She was honored Tuesday by the Las Vegas Grand Prix with two free tickets to this year’s race in November. Fontanilla, 26, said working on cars wasn’t always a passion of hers, but she would always watch her dad tinker with whatever vehicles they had at the time. When Fontanilla moved to Las Vegas about five years ago, her initial goal was to enter the medical field. But in 2024, she found a spark...

Clark County, Metro Police and Las Vegas Fire & Rescue are urging Southern Nevadans to keep their Fourth of July celebrations within the law, reminding residents that only “safe and sane” fireworks are permitted — and only during a specific window of days surrounding the holiday. Also today: Theme park veteran takes the wheel at Area15 to capture growing local and family market, The US lags ot...

For decades, CCSD had seen enrollment growth while combating chronic understaffing. Now it faces the reality of declining birth rates, increasing costs and more competition for students from charter, private and homeschooling pinching its workforce. Also today: Nevada helps stop Trump’s election orders in back-to-back court rulings, Ford’s Nevada economic plan targets NV Energy fees, prescription...

Nevada Democrats and reproductive rights advocates on Wednesday renewed their push for voters to approve Ballot Question 6 this November, casting the measure as a critical step to permanently protect abortion access in the state Constitution. Also today: Going through changes: Golden Knights can't run it back after coming within two wins of the Stanley Cup, A $25 million parking garage will o...

Reggie Daniel, a Special Olympics athlete whose life began with what many describe as a rare medical miracle, is now representing Nevada at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. Daniel has become a beloved figure in Special Olympics Nevada bowling, known for both his competitive spirit and infectious positivity.  Also today: Why Skye Canyon is getting Las Vegas' last new elementary school buil...

A wave of discontent with data centers has risen across the United States, and that wave is continuing in Nevada. The latest target? An expansion to the already massive Switch facility in the southwest Las Vegas Valley. Switch’s plan was unanimously approved Wednesday by the Clark County Commission, sitting in its capacity as the Clark County Zoning Commission. But it didn’t come before residents...

Las Vegas-based e-commerce operator Neato is expanding its reach. Neato functions within a unique business model it has dubbed “2P.” Instead of first-party sales, which would be a brand selling to a retailer, or third-party sales — a brand selling on a retail platform — Neato acts as a middleman with brands to sell their product in online marketplaces for them, said Anthony Connelly, founder and C...

Juneteenth once lived in the shadows of the national calendar — a day of profound reverence in Black communities, yet omitted from most public school lessons and state recognition. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden shifted that trajectory by signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing June 19 as the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Two...

Nevada’s casino markets diverged sharply in fiscal 2025. While some posted gains and others held steady, profits collapsed on the Las Vegas Strip and in Laughlin, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s annual Gaming Abstract. Also today: Sierra Club condemns Lombardo’s federal land map as a blueprint for taxpayer subsidized sprawl, Raiders are stoked with Stukes, How James Dolan being ‘dis...

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that internal contractor documents show the White House ballroom’s total cost has climbed to $600 million, with taxpayers covering roughly $307 million split among the U.S. Secret Service, the White House Military Office and the Executive Residence — all funded by public dollars. Also today: CSN breaks ground on early childhood lab that will train future teache...

Months after shelving the idea over parking concerns, UNLV is back on track to host a Vegas Loop station, with the Board of Regents set to decide next week whether to approve a deal with the Boring Company. The updated proposal introduces paid parking at the site and new revenue-sharing with UNLV, a shift officials say could help deter long-term airport parking that previously derailed the project...

Under the proposal, regular bus fares would rise from $2 to $3, with reduced fares going from $1 to $1.50. Pass prices would also climb: the 24-hour pass from $5 to $7; the seven-day pass from $20 to $25; and the 31-day pass from $65 to $80. Reduced-fare versions, available to select groups such as senior citizens, K-12 students and others, would see similar increases — the 24-hour pass from $2.50...

The Golden Knights rode timely scoring, shutdown defensive play, a hot goaltender and a historically dominant penalty kill through this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. All four of those strengths, and more, have started to dissipate over the last four periods in the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes. Also today: New Boulder City police contract brings retroactive raises and retention...

Las Vegas is heading into another dangerous summer with a familiar warning from climate scientists: Extreme heat is not easing, and local officials say the region is struggling to catch up. Also today: Nevada Democrats rally after primary and declare Nov. 3 accountability day, Trump has a new, surprising take on the higher cost of living: 'I love the inflation', Theodore, McNabb are the...

Voters visiting the polls today in Clark County will notice a new look and feel. Once you’ve made your selections using a touchscreen ballot-marking device inside your voting booth, a printer will output a paper record of your picks. You’ll then carry that printed ballot over to a tabulator and feed it in. That’s it — your vote will be officially recorded. Also today: Las Vegas home prices hit rec...

Election Day is Tuesday for Nevada's Democratic and Republican party primaries, and voters can make their voice heard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at dozens of locations throughout Southern Nevada. Also today: Nevada Republicans to decide on Trump-backed vs. experienced replacement for Rep. Mark Amodei, Las Vegas is the home the A's have been waiting for, Nevada lags in child well-being, but bo...

The Clark County School District is laying off about 60 licensed employees — classroom teachers, counselors and social workers — after a lengthy staffing adjustment process failed to find positions for them elsewhere, the district announced today. Also today: Golden Knights make too many mistakes in winnable Stanley Cup Game 2, New Nevada psychiatric facility aims to address litany of correctional...

Nevada’s two U.S. senators are demanding that the Trump administration reverse a proposed rule requiring international travelers to hand over five years of social media history before visiting the United States, warning that the policy threatens to deepen an already alarming decline in tourism to Las Vegas — a city whose economy is built on welcoming visitors from around the world. Also today: Lom...

The Golden Knights cracked what had looked like a cloak of near invincibility for the Hurricanes through the Eastern Conference playoffs in the opener of the teams’ best-of-seven series. Also today: CCSD considers 'opt-in' school busing to save millions, From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect, Improving healthcare access among...

Barry Diller’s People Inc. has proposed buying the remaining shares of MGM Resorts International it does not already own, valuing the Las Vegas casino and resort operator at more than $18 billion. Also today: Nevada makes its pitch for first-in-the-nation 2028 Democratic presidential primary, Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave, UNLV study finds hospi...

Avalanche center Brock Nelson found himself alone in the offensive zone and unleashed a wrister towards the net early in his team’s Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Golden Knights Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena. Also today: UNLV Boyd Law School introduces mandatory AI course for first-year students, Hoover Dam draped in flag for nation's 250th birthday, A terrible winter fo...