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U.S. Customs and Border Protection abruptly withdrew from a recruiting career fair at the College of Southern Nevada after an outcry from students and faculty, who condemned the agency’s immigration enforcement tactics, the college said. Also today: In the Las Vegas desert, beavers turn a drainage channel into habitat, Snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche, leading to u...

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., joined community leaders Tuesday morning to emphasize the local fear caused by immigration enforcement activity and that she would not vote for a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security without “commonsense” safeguards. Also today: Teachers union forecasts no layoffs despite CCSD surplus list, Crews search for 9 skiers missing after California ava...

Meet Shaquille Anfernee Murray-Lawrence, a Canadian bobsled push athlete at the Milan Cortina Games. He was born in 1993, and yes, was named after Shaquille O’Neal and Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, who were teammates with the Orlando Magic and teamed up to help win Olympic gold for USA Basketball at the Atlanta Games in 1996. Murray-Lawrence probably won’t be winning gold at these games — he and pilo...

Nevada’s political and gaming establishment is moving to choke off a Trump‑era rival to sports betting that just had a breakout Super Bowl. This year’s Super Bowl 60 rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots drew a peak audience of about 137.8 million viewers, the highest in U.S. television history, according to the NFL and Nielsen. But that national obsession did not show up i...

Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state's oldest brothels are fighting to become the nation's first to be unionized. “We want the same things that any other worker wants. We want a safe and respectful workplace,” said a worker at Sheri’s Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada, who goes by the stage name Jupiter Jetson and asked that her l...

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is calling for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s resignation following his admission to Congress that he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in 2012. Also today: Las Vegas crisis support group sees progress and uncertainty in sexual violence outreach, Potent veterinary sedative surfaces in Southern Nevada street drugs, Southwest Airlines adding overnight fligh...

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says he’s unsure whether he’ll attend a virtual meeting later this month between federal agencies and state election officials about preparations for November’s midterm elections, calling the invitation letter “nuts” given recent federal actions and President Donald Trump’s comments. Also today: Las Vegas tourism authority commits $5M for Oct. 1 shooting mem...

Warning at an appearance in Las Vegas that the world is “less safe” without a binding nuclear pact, two key House Democrats are pressing President Donald Trump to quickly negotiate a formal, Senate-ratified treaty that restores hard limits on U.S. and Russian arsenals. Also today: Federal agencies seek nominees for National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, Raiders officially hire Klint Kubiak...

Make It Work focuses on environmental justice because climate change is an issue currently impacting people of color and low-income people in Nevada.

In this episode of “Heating Up,” the Sun’s Arleigh Rodgers speaks with UNLV professors Chris Kearney, chair of the Department of Psychology, and Christopher Stream, director of the School of Public Policy and Leadership, about the impact of the heat island effect.

In the fourth episode of “Heating Up,” the Sun’s Arleigh Rodgers talks with Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, a UNLV senior who conducts policy research for Brookings Mountain West that focuses heavily on climate policy.

The Sun’s Arleigh Rodgers discusses the connection between climate issues and mental health with Elizabeth Haase, a faculty member at UNR’s school of medicine who is chair of the American Psychiatric Association Climate Committee. She also works with the Climate Psychiatry Alliance, an independent group of climate-concerned professionals.

The extreme heat in Las Vegas is taking a toll on region's homeless population. And that toll is more than physical. The Sun's Arleigh Rodgers discusses that and more with representatives of HELP of Southern Nevada, a homeless outreach organization.