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In eastern Nevada, Rhyolite Ridge is the site of a battle that could have far-reaching consequences for the United States’ shift to electric vehicles.
It’s getting cold in Las Vegas, which is nice after that brutal summer. And for many people, reading a good book is the perfect thing to do when it’s this cold out.
Patience Frazier, who lived in Winnemucca — a town of around 7,000 people 70 miles south of Oregon, or 500 miles north of Las Vegas — spent two years in prison after having a miscarriage in 2018.
When Commercial Center opened in 1963 — 61 years ago — it was the jewel of Las Vegas with 200 storefronts on 40-plus acres. Over time, it's worn down.
One group that both sides are trying to win over is young people. Historically, they’ve voted more Democratic. But a bigger question this year is: Are they voting, and will they turn up on Election Day?
Henderson is growing quickly and defining itself as more than just a suburban hub of Las Vegas. The City has designated the neighborhood of West Henderson as a potential “global business district” and an opportunity zone for employment and businesses. And there’s been no shortage of development in recent years.
Pedestrian deaths — people walking on the road hit and killed by vehicles — is almost as high as it was the last two or three years, and we still have two months to go before the end of the year.
Nevada ranks in the top 10 for people without health insurance. But if you have insurance, we have the sixth lowest average premium cost.
As the nation focuses on the race for president, many are looking to Nevada as the key to controlling or losing power in Congress.
Though almost 300,000 Nevadans have already voted, one of the questions for the remaining 2 million eligible voters is whether photo IDs should be required to vote.
Flu season is here. Different variants of COVID-19 have never disappeared, and public health officials hope Nevada residents will immunize themselves against both.
While Nevada’s number one industry is gaming and the resorts, entertainment and sports have grown around it.
Early voting is already underway in Nevada. Nevada Public Radio and Vegas PBS co-hosted a special broadcast of State of Nevada to discuss the election.
About a week ago, an issue that has vexed some politicians, as well as university officials and college athletes, hit Nevada.
Nevada's votes will be watched for more than just the presidential bid in November. One of the most closely watched races for the U.S. House is for a seat in Nevada's third congressional district.
Maybe one of the more challenging votes people will make in two weeks is Ballot Question 3. It asks voters whether they want to approve ranked-choice voting and open primaries.
Las Vegas likes to read. The city has a fantastic library system, great independent bookstores like Writer's Block and Las Vegas Books, and an acclaimed writers program at Black Mountain Institute at UNLV.
A lot is happening right now: the election, wars overseas, climate disasters. For a moment or two, you can escape it all ... through hiking.
When they were in the Nevada Senate, Steven Horsford and John Lee were both Democrats. Lee is now challenging Horsford for his congressional seat.
On the flipside, homeowners say it’s their right to rent to whomever they want— and they want to do it legally, but the licensing system is too slow and needs to be streamlined.
You’ve probably read headlines or heard stories about Colorado River water being exported from the arid Southwest to countries worldwide. It happens in the form of hay grown using that water.
A week ago, Matt Sluka, the starting quarterback of the UNLV football team, suddenly quit the team.
Two lesser-known questions deal with archaic language, and offensive language, that remains in our state constitution.
There’s a lot to think about this fall as we return to the polls to vote on the future of the U.S. Senate, school boards and the many ballot questions.
We are in the midst of an important election. Actually, that’s true almost all the time. We thought we would take you back to 1974. Fifty years ago, Nevada had one of its most significant election years.
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit Las Vegas this weekend on the heels of a major economics speech. This comes about a week after former President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas.
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit Las Vegas this weekend on the heels of a major economics speech. This comes about a week after former President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas.
According to the latest U.S. Census data, Latinos comprise nearly 29% of Nevada’s population. They also operate about 19% of the state’s businesses, about three times higher than the national average.
The youth of today are the future. But some wonder: Are the kids we’re raising really that concerned about what's next? Or do they feel adults have so-ruined the planet, that there’s little hope for the future?
Grad students across the country—even undergrad students in California—are starting to unionize.
Suicide remains a major mental health problem in Nevada but some areas have seen stark improvements.
It’s been argued that Clark County’s board of commissioners is more important than the state legislature, even the governor’s office.
Ballot Question 5 is proposing an amendment to the state’s Sales and Use Tax of 1955, to exempt adult and child diapers from sales tax.
As state lawmakers prepare bills that could include massive tax incentives to get movie and TV crews to produce more shows in Nevada, Jaden Dickson is preparing.
At first glance, her art can seem soft and whimsical, but the more time you spend with it, the more layers fall away to reveal a deeper meaning.
Despite all the naysaying about culture here, Las Vegas enjoys a healthy complement of local theater companies, offering a wide variety of productions.
Nevada students made modest gains in reading and math last school year. However, despite the gains, the data also show that less than half of all students are proficient in math and English.
Our cars, our trucks ... we can’t live without them. But they are many times the object of so much pain, turmoil and angst.
Today, 13 solar arrays in Nevada cover about 20,000 acres. The Bureau of Land Management has a new plan to open 31 million acres of Western land for potential solar — and 12 million of those are in Nevada.
For years, questions have come up about the conduct of some members of the Nevada university system’s Board of Regents.
The race to represent District A on the Clark County Commission is expected to be very close.
Through a collaboration with Vegas PBS, Nevada Public Radio brings you selected interviews from their Nevada Week In Person televised series on KNPR's State of Nevada.
This is climate change you can see, feel and smell. It’s becoming so prevalent, Nevada doctors, psychologists and others in the medical field have formed Nevada Clinicians for Climate Action.
The rising number of unhoused and the lack of affordable housing are problems that many cities and states struggle with.
Las Vegas has its fair share of native celebrities like Ne-Yo, The Killers, Imagine Dragons, and future celebrities are being made right now.
The U.S. is in the midst of the largest COVID-19 wave we’ve seen since July 2022, according to CDC data.
It’s been eight months since a shooter entered Beam Hall on UNLV campus, shooting and killing three professors. He was shot and killed by police.
And does the recent explosion of indoor golf bars have anything to do with the challenging sustainability situation outdoor golf courses are facing?
To make matters worse, the news came a few weeks ago that Las Vegas would once again have cut back on its use of the Colorado River, even though it already has the smallest share of water out of seven states that use the river.
Most people have made up their minds, so do the two debates coming up mean anything to you?
Willie Mays died this summer at the age of 93. If you are a baseball fan, or even if you’re not, you heard of the Say-Hey Kid.
In Clark County, the sheriff oversees a workforce of some 5,000, who are there to keep the peace in a jurisdiction that includes the state’s largest airport, the state’s biggest economic engine and about half of the county’s 2.3 million residents.
Voters across the state are set to pick state senators and members of the Assembly, who ultimately decide how to spend your tax dollars.
Governor Joe Lombardo has been lobbying for several Republican candidates in the Legislature, hoping to avoid Democratic supermajorities that could overturn his vetoes.
It’s the largest piece of contemporary art ever created, and it sits more than three hours north of Las Vegas. It’s simply titled City: a land art project spanning more than 700,000 acres in Garden Valley.
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s administration recently released its version of a new state climate plan roughly a year and a half after he pulled his Democratic predecessor’s strategy to addressing carbon emissions.
As downtown and central Las Vegas become more popular, Clark County is reviving its own redevelopment program. One focus area is a mid-century outdoor mall on Sahara Avenue.
School is officially underway throughout Nevada. Washoe County schools started this week, and Clark County started last week.
A year ago this time, Las Vegas Strip workers and some small businesses were not a happy bunch.
The latest data on forest fires confirms what many long feared: Forest fires are becoming more widespread and burning at least twice as much tree cover today as they did two decades ago.
Due to the Olympics, it felt like Nevada sports took a little break these past few weeks.
Road improvement is something we all deal with, because whether you like it or not, this is a driving state.
Politicians are falling all over themselves lately to support the idea that the federal government shouldn’t tax tips. Would it work?
It’s our open mic show, where your thoughts, ideas, complaints, concerns — even what you’re happy about — lead the show.
Some 16,000 people stood in line for hours, then erupted in applause as Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz walked on stage at the Thomas and Mack Center on Saturday.
SafeNest recently received $5 million in state funding for its One Safe Place initiative to build a shelter for victims of domestic violence and trafficking.
We all know Nevada schools, especially in Las Vegas, do poorly in national rankings. But billions in federal COVID-19 relief money has been poured into schools — do you think they’re doing any better?
The Olympics in Paris is in full swing and athletes who grew up, train and live in Nevada are a big part of the games.
This week in Las Vegas, two major conferences on hacking and how to prevent them are being held on the Strip: Black Hat and DefCon.
A race for a single seat in the state senate could have a major effect on the rest of Nevada.
Fourteen states have a near-total ban, and 19 states ban abortion after 18 weeks. In Nevada, women can get an abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and after 24 weeks if a doctor says it will save the life or health of the mother.
You’ve probably heard of college players getting paid to do advertisements while still in school.
As one of the country’s sunniest states, Nevada is an ideal place to develop solar power.
In May and June, we broke 28 heat records. That affects people, and it can play hell on your gardens and trees.
Over about the last two months, Nevada has broken temperature records 28 times, and many have suffered as a result.
While most of us are thinking of who we want as president, there are dozens of other officials we have the right to vote for.
After redistricting in late 2021, Democrats have a much stronger registration advantage, meaning it could be key to a Democratic supermajority in the state senate.
Over the first six months of this year, crash deaths have increased 12% statewide in Nevada. Maybe more alarming, drivers killing pedestrians has risen twice as fast.
So much has happened over the last two weeks, it’s almost hard to remember that candidate Donald Trump was shot at a rally just 11 days ago.
A year ago, an outside consulting firm started looking at Nevada’s higher education funding. Based on their recommendations, the Board of Regents is considering changing how those funds are allocated.
President Joe Biden is no longer running for reelection, so what does that mean for the 2024 election? Who will Nevada Democrats support now? And is this shake-up enough to put the Silver State back into the toss-up column?
President Joe Biden issued an executive order that speeds up the residency process for certain undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens.
A multi-billion dollar project to connect solar projects around with more than 400 miles of power lines is one step closer to final approval.
Recommendations on what to read during your summer downtime come from many places. Authors, library staff, and listeners suggest a variety of different books, from poetry and literary fiction to...cozy mysteries.
Land is more expensive. Mortgage rates remain higher than people are used to. Rent is high. And the affordable housing situation is worse. Is it all bad?
And how will all this affect the election in Nevada, where one in five residents is an immigrant?
Through a collaboration with Vegas PBS, Nevada Public Radio brings you selected interviews from their Nevada Week In Person televised series on KNPR's State of Nevada.
Today, you can find a podcast about pretty much any topic imaginable. Even ... letter carrying.
Today, you can find a podcast about pretty much any topic imaginable. Even ... letter carrying.
Most locals hotel-casinos have small showrooms or bars with live music. Often, the music is free, and the drinks inexpensive.
Right now, there are about 1,000 job vacancies within Clark County’s government. That’s nearly 20% of all county jobs, meaning current workers are having to pick up the slack.
Legislation determining how public lands should be used isn't exactly glamorous. Yet, it's extremely important in a place like Southern Nevada.
Nearly one in five voters in Nevada is Hispanic, meaning Latino voters have the power to make or break a candidate this year.
More than a year ago, Clark County spent hundreds of thousands of dollars throwing a party at Commercial Center, the oldest outdoor mall still standing in Las Vegas.
Festival and Rolling Stone CEO says time crunch, former location, and logistics forced the traditional festival to go on pause. This year's new concept moves LIB base to Plaza Hotel, promises more editions focusing on other music genres.
The years long fight over a massive proposed development near Red Rock National Conservation Area is over. The developer won.
It’s been a decade since the armed standoff between supporters of rancher Cliven Bundy and federal agents from the Bureau of Land Management.
It’s summer. That means temperatures in the triple digits. It can be Hell for humans, but what about our furry friends?
Nevada is growing fast again. Low taxes are driving businesses and people here from other states. Nearly 230,000 people moved to the Silver State from 2016 to 2021.
The Nevada Secretary of State’s office has officially cast the results of last week’s primary elections in stone.
As we get closer and closer to summer weather, car problems multiply. You’ve already seen cars stalled on the road.
Universities depend in large part on charitable giving. But one of UNLV's key donors, is pulling funding.
Nevada Women’s Film Festival celebrates 10 years, but ‘extreme inequities’ in the industry still exist
We all want our kids to grow up healthy, both physically and mentally. A key to that growth is healthy, safe parents.
The primary elections are over and it looks like predictions for U.S. Senate race, Las Vegas mayor and city council were spot on.
Triple-digit temperatures in Las Vegas, wildfires in Northern and Eastern Nevada. It's time to get ready for a long, hot summer.
The lifeblood of Nevada’s economy is tourism, and a big chunk of that comes from conventions.
Whatever it is, adult beverages really hit the spot during the summer. But what are ideal summer drinks? What are some great places to enjoy them?
Schools out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean school districts have stopped working.
For decades, the fight over wild horses and how many should be allowed to live on Nevada land has divided ranchers, animal advocates, conservationists, the Bureau of Land Management and others.
Nevada is home to many music festivals, most of them in well-populated Clark County. But one takes place in McGill, Nevada, a town with a little more than a 1,000 people in a remote part of the state.
ABBA, Queen, Motown — just a few of the bands and institutions Broadway has centered different musicals around. A new one in Las Vegas features the music of Bob Dylan.
Ada Limón, the current U.S. poet laureate, will be in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 2. The visit is part of her mission to expand public engagement with poetry.
For years in Las Vegas, the saying went something like this: "if you need specialized medical care, go to the airport," because then you can catch a flight to Los Angeles or some other city with a hospital that actually does that surgery.
Every few years, talk of a Las Vegas art museum surfaces — and ends in disappointment as the project falls apart.
Two summers go, longtime Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was slain outside the home of his Las Vegas home.
You've seen them all over Las Vegas, sidewalk vendors with their carts filled with tacos, fruit or shaved ice. For decades they've operated without licenses or permits, but that's changing.
When Tropical Storm Hilary passed through Nevada last August, the rains were seen as both welcome and devastating.
Nevada is one of the top 10 states when it comes to filing lawsuits. In fact, we ranked tenth, with 86 suits filed per 100,000 people over 12 months ending March 2023.
There’s no question that the history of Las Vegas is tied to the mob, the outfit, the mafia, organized crime. A new podcast highlights those stories.
Early voting starts this Saturday for the primary elections. Election day is June 11. And some of the races, typical of primary elections, are long lists of names and people most of us know nothing about.
One person who will definitely be watching the highly-anticipated Las Vegas Aces season is Pepper Persley, a 13-year-old sports reporter and podcaster.
There’s a new UNLV program that’s using sports to help middle school-aged girls cope with mental health and body image issues.
One person who will definitely be watching the highly-anticipated Las Vegas Aces season is Pepper Persley, a 13-year-old sports reporter and podcaster.
For more than 30 years, the federal government has provided medical care in Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico for residents affected by the radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests at the Nevada Test Site from the 1950s and '60s.
In the cooler winter months, we tend to forget about the biggest issue facing Nevada. But it’ll come back, because summer’s coming fast.
Content warning: This episode of State of Nevada talks about suicide at length. In 2021, 382 Nevadans died from a vehicle crash, while 691 people killed themselves.
Content warning: This episode of State of Nevada talks about suicide at length. In 2021, 382 Nevadans died from a vehicle crash, while 691 people killed themselves.
As the social status of women has grown, women are still trying to attain equal status in the workplace, in wages, politics and more.
Nevada’s wilderness and the areas nearby offer so many ways to escape the state’s urban rat race.
After decades of talk, several misfires and half-hearted attempts, a high-speed rail between the Los Angeles area and Las Vegas is happening.
Summer is around the corner, and while Southern Nevada must deal with an influx of tourists, some in the state are preparing for a different kind of swarm ... Mormon crickets.
For more than 40 years, April has been known as National Child Abuse Prevention Month — meant to raise awareness and help stop child abuse.
The conflict in the Middle East between Hamas and Israel has prompted American college students to organize pro-Palestinian protests on campuses nationwide.
State government estimates that 26% of all employees in Las Vegas work in leisure and hospitality. But many of those jobs are stressful, unpredictable, and vulnerable to a bad economy.
For more than 30 years, Nevada has asked households to recycle 25 percent of qualified materials—plastics, paper, aluminum and more.
This year promises to be a close presidential election. Concerns are growing that Latino voters could see more election misinformation than in the past.
Nevadans have a lot on their minds, from traffic crashes and fatalities and the state Wildlife Commission to herbicides and the taxes on gaming revenues.
We look at what might happen in Las Vegas and Clark County of the U.S. Supreme Court says the homeless can be banned from sleeping in public spaces.
Nevada has hundreds of boards and commissions whose members are chosen by government officials. So, why has the Nevada Wildlife Commission been scrutinized in recent years?
Two weeks ago, Arizona's Supreme Court banned all abortions, except when a mother's life is in danger. State of Nevada looked at the potential impact on the medical community and more in Nevada.
Adam Harris from The Atlantic Magazine discusses the challenges facing democracy, insights from young voters and the need for a greater focus on education.
UNLV is hoping to expand its Jewish studies programs, as well as provide a place for Jewish faculty and staff to gather with the recent launch of a Jewish Affinity Group as part of their Division for Diversity Initiatives.
The jam band and frequent Las Vegas performer uses the innovative venue to its fullest potential during the first of its four-night stand.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada recently received 150 million in grants to overhaul the Maryland Parkway corridor in Las Vegas, along with additional millions to improve the Charleston Corridor. What type of improvements will this bring to two of Southern Nevada's busiest street corridors?
Economists say the economy is booming, and inflation is finally going down; yet the housing market in Las Vegas is still too expensive for many Nevadans. How sustainable is this housing market and will interest rates go down even lower in 2024?
Nevada Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro joined State of Nevada to answer questions from listeners on everything from business tax incentives to careless pet owners.
Lake Tahoe is an ecological gym, the clearest lake in the United States. Residents there are working to maintain the lake's famous clarity. Their latest move involves purchasing an old Motel 6.
Governor Lombardo says the state needs new money to shore up an account that pays for unanticipated expenses. He’s hinted at holding a special session to add money to that account.
Since his 2017 release, Simpson had been living in Las Vegas, and Linda Deutsch was able to talk with him. He died at age 76 on April 10, 2024.
Metropolis Theatricals will introduce itself to Southern Nevada theater lovers with a four-night run of the showgirl-filled production at Aliante hotel-casino.
Las Vegas is home to a first-of-its-kind specialty court program that finds ways to help at-risk youth with autism. Last year, state lawmakers voted to expand the program to other parts of the state.
The deadline to file your taxes is April 15th, and with it being around the corner; we invite local experts to answer your questions.
Business leaders across Nevada are clamoring for workers. Some are calling for changes to federal immigration laws to address the labor shortage.
Business leaders across Nevada are clamoring for workers. Some are calling for changes to federal immigration laws to address the labor shortage.
The Vegas Golden Knights are close to securing a spot in the NHL playoffs. The WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces begin their season next month. And the Oakland A’s are still planning a 2028 move to Las Vegas.
Nevada and Las Vegas are known for gambling but it’s non-gaming activities— entertainment especially — that’s driving a lot of the growth in the state’s hospitality industry.
Controversy over a planned temple from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is leading to some real anger and finger-pointing by neighbors who say they don’t oppose the church for its beliefs.
The national opioid epidemic has been in full swing for years now, and Nevada is, unfortunately, very familiar with it.
Nevada is also a hotbed for Alzheimer’s research, with the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health embarking on a study that might change the future of Alzheimer’s treatments forever.
More than a month into the school year, Clark County teachers are still without a contract. When will negotiations with the Clark County Education Association end?
The pandemic clarified one thing for all of us in Nevada: mental health care here is severely lacking.
To put a spotlight on Nevada nonprofits, this entire week, we’re broadcasting live from Three Square Food Bank in North Las Vegas.
In the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas, the sideline is gone. It’s one big playing field and everyone seems to be jumping in.
For lots of Nevadans, it seems like choosing—or eliminating—the person they want to run as president could be easier this time around.
As slavery is held as the basis for systemic inequalities that remain in this country — in our criminal justice system, housing and education — a reparations movement is once again gaining steam.
The debate is over about climate change. The question is, is anyone really doing anything about it? Does that keep you awake at night?
Clark County officials on Monday morning said the Old Town and Rainbow subdivision areas of Mount Charleston are seeing "substantial" flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Hilary.
With 53,000 people, Nye County is 44 times smaller than Clark County, but it has certainly had issues over the years, including the recent indictment of a police captain.
Stories say we’ll be at 5 million people by 2050, that 115 people are moving here a day, and Clark County is the number one destination for homeowners looking for a place to move.
Pennsylvania. Oregon. Wisconsin. Those are among some of the biggest craft beer states in the country. But what about Nevada? Well, we’re getting there.
We're talking about the latest political news, including the latest debate over school vouchers, the Nevada GOP's refusal to participate in the primary, the latest Trump indictment and President Biden's upcoming visit.
During the pandemic, work changed. Longer hours and burnout have led to a push in this country for more service workers to unionize.
Wildfire season got a late start this year. But just last week, the National Interagency Fire Center issued a warning.
You’re still thinking about buying a house. You each have or want a car. And there are student loans. Then, do you want the thing that often comes next? Kids? Based on current trends, probably not.
Long-running gospel theatre company, Black Gospel Theatre, took a backseat during the pandemic, but now they're back with a new production September 2nd-3rd titled "My Own Best Friend."
Desert Companion Magazine's "Best of the City" yearly issue is out, and several writers join State of Nevada to talk about the best places in town to do just about anything you can think of.
The U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of race-based college admissions in June has raised a lot of questions as to how schools nationwide will prioritize diversity. Nevada has some of the most diverse schools in the country, but will their students see an impact when they apply to schools around the country?
The Clark County Teacher's Union and the Clark County School District are battling it out with the hopes of forging a new contract for teachers. Will it get done, what will it look like, and what impact will this have on Nevada students?
Longtime Las Vegas reporter George Knapp attended the U.S. Congressional hearing on UFO's last week. What was it about? Does this bring us any closer to disproving or proving alien existence? And does the U.S. have anything to do with it?
Earlier this month, Nevada reached a settlement with Walgreens to accept $258 million in connection with that business’ part in the opioid epidemic.
The movie Oppenheimer is sparking interest and debate over the man who developed this country’s first atomic bomb.
After community input earlier this year, architects and designers submitted proposals for the memorial, which will honor those killed in the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, 2017.
David Rosen is the host and producer of Piecing It Together, which will host an event Thursday at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas after a screening of the new Christopher Nolan movie, Oppenheimer.
It's been an eventful couple of years at Black Mountain Institute. To the rescue came Colette LaBouff.
Keeping a family restaurant open for more than 20 years is not an easy task. But Gaetano's Ristorante in Henderson is still staying strong with second generation owners.
For 30 years, one group has used performance to provide safe spaces for locals and to unite the community through their music.
The scorching summer heat is here, and depending on your seasonal preferences, you might be hating it right now. But, you know what else might also be hating it right now? Your car.
Nevadans will have some interesting choices in less than a year when they pick their candidates for president.
Even in this heat, it’s nice to get outdoors, and millions do it by hiking in Southern Nevada.
Nevada’s legislature concluded earlier this month. And there’s been a lot of news about what the governor vetoed, but what did he sign into law?
Regular listeners have heard me say this before: our roads are dangerous. And new analysis of crash numbers show that high speed maybe the biggest culprit.
A couple Las Vegas chefs who worked at high-end Las Vegas Strip restaurants are now making products to get people high.
It’s been a wet year in Southern Nevada. That means more water and when that happens, there’s often more mosquitoes. And more mosquitoes in the desert usually leads to West Nile Virus.
When the governor signed a bill to put $380 million of public support into an Oakland A’s baseball stadium, it led to a lot of questions.
Are residents of Clark County, and Nevada, whose diversity grows year to year, more or less tolerant today?
Sports have been around for thousands of years, whether it’s the Greek Olympics or the gladiator matches of the Roman empire.
About two months after the Civil War ended, slaves in America learned of their emancipation. It was June 19, 1865, 158 years ago.
Nevada lawmakers have finalized a deal with the Oakland Athletics to move the baseball team to Las Vegas.
When he lived, Tony Hsieh was one of the most followed, yet enigmatic business figures in the world.
The publicly funded animal control and sheltering system in Southern Nevada has been dismal as long as anyone can remember.
The regular session of the Nevada Legislature ended a week ago, but lawmakers remain in Carson City debating the future of a possible A’s stadium along the Las Vegas Strip.
Nevada lawmakers passed a flurry of measures in the final hours of the legislature. That includes several of Republican Governor Joe Lombardo's top priorities.
In modern times, states fund job training, hoping that putting people to work will overcome economic need, which often leads to homelessness.
California, Arizona and Nevada have agreed to a historic deal to curb the amount of water the states will pull from the Colorado River. We take a look at what that deal means for Las Vegas and Lake Mead.
Clark County, which owns the 18-acre parking lot, wanted to speed things up. Commercial Center is zoned for redevelopment.
You’ve probably heard someone call Las Vegas the adult Disneyland. But the Vegas connection to Disneyland is more than its reputation for being a playground for those over 21.
Spring has sprung and summer temperatures are already here. Are you struggling with your garden, or starting one fresh this summer?
If you've been outside recently in Las Vegas, you might have dodged a grasshopper or two, or even 12. The bugs are back in town.
State lawmakers are dealing with some massive bills that could change the very face of Nevada’s economy, its educational system and a lot more.
State lawmakers are dealing with some massive bills that could change the very face of Nevada’s economy, its educational system and a lot more.
A plan to give $500 million in tax incentives to build a stadium for the losing Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas has been met with lukewarm support.
From self-driving cars, to virtual assistants on smartphones, artificial intelligence has become a big part of our lives.
We all want our kids to receive a great education in a place that is safe, where the teachers care and where the standards are high.
For decades, downtown Las Vegas was the place to be if you were an artist. Now, that's changed.
States around the country have banned or are thinking about banning gender-affirming care. Nevada lawmakers want to protect it.
Today, 11 states have legalized medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients. Nevada could soon be the 12th.
The plot continues to thicken for the Oakland Athletics and their potential move to Las Vegas.
The future aspirations of many young adults are being interrupted by the economic climate of today. Where does it stem from and what are the consequences?
Smaller venues off the strip are expanding, while casinos continue to invest in high-production entertainment. What's behind all of that growth?
Back by popular demand, host Joe Schoenmann takes your calls and emails on State of Nevada. The topic is whatever you want it to be, and he'll be joined by longtime food writer John Curtas.
Already this year, more than 13,000 people have died from guns, and more than half were suicides.
Heat-related deaths among the unsheltered have skyrocketed in recent years. As Las Vegas’ summers get longer and hotter, the unhoused are often the first to suffer.
It’s been six years since Nevada legalized recreational marijuana. When it happened, Nevada was just one of four states that had legalized recreational marijuana. Today, it’s in 21 states.
Last year, a report said the number of days above 115 degrees in the Las Vegas area will multiply by 10 over the next 80 years.
State lawmakers have called it many things over the years: right to die, death with dignity, medical aid in dying. No matter what they call it, attempts to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Nevada have all ended in defeat.
State lawmakers are trying to do something about Nevada's dwindling water supply, with 19 bills under consideration.
The 2022 midterm elections were a mixed bag for Republicans and Democrats in Nevada. While Democrats lost the governor’s mansion, they did pick up seats in the legislature.
Health care in Nevada has a lot of issues. Too few doctors is a big one. Then there’s follow-up, or not, of patients after they leave a hospital.
State lawmakers have called it many things over the years: right to die, death with dignity, medical aid in dying. No matter what they call it, attempts to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Nevada have all ended in defeat.
Nevada's natural areas are being overrun. That’s been great for the state’s tourism industry, but not so good for the environment.
A Pulitzer-winning play, a kid-helmed production and an Andrew Lloyd Webber blockbuster highlight the month’s dramatic offerings.
The final day to file your taxes is April 18. For some of us, the process is simple: just fill in the required boxes and wait for a return.
Walk into just about any bar and you’ll see many non-alcoholic options that are way beyond Coca Cola or water. Now we have non-alcoholic beer, spirits, even wine.
If you or someone you know has ADHD, chances are they take the drug Adderall to treat it. An ongoing shortage has affected its users in Nevada.
A lot of us in Nevada moved here from rural areas, including rural Nevada. We're asking what you think: What’s at the heart of this huge difference?
A lot of us in Nevada moved here from rural areas, including rural Nevada. We're asking what you think: What’s at the heart of this huge difference?
Nevada is home to more than 100,000 students who are taking advantage of the state’s higher education opportunities.
We want to know what’s on your mind. What’s bugging you? What are you happy about? How’s life? How’s life in Las Vegas? How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun or exciting?
The legislature is in session, and it’s been a busy seven weeks. Hundreds of bills are being considered.
When fewer and fewer people want to be cops — the Las Vegas police saw applications fall off by 70% — how do you put a dent in crime?
Kim Owens is the owner of Main St. Provisions, a successful local restaurant on Main Street in downtown Las Vegas.
With so many pro and amateur sports teams in Las Vegas, it’s starting to feel like the news cycle never ends.
Saturday is World Recycling Day, and although most people don't intentionally hoard trash, thousands of households in Southern Nevada often face challenges with recycling.
Your car or truck is about to take a beating because the heat of spring and the brutality of summer are about to hit.
Tell people Las Vegas has a dynamic library district, and you’ll likely get confused or surprised looks. But it’s true.
You might not realize it, but you’ve probably been the target of someone’s scam, either on the phone, through email or some other electronic device.
This month, lower-income households in 32 states, including Nevada, will receive at least $95 a month less from the federal government to buy food.
The takedown of a Black student near Durango High School by a school cop, caught on video, has renewed discussions about safety in our schools.
The future of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, whether they remain in the Bay Area or relocate to Las Vegas, remains to be seen.
Record label owner. Filmmaker. Photographer. Communications guru for the UNLV College of Fine Arts. Shahab Zargari wears more hats than almost anyone else in Las Vegas’ creative community.
As many of us know from firsthand experience, the pandemic brought a slew of challenges to everyday life.
In the 1980s, the War on Drugs began. First Lady Nancy Reagan urged people to “just say no” to drugs.
The FBI says hate crimes against Asian Americans has increased 73%. In the last two years, that's compared to a 13% increase in hate crimes overall.
There’s a proposal in the Nevada Legislature to reduce the size of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents from 13 to nine.
In a recently announced settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Utah-based church and its investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, have agreed to pay $5 million in penalties
When you hear someone say they’re gonna work out, you probably imagine weights or a treadmill. In Las Vegas, that’s less and less the truth.
A lot of us dabble in grilling. We'll throw a slab on the metal grill over hot coals, let it char and then you eat it. But what if you'd like to do more?
We all heard of the supply chain problems during the pandemic. For the most part, they’ve disappeared. But there’s one supply shortage that’s sticking around and Nevada and other states are trying to figure out what to do about it. It’s the lack of child care.
One in four residents in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside are food insecure, meaning they have no or little access to healthy food.
It’s common knowledge that for most of human history, men have dominated the education system, labor, and the economy. But now, things are changing.
The sun’s shining more and the weather … well, is starting to get warmer. It's the perfect time to start planning your garden and getting your green thumb ready.
Joe Lombardo just went through his first two weeks as governor during a legislative session.
Pokémon GO, likely the world's most recognizable augmented reality game, hosts a gigantic in-person event February 18-19 in Las Vegas. This "tour" celebrates Hoenn, the setting for the third generation of Pokémon games, Ruby and Sapphire.
They are a dynamic duo in business and life and since they opened CraftHaus in 2014, they have also become big boosters for Southern Nevada's growing brewing industry.
The number of new startups in Nevada is growing. But there’s a disparity nationally among startups by people of color.
Roughly 15 million people visit the Tahoe Basin annually to ski, camp, hike and swim in the lake's crystal clear waters. Those visitors also threaten the area's famed beauty. So, are the current number of visitors to the area sustainable?
Local film festivals don’t typically have a long shelf life. But the Dam Short Film Festival is an exception.
Valentine's Day is a day for those who are in love to celebrate — and for those who loved and lost — well, we’ll get into that.
Some people love them, some hate ‘em, but almost everyone has an opinion about homeowner association.
A few months ago, Clark County elected Kevin McMahill as sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
It's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Do you know the signs to look for or how to get help?
Foodies discuss where to take your lovers — current and soon-to-be-former — on dining's big day.
The beating death of Tyre Nichols last month by five Memphis police officers spurred a downtown Las Vegas protest on Fremont Street last weekend.
There are projections of a looming national recession, and yet Andrew Woods of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research projects that Clark County’s population is projected to grow this year by 52,000.
Although print-book sales last year were down 6.5 percent from 2021, Publishers Weekly says people are still buying a lot more books than before the pandemic — 12 percent more since 2019. As for Las Vegas: Four years ago, the New York Times said the city was becoming a literary hub.
State of Nevada's Joe Schoenmann sat down with Las Vegas City Councilmembers to talk about a growing Las Vegas medical district, military housing, and more Historic Westside revitalization coming
More money for schools and state employees, improved mental health services, suspending the gas tax and eliminating universal mail-in ballots.
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on voting, guns, gas prices, the debt ceiling and more.
When Rabbi Akselrad was there, he met with the leaders of Krakow, Poland’s Jewish Community Center. One of those leaders was Jonathan Orenstein.
People started filing their tax forms this week. For some of us, it’s a simple matter —use the EZ form, fill in the boxes and usually await a return.
Last year was a banner year for the Strip and Nevada’s gaming industry. It sounds like the good times will keep rolling in 2023, right?
If you’ve been out, you know it’s been a pretty chilly winter. The operative word is "if,” as in, if you’ve been out.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said Monday wants to cut business taxes, suspend the state gasoline tax for a year, make the single biggest investment in education in Nevada history and use the budget surplus to proposal fiscal savings.
An architect renowned for his work, but also for breaking racial barriers, has been the focus of a photo exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.
Anima by EDO, a local restaurant that’s been open for about a year, is already at the top of many dining lists.
Even with 27 tribal groups of different types in Nevada, not a lot is known about how these communities live and work. But even less is known about their religious beliefs.
We're sure you’ve felt it, the chill of winter in the air. Although Dec. 21 marks the first official day of the cold season, our winters are mild enough in Southern Nevada that gardening is never far from our minds. In fact, you can plant some garden vegetables and herbs in the winter. So, now’s the time to dust off your green thumbs and start working on your winter gardens.
Chef Shawn McClain is a James Beard award-winning chef with a stellar reputation in Las Vegas.
One way of addressing drug overdoses and the use of dirty needles has been to provide free needles, drug overdose kits and safe-sex items.
In January, rate hikes are coming to water users in southern Nevada. In December, a major water conference will be held in Las Vegas. In October, the Department of the Interior announced it wants to change federal rules so it can regulate use of Colorado River water. This came after the seven states using that water failed to come to agreement in August.
New research from the University of Nevada, Reno shows a link between the 2020 Presidential Election and increased levels of anxiety and depression.According to the research, anxiety levels during the pandemic peaked in November 2020 and remained high until President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. That’s based off data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, which was created during the early days of the pandemic to assess the social, economic and health status of Americans.
We all know of food delivery services like Grubhub or Postmates. You get on the app, order pizza and someone delivers it to your house. But now at UNLV, your food can be delivered by a robot. Starship Technologies, Grubhub, and UNLV's food service provider, Aramark, have partnered to bring Starship food delivery robots to UNLV’s campus.
Water is Nevada’s biggest concern. As our water supply in Leak Mead continues to decrease; Nevada is forced to conserve as much water as possible. Last year, the state enacted a new law banning all non-functional grass in office parks, streets, and housing developments. That doesn’t apply to single-family homes and parks. While that’s coming, Nevada and Arizona researchers have looked into different kinds of landscapes to determine which one conserves water the best.
By now, most people realize climate change is real. A report by Clark County adds an exclamation point: it says we’re facing a potential climate crisis. This means the number of days above 115 degrees in the Las Vegas Metro area is projected to multiply by 10 over the next 80 years. This year, Lake Mead fell below a water-intake pipe that feeds Las Vegas. There are two more. But the report says we should expect that lake to keep falling.
November is National Adoption Month. In Nevada, there are several advocates who want to remind people there are children in need of adoptive and foster homes. And they've dedicated their lives to helping them.
On Wednesday night, Nevada Public Radio and the Las Vegas Philharmonic broadcast their third live theater-on-the-air production of ESCAPE FROM AREA 51!The live production is a contemporary throwback to the beloved classic radio dramas of the 1930s and '40s, but with signature Las Vegas flare!
In a few days, many of us will enjoy the biggest feast of the year. During Thanksgiving, Americans will eat 40 million turkeys, according to The Economist, or 400 to 800 million pounds of bird, depending on the size. And the National Grocers Association says we’ll spend $96 million on stuffing, and buy 80 million pounds of cranberries.
When the long-running Wynn production show Le Reve closed during the pandemic in 2020, many wondered what might replace it. And along came Awakening.
It used to be that if you had a casino, you owned the land beneath it. It doesn’t always work that way these days.
Nevadans live in a state that, if you didn’t know better, you’d sometimes think was built yesterday. It’s not always easy to find homes that are older than a decade; we have constant builds or renewals on the Strip; and our roads are being remade incessantly.
The 2022 midterm election in Nevada was filled with a lot of storylines and plot twists, some of that capturing the attention of the national press.
Almost 50 years ago, the Indian Child Welfare Act was approved to guide cases of abuse and neglect of Native children.
Americans send hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars a year through remittances so much that countries like the Philippines rely on these funds to stay solvent. In this episode of our award-winning Asian American and Pacific Islander podcast, Exit Spring Mountain, we’re looking at what this money is paying for, who sends it and why more than 80 countries depend on these financial gifts.
More than a million Nevadans voted this election. Nevada now has a Republican governor, but Democrats increased their majority in the Legislature.
It’s been a struggle for businesses in key sectors of the Las Vegas economy to find workers.
For a family worried about losing their home, or a parent in a custody dispute, the legal costs add strain to stressful situations.
Friday is Veterans Day, a time to honor and remember military veterans that have served within the United States Armed Forces.In recognition of Veterans Day, two members from the Nevada Veterans Foundation, a nonprofit on a mission to improve quality of life for members of the military, military retirees, veterans and their families here in Southern Nevada, share their stories from the service. INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTSRichard Moyer is a Vietnam veteran who received a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars for his service.
The polls are closed, and the ballots cast in the 2022 midterm election. And right now, it’s anyone’s guess how some of the top races in the state will turn out.
Las Vegas has become a hub for experiential entertainment and dining. So naturally, UNLV has begun teaching its students about it.
Magician. Podcaster. Television performer. Author. Penn Jillette may be the busiest man in Las Vegas.
Hard Hat Lounge is one of the oldest operating bars in Southern Nevada, and it's under new ownership.
A coalition of business, political and community leaders want to change the economic future of Las Vegas’ Historic Westside.
After more than a week of early voting, the numbers seem to indicate this could be one of the closest elections in years.
Some states in our region and around the U.S. have moved to restrict abortions. Now, efforts are underway to connect women with abortion medications.
Since 2019, the Nevada Donor Network Foundation has been on a mission to bring a new transplant institute to Nevada. And due to a recent investment of American Rescue Plan Act funds, the nonprofit has gotten closer to bringing the institute to life. But why a new transplant institute? Especially since there is already a center for transplantation at University Medical Center. To answer that is Joe Ferreira, the CEO and president of the Nevada Donor Network.
Four years ago, Steve Sisolak became the first Democrat in decades to be elected governor of Nevada.
Happy Halloween weekend! We were live at Sambalatte coffeehouse in Boca Park for a Halloween edition of State of Nevada After Dark. Our show was all about Halloween in movies, in business and in the afterlife.
In the last month or so, what seems like a plethora of illnesses and strange diseases have popped up around Southern Nevada.
The former Clark County Public Administrator accused of stabbing to death investigative reporter Jeff German is due in court this week.
The Las Vegas Raiders and Sandra Douglass Morgan made NFL history when she became the first Black female team president this past summer. How will she move the franchise forward?
There’s an emerging push around the country to eliminate right turns on red traffic lights.
Ballots have gone out in the mail and the polls are set to open tomorrow for early voting in Nevada.
The five year anniversary of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting on the Strip has come and gone.
Cumbia is a dance that came out of Black and Indigenous communities in Central and South America. Now, the Las Vegas Indian Center is hosting workshops so that dancers can master their skills.
There are three ballot questions this year in Nevada. They deal with equality, minimum wage and ranked-choice voting.
Did you know that mixed race people represent the most significant shift in Nevada’s population?
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is mourning the loss of veteran patrol officer Truong Thai.
Home prices in Southern Nevada are holding steady after sliding for three straight months.
Americans believe democracy is in danger —but not from the outside. From us.In January, 64% in an NPR survey said democracy is failing and at risk. Another poll that month by Quinnipac University found Republicans and Democrats believe political instability is a bigger threat to the U.S. than adversaries. Then Brookings Institute put the blame on disinformation.
The last time Station Casinos opened a new property in Las Vegas was 2008, or 14 years ago. And lately, we’ve been hearing about how they are bulldozing three existing properties. That doesn’t mean the locals market for Station properties is going away. In fact, the company wants to double the size of its offerings over the next eight years.
The Clark County School District has faced a number of challenges in recent years; the pandemic, falling test scores, violence, and an ever-growing teacher shortage.
The Las Vegas community continues to react to the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
From a Las Vegas Filipina start-up to the old school icons, how do these professional chefs and restaurateurs feel about food culture authenticity?
There’s little new about the upcoming midterm elections this November. The process is, as always, virtually unchanging. But the thing about this race that is different than in years past are some of the faces that are in it. Elizabeth Mercedes Krause’s run for Nevada’s second congressional district marks the first run by an Indigenous woman in Nevada for a seat on Capitol Hill. If she succeeds, she will join the ranks of the very few Indigenous women who have made it to the upper echelons of the federal government.
The world’s largest beer festival kicked off in Munich for the first time since 2019. But this year, you won’t need a passport to don your best Bavarian shorts or have yourself an icy mug of German beer.
It’s election season, and soon, voters across the state will determine who will represent them at all levels of government.
“Vegas Strong” It’s the saying you’ve seen on billboards, bumper stickers, T-shirts and more since 2017. There are multiple businesses bearing that name in the valley. A banner with 60 stars and the phrase “Vegas Strong” is displayed at Golden Knights games. Some people even have Vegas Strong tattooed on them. We said it over and over again in the days and weeks following the shooting, in solidarity with those who were suffering, and as a unifier for a city in shock and in grief.
The October 1 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip in 2017 brought to Nevada the horror of mass shootings that so many other cities and states had already experienced. People wanted more gun safety laws. Police changed tactics, focusing on how to make big events, which are a major part of Southern Nevada’s tourist economy, safer. And doctors who dealt with the hundreds of casualties have been sharing their knowledge in other cities, and doing what research they can related to gun safety.
The psychological impact of the October 1 shooting five years ago will never be fully measured. Sixty people died, some 800 were injured, but thousands more will live with what happened for the rest of their days. In our conversations with people impacted by the shooting, the mental health of survivors came up repeatedly. The process of healing the mind and dealing with difficult memories is as varied as the 20,000 or so people who were at the Root 91 Harvest Festival when shooting rang out.
Nevada has always been a destination for couples looking to exchange vows. Some of those weddings are elaborate affairs, while others head to chapels for a quick ceremony.
Did you know that the time between Independence Day and Labor Day is peak hot dog season?
Black Rock City in Northern Nevada becomes a temporary city of 80,000 people during Burning Man, and one of the elements that make it an actual city is the post office.
We’ve all felt the fear when the check engine light emerges on the dashboard of your car. What the hell does that mean? How much is it going to cost me?
As we head into the third year of the pandemic, the impact of COVID-19 lingers, especially on our children. In April, a UNLV School of Medicine study found 54% of parents surveyed said their children could benefit from mental health services. It also found that the stress parents were feeling was passed onto their kids. And many times, the kids felt responsible for it.
In the last two months Las Vegas has gone through the fear and panic of mass shootings, even though the shootings never happened.
Burning Man is now in full swing. The counterculture event in the Black Rock Desert is expected to draw more than 80,000 people this year for one of the largest “art parties” in the world.
Resorts World Las Vegas is beloved by fans who enjoys its flashy exterior, gourmet restaurants and high roller options.
The renowned art critic and writer taught for years at UNLV, and was an unabashed champion of Las Vegas.
It started 36 years ago on the beaches of San Francisco. But since the early 1990s, Burning Man has called Black Rock Desert home.Tens of thousands stream into Northern Nevada every year now for one of the biggest counterculture events in the world. But in 2020, COVID-19 forced the cancellation of Burning Man, and it was a huge disappointment for so-called burners. It was also devastating for businesses that had come to depend on that event.
Nevada’s economy is built upon the 24-hour party, the “What Happens Here, Stays Here” mantra.
Just when you think Las Vegas has reached peak residency madness, another announcement makes the Strip the envy of the entertainment world.
Since their peak year of 2017, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s recruitment numbers have been decreasing, and it’s not just due to expected retirements.
Like a lot of professional hockey athletes, Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Zach Whitecloud fell in love with the game as a child, playing at outdoor rinks with his friends in Manitoba.
Early voting for the 2022 midterm election is roughly two months away, and the vote in Nevada could be the pivot point for issues of national importance.
The restaurant business isn’t what it used to be, and the last two years of the pandemic took a slice out of already low profit margins.
Dr. Paul Wilkes at Desert Perinatal Associates has delivered more than 10,000 babies during his career. His specialty is high-risk pregnancies, where either the mother or the baby could be dealing with additional health challenges.
It’s known as alternative medicine in the U.S., but for many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, it’s their primary or only source of healthcare. We’re talking about Eastern medicine or Traditional Chinese medicine, or as some still call it, “Oriental medicine.” In this episode of our award-winning podcast, Exit Spring Mountain, we’re examining the history and modern interpretations of this 3,000-year-old practice.
States that use the Colorado River were told they had to cut their water use by 15 to 20%.
About two-thirds of students try alcohol by their senior year. That comes from the CDC, which also reported in 2019 that drug use in Nevada mirrors that of the rest of the nation
Sixty years is a long time for any cultural institution. It’s even a larger milestone for a publishing house, given the flux of the book industry.
Some pet owners in Summerlin are worried pesticides and herbicides sprayed in the common areas of their neighborhoods are making their dogs sick.
In this election season, both major parties are going out of their way to court Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.The Democrats formed a multi-million-dollar Super PAC recently to push its candidates in key states like Nevada. And the Republican National Committee set up an Asian Pacific American Center in Chinatown in May.AAPIs are a diverse community, representing multiple cultures and languages ... but are there any issues most AAPIs support, regardless of party?We examine the AAPI voting bloc in the first episode of Exit Spring Mountain season two.
A group of rabbis recently visited Krakow, Poland to support an estimated 150,000 Ukrainian refugees who had been displaced by the Russian invasion of their native country.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo is sending a “tough on crime” message in his race for governor on the Republican side of the ticket. But that effort took what some might call a withering hit over the weekend, from one of Lombardo’s former detectives.On Sunday, in the Las Vegas Sun, Kirk Jordan took Lombardo to task.
After the wedding of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in a Las Vegas chapel, you’ve gotta wonder if that kinda thing—where the stars get married in Vegas—is coming back.I mean, they’ve got millions—why get married for a C-note on Las Vegas Boulevard. That’s just one of the stories from the Entertainment Capital of the World.John Katsilometes, entertainment columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is with us for that and more.
The Biggest Little City is evolving. Once a town better known for gaming and quick divorces, it’s now a destination for outdoor recreation and tech businesses.
Mesquite, North Las Vegas and Reno have already passed bans on pet store sales to combat the nationwide issue of pet overpopulation and puppy mills.
In June, state officials approved a permit to mine a massive lithium deposit in Northern Nevada.
Family courts in Nevada can close hearings without saying why they’re doing it. The ACLU of Nevada is suing to change that.The ACLU is suing on behalf of Our Nevada Judges, a small media site that focuses on the local judicial system.They want Family Court to be more transparent.
Dining in the woods can be fun, but what if you could enjoy elevated food at a serious elevation
Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, depression and anxiety have skyrocketed, and Nevada has some of the highest rates in the country.
The 2020 to 2022 term of the U.S. Supreme Court will likely be remembered as one of the most controversial in history.
They say chocolate stimulates the same parts of your brain that get activated when you have sex.
Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court case which established a federal right to an abortion, was considered settled law for nearly fifty years. The decade's old precedence was overturned last week by a 6-3 decision of the court that found women do not have a constitutional right to an abortion. In response, thousands of Nevadans took to the streets over the weekend to protest that decision. Many of the demonstrators expressed anger and disbelief at the ruling. Others questioned where the abortion rights movement goes from here? And what other rights are at stake?
Over the next few months, water overseers for seven states will figure out how to make drastic cuts to water use.
Indigenous communities have historically been wary of the American education system, and with good reason. Academic misinformation, the Morill Act, the boarding school system: All aspects of American schools and universities that have represented devastating consequences for Native nations. According to the Post-secondary National Policy Institute, 24% of Native American and Alaska Native students attend a college or university, compared to 41% of the general population in the U.S.
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision that in 1973 that gave women across the country the right to seek an abortion.
The common belief today is this country is so divided because people won’t talk to, or don’t want to listen, to anyone with opposing views.
Police officers all wear the same uniform, so the public often paints them with the same brush.But imagine what it’s like being gay, lesbian, trans—anything beyond straight—and being a cop. Because it’s not as though police, historically, have treated people in the LGBTQ community well.Talk to people in Las Vegas who were part of the first Pride parade decades ago, and some will remember being harassed by the very police who were supposed to be there to protect them.
This week, Southern Nevada business leaders will do what they’ve been doing once a year for more than 40 years. They’ll gather together and listen to experts who will try to look into the future to see where the economy is going.This year, probably more than in most years, they’ll be talking about an economic factor that few of them have any control over: Water.
No matter who’s doing the polling, Nevada regularly ranks among the worst states for mental illness and its treatment.And we don’t fare much better when it comes to state residents who attempt or commit suicide.Fortunately, a new, easy-to-remember hotline aims to improve mental health care. And Nevada is one of only four states that has passed legislation to pay for it.
About a week ago, a 16-year-old Las Vegas high schooler died hiking in the Red Rock area near her home. That same weekend, a woman drowned in the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon; a week before that, another woman died while hiking out of the Grand Canyon.
Las Vegas’ housing market is turning that old economic theory of "demand high-prices high” on its head.Even though home sales are declining, home prices in Las Vegas and through the state keep going up.Prices have gotten so out of whack, bankrate.com recently ranked Las Vegas as the second-worst city in the country for first-time home buyers.The reported median price of a home in Las Vegas is more than $482,000, 25% higher than a year ago. In Reno-Sparks, it’s $615,000.
While the results are not yet official, it appears we now know who will represent their respective parties heading into this fall’s general election.
On June 4, Las Vegas stood with Ukraine in a memorable way.From an underground bunker in Kyiv, the ProEnglish Theater produced a performance that was beamed into the Winchester Dondero Cultural Center.And to the surprise of the audience at the center, the troupe performed a wrenching version of The Beatles’ “Yesterday” that referenced the Ukrainian War.
The baby formula shortage remains a stressful issue, with 1 in 5 states stocking just 10% of what's normally found on store shelves. Nevada is one of those states.
The Memorial Day weekend shooting spree that left seven wounded continues to develop with last week's indictment of three men associated with a local chapter of the Hells Angels.Victims in the shooting, which occurred in heavy traffic on a stretch of U.S. 95 in Henderson, were members and associates of the rival Vagos motorcycle club.State of Nevada contributor and commentator John L. Smith has been following that story.
It's the most delicious time of the year: Las Vegas Restaurant Week. In neighborhoods across the valley, you can dine on all kinds of tasty food. From fried chicken and burgers to sushi and tacos, you'll enjoy eating at the best restaurants in Southern Nevada while a portion of the proceeds go to Three Square Food Bank.This restaurant community was like, 'We are ready. Bring on Restaurant Week.'
This weekend in Henderson, organizers will stage the Henderson LGBTQ+ Pride Fest. Pride festivals typically happen in most large cities during the month of June. With more than 300,000 people, Henderson is the second largest city in Nevada.
Las Vegas has always had people experiencing homelessness. Every city has them. But there’s a twist now that we’re seeing throughout Las Vegas: more people living in vehicles.
After it happened in many other schools over the years, the Texas school shooting seems like it might be a wake up call.
If you were outside over the weekend, you felt the beginnings of the summer to come. Very sunny. Very hot. Very dry.
Dizziness, headaches, brain fog, fatigue ... that’s a handful of the most common symptoms for people with "long COVID." And those symptoms can last more than a year, according to the latest and longest follow-up study of long COVID sufferers.The study out of Northwestern University included people who had mild COVID symptoms but didn’t need hospitalization. The average age was 43, and about 80% were vaccinated.It’s having a big impact on the mental health of sufferers, too.
A Memorial Day weekend shooting on a Las Vegas-area freeway was an apparent ambush by Hells Angels members on rival Vagos biker gang members returning from a veterans cemetery ride, according to a police report made public Tuesday.Richard John Devries, who police identified as the Las Vegas Hells Angels chapter president, and club recruits Russell Smith and Stephen Alo were arrested late Sunday, several hours after the shooting on U.S. 95, according to Henderson police reports.
Nevada's 1st Congressional District has long been a Democratic stronghold.Once the heart of Las Vegas, redistricting has shifted its boundaries to include more of suburban Clark County. That makes it a bit more competitive.Democratic incumbent Dina Titus, who has represented that district for the last decade, is facing a challenge from both sides.Her opponent in the June's primary is Amy Vilela. No stranger to Nevada politics, the progressive activist previously ran for the 4th Congressional District in 2008.
Nevada's 1st Congressional District has long been Democratic stronghold.Once the heart of Las Vegas, redistricting has shifted its boundaries to include more suburban Clark County.That makes it a bit more competitive.And Democratic incumbent Dina Titus, who has represented the district for the last decade, is facing a challenge from both sides.She joins us to talk about her reelection bid.
Recapturing control of Congress. It's the GOP top objective this fall and they see Nevada's 3rd Congressional District as key to that goal, currently held by Democratic incumbent Susie Lee.The district comprises most of western Clark County, including Summerlin and Spring Valley, as well as Searchlight and Laughlin.It's a diverse district, and one of the Republicans looking to unseat her is Noah Malgeri.
Mark Amodei is one of the highest-profile Republicans in Nevada, and he's up for a seventh term trying to keep his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.But his opponent in June's primary has a last name that's almost as familiar with Nevadans: Tarkanian.Danny Tarkanian is a Douglas County commissioner. And of course his father is the late and celebrated UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian.
There are more than a dozen Republicans looking to challenge the Democratic incumbent Governor Steve Sisolak in November.One of them is Joey Gilbert. The Reno-based attorney and former professional boxer has made a name for himself in recent years, filing several lawsuits challenging state and local COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.He's also an outspoken critic of the results of the 2020 presidential election. We spoke to Gilbert as part of KNPR's 2022 election coverage.
During the pandemic, there was a nursing shortage. When school started this year, there was a massive teacher shortage.
Members of Congress held a hearing about our military pilots reporting and recording unidentified aerial phenomena. UAPs they call them. They used to be called UFOs, or unidentified flying objects.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship may be the most prestigious honor a college student can get for public service.
If you fly through Reno often, you’ve likely noticed that the Biggest Little City’s airport is getting busier.
Washoe County School District Superintendent Kristen McNeill is a native Nevadan who has worked for the district for 26 years.
Catalytic converter theft is running rampant across the Las Vegas Valley, From Jan. 1 to April 8, Las Vegas Metropolitan police reported 784 thefts
Early voting for primary candidates starts May 28. Traditionally, voters tend to overlook races for school board, but maybe not this year.
At 43%, the Las Vegas area has one of the nation’s highest percentage of home renters in the country.Rents have gotten so high that local politicians who have never uttered the words “rent control” are starting to mention it during public meetings.Clark County commissioners have received hundreds of emails in just the last few months about their constituents' 30% or higher rent increases.
The leaked draft decision by the Supreme Court has deepened the debate over a women’s right to choose an abortion in this country.
Last week’s leaked Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade — and open the door for states to make abortions illegal — is alarming doctors in Nevada and across the country
And now, for something completely different.That’s an old line from Monty Python, but in a way, it applies to something we’ve never seen before in the Fremont East Entertainment District.For years, the district has evolved to include restaurants, bars, live music, retail.Now it has Cheapshot and what has in just a few weeks become a very popular variety show on a tiny stage inside Cheapshot.
It’s May the Fourth, a day when Star Wars fans proudly proclaim, “May the 4th be with you!”
Brent Holmes brings his unique perspective to the history of Las Vegas in a new podcast.
People quickly gathered to protest a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.
We’re in the middle of what could be a record-breaking weekend for Las Vegas on all fronts.
One of the most talked about stories roiling inside the gaming community these days isn’t the NFL draft this week, it’s the question of who really owns the popular taco shop at the $4 billion Resorts World Las Vegas.A pair of controversial gamblers contend the restaurant Tacos El Cabron is owned in part by a convicted illegal bookmaker who once bragged about laundering money through California card rooms and Las Vegas casinos.
Late last year, workers at Child Haven held a short walk-out, protesting conditions that they said were dangerous.They said they’d been bitten, punched and one was even thrown through a window by one of the young people there.Six months later, Clark County commissioners unanimously approved a contract of up to $1.9 million to hire an outside group to treat those with more serious mental health and behavioral issues.
Soaring prices for gas, food, housing and construction supplies continue to hammer Nevadans.
Psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, LSD and mescaline are illegal in most of the country, considered Schedule 1 drugs by the federal government
At any given time, there are thousands of kids in Southern Nevada who can’t go home. Maybe they have a parent who is ill, incarcerated or just in a bad spot.These kids need adults to step in and give them a temporary home with caring parents. The end goal is to be that safe space until children can be reunited with their families. Here’s what’s happening in Clark County: There are foster parents, but the county needs foster parents of different cultures, colors and backgrounds.
The control of the U.S. Senate very likely rests in the hands of Nevada voters this fall.
Home births rose by almost 20% during the pandemic. Still, it’s pretty uncommon here. In the U.S., 8% of births utilize a certified nurse midwife.But the interest in home births, according to the CDC, is growing.In Las Vegas, there’s a single free-standing birth center. It was a longtime dream for April Clyde, who worked for years to get Serenity Birth Center off the ground. But she believed strongly that there were women in Nevada not getting what they wanted in a traditional hospital setting.
Friday is Earth Day, which was created in 1970 out of national concern for the country's polluted air, water and earth.
As plants across Nevada bloom, as spring winds blow everything everywhere, we’re starting to feel it, and hear it.Watery, bloodshot eyes, wheezing and sneezing fits at the office.That’s on top of Clark County’s first-ever, season-long smoke and ozone advisory.Keeping track of all of this is Asma Tahir, who supervises the Pollen Monitoring Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
As a woman, it’s common to go into one clothing store and fit one size and then go next door to another store and fit a different size.It can be confusing and frustrating.That’s one reason Las Vegas-based Grrrl Clothing rejects traditional sizing in favor of using body measurements.The global brand also refuses to use Photoshop or airbrush its models.Kortney Olson is the founder and owner. She’s also the author of "Crushing It: How I Smashed Diet Culture, Addiction and the Patriarchy."
If you haven’t watched local government TV lately, and you’re excused if that’s the case, you might have missed an understated but massive message about water and the ongoing drought.Southern Nevada is using less water from the Colorado River than allowed, in large part because the area returns recycled water to the river.But looking ahead, that trend will slow and likely reverse unless changes are made.That led Clark County commissioners to ask if developers must include water use in their plans when they ask for approval to build.
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity.Those following the rather colorful political career of Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore notice that the declared Republican gubernatorial candidate has shifted gears. She did not file to be a candidate for governor. Now she's trying to get elected as state treasurer. This, of course, comes after she already put out an internet ad showing her firing a gun for her “three shot plan” for Nevada. MIKE PREVATT: What is behind this shift?
Raising a child is tough, and doing it alone is even harder.There are programs out there that helps single moms. Some help children of single moms. The Jeremiah Program works to help both at the same time.The Jeremiah Program is a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that focuses on providing resources and counseling to single mothers and their children. And they’re coming to Las Vegas later this year.Chastity Lord is the organization’s president and CEO. She says the need to help struggling mothers is everywhere.
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity.With the war in Ukraine about a month old, the images and sounds of battle are being felt especially hard by some Nevada combat veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.State of Nevada contributor and commentator John L. Smith finds that even from a distance, it’s having a big effect on those battling PTSD.MIKE PREVATT: We’ve heard long about PTSD about combat veterans and their families. War is terrible. But PTSD goes beyond war. So what is it, exactly?
In April 2020, Nevada was just coming to terms with the sudden appearance of COVID-19.More cases of the new illness were popping up daily, and much of the state remained under lockdown.In those early days of the pandemic, Governor Steve Sisolak activated Nevada’s National Guard to assist with the state’s COVID-19 response.It was a shift from the guard’s normal duties.They went from supporting U.S. military efforts around the globe to assisting their communities with testing and vaccination efforts.
The Silver State isn’t necessarily known for its whites and reds.Now, a newly formed partnership between winemakers, growers and University of Nevada, Reno researchers aims to change that.Few people probably know that UNR has been researching grape production for more than 25 years.Jill Moe, the director of the Desert Farming Initiative at UNR, says "there's real potential here" to compete against the California wine regions of Napa and Sonoma, noting a Reno winery, Sunset Winery, that recently beat both regions in a competition.
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees oversees operations of the nation’s fifth-largest school district.
Researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas who screen sewage water for COVID-19 have found the BA.2 subvariant across Southern Nevada.
The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has many Nevadans trying to better understand the social and political psyche of Russians and their political leaders.There are many Russians and Ukrainians in Nevada; many of them work in the high-powered shows of Cirque du Soleil on the Las Vegas Strip.How are they relating to each other now?Yelena Brezhneva and Lilia Vasilyeva are with the Las Vegas Russian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Home prices across Nevada continue to skyrocket. The median price of a home in Las Vegas in February is about $100,000 more than it was a year ago. In Reno, the median is about $600,000.Part of the increase is due to a serious demand for homes; part of it is people moving to Nevada from California with wads of cash because they sold their homes in an inflated market.How long can this last?
Violence by students against each other and against teachers in Clark County schools is so alarming, teachers are demanding action by the school board.
It’s election season and candidates across the state are filing paperwork to appear on June’s primary ballot.
The 2020 U.S. census counted Nevada among the fastest growing states over the previous 10 years. It’s also said its the third most diverse state.
For nearly two years, the mayor has been the point person for Sparks' astounding growth, and all the issues and problems that can come with it.
Episode 10 marks the end of season 1, so we decided to mark the event with a special episode: The Exit Spring Mountain team gathered (virtually) for a potluck of food and conversation.
To people outside the world of fame and fortune, it sometimes feels like those who have reached those heights forget how they got there, or who supported them on the way.Ben McKee, bassist for the world-famous Imagine Dragons, which started in Las Vegas more than a decade ago, didn’t forget.For the last year, he’s given out $1,000 a day to a variety of charities and nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
From teacher shortages to lack of resources, the Clark County School District’s struggles are nothing new. Which is why the "Paraprofessional Pathways Project" at UNLV is working on getting CCSD more teachers fast. Paraprofessionals are essentially teacher assistants who are not yet licensed. The Pathways Project’s goal is to speed up the process of getting a teaching license. Dr. Kenneth Varner, one of the professors in the project, says the program grew from changing legislation, Senate Bill 352.
More than 20 years ago, in 1999, the rate of people who died of drug overdoses in Nevada and its neighboring state of California were roughly the same.Then things began to change.Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control show that by 2015, Nevada’s rate of overdose deaths was almost twice as high as California’s.In 2020, Nevada’s rate was about 20% higher.California was catching up. But we use California as a comparison because some presume drug abuse there is worse than in Nevada. The comparison demonstrates something quite different.
If Yan can cook, so can you. That’s been Chef Martin Yan’s signature saying since the early '80s when the chef and cookbook author appeared on television sets across the country bringing Chinese food to American tables. Since then, he’s written more than 30 cookbooks and starred in more than 3,500 episodes of “Yan Can Cook." It is still one of the longest-running cooking shows in the world.
Short term rentals are the bane of some neighbors, and the lifeblood to some families. They are also a huge corporate business now, and they're coming back to unincorporated Clark County. Last year, state lawmakers passed a law forcing Clark County to regulate short-term rentals. Before the law, the county had banned them outright. They now have until July 1st to figure out how they’ll do it. Commissioners have until July 1st to figure out a game plan.
Las Vegas is a town of transplants. It’s always been the story, and during the pandemic it was no different. A recent California study says that of 250,000 people who moved just out of San Francisco during the pandemic, their top two destinations were Las Vegas and Phoenix. It’s easy to see why: lower cost of living, jobs, it’s a 24-hour city and beyond the Strip, you can lead a life like almost anywhere else in the country.
During all the casino-related transactions last year, the purchase of the Mirage was a significant for several reasons. For one, it’ll be the first Strip resort owned by a tribal gaming company. When construction is finished, it’ll become the Hard Rock hotel-casino—and if early designs hold true, there will be a new hotel tower shaped like a vertical guitar. Then there’s the Mirage volcano, which has regularly erupted on the Strip as a free show for 33 years will be demolished.
Culinary Union members who work at Palace Station say they’re picketing today to protest management's refusal to recognize the union’s legitimacy. They also claim the casino-resort has interfered with their union election. Red Rock Resorts is currently being sued in U.S. district court by the National labor Relations board alleging failure to adhere to a court order. Palace Station’s parent company, Red Rock Resorts Inc. declined to comment.
Black Springs is now a small neighborhood nestled amongst the giant industrial warehouses of Reno’s North Valleys. In the 1940s, it was among the few places near Reno where black families could buy land on which they could build. At the time, the small 40-acre community was remote, miles out of town. It lacked basic services like electricity, running water, sewers and paved roads. And yet, the families that lived there... the Westbrooks, the Lobsters, and the Carthens banded together to raise money and develop the area themselves.
UNLV students on average spend more than 12-hundred dollars a semester on books and supplies. In the interest of making higher education more affordable and accessible to more students – the university created a Open Educational Resources task force. For the first time – many students are getting free and low-cost textbooks through the pilot program this semester.
In Downtown Las Vegas, the arts live and breathe there in the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts.At the corner of 7th and Bridger, it was known as Las Vegas High School until it became a magnet school and adopted the name Las Vegas Academy in 1993. The school specializes in music, dance, theater and visual arts. And somewhat of a rarity in the Clark County school district, it has a five-star school rating. And its music education outreach program has won something called the Grammy Signature School award 12 times—more than any high school in the country.
The in-fighting of a county political party rarely makes the local news and almost never national news-- but the struggle for control of the Clark County Republican Party defies normalcy. CNN’s Jim Acosta conducted a lengthy interview of ousted Clark County Republican Party Chairman David Sadjak on CNN’s “Democracy in Peril” series. The series focuses on reported attempts to suppress voting access.
Police say a driver was going 100 mph or more when he sped through a red light, killing himself, a passenger and 7 people he hit with his vehicle. The same driver had pled guilty to speeding just nine days earlier. He also had another speeding ticket years earlier. A recent study out of Harvard suggests that drivers are, quote, “venting pent-up anger and frustration about life under covid-19 by letting it rip on the road.Conversations arise as to whether the pandemic, lack of awareness, traffic policies and roads, or plain recklessness are at fault.
Earlier this month, the American Red Cross said it’s facing the worst blood shortage in almost a decade.Now some members in Congress, as well as scientists, say the screening of blood is so accurate, gay and bi-sexual men should be allowed to donate blood sooner than is currently allowed. The Red Cross has previously said the same thing.The rule today is that gay men have to abstain from sex for 90 days after their most recent sexual activity to be eligible to donate. Scientists now say a 10 day or two-week wait is good enough.