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SPACE CADETS, REPORT FOR DUTY: Trump Moves to Build U.S. Space Academy as America Prepares for New Frontier

August 31, 2026 6:00 amAugust 31, 2026 5:33 am

President Donald Trump is moving to create a new federal academy dedicated to producing the astronauts, engineers, warfighters and technical leaders America will need to dominate the next great strategic battlefield: space. Trump signed an executive order Friday establishing the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy, a NASA-led...

HORMUZ WHO’S BOSS: Trump Says U.S. Controls World’s Oil Chokepoint as Iran’s Lifeline Gets Strangled

August 29, 2026 1:27 pm

President Donald Trump is declaring victory in the battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz, with the White House pointing to newly released U.S. military figures showing American forces have cleared Iranian mines, escorted nearly 1,500 commercial vessels and choked off Tehran’s oil exports through one of the most...

Two Dead, One Wounded After Domestic Dispute Erupts into Shooting at West Reno Avenue Apartment

August 28, 2026 3:50 pm

LAS VEGAS, NV — A late-night domestic argument involving an armed man and two women escalated into gunfire inside a West Las Vegas apartment, leaving two people dead and a third hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Homicide Section was called to investigate the...

LVMPD Officer Shoots Woman Armed with Edged Weapon in CSN West Charleston Parking Lot

August 28, 2026 3:22 pm

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is investigating an officer-involved shooting after an officer shot and wounded a woman who approached police with an edged weapon and demanded to be shot early Friday morning in a parking lot on the College of Southern Nevada (CSN)...

Hawk Fire Reaches 95% Containment in Reno; Gov. Lombardo Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for Destroyed Homes

August 28, 2026 2:24 pm

CARSON CITY, NV — With multi-agency firefighting crews expanding containment on the Hawk Fire to 95%, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo formally petitioned President Biden and the White House on Friday, August 28, 2026, for a Presidential Emergency Declaration to unlock federal recovery funds for Washoe County. The request comes as...

LEFT HOOK: Benitez-Thompson Lands Indivisible Backing as Progressive Group Pushes ICE Cuts, Health Care for Illegal Immigrants

August 28, 2026 6:00 amAugust 28, 2026 5:16 am

Nevada Democrat congressional candidate Teresa Benitez-Thompson has picked up support from Indivisible activists as the national progressive network eyes Nevada’s historically Republican 2nd Congressional District as a potential 2026 target. Indivisible Carson City recommends Benitez-Thompson in the NV-02 race, according to Blue Voter Guide, while Nevada organizers are asking national...

Las Vegas Strip Gaming Win Jumps 3.6% in July to $1.17 Billion as Baccarat and Table Games Surge

August 27, 2026 1:36 pm

LAS VEGAS, NV — Gaming revenues across the Las Vegas Strip rebounded into positive territory in July, propelled by strong table game hold and steady summer visitation across Southern Nevada’s marquee resort corridor. According to official monthly financial metrics released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), casinos on the...

Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

SPACE CADETS, REPORT FOR DUTY: Trump Moves to Build U.S. Space Academy as America Prepares for New Frontier

HORMUZ WHO’S BOSS: Trump Says U.S. Controls World’s Oil Chokepoint as Iran’s Lifeline Gets Strangled

Two Dead, One Wounded After Domestic Dispute Erupts into Shooting at West Reno Avenue Apartment

LVMPD Officer Shoots Woman Armed with Edged Weapon in CSN West Charleston Parking Lot

Hawk Fire Reaches 95% Containment in Reno; Gov. Lombardo Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for Destroyed Homes

LEFT HOOK: Benitez-Thompson Lands Indivisible Backing as Progressive Group Pushes ICE Cuts, Health Care for Illegal Immigrants

Las Vegas Strip Gaming Win Jumps 3.6% in July to $1.17 Billion as Baccarat and Table Games Surge

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