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LAS VEGAS, NV — An 80-year-old pedestrian died Friday morning after being struck by a pickup truck in east Las Vegas, marking the 86th traffic-related fatality investigated within Metro’s jurisdiction in 2026. The fatal crash—which occurred on East Cedar Avenue west of North Eastern Avenue—involved a motorist who displayed signs...

CARSON CITY, NV — Responding to mounting political pressure and neighborhood backlash over tech industry subsidies, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed a sweeping executive order Friday morning curtailing Nevada’s data center tax abatement program. The executive action—issued from the Capitol in Carson City—substantially tightens the criteria the Governor’s Office of...

HENDERSON, NV — A woman was killed early Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle along Boulder Highway in Henderson, prompting the arrest of the driver on felony impairment charges, the Henderson Police Department confirmed. The collision occurred shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2026, near the...

DEATH VALLEY, CA / ESMERALDA COUNTY, NV — The National Park Service (NPS) has issued an emergency closure for the Saline Valley Warm Springs Campground, a world-renowned backcountry desert oasis located in remote western Death Valley National Park. The sudden closure—announced after a fast-moving fire swept through the Lower Spring...

WASHINGTON, D.C. / LAS VEGAS, NV — In a major legislative victory for Nevada’s resort economy and casino patrons nationwide, the House Ways and Means Committee voted 38–5 to advance legislation restoring the full, 100% federal income tax deduction for gambling losses. The bipartisan breakthrough—approved during committee markup—marks the first...

HENDERSON, NV — Neighborhood dining operators across the southeast valley are lobbying the Henderson City Council to adopt a municipal ordinance permitting licensed restaurants to sell sealed mixed drinks, beer, and wine for curbside pickup and delivery. The regulatory push—spearheaded by the Nevada Restaurant Association—aims to align Henderson’s commercial liquor...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Clark County environmental regulators issued a comprehensive, two-day smoke and air quality advisory for Southern Nevada on Wednesday, as regional upper-level winds pushed a dense plume of wildfire smoke across the U.S.–Mexico border into the Las Vegas basin. The advisory—administered by the county’s Division of Air...