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LAS VEGAS, NV — Nearly three decades after hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip, opening statements commenced on Monday, August 17, 2026, in the long-awaited murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis. Davis, 63, appeared before Clark County District Court...

CARSON CITY, NV — Flags across the Nevada State Capitol and all state public buildings and grounds were ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of Christopher V. Andersen, a veteran Lake Tahoe-area helitack pilot who lost his life in the line of duty during aerial wildfire suppression operations. Governor...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Las Vegas has issued an Extreme Heat Watch spanning Clark, southern Nye, and surrounding tri-state desert counties, as a high-pressure thermal ridge builds across the Mojave Desert. The multi-day heat event will bring dangerously hot conditions across Southern Nevada, with...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Clark County School District (CCSD) is finalizing a comprehensive legislative policy agenda aimed at overhauling the state’s Pupil-Centered Funding Plan (PCFP) when the Nevada Legislature convenes for the 2027 biennial session. District trustees and administrators represent more than 300,000 public school students across Southern Nevada....

RENO, NV — Multi-agency wildland fire crews made critical strides toward suppressing two of the state’s largest active blazes on Saturday, pushing containment on the Bug Fire to 58% and the Stallion Fire to 74% across Washoe County. First igniting along U.S. Highway 395 before merging with the Fred Mountain...

RENO, NV — Interagency wildland firefighting teams made significant headway across Northern Nevada as containment on the Bug Fire climbed to 31%, despite the blaze swelling to 91,125 acres across Washoe, Lassen, and Sierra counties. The fire—which ignited August 8 off U.S. Highway 395 before merging with the Fred Mountain...

CARSON CITY, NV — The Nevada Department of Education (NDE) announced the appointment of veteran education policy and technology executive Tom Greene as its new Chief Strategy Officer, effective September 1, 2026. The announcement was made by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Victor Wakefield. In his new cabinet-level advisory...