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CARSON CITY, NV — Nevada U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto introduced landmark federal legislation on Tuesday aimed at permanently preventing Yucca Mountain from ever being utilized as a national nuclear waste dump. The bill, titled the Jobs, Not Waste Act, seeks to formally codify recent federal administrative...

CARSON CITY, NV — The Nevada Division Of State Parks Click to open side panel for more information  has officially opened public voting to select the permanent name for Nevada’s newest state park property. Spanning 4.5 miles along the Carson River corridor, the newly acquired state parkland protects historic 19th-century...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Clark County School District (CCSD) is entering the upcoming 2026–2027 academic year on firm operational footing, with Superintendent Jhone Ebert confirming the district is nearly fully staffed across classrooms and transportation hubs. The announcement provides welcome predictability for Nevada’s largest school system, which serves more...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Collision investigation detectives with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Traffic Bureau are conducting an active investigation into a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred Monday afternoon in the central Las Vegas Valley. The incident resulted in one fatality and multiple hospital transports, causing extensive traffic...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The National Weather Service (NWS) Las Vegas forecast office has extended an Extreme Heat Warning through Saturday, August 8, 2026, as an unrelenting atmospheric heat dome continues to hold temperatures in the high triple digits across the Las Vegas Valley. The decision marks the second extension...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Animal Foundation, Nevada’s largest animal shelter facility, has declared a critical “Red Capacity” crisis after intake numbers pushed kennel space past operational limits across its 8-acre Las Vegas campus. Shelter administrators issued an emergency alert on Sunday afternoon, calling on Southern Nevada residents to adopt,...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada, joined by news organizations The Nevada Independent and The Marshall Project, has filed a lawsuit against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) alleging systematic violations of state public records laws. The legal challenge, filed in the Eighth...