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Nevada’s Department of Transportation (NDOT) is finally under the microscope—and rightfully so. A recent Legislative Counsel Bureau audit exposed systemic issues: poor oversight of $25 million worth of materials, mishandled purchase records, and troubling misuse of state vehicles. When nearly $25 million in stockroom goods didn’t match the books and invoices were...

Metropolitan Police report a fatal shooting near Downtown Las Vegas that claimed one life Wednesday night. Around 9 p.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Olive Street, close to East Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard, and found a victim who later died at the hospital. Authorities say a suspect...

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo is stepping up to protect our community’s backbone—property, safety, and even man’s best friend—with a trio of common-sense bills that speak to accountability and freedom. As part of a ceremonial signing, Governor Lombardo advanced AB503, making it unlawful to possess municipal-grade or seven-strand copper wire without...

Las Vegas is sounding the alarm: after years of welcoming tourists in droves, numbers are finally slipping as visitors hit by escalating costs roll their eyes—and wallets. With guest figures down roughly 6–8% this year and international arrivals falling nearly 9%, the root of the issue is clear: tourists are fed...

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, residents of a quiet gated community in southwest Las Vegas were jolted awake not by the sound of alarm clocks—but by over 30 gunshots. One man is now dead, and yet again, we’re reminded that no neighborhood is immune when criminals operate without...

A heated exchange on South Indios Avenue ended with one man dead and another facing murder charges—a sobering reminder that our actions must be governed by responsibility, not impulse. On June 18, after an argument, police say 39-year-old Calvin Beasley Jr. turned towards 27-year-old Derek Siano as he walked away...

Just after midnight Tuesday, firefighters responded to a major inferno in a single-story home on the 600 block of 7th Street near Bonneville Avenue. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue battled the flames at the 12:11 a.m. call, discovering a structure already weakened by a previous blaze—a factor that forced them to...