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CARSON CITY / LAKE TAHOE, NV — Outdoor recreationists across the Silver State can access all 27 Nevada State Parks free of charge this weekend, as state conservation officials celebrate National Public Lands Day with fee-free entry, complimentary camping, and the reopening of the iconic Spooner Lake backcountry. The statewide...

CARSON CITY, NV — Prompted by escalating civil liberties concerns over unchecked surveillance technologies, Nevada state lawmakers are finalizing draft legislation to establish the state’s first statutory guardrails governing law enforcement Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR). The legislative effort—advancing through the Nevada Legislature’s Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary—aims...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The National Weather Service (NWS) Las Vegas has issued a hazardous weather outlook warning of isolated to scattered thunderstorms, localized cloudbursts, and sudden downburst winds impacting Clark County and the surrounding Great Basin passes. The late-season weather pattern—driven by a surge of subtropical monsoonal moisture interacting...

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...