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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...

LAS VEGAS, NV — A morning shooting inside an east valley residence left two people dead and a third hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Wednesday, triggering a major homicide investigation near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas corridor. Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched shortly before 10:00...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The first legislatively mandated use-of-force report from the Clark County School District Police Department (CCSDPD) has revealed that when school officers deployed physical force, pepper spray, or Tasers during the 2025–26 academic year, it was overwhelmingly directed at Black individuals. The findings—released under statutory reporting guidelines...

CARSON CITY, NV — The political action committee for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Nevada has officially endorsed Republican incumbent Governor Joe Lombardo for reelection. The announcement—issued Tuesday by the state’s leading small-business advocacy organization—sets up a direct contrast in the 2026 gubernatorial contest, arriving hours after...