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Ski season starts slow, House passes mining bill, 988 hotline gets funding boost, Nevada basketball teams win, and Christmas weather brings travel concerns to the state.
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Sierra Club
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The Nature Conservancy
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- Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreement
- Car theft settlements, Greenlink North gets stalled, and a new North Las Vegas civic building
- See Hear Do: December 17-23
- Dec. 17: Metro collaborates with ICE, local editors look back, and an Indigenous-made shopping spree
- Washoe nonprofit hopes to regain land in Tahoe Basin to build cultural and spiritual center
- Voter data battle, transit changes, nursing growth, and NBA expansion
- Las Vegas and Seattle slated as front-runners if NBA expansion to 32 teams happens
Ryan Vellinga
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Nevada Public Radio
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Health care costs will likely skyrocket in the coming days as subsidies that helped many consumers are set to expire at the end of the year. But some states are trying to help ease the financial hit.
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AP
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There’s no shortage of what to see, hear, and do at any time in Nevada. Here are some highlighted cultural events for the week starting December 17.
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What's Happening in Las Vegas?
The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
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Enjoy tasty bites from the past to the present
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Frank Sinatra's relationship with Las Vegas spanned decades—from his 1951 Desert Inn debut during career lows to leading the Rat Pack's legendary Summit at the Sands. His story intertwines with the city's own rise.
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Author KB Brookins believes in the power of the written, and spoken, word to change lives. Their story, chronicled in Pretty: A Memoir, is living proof
Sink your teeth into our annual collection of dining — and drinking — stories, including a tally of Sin City's Tiki bars, why good bread is having a moment, and how one award-winning chef is serving up Caribbean history lessons through steak. Plus, discover how Las Vegas is a sports town, in more ways than one. Bon appétit!
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Dueling Safdie brother movie projects, Love Island USA chaos, a feces-filled And Just Like That … finale: looking back on an eclectic year for pop culture. -
Rep. Adam Smith, the Democratic leader of the Armed Services Committee, says Trump's oil blockade is about driving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of power more than anything. -
A palliative care doctor in Austin says listening to vinyl music can lift heavy moments for families and patients receiving end-of-life care. -
President Trump recently embraced kei cars, tiny vehicles that are popular in Asia but hard to get in the U.S. Kei car enthusiasts are delighted — but doubt whether much will change. -
A sampling of the stories NPR staff believe made some of the deepest ripples this year — reminders of what rigorous, compassionate journalism can do, and why the work remains as urgent as ever.
