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Leading up to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's April 15 educational conference in the city, Las Vegas continues to pioneer diagnostics and treatments for the disease
RSVP for an exhilarating night of artful inspiration where we will recognize our contest winners and local photographers with food, drinks, and celebration.
April 30, 2026
At Nevada State Museum, LV
April 30, 2026
At Nevada State Museum, LV
- New BLM Director advances, Sunrise Hospital receives new designation and Fremont Street's concert lineup
- How Will Recent Changes in U.S. Public Lands Affect Nevada?
- Aces re-sign four-time MVP A'ja Wilson to lock in their dynasty core
- A'ja Wilson supermax contract, Rickie Slaughter rally and Nevada's Roblox settlement
- Excerpts From Our Interview With a Robotaxi
- Roblox gaming platform reaches $12 million settlement with Nevada enhancing youth protections
- April 15: Public lands, Alzheimer's, and Spotlight Poetry
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DOI/Neal Herbert
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Bureau of Land Management
Mountain West News Bureau
When wildland firefighters are on prescribed fires, they’re breathing the same smoke and facing many of the same hazards found on wildfires, but they don’t get the same hazard pay. That could soon change.
U.S. Department of Energy
Mountain West News Bureau
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On Spotlight Poetry's fifth anniversary, three members reflect on the nonprofit group's creative community work.
Chris Pizzello
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Invision (AP)
Rick Arevalo
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Nevada Public Radio
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:
Nevada Public Radio Original Podcasts
Dive deep into Silver State history and folklore with Nevada Yesterdays, grow your perfect desert garden with expert advice on Desert Bloom, and explore Southern Nevada's vibrant arts, culture, and community stories through Desert Air—where thoughtful storytelling connects you to the heart of your home.
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Nevada Public Radio
In August 1964, The Beatles played Las Vegas's Convention Center after Stan Irwin of the Sahara Hotel took a chance on the Fab Four. Up to 16,000 fans attended, launching the era of arena entertainment in Las Vegas.
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Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter
A quartet of recent documentaries examines the lives — and deaths — of only-in-Vegas characters
Blaze new and old trails alike with Desert Companion's outdoor and recreation issue! Tag alongside five writers as they wax poetic about their favorite nature walks, meet the man better known as Cactus Joe, and catch up with Nevada politico Jon Ralston ahead of the release of his biography on the late Sen. Harry Reid. Plus, discover how one year of Trump has already changed Nevada.
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On her sixth studio album, the English singer crafts a place where pleasure, joy and real connection commingle. -
Jorge Drexler is one of the most decorated singer-songwriters in Latin America. His albums are always high profile events, and his latest record merits the attention. It's called Taracá, and to make it he returned home to his native Uruguay - after living in Spain for 30 years - to explore the roots of an Afro-Uruguayan tradition known as candombe. On this week's episode we chat with Drexler about the motivation for returning to his home country, making music after losing his parents, and how the album's title reflects the sound made by a candombe drum. -
The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.
