Ryan Vellinga
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Nevada Public Radio (AP Image, Las Vegas Book Festival, Nevada Ballet Theatre)
Plus: Where and how to get a COVID booster; a new short film explores Indigenous heritage through flags; and what to see, hear, and do. All that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.
James Dawson
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Boise State Public Radio
U.S. Geological Survey
Mountain West News Bureau
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- A'ja Wilson scores 31 to lead the Aces to a third WNBA championship in 4 seasons
- What will the development around the A's stadium look like -- and who's behind it?
- The U.S. Department of Justice launches investigations in Nevada universities
- HCA, Sunrise Hospital employees reach contract agreement
- Is the Las Vegas economy a "canary in the coalmine" for the rest of the country?
- Las Vegas Aces Head to Phoenix in Tough Fight for Title No. 3
- Oct. 8: DOJ investigations into Nevada colleges, A's stadium plans, and Suffs the Musical
Rachel Cohen
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KUNC
Mountain West News Bureau
The Great Outdoors Fund helps to fill funding gaps for public lands projects by leveraging private investment.
Kaleb Roedel
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Mountain West News Bureau
Mountain West News Bureau
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Unseen Territories, a short film, allowed 14 Las Vegas artists to self-identify their heritage through flags. Some reconnected to their Indigenous roots during the making of their flags.
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Las Vegas Filipino Short Film Festival
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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Gregg Carnes
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Truh'st LLC
Chocolates handcrafted by former Strip chefs make a thoughtful ‘I love you’
National Parks Service
Lake Mead became America's first national recreation area in 1964, drawing millions of visitors. However, Nevada had to wait until 1986 for its first national park—Great Basin National Park—after decades of battles with ranchers and mining interests who didn't want to give up the land.
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How will this theater guy and his partners transform a struggling cinemaplex into a thriving arts incubator? Here's how, in a nutshell
How is Las Vegas' healthcare system really doing, and what does it mean for you and your family? Desert Companion's Health Issue takes a deep dive into these questions and explores how heart-centered business leaders prove that doing good benefits the bottom line.
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With the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems for would-be homeowners, but private companies have stepped in to help. -
"Free buses" is one of the big ideas that helped Zohran Mamdani win the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. But the track record in cities that have stopped collecting fares is mixed. -
The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela comes after the U.S. military in recent weeks has carried out a series of deadly strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean. -
Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, a city now 90% controlled by gangs. -
The court's conservative majority could invalidate the section of the Voting Rights Act aimed at ensuring minority voters are not shut out of the process of drawing new congressional district lines.
