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Public schools across the state are showing signs of improvement, according to the latest round of Star Ratings from the Nevada Department of Education.
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- Why Can't Rancho High School Remember How Old It Is?
- Newest healthcare simulation center set to officially open in Southwest Las Vegas
- Campaigning officially underway in Nevada's 2026 governor's race
- Father, son duo share experience representing Nevada in Little League World Series
- One in ten inmates in Nevada is in solitary confinement. What's the impact?
- Sept. 17: Gov. Lombardo's reelection bid, Latin music in peril, and J.T. Mollner's new horror flick
- Walker River Paiute Tribe breaks ground on water infrastructure project
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Earlier this year, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) went offline in the wake of massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services. But since restarting in May, enrollment has surged by roughly 8,000.
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KNPR State of Nevada producer Mike Prevatt highlights arts and culture events for the week
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The Timeleft app brings groups of strangers together for dinner — introverts welcome
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Recently, an anniversary passed unnoticed: when Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin became part of the national consciousness with his anti-communist crusade. Nevada was part of its beginning, seventy-five years ago.
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Glimpse the Japanese car scene through the eyes — or lens — of a photographer
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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Twelve teams will enter October, but only one team will leave (with a ring). You can root for the three franchises that have never won a title before … or you can pull for the Yankees or Dodgers. -
Tuesday is Orange Shirt Day, when communities honor the survivors of U.S. Indian boarding schools and their descendants. -
Democrats and Republicans have been unable to resolve an impasse over federal healthcare spending. The government will shutdown at the end of the day on Tuesday barring a last-minute breakthrough. -
It is highly unusual to bring in military leaders from across the globe to one central location. The president said the meeting would discuss "esprit de corps." -
Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they worked to free survivors Tuesday, a day after the structure fell.
