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Authorities say a teenage girl competing in a barrel racing event stabbed three competition horses with a pocketknife at a barn in Las Vegas.
- See Hear Do: May 27-June 2
- Vegas Golden Knights head to third Stanley Cup Finals after commanding wins against Avalanche
- Rocky Mountain moon training, Caesars acquisition deal, and youth mental health expansion
- Comprehensive Cancer Centers opens new flagship in Las Vegas Medical District
- Adjusted Flight Plans
- May 27: A Golden Knights update, the SNWA lawsuit, and affordable veterinary services
- Early voting totals, Golden Knights head to finals, and White House UFC match
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Alongside homeowners insurance premiums, costs for multi-family rental property policies and other insurance required in the business are also on the rise. That has big implications for tenants – especially those in subsidized or affordable housing.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Associated Press
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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 May 27.
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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:
- Threads: A Choreographers Showcase
- Around the Table: Cui-Zine Making Workshop
- Art Inspired By Nature: Cut Paper Workshop
- I Got the Last Laugh
- Miss Fisher Con’s Egyptian Murder Mystery Affair: An interactive Murder Mystery Cocktail Party
- Downtown Rocks Summer Concert Series at Fremont Street Experience
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Paul Laxalt served as Nevada's governor and U.S. senator, championed Ronald Reagan's rise, and left a legacy that transformed Nevada politics.
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Noemi Fabra
On a silent hike at Spring Mountain Ranch, deaf and hard-of-hearing hikers listen with their eyes
The winners of Desert Companion's 2026 Focus on Nevada photo contest are here! From a bull ride at Helldorado Days in Las Vegas, to kids playing in a light installation at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, winning photos capture the Silver State's many ways of expressing itself. And what goes better with picture-taking than travel? Our summer road-trip feature looks at five destinations that history buffs will love. Lastly, just in time for the big heat, we've got a guide to summer that offers tales and tips for opting in (or out).
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A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service. -
The European Union has moved forward with an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and build detention centers abroad. Critics compared the regulation to the immigration strategy of the Trump administration. -
Iraq war veteran John Follmer leads vet volunteers who are rehabbing a neglected Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.
