Mountain West News Bureau
287(g) agreements allow local law enforcement agencies to assist in federal immigration efforts
- Union members picket Valley Hospital as healthcare coverage negotiations continue
- A'ja Wilson named TIME's 2025 Athlete of the Year, new library opens, and wildlife conservation updates
- Dec. 10: Changes to homeless policy, a cannabis industry update, and an art gallery close to home
- New HUD guidelines could worsen Washoe County's homelessness crisis
- Explainer: Federal funding rule change threatens permanent housing program for Nevada's homeless population
- A'ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP
- Tuition hike delayed, Michelin Guide returns, and Nevada election spending
Mountain West News Bureau
Brian Fennessy has nearly 50 years of fire experience, which began in the late 1970s on elite federal hotshot crews and other wildfire teams.
Mountain West News Bureau
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The suburban art space is currently featuring an ambitious nod to a pioneering abstract movement, by the gallery's co-owner and local painter Matthew Couper
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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Suffragists didn't just march. They baked, held bake sales and sold cookbooks to raise money for the cause of equality.
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Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin.
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"Hold the Hope" was sparked by one woman's experience as a caregiver to someone who survived suicidal struggles. It started as a poem that has become a film, a song and even a dance.
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This year, to honor Susan Stamberg's memory, we reflect on her 34 years of performances that can still move us, make us laugh and bring us fresh meaning.
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Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.