Julie Jay
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2026 Focus on Nevada Photo Contest
See the winners and honorable mentions of Desert Companion's 2026 Focus on Nevada Photo Contest.
View the stunning finalists and honorable mentions from the 2026 Focus on Nevada Photo Contest
- See Hear Do: April 30-May 5
- Composers Showcase celebrates 20 years of centering local songwriters
- April 29: Cannabis rescheduling, CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert, and the Composers Showcase
- SNAP benefit cuts, Legionnaires' investigation and data center report
- Live Nation monopoly verdict, I-40 interchange update and Indigenous student pathway
- How might the Live Nation monopoly ruling impact the Las Vegas Strip?
- New UNLV program helps more Indigenous students get into graduate programs
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Mountain West News Bureau
The Trump Administration wanted to scrap the program. But is now releasing funds earmarked to help people pay air conditioning during an anticipated extreme heat summer.
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ANNE FISHBEIN
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 April 30.
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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:
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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Courtesy Nevada State University
From UNLV's first library in 1957 to co-founding Joyce and Martin Advertising, Marydean Martin shaped southern Nevada for decades. Remembering a librarian, philanthropist, and community builder.
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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Olivia Rodrigo's third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, doesn't come out until June. But it's already off to a tremendous start on this week's Billboard charts. -
Researchers evaluated how well an AI model could diagnose and make decisions about patient care. -
The state's highest court will now consider a deal that would allow the Onion to license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself.
