Hand-out
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Monster Energy
Street League Skateboarding hosted a skateboarding competition in Las Vegas in October 2025. Host Xander Pippin attended, getting a peek into skate culture and a community united by one of the coolest things somebody can do: flipping a piece of wood mounted on four wheels.
Ryan Vellinga
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Nevada Public Radio
(AP File Photo) ; John Locher (AP) ; Courtesy Live Nation (File Photo)
- 'Wait Wait' star and comedian Alonzo Bodden finds a peaceful existence in Las Vegas
- A Yerington Paiute Tribe member honors his great-grandfather with a remembrance run
- Study: Nevada has second-highest rate for death by suicide with a firearm
- Film tax credit clears early hurdle in special session, Clark County kicks off toy drive, and Pulp!
- Nevada Supreme Court sends 'fake electors' case back to Clark County
- Nevada lawmakers consider reviving court that barred offenders from the Las Vegas Strip
- Nevada Legislature special session begins, Colorado River deadline missed, and prediction markets blocked
Preston Keres
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mountain West News Bureau
Potash and phosphate are now on the 2025 critical minerals list.
Rachel Cohen
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KUNC
Mountain West News Bureau
Steve Vigil
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The Nature Conservancy
Mountain West News Bureau
Courtesy Alonzo Bodden
The newsy jokester opines on Vegas drivers, the press, and finding the funny in troubled times.
Courtesy Remaining Native
Evan Agostini
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Invision / AP
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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Scott Suchman
New Caribbean steakhouse Maroon will offer an important history lesson, a cultural experience, and food by an award-winning chef
Josh Hawkins
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UNLV
Selma Bartlett made her mark on southern Nevada. When she died recently just before her 98th birthday, she was remembered for doing a lot to build Henderson and Nevada State University.
UNLV Special Collections
Harvey Georges
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AP
Rick Sealock
When the going gets tough, the tough find respite in the familiar (but still write to their senators!)
Sink your teeth into our annual collection of dining — and drinking — stories, including a tally of Sin City's Tiki bars, why good bread is having a moment, and how one award-winning chef is serving up Caribbean history lessons through steak. Plus, discover how Las Vegas is a sports town, in more ways than one. Bon appétit!
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The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender. -
U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The report, which was delayed by the government shutdown, may hint at the pace of hiring and firing. -
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,and John Curtis, R-Utah, want to hold social media companies accountable for the negative impacts their algorithms have on people. They spoke to NPR about their bill. -
NPR's A Martinez talks with The Tennessean's country music reporter Audrey Gibbs about the highlights from Wednesday's Country Music Association Awards.
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Author Rabih Alameddine won for his novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother). Other winners include a book for young people about orphans on the run in Iran during World War II.
