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Plus: The Timbisha Shoshone tribe protests the erasure of Indigenous history by Trump's Interior Department; and what to see, hear, and do in Nevada through the next week.
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- Former UNLV running back, now the Shaq of the bobsled track, makes his Olympic debut for Canada
- The first higher health insurance premium bills of the year are coming due. Their Impact is still unclear
- Vegas Loop scrutiny, transgender sports lawsuit and sex worker union initiative
- Las Vegas library head Kelvin Watson garners Librarian of the Year award
- Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first-ever unionization
- Nevada lawmakers are questioning the Boring Co's safety, environmental record
- SAVE Act passes House, CCSD cuts and Red Rock sunflower at risk
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More than a century after the Mountain West’s silver and gold rushes, mercury used to process those metals is still moving through a northern Nevada river system and showing up in local wildlife.
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Accessibility and innovation — and opening the expansive new West Las Vegas Library — highlight the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District executive director's success.
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
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Sammy Davis Jr. headlined the Las Vegas Strip but faced segregation, mob threats, and violence offstage. Part 1 of his Las Vegas story.
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Tired of incessant self-curation, pointless matches, and wasted time, many Zillennials are done with online dating
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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In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury. -
As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the holy month in Egypt. -
Third race is the charm for Shiffrin, who won gold today after failing to podium in her first two races of the 2026 Olympic Games.
