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People over 70 are increasingly using handguns to end their lives. The rate is especially prevalent among Western states.
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Daily Rundown
- Nov. 5: Power rate changes, UNLV's Lady Rebels, and the Indian National Finals Rodeo
- With so many new pro sports options, what's next for boxing in Las Vegas?
- Big night for Democrats across the ballot, Las Vegas murals, and ATC shortages reach 'tipping point'
- Dick Cheney dies at 84, food banks fill SNAP gap, and Waymo to make Las Vegas debut
- Nevada's longest-serving Democrat in Congress talks impact, possible end of shutdown
- Report shows nearly one-in-six Nevadans are considered food insecure
- Winter watering takes effect, Cybertruck police fleet to deploy, and Las Vegas teams stumble
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Mountain West News Bureau
Few states require building with fire-resistant materials, but some in the Mountain West are in the process of changing that.
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Mountain West News Bureau
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His multisensory performances often begin with a digital rendering that triggers a musical response — and vice versa until the end of the song.
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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Scott Suchman
New Caribbean steakhouse Maroon will offer an important history lesson, a cultural experience, and food by an award-winning chef
UNLV Special Collections
The story of Nevada's Virginia and Truckee Railroad, built in 1869 to transport Comstock silver. Learn how financier William Sharon bluffed counties into funding "the crookedest railroad in the world," featuring 17 circles down the mountain.
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Why doesn’t Las Vegas have more Basque dining options?
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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Under President Trump, the U.S. has taken steps to roll back climate policies. Here are six significant changes. -
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat. -
Alaska's public schools are being used as emergency shelters, though many of the buildings are crumbling. -
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the Philippines after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million. -
The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.
