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Dec. 17: Metro collaborates with ICE, local editors look back, and an Indigenous-made shopping spree
Plus: The landback movement picks up steam in Washoe; and what to see, hear, and do in Nevada. That and more in the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.
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- Holiday pet adoptions, robotaxis expand, and DiscoShow to close
- Threat of equine virus looms over nation's largest rodeo event in Las Vegas
- Sunrise Children's Hospital welcomes Nevada's only pediatric ENT
- Contemporary art finds a home at Couper Russ
- Essential workers get homebuying help, leash law crackdown, school funds
- Fort Mojave Indian Tribe breaks ground on new casino
- Union members picket Valley Hospital as healthcare coverage negotiations continue
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Nevada wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, marking the first detection in the state — and making Nevada the final western state where the pathogen has now been found.
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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
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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:
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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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Frank Sinatra's relationship with Las Vegas spanned decades—from his 1951 Desert Inn debut during career lows to leading the Rat Pack's legendary Summit at the Sands. His story intertwines with the city's own rise.
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Author KB Brookins believes in the power of the written, and spoken, word to change lives. Their story, chronicled in Pretty: A Memoir, is living proof
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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What are the most unbearable Christmas songs? We offer a few of the many, many options.
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In its push for more immigrant detention space, the Trump administration is reopening shuttered prisons in several states. Many of these facilities, closed amid allegations of abuse and mismanagement. -
After years of shortages and economic collapse, Venezuelans face fresh uncertainty as Trump threatens an oil blockade — but many say they're too exhausted to do anything but endure. -
Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia's leader pledges new hate lawsHundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief gathered at a funeral in Sydney on Thursday for a 10-year-old girl who was gunned down in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.
