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Plus: What to see, hear, and do in Nevada through the next week.
RSVP for an exhilarating night of artful inspiration where we will recognize our contest winners and local photographers with food, drinks, and celebration.
April 30, 2026
At Nevada State Museum, LV
April 30, 2026
At Nevada State Museum, LV
- Once a beacon of cheap homes, Nevada has become a symbol of America's struggle with high costs
- Nevada biolab probe, detention center lawsuit and Reno police leave
- Wildflowers are blooming in the driest place in North America — but not for long
- Forever One memorial, Nevada candidate filings and drought crop research
- Researchers look to this cactus as a future food, fuel source in face of climate change
- AG Ford's tariff lawsuit, elder care costs rising and earlier spring weather in Nevada
- The Lear and the Huntridge: The importance of historic preservation
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Idaho Falls District BLM
Mountain West News Bureau
The Forest Service wants more roads to fight fires, but research shows that roads lead to more fires
The Trump administration is trying to repeal the Roadless Rule, which prohibits new road construction in large swaths of national forests. They say this will aid fire response, but new research is calling that into question.
Stephanie Daniel
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KUNC
Mountain West News Bureau
Bradly J. Boner
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Jackson Hole News & Guide, Pool
Mountain West News Bureau
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What's behind passionate efforts to save and revitalize two of Nevada's iconic cultural buildings?
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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UNLV Special Collections
Sammy Davis Jr. headlined the Las Vegas Strip but faced segregation, mob threats, and violence offstage. Part 2 of his Las Vegas story.
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Krista Diamond climbed Griffith Peak weeks after the Route 91 shooting — and found a version of the city that only exists from far above
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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New research finds AI can point people in the wrong direction. And the quality of health information it imparts depends on how well you prompt the tools. -
According to Chinese mythology, those born in the Year of the Horse will clash with Tai Sui, a heavenly general. Luckily, there are ways to appease Tai Sui, including amulets at Shanghai's Jade Buddha Temple. -
Members of the International Energy Agency have announced a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of stockpiled oil in an attempt to counter the disruption in oil trade triggered by the Iran war.
