Ryan Vellinga
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Nevada Public Radio
Mountain West News Bureau
Among Mountain West states rates vary drastically
Submissions for the 2026 Focus on Nevada Photo Contest are open! Submit your photos today for a chance to win prizes from B&C Camera and get published in Desert Companion magazine.
- 'The Guardian' to be the Vegas swan song of local director/writer Ernest Hemmings
- As measles outbreaks ramp up in surrounding states, can Nevada maintain its low case counts?
- Questions over the Vegas Loop, energy refunds, and airport tech changes
- Jan. 21: A's check-in, measles outbreaks, and a departing playwright
- Harry Reid International Airport is considered an "Innovation Hub" where new technology is tested
- See Hear Do: January 21-27
- Wynn nightlife probe, Nevada fuel pipeline push, and new 911 fees
Xavier Mascareñas
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California Department of Water Resources
Cold temperatures have settled over much of the Mountain West this winter, but precipitation has been harder to come by, leaving large parts of the region unusually dry for late January.
Melodie Edwards
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Wyoming Public Media
Yvette Fernandez
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MWNB
Mountain West News Bureau
Ryan Vellinga
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Nevada Public Radio
Author and BMI Shearing Fellow Isle McElroy talks gender norms, life in Las Vegas, and protagonists who are just the right amount of complicated
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Ernest Hemmings
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:
- In Pour Taste
- Planet Desert Rock Weekend
- BMI Live: The Art of Retelling the Truth featuring Melissa Febos, Jamie Hood, and Isle McElroy
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- Marriage human trafficking forum for wedding industry
- International Marketplace of Miniature Artisans (IMOMA LV) - Mini-Con
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Sample the Nevada-centric food trend of Basque cuisine in these Las Vegas cheesecakes
Rossi Ralenkotter, 1977
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LVCVA
Rossi Ralenkotter spent 45 years at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, creating the studies that shaped tourism strategy and helping land the city's biggest events.
UNLV Special Collections
Native Bound Unbound
Excavating the truth of Indigenous slavery in the Western Hemisphere
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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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Chris Madel — a Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota — has dropped out of the state's gubernatorial race, saying he no longer supports the immigration crackdown taking place in Minneapolis. -
Border czar Tom Homan will be heading to Minnesota, while Gregory Bovino, the bombastic and controversial Border Patrol chief leading the surge, will soon leave the state. -
A Booz Allen contractor had leaked confidential tax information that showed how wealthy people like Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos manage to minimize their tax obligations. -
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania about his memoir, Where We Keep the Light, immigration raids and the upcoming elections in 2026 and 2028.
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Minnesota officials are rebuffing demands from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, as the state continues its clash with the Trump administration over the surge of federal immigration enforcement.
