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Nevada Public Radio
Over 60% of higher-ed students in the U.S. meet diagnostic criteria for at least one mental health condition — that’s a 50% increase from 13 years ago.
- Introducing the Las Vegas Philharmonic's new music director, Rei Hotoda
- Nevada, California and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River
- Summer fireworks for America250, Medicaid fraud crackdown and Aces WNBA season opener
- See Hear Do: May 6-12
- The Short List
- Primm resort closures, Spirit Airlines layoffs and MMIWR awareness
- An Indigenous man's family seeks justice as MMIP week of action continues
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Mountain West News Bureau
Airports across the Mountain West are dominating a new ranking of the most turbulent in the United States, underscoring how the region’s mountainous terrain shapes flight conditions.
Scott Franz
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KUNC
Mountain West News Bureau
Charlie Riedel
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AP
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Plus: What to see, hear, and do in Las Vegas this week.
Ellie Koleen
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Courtesy Rei Hotoda
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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UNLV Special Collections
From his partnership with Jerry Lewis to the Rat Pack, the Sands, and the MGM Grand, Dean Martin was a Las Vegas fixture for decades. Host Michael Green traces the career of the laid-back crooner.
Jacob Kepler
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Photo courtesy of the Clark County School District
In her first year, CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert says, community needs, data, and a changing world drive her decisions
The winners of Desert Companion's 2026 Focus on Nevada photo contest are here! From a bull ride at Helldorado Days in Las Vegas, to kids playing in a light installation at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, winning photos capture the Silver State's many ways of expressing itself. And what goes better with picture-taking than travel? Our summer road-trip feature looks at five destinations that history buffs will love. Lastly, just in time for the big heat, we've got a guide to summer that offers tales and tips for opting in (or out).
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Until recently, Jonathan Gross was a Trump political appointee at the Department of Justice and worked on its "Weaponization Working Group." He has now become a vocal critic of the department. -
In the age of fast fashion, it can be hard to find garments that are both well constructed and made with quality materials. Here are four things a fashion expert checks before buying new clothes. -
U.S. school districts worry it could get even more expensive to prepare a meal under new federal dietary guidelines, as they also contend with cuts to programs that helped them buy local food.
