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The war with Iran is in its second week. The fighting continues, while questions linger about why the U.S. began military operations and how it will affect Nevada and the rest of the country.
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
- March 11: War in Iran, e-transport crackdown, and the Nevada Shakespeare Festival
- FDA recalls seafood, Boulder City Hospital layoffs, Nevada heat records
- Deep Roots in the Desert
- Clash of the Titans
- The Weight of Our Choices
- 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
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Rachel Cohen
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The city used to auction off surplus animals to ranchers. But six years ago, it started donating them to tribes instead. More than 170 animals have been gifted so far.
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Images: Nevada Shakespeare Festival
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Illustration: Nevada Public Radio
In its sixth season, the performance company continues its tradition of modernizing the playwright's works and staging them in parks all over Clark County.
Courtesy Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
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What's Happening in Las Vegas?
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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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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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Georgia O'Keeffe called the New Mexico high desert "my country," but Pueblo peoples predated her. A more complex view is emerging amid efforts to preserve the land. -
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed after part of a decades-old sewer line in Maryland collapsed in January, sending raw sewage into the Potomac River. After weather delays, repair work has resumed.
