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Modern drones map farmland, inspect power lines and help fight wildfires across the Mountain West. Nationwide, the drone industry now employs more than 100,000 people — and demand for trained pilots continues to grow.
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- North Las Vegas settlement, Golden Knights shorthanded, Metallica at Sphere
- The Prolific Peoples
- The Short List
- Southern Nevada's Black community continues to face higher-than-average HIV rates
- See Hear Do: February 25-March 3
- Feb. 25: HIV awareness, gaming update, and UNLV Dance
- Housing affordability, NV Energy refunds and ICE oversight funding
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The discovery in the Nevada desert could make a big difference to consumers in the future
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UNLV
One of UNLV's oldest cultural departments will produce the seven-piece 'Universal Motions' show February 27-28.
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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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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Seven decades of nightlife in the city that never sleeps
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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Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran on Monday. -
The law, the same one used to prosecute Joe Biden's son for illegal gun possession, has united an array of strange bedfellows, from conservative gun rights groups to liberal civil liberties groups. -
As more people stay active as they age, overuse injuries are increasing. A non-invasive treatment known as shockwave therapy can help ease heel and elbow pain. Here's how.
