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Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty Images North AmericaPresident Biden promised billions in funds to farmers and others to not take water from the Colorado River. President Trump is halting some of those funds, leaving questions about the river's future. -
Tim Hale/Getty ImagesTwenty-five years ago, Clark County had a population of 1.4 million but no medical school. The lone medical school was in Washoe County, which had four times fewer people. But today, four schools in Southern Nevada offer medical doctorates.
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Nevada’s four national monuments cover 1.5 million acres. They are Tule Springs Fossil Beds, Avi Kwa Ame, Gold Butte and Basin and Range. -
In Congress right now, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program. -
Most of Las Vegas and much of the country remembers what happened on Oct. 1, 2017. With 60 victims and some 800 injured, that shooting on the Las Vegas Strip was the worst modern-day shooting in the country’s history. -
The history of atomic weapon testing is a big part of Southern Nevada’s lore. It especially made an impression on one Las Vegan who grew up during the Atomic Age. -
The Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Nevada this year. Leaders reflected on the nonprofit’s milestones in civic engagement, health care access, and food distribution. -
More than 1 million people currently serve in the various branches of the U.S. military, including 12,000 in Nevada. Veterans in the country number 16 million, with 200,000 in Nevada, and none of them are exactly alike. -
Five employees, or 20% of the staff, of Nevada's Great Basin National Park, were let go this past weekend, according to an employee of the park.
