- Laxalt consistently ignoring ‘Cortez’ in Nevada senator’s last name
- Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022
- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt repeatedly refers to his midterm election opponent, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, incorrectly by chopping off the first part ...
- For Hiroshima commemoration, advocates implore nuclear drawdown in Las Vegas
- Friday, Aug. 12, 2022
- On Aug. 9, 1945 — 77 years ago — 16-year-old Sumiteru Taniguchi was riding his bike, delivering mail for the Nagasaki Post Office in Japan when an atomic bomb detonated about 1.5 miles away, killing more than 60,000 people.
- VP Harris in Las Vegas hears from lawmakers about abortion rights
- Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022
- Vice President Kamala Harris spent Wednesday in Las Vegas advocating for women’s reproductive rights, expressing her disapproval with new anti-abortion legislation. In a discussion with Nevada elected officials ...
- Sheriff Lombardo sets sights on shutting down Sun
- Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022
- The text message was direct: “Maybe start by putting Brian Greenspun out of business.” That text wasn’t from a competitor of the Las Vegas Sun, owned by ...
- Dems' wide-ranging bill includes aid for drought in Nevada, west
- Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022
- The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping package to combat climate change, fight inflation, invest in energy production and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030.
- Laxalt campaign touts police group’s endorsement
- Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022
- Officials from several law enforcement unions spoke in support of Laxalt’s candidacy at an event Thursday in Las Vegas. Officials with the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, the Public Safety Alliance of Nevada ...
- NLV council rules against putting rent cap proposal on ballot
- Friday, Aug. 5, 2022
- A proposal to cap rent increases in North Las Vegas failed to move forward — for now. The Culinary Workers Union’s effort to put a rent control measure before the city’s voters on the November ballot was downed in a 4-1 vote Wednesday night by the North Las Vegas City Council. Council members ...
- Former Nevada GOP chair in hot water for endorsing Democrats
- Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022
- Amy Tarkanian, the former chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and noted conservative television pundit, is receiving backlash from her party after she endorsed two Democratic candidates instead of Republicans ahead of the Nov. 8 midterms. Tarkanian, formerly a Las Vegas resident and the wife of ...
- For sex-industry workers in Las Vegas, monkeypox is latest red flag health issue
- Sunday, July 31, 2022
- Workers in the adult entertainment industry are taking precautions to prevent catching monkeypox, a viral disease that the World Health Organization recently declared a global health emergency.
- Republicans in Nevada cross party line to endorse Democrats
- Sunday, July 31, 2022
- The most significant movement came last week with the forming of the “Republicans for Ford” organizing committee to back Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford’s reelection against the Republican nominee Sigal Chattah.
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