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Water authority ups bounty for removing grass: Monday, Aug. 20, 2018; Landscaper Dane Keiser is bracing for a surge in business after the Southern Nevada Water Authority upped its bounty for removing grass to conserve water. Instead of paying $2 per square foot of grass exchanged for ...
'Priceless': Young Las Vegan’s dream comes true with Chainsmokers at the Wynn: Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018; Sarah Hodge grew up wanting to be like everyone else but faced limits because of dealing with cystic fibrosis. On Friday night, she experienced something that few of her peers could ever dream of. Hodge, 18, spent her Friday night as a special guest at ...
Home means Nevada (for Californians, Utahans and Arizonans, too): Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018; While the addition of more than 100,000 residents since 2016 and three professional sports teams has certainly had a positive role in helping the market, those in the industry claim our local growth is thanks to Vegas’ booming economy ...
Video: Metro officer shoots knife-wielding suspect after interrupting stabbing attack: Monday, Aug. 13, 2018; Watching a man use a butcher knife to stab a woman’s neck at her east valley apartment complex, a 911 caller’s voice grows frantic as she describes the horrific scene to a dispatch agent. “He’s in the house cutting her up!”
Las Vegas engineering firm takes top honors in workplace awards: Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018; An engineering firm based in Las Vegas was recently named the best place to work by an international consulting and ranking outlet ...
20 ways to reduce plastic use at home: Friday, Aug. 10, 2018; Plastic is a key component of everyday life for billions of people around the world. But while the material has made life convenient for humans, it’s wreaked havoc on marine life.
Popular Laughlin river event resurfaces, aiming to leave a tidy wake: Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018; Heaps of garbage floating in and around the Colorado River — littered plastic bottles, cans, life jackets, flip-flops and more — provided plenty of cringeworthy images for officials after the 2016 Laughlin River Regatta. The mess from the record crowd ...
Companies revamping office atmospheres to accommodate new age of workers: Friday, Aug. 3, 2018; The days of high cubicle walls, cramped quarters and private offices are on their way out, as millennials are demanding inviting, fun places to spend their workdays and find ...
Ban on smoking in public housing could be felt by Las Vegas residents: Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018; Interviewed Southern Nevada public housing residents expressed concern over the ban’s impact on disabled and handicapped residents ...
Report: Nevada is top state for identity theft: Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018; Nevada is the top state for people to become the victims of identity theft, according to a report released this week. Using FBI and Federal Trade Commission data from 2017, personal security website ASecureLife ranked ...
Marijuana beer to hit Las Vegas dispensaries, minus the alcohol: Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018; The latest marijuana-infused beverage — a nonalcoholic beer — could soon hit the shelves at Nevada dispensaries. California-based Two Roots Brewing Co. is producing ...
iBuyers offer another option to quickly sell homes in Las Vegas: Monday, July 30, 2018; Instead of selling their homes through traditional real estate agents, some Las Vegans are opting to sell directly to so-called iBuyers such as Opendoor. San Francisco-based Opendoor has operated in the Las Vegas Valley for ...
Tax revenue from Nevada marijuana sales set new high in May: Thursday, July 26, 2018; Revenue from the wholesale tax is allocated to fund state and local government regulation of the industry, and what’s left is deposited ...
Poker’s Chris Moorman says move to Las Vegas good for his game: Saturday, July 21, 2018; Chris Moorman, a native of England, cut his poker teeth on the online sites Poker Stars, Full Tilt and 888poker before competing in the World Series of Poker. With more than $15 million in online earnings, he holds the record for ...
Size and sizzle: Planet 13 aims to open largest dispensary in Nevada: Friday, July 20, 2018; A proposed marijuana mega-dispensary just a block off the Strip will also feature an entertainment experience with typical Las Vegas flair, its CEO said Thursday. Planet ...
Panic button maker displays devices that protect hotel workers: Thursday, July 19, 2018; When a housekeeper at many Las Vegas hotels feels their well-being is threatened or comes across a guest having a medical emergency, the solution to a fast response is closer than ever ...
New downtown pot dispensary 'shatters all stereotypes': Thursday, July 19, 2018; Known for its Apple store-like approach to selling weed, MedMen offers its customers touchscreen stations where the components ...
Popular Las Vegas marijuana dispensary The+Source part of $56 million sale: Wednesday, July 18, 2018; Nevada Organic Remedies, which owns and operates The+Source dispensaries in Las Vegas and Henderson, two cultivation facilities and a 2,500 square foot production facility ...
'Something needs to change': Parkland, Las Vegas survivors bond over gun debate: Tuesday, July 17, 2018; Before the group of 15 students, most of whom were part of the Florida massacre in February at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, made a pair of appearances here, they visited survivors of last year’s shooting massacre on the Las Vegas Strip ...
Las Vegans aim to bridge video broadcasting gap with new social app: Monday, July 16, 2018; Teachers, speakers and presenters will soon be able to charge consumers directly for their live videos if a group of Las Vegas tech gurus and celebrity investors have their way.
MGM Resorts says eliminating straws has caused little stir: Monday, July 16, 2018; MGM Resorts recently announced its intention to cut back on straw usage to reduce plastic waste and help protect the environment ...
Execution blocked after judge rules for drug company: Wednesday, July 11, 2018; Nevada’s first state execution in 12 years was blocked today after a judge sided with a pharmaceutical company that objected to its drug being used in the lethal injection. Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled in favor of drugmaker Alvogen, which sought an injunction to stop the state from using its sedative in the execution of ...
Protesters: Trump’s Supreme Court pick threatens women’s reproductive rights: Tuesday, July 10, 2018; The appointment of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court could slowly chip away at women’s reproductive rights in Nevada and across the country, a group of protesters and ...
Ely mayor: Execution a ‘reality’ of hosting a maximum-security prison: Tuesday, July 10, 2018; As Nevada prepares to carry out its first execution in more than a decade, the small, isolated town of Ely is indirectly drawing attention. Ely has about 4,000 residents and was founded in east-central Nevada in the 1870s as a trading post. The Ely State Prison, a maximum-security facility that is home to ...
Southern Nevada housing prices take rare monthly dip: Friday, July 6, 2018; The median home price in Southern Nevada was valued at a solid $290,000 in June, up 12.7 percent from last year's median price, according to a housing market report released this morning. The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported June's median price was up 12.7 percent from the June 2017 median price of $257,373, but down 1.7 percent from May's median price of $295,000. GVLAR President Chris Bishop said the ...
Valley officials say reduction in illegal fireworks 'starts with culture': Thursday, July 5, 2018; In response to record reports to local law enforcement and all-time-high amounts of illegal fireworks seized for the July Fourth holiday, valley officials Thursday urged local residents to consider the risks of ...
An Eldorado grad and a former UNLV student are turning Las Vegas into a salsa dancing hub: Thursday, July 5, 2018; New megastudio Rhythms Dance Studio and Event Center has 22 employees, 37 weekly classes and a Saturday social featuring DJs and performers from around the world.
July Fourth freebie: County offers free entry to swimming pools for holiday: Tuesday, July 3, 2018; Clark County officials announced Tuesday its nine public water parks and pools will be offering free admission for Wednesday's Independence Day holiday ...
Nevada to use different drugs in upcoming execution: Tuesday, July 3, 2018; A Nevada death row inmate sentenced to be executed on July 11 will be put to death with two drugs never before used in a Nevada execution as part of a three-drug cocktail, the Nevada ...
Industry marks one year of legal recreational sales with fireworks, specials: Sunday, July 1, 2018; The line at Reef Dispensary didn’t stretch around the perimeter of the building Sunday morning like it did a year ago for the launch of recreational marijuana sales in Nevada. But a crowd of …
Las Vegas marijuana dispensary shutters after robbery: Saturday, June 30, 2018; A marijuana dispensary in the central valley closed its doors just one day before the one-year anniversary of recreational marijuana sales in Nevada after police say three thieves looted it ...
Marijuana for your health: Understand the chemical compounds in cannabis: Friday, June 29, 2018; Tony Candelaria, a budtender at the Exhale Nevada marijuana dispensary, spent his early career educating people about nutrition and fitness as a personal trainer and smoothie ...
Have a blast: Where to see Fourth of July fireworks: Friday, June 29, 2018; There will be plenty of opportunities to see fireworks shows this year — and not just on the Fourth of July. The professional aerial displays will start as early as Saturday and continue ...
Nevada marijuana tax revenue blows past 12-month projections: Thursday, June 28, 2018; Tax revenue from marijuana sales in Nevada surpassed official projections for the first year of recreational sales in just 10 months. Authorities said $6.55 million in state marijuana tax was raised in April, putting Nevada at $55.53 million in total tax collections since ...
Legal weed celebrates first year in Nevada: Sales have reached $305 million so far, but the new industry's success has not been without growing pains; Thursday, June 28, 2018; Preliminary economic analyses of the Silver State’s fastest-growing industry estimate that legal recreational cannabis raked in about $305 million in sales from July 2017 to March and could contribute more than ...
Las Vegas officials discuss possibility of marijuana lounges: Wednesday, June 27, 2018; Las Vegas city officials on Wednesday discussed a proposed ordinance to allow licensed marijuana establishment operators to open lounges where adults could consume the plant ...
Las Vegas seeks public input on marijuana lounges: Tuesday, June 26, 2018; Less than four months after Las Vegas said it wouldn’t consider allowing public marijuana consumption lounges until at least 2019, city officials are again entertaining the idea ...
24 hours no more: Some Las Vegas stores closing early: Monday, June 25, 2018; Las Vegas has always been considered a quintessential 24-hour city, a place where anything done at 3 p.m. can also be done at 3 a.m. But in recent years, some round-the-clock discount stores, supermarkets and pharmacies have been cutting back their hours and ...
Trump goes on the attack for Heller, Laxalt in Las Vegas speech: Saturday, June 23, 2018; President Donald Trump today made the first of what is expected to be several campaign stops in Las Vegas this election season in support of Nevada’s leading ...
Henderson keeps up pressure on pot dispensaries to find banks: Tuesday, June 19, 2018; Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but officials in Henderson are still urging the city’s five dispensaries to find financial institutions to deposit their cash as soon as possible ...
Vaping industry credits economy, lower taxes for its migration to Las Vegas: Monday, June 18, 2018; When they were first mass produced, e-cigarettes and vaping products formed an industry widely considered to be a dud in the United States. But in recent years, the battery-powered vaporizer industry has taken off.
Heller, Rosen win primaries, setting up high-stakes Senate showdown: Wednesday, June 13, 2018; The only surprise in Tuesday’s primary elections for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat might have been that the race wasn't called even sooner. Incumbent Republican Sen. Dean Heller and Democrat Jacky Rosen were declared the winners within about an hour of the polls closing ...
Combating the fire hazard of indoor marijuana farms: Tuesday, June 12, 2018; Owners of marijuana cultivation facilities are encouraged to remain in communication with fire officials, who say knowing the chemicals used on weed plants in advance of an emergency can save lives and pot crops ...
Voting in the elections? Here’s what to expect at polling locations: Friday, June 8, 2018; Several rules apply for candidates, staffers and poll volunteers to ensure that all voters have a fair and unbiased experience and Nevada polling places don’t turn into campaign rallies ...
Student robotics teams from Southern Nevada shine at world championships: Saturday, June 2, 2018; A group of elementary and middle school students from Southern Nevada competed late last month at the world championships for robotics design ...
'It’s in nobody’s interest': Scholars say impact of a strike would bleed into local economy: Thursday, May 31, 2018; If 50,000 Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas follow through on a proposed strike starting Friday, the economic impact would extend far beyond the 34 affected Strip and downtown resorts, scholars said Wednesday. UNLV’s Stephen Miller, director of the school’s Center for Business and Economic Research, said ...
Las Vegas pot dispensary to reopen after six-day suspension: Wednesday, May 30, 2018; The first marijuana dispensary to have its license suspended by the Nevada Department of Taxation had that ban lifted Wednesday afternoon and was prepared to reopen ...
Union: Strike would cost casinos over $300 million in first month: Wednesday, May 30, 2018; A threatened strike by 50,000 members of the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas starting Friday would cost 34 casinos on the Strip and downtown more than $300 million in ...
Nevada rakes in record $7 million in marijuana taxes in March: Wednesday, May 23, 2018; Tax revenue from marijuana sales in Nevada continues to climb, setting a new high of more than $7 million in March, the ninth month of legal ...
More than 400,000 attended Electric Daisy Carnival: Monday, May 21, 2018; Metro Police say they made a couple dozen drug-related arrests the final night of the Electric Daisy Carnival, which drew more than 135,000 people Sunday to the ...