Jun 07 Records tumble as early heat wave scorches Southwest U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press New record highs Thursday included 113 in Phoenix, 111 in Las Vegas and 122 in Death Valley National Park. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda during campaign event in Las Vegas By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden told supporters greeting him at a campaign office in Reno, Nevada, that he and Trump have a “different value set" and he criticized Trump for comments he's made about veterans and others. Continue reading
Mar 02 Biggest blizzard of the season hits California and Nevada, shutting down interstate By Scott Sonner, Associated Press A powerful blizzard howled Saturday in the Sierra Nevada as the biggest storm of the season shut down a long stretch of Interstate 80 in California and gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations, leaving tens of thousands of… Continue reading
Feb 08 Nevada’s Republican caucuses give Trump another chance to demonstrate his hold on the GOP base By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper, Gabe Stern, Associated Press Donald Trump is expected to sweep Nevada's Republican caucuses. And if that's how it plays out Thursday, it'll give him a third straight win in the presidential primary and deliver more delegates he needs to clinch the nomination. Continue reading
Feb 05 Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s 2024 primary By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden on Monday congratulated hospitality workers for reaching a tentative agreement with several Las Vegas hotel-casinos and calling off a strike deadline for another, telling members of the local culinary union, “When you do well, everybody does better.”… Continue reading
Feb 02 Why is Nevada holding both a caucus and a primary? By Gabe Stern, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press A new state law requires Nevada to hold a primary election next week, but the Nevada GOP voted to hold their own caucuses, or party-run meetings open to Republicans only. Continue reading
Feb 02 What you need to know about Nevada’s presidential primary and caucuses By Robert Yoon, Associated Press Nevada again holds the coveted first-in-the-West slot in the presidential campaign calendar, but this year’s showdown in the Silver State won’t look like it did in previous years. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 9:38 How demand for lithium batteries could drain America’s water resources By Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University The push towards a green, battery-powered future comes with a major tradeoff. Student reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University discovered that increased mining for lithium inside the United States will stress freshwater aquifers. Caitlin… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 5:31 Nevada charges pro-Trump fake electors accused of attempting to overturn 2020 election By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Six top Republican officials have been indicted in Nevada for pledging that state’s electoral votes to Donald Trump in 2020 as part of an illegal effort to reverse Trump’s loss to Joe Biden. Nevada is now the third state to… Continue watching
Oct 25 Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The U.S. Department of the Interior is throwing its support behind a proposal by Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. The states' plan would conserve 3 million acre feet of water through 2026. Continue reading