1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (737+ words) Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 | 2 a.m. Construction is expected to begin this month on a 155-mile power-line and substation upgrade in Clark and Nye counties, an effort intended to increase Southern Nevada’s ability to move electricity as data centers and other large customers seek…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (593+ words) Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 | 2 a.m. Three decades after Nevada and California leaders first joined forces to protect Lake Tahoe, the region’s congressional delegation and other officials returned to the lake Wednesday confronting a more urgent list of threats: climate change, escalating wildfire danger,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (125+ words) Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 | 2 a.m. Advanced Technologies Academy, West Career and Technical Academy and Coral Academy of Science’s Sandy Ridge campus are Southern Nevada’s three highest-ranking high schools according to the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (504+ words) Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 | 2 a.m. As multiple wildfires continue to burn across Northern Nevada near the California border, the state’s insurance regulator is urging residents to review their coverage and prepare for the possibility of filing a claim. Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (540+ words) Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026 | 2 a.m. Monday marks the start of a new year at Nevada Rise Academy — and it’s about more than just students returning to class. Eight years after launching in tight, rented quarters, Nevada Rise is now the latest charter school…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (455+ words) Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 | 12:45 p.m. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development has approved $17.6 million in tax abatements for nine companies that plan to invest more than $153 million in capital equipment and generate an estimated $174.2 million in new tax revenue across their abatement…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (372+ words) Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 | 2 a.m. CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of State Parks opened public voting this week to select an official name for its newest state park, a 1,627-acre property along the Carson River corridor. After receiving nearly 2,500 name suggestions from the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (310+ words) Thursday, July 30, 2026 | 1:45 p.m. A Henderson woman who admitted to stealing more than $26 million from her Las Vegas employer over seven years was sentenced Thursday to five years and 10 months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada said....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (185+ words) Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | 1:49 p.m. Sierra Nevada Company LLC, headquartered in Sparks, agreed to pay $7.75 million to settle False Claims Act allegations in the case, the release stated. The dispute stems from the company retaining Michael Henry as consultant while he was also…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (170+ words) Tuesday, July 28, 2026 | 2 a.m. Henderson is accepting applications for military veterans to be added to its Veterans Memorial Wall ahead of the city’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 7, city officials said in a news release. To qualify, a veteran must have been…...