8+ hour, 29+ min 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…...

2+ week, 4+ 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,…...

2+ 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....

3+ week, 5+ 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…...

4+ week, 2+ 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, 4+ hour 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, 15+ hour 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+ day ago   (292+ words) Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 | 2:21 p.m. Nevada’s voter rolls grew by nearly 20,000 in July, driven largely by a surge in nonpartisan registrations that far outpaced gains by either major party, according to a news release from Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar. Of the 19,157 new…...

1+ mon, 1+ 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, 1+ week ago   (247+ words) Thursday, July 30, 2026 | 2 a.m. The city of Henderson is expanding its state-licensed preschool programs, adding classes for the 2026-27 school year as enrollment demand continues to climb, according to the city. Registration is open now and will remain available until classes are filled....