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Las Vegas gaming executives report optimism despite rise of prediction markets - The Sun Daily
Gaming executives are expressing strong optimism about the industry’s future even as prediction market platforms offering sports event contracts emerge as a top concern, according to a new survey from the American Gaming Association.Also...
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Fireworks series will light up the Las Vegas skyline leading up to nation’s 250th birthday
Las Vegas will mark America’s 250th birthday by stretching Independence Day into an eight-week spectacle, with rotating fireworks displays across the Strip and downtown on Saturdays from June 6 through July 25.Also today: Shadow Ridge se...
Rick Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' raves about Trump during White House visit - The Sun Daily
Las Vegas resident Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars” fame offered a glowing endorsement of President Donald Trump at a White House event today, calling him potentially the greatest president in American history — though critics and economic data pr...
Spirit Airlines ceases operations. Las Vegas airport says all 16 routes still covered - The Sun Daily
Spirit Airlines took its last flight this week, ending 34 years of bright yellow planes and bare-bones fares that made budget travel accessible to millions of Americans.Also today: Nevada, California and Arizona announce new water-savin...
Las Vegas gas prices near $5.20 as Middle East tensions drive fuel costs - The Sun Daily
Las Vegas drivers are paying some of the highest prices at the pump in years, with a gallon of regular unleaded averaging $5.19 Friday — up nearly 24 cents from a month ago and about $1 higher than the national average.Also today: Cathol...
New extreme heat strategy aims to shield Southern Nevada’s most vulnerable commuters
Summers in Nevada are brutal.For bus riders, the heat isn't just uncomfortable — it's dangerous. A single delayed bus can mean the difference between getting home safely and suffering heat stroke.Those risks are only expected to i...
Once illegal, now hopeful: Nevada advocates eye Trump’s shift on psychedelic therapies - The Sun Daily
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that could help people struggling with serious mental health issues access psychedelic therapies.Also today: Las Vegas High's NFL pipeline starts with neighborhood grit, White Ho...
Vegas-based Allegiant, other budget airlines ask Trump for billions amid soaring fuel costs - The Sun Daily
A trade group representing low-cost airlines said Monday that it was asking the Trump administration for $2.5 billion to offset some of the cost of fuel, which has surged because of the war with Iran.Also today: ‘Dances With Wolves’ act...
Nevada mourns Ruby Duncan, a legendary advocate for poor families - The Sun Daily
More than 6,000 people once marched down the Las Vegas Strip behind Ruby Duncan, a welfare mother turned activist whose organizing helped prompt a federal judge to restore benefits to thousands of poor families and reshape Nevada’s safety net.<...
LVCVA chief says Conexpo boosts Las Vegas tourism numbers despite flat start to 2026 - The Sun Daily
When the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority releases its quarterly numbers next week, there will be a noticeable change, President and CEO Steve Hill said today.He says the boost is aided by a single event: Conexpo-Con/Agg, Nort...
Raiders finally have their act together, setting up Fernando Mendoza to succeed - The Sun Daily
After years of falling behind, this is now a franchise flush with resources and sparing no expense in an attempt to build the type of winning culture that's eluded it for more than two decades.Also today: Cortez Masto confronts RFK Jr. o...
Proposed Las Vegas arena pitches itself as NBA expansion site - The Sun Daily
A proposed arena on the Las Vegas Strip is positioning itself as a candidate to host a future NBA expansion team in the city, its developers said today in a news release.The Las Vegas Diamond Arena, planned for the northeast corner of La...
New partnership creates 'educational sovereignty' for Native American scholars at UNLV - The Sun Daily
UNLV and Fort Lewis College have established a partnership aimed at expanding graduate access for undergraduate students. Under the partnership, students earning a bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis, a small public university in in D...
Nevada cannabis leaders push for Strip integration to rescue falling tax revenue - The Sun Daily
Nevada’s legal cannabis industry is at a crossroads — statewide taxable sales have fallen in recent years, a decline that cost the State Education Fund, which receives a portion of cannabis tax revenue, roughly $12 million compared with 2024.
Nevada’s robust job gains tempered by high unemployment ranking - The Sun Daily
Nevada’s labor market continued to strengthen in February, with the state adding jobs at the fastest annual pace in the country, even as its unemployment rate remained among the highest nationally, according to a report released Thursday by the...
Las Vegas’ tourism slump shadows Trump’s return to Nevada - The Sun Daily
President Donald Trump returns to Las Vegas today to tout his No Tax on Tips policy, a feature included in the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in 2025 that allows service workers to deduct up to $25,000 in tips from federal income taxes.Bu...
Mining project puts Nevada river on endangered list - The Sun Daily
A proposed mining project near Ash Meadows has put the Amargosa River on the list of “America’s Most Endangered Rivers” for 2026, according to the conservation group American Rivers.Also today: Nevada upgrades Sunrise Hospital to highest...
Poll finds Trump’s economic policies eroding Latino support in Nevada, key states - The Sun Daily
Latino voters in key battleground states, including Nevada, are turning against President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms, according to new polling released Monday.Also today: A 5.7 earthquake jolts rural Nevada n...
Las Vegas archbishop defends Pope Leo against Trump's social media attacks - The Sun Daily
“We know that he will be unfazed by the President’s ad hominem attacks and sophomoric rhetoric,” Thomas said in a statement released late Sunday by the archdiocese. “He is doing what every spiritual leader is called to do — to pray for peace, t...
Mobile medical teams make progress with unhoused Nevadans by meeting them where they are
The Southern Nevada Health District launched its Street Medicine program in November with a straightforward mission: Bring health care and essential resources directly to the region’s homeless population.Also today: Masters by the odds:...
How the Iran war is already further driving up Las Vegas travel costs - The Sun Daily
As the war in Iran continues, its economic shockwaves are already being felt in Nevada — most visibly through rising fuel costs that could ripple through the state’s tourism-dependent economy. From costlier jet fuel driving up airfares to highe...
Clark County Commission candidate has unique advantage: Everyone has heard the name
Running for political office is a constant battle for name recognition — a challenge that hits first-time candidates especially hard.But for one candidate vying for a four-year seat on the Clark County Commission, that fight may already ...
Attendance for CES in Las Vegas rose to nearly 150,000
The annual CES technology conference in Las Vegas attracted 148,392 attendees in January, marking another year-over-year increase for one of the world’s largest business gatherings, according to the Consumer Technology Association.Also t...
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide record keeping began in 1941.Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month ear...
Weather service: Las Vegas shatters March temperature record - The Sun Daily
Las Vegas shattered its all-time monthly temperature record in March, averaging 73 degrees — well above the previous March record of 66 degrees set in 2015, the National Weather Service announced today.Also today: Front desk workers at P...