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CCSD school board member accused of policy breach over antitrans shirt
The Clark County School Board publicly reminded one of its members to follow its code of conduct at a meeting Thursday after she wore a shirt viewed by some as transphobic.Board President Emily Stevens reminded member Lorena Biassotti of...
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Raiders announce historic $25 million gift to help build Nevada’s first children’s hospital
The Las Vegas Raiders are giving $25 million to Intermountain Health in the largest philanthropic commitment in franchise history, the organizations announced Monday, to help build Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital.The gift ...
Las Vegas elementary schools expand Spanish-English immersion to boost student success
A group of Robert E. Lake Elementary School kindergartners were practicing vowel sounds using words beyond the basic “cat” or “hat.”The children called out “escalera,” “elefante,” “elote” and “escoba” — or, in English, ladder, elephant, ...
Big-game drama baked into Bishop Gorman football’s DNA - The Sun Daily
The next chapter arrives at 7 p.m. tonight when Gorman hosts St. John Bosco of California in a showdown between the nation’s top two ranked teams.The game will have it all: more than 40 players carrying scholarship offers, a nationally t...
Cox Communications completes merger, becomes part of Charter's Spectrum brand
Cox Communications, the cable and internet provider that has served the Las Vegas area for decades, will come under Charter Communications and its Spectrum brand under a deal the two companies completed Thursday.Also today: Nevada, Calif...
Allegiant Stadium still among NFL’s priciest for families, but cost drops from last year
The Action Network, a sports media company focused on betting analysis, analyzed more than 500,000 tickets across all 32 NFL teams, factoring in stadium food, drinks and parking to determine the average cost for a family of four to attend a gam...
Why Lombardo’s fundraising haul doesn’t give him a firm advantage in Nevada’s gubernatorial race
Gov. Joe Lombardo is sitting on a war chest of roughly $15 million — a mix of direct donations and money flowing to political action committees backing his campaign.His Democratic rival, Attorney General Aaron Ford, is sitting on $2.6 mi...
CCSD bus mishaps leave special-needs students stranded during first week of school
The Clark County School District acknowledged that buses have been late and irregular this week as the transportation department adjusts to new routing and scheduling software, but said performance was improving: On Monday, 86% of buses were on...
Henderson Hospital to shutter maternity unit amid declining births - The Sun Daily
Henderson Hospital will stop offering maternity and neonatal intensive care services at the end of September, hospital officials announced today.Officials cited the declining birth rate in Southern Nevada, physician retirements, obstetr...
Nevada insurance regulators urge wildfire-affected residents to review coverage
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.Also today: Dip in L...
Henderson Animal Protection Services begins its first major facility upgrade in 30 years
For three decades, Henderson Animal Protection Services has operated in the same-sized facility even as the city around it has grown.As Henderson's population expanded, the shelter outgrew its space — a squeeze made worse in recent years...
Officer killed in east Las Vegas shooting Tuesday identified - The Sun Daily
A Metro Police officer — a Marine veteran who had served with the department since 2023 — was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck during a gun battle with an armed suspect near East Tropicana Avenue and Mountain Vista Street, Sheriff Ke...
Sphere, Discovery Children's Museum partner for family weekend inspired by 'Wizard of Oz'
Sphere Entertainment Co. and Discovery Children’s Museum are teaming up for the second annual Sphere Weekend, a two-day family event ahead of the first anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere,” officials said in a news release.Also t...
NWS warns extreme heat risk continues throughout week in Las Vegas Valley - The Sun Daily
Extreme heat gripping the Las Vegas Valley will continue into the coming week, with temperatures remaining well above normal throughout the week, the National Weather Service reports.Also today: Voters face a crucial choice in the upcomi...
Nevada officials celebrate shift of American nuclear waste strategy away from Yucca Mountain
Nevada officials are declaring victory over Yucca Mountain — even as some experts cautioned the federal government’s pivot away from the long-stalled and controversial nuclear waste repository may create new problems.The U.S. Department ...
Repaving work to reduce lanes for Las Vegas Airport Connector tunnel - The Sun Daily
Drivers who use the Airport Connector tunnel near Harry Reid International Airport should expect delays starting Friday, when repaving work begins on a route used by thousands of airport travelers, commuters and resort workers each day.A...
Scam or lifeline? Nevada veterans split over paying for help securing VA benefits
Roger Loesch spent eight years fighting the Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits he believed he had already earned. It took an unaccredited company two months to finish the job — and charge him for it.That’s the trade-off at the c...
AAA: Nevada gas prices continue to climb amid Middle East tensions
Gas prices in Nevada kept climbing this week, with the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline rising 14 cents to $4.69, according to AAA’s weekly fuel report.Nationwide, the average price for regular gasoline rose 15 cents fr...
Henderson council says it will opt for strict development agreements instead of freeze on data centers
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday set aside a vote on a proposed 180-day moratorium on new data centers, opting instead to direct staff to revise the standards that will govern future applications for such facilities.Also today: Aaro...
Former FBI agent says viral botched ICE arrest at Las Vegas airport defies basic police standards
A botched arrest attempt by federal immigration agents last week at Harry Reid International Airport departed from several standard law enforcement practices, according to a retired FBI special agent who reviewed the incident.Also today:...
Shoot first, explain later: ICE’s year of violent force - The Sun Daily
About 6:50 a.m. July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, a Mexican national who had spent decades building homes in Houston, loaded his crew into a van and headed for a construction site. Within minutes, unmarked federal vehicles surrounded him. An ...
Secretary of State Aguilar defends Nevada election integrity against White House claims - The Sun Daily
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar isn’t buying what the Trump administration is peddling.Hours after President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security claimed to have uncovered hundreds of thousands of noncitizens regi...
Nevada secretary of state fires back at Justice Department letter threatening election officials
In a two-page letter dated Monday and addressed to the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, Aguilar told federal officials that Nevada’s office had already addressed the same questions at length in a response letter dated July 25, 2025, and that the mo...
Why Aaron Ford is betting his campaign on direct outreach to Nevada Latino communities
Aaron Ford had a surprise waiting for the Telemundo reporter who asked the final question at his news conference: The Nevada gubernatorial hopeful answered him in Spanish.Turning to face the camera directly, Ford used the moment to lay o...
Dean Heller defects from Nevada gaming interests to champion prediction markets
Former Nevada U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, long aligned with Nevada’s gaming industry, broke sharply with casinos Thursday, defending a prediction market company that is regulated as a financial exchange rather than a gaming operator and arguing that...