The 54-mile high-speed rail line would serve as a connector between the planned Brightline West Victor Valley Station and the California High-Speed Rail in Palmdale, California.
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Thursday marked the ninth straight day of highs reaching 110 or higher, as well as six straight days of new daily high records. Rain may arrive on the weekend.
A man from Arkansas alleges that a Las Vegas dancer he met at a gentleman’s club defrauded him out of millions of dollars.
Curtis Springer, a self-proclaimed medicine man who built a health resort in the area, named it Zzyzx because he “wanted to have the last word,” he told The New York Times in 1970.
“It’s still pretty warm through Friday,” meteorologist Brian Planz said. “We can add to the five-day streak for a day or two.”
The Neon Museum has announced that it will be closing during the day because of extreme heat, with temperatures needing to fall below a certain threshold before it will open.
Shaquille O’Neal’s foundation is set to build a Boys Girls Club in east Las Vegas, the NBA Hall of Famer said.
A park ranger shot and killed a person at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, officials say.
Las Vegas sweltered through its fifth straight day of highs above 115 on Wednesday. The valley saw 118, marking the first time the Las Vegas airport had two straight days at 118.
Nevadans also face inconsistent policies when it comes to paying for court records, the study co-sponsored by the Las Vegas Review-Journal found.
Kit Herron stayed at a motel for a week while her air conditioner was out. Fans and ice water were no match for the 90-degree temperature inside her home.
Workers with Help of Southern Nevada traveled the streets with flyers about heat, water and vehicles to transport homeless people to cooling centers.
With a heat dome barely moving, a high of 119 is forecast for Wednesday as record heat scorches the entire West.
When the temperature at the Las Vegas airport reached 117 degrees at 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, the valley had its fourth straight day of the high reaching at least 115.
A bicyclist struck by two vehicles in the east Las Vegas Valley has died, the Metropolitan Police Department said.