Receding Lake Mead keeps revealing remains of the past. The latest is a World War II-era landing craft that once was 185 feet below the surface and a popular dive spot.
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On this day in 1983, in a front-page story, the Review-Journal warned readers that holiday activities at Lake Mead would be limited because of high water levels.
Local religious leaders shared mixed opinions on the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that had enshrined abortion as a constitutional right for nearly a half-century.
Everyone in Vegas seems to have a wind story this year. Maybe it’s a gust knocking down an unsuspecting pedestrian, a set of patio furniture ending up in a neighbor’s yard or dust covering your car.
Nevada has more than 20,000 single fathers who live with their children, according to a recent study that cites 2020 U.S. Census Bureau microdata.
Should Lake Mead fall below its “dead pool” level of 895 feet, Hoover Dam could not produce power and would be unable to release water to California, Arizona and Mexico.
At the time of his death Saturday, Ely resident Morgan “Big Show” Arvizo, who visited Las Vegas every weekend, was on his way to a memorial ride to honor a late friend.
The cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Las Vegas is up three cents from Friday and 17 cents in the past week.
Intense heat grips southern Nevada every summer. However, in recent years, the topic of worksite heat stress safety has become a focus. In 2022, Federal OSHA introduced its national emphasis program on heat stress safety. The same year, Nevada OSHA also issued its state heat stress guidelines for businesses. As summer 2024 approaches, it’s time […]
Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
A weak trough passing north of Las Vegas will bring some gusty winds as the only blemish on a Memorial Day weekend forecast, says the National Weather Service.
Nicholas Bott, 44, had been facing a felony charge of child abuse and a gross misdemeanor count of contact with a minor.
Safety while boating at Lake Mead National Recreation Area has long been an issue, leading to several deaths almost every year since 2000.