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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Heat-related fatalities have jumped since 2010, increasing more than fivefold. Many were homeless, Clark County data showed and meth use contributed to deaths in 2021.
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.
Women who worked for the NFL team alleged a pattern of forced demotions, unequal treatment and retaliation if they voiced concerns.
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.
When air temperatures hit a record high of 109 degrees on June 10, NASA’s ECOSTRESS instrument captured even higher temperatures for street surfaces.
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.
Motorcycle groups in Nevada had a long history of violent clashes before last month’s shooting on a Henderson highway.
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.
While Nellis Air Force Base, Red Rock National Conservation Area and the local Bureau of Land Management office are requiring masks, the state’s casinos won’t for now.
Voters in Washoe and Nye counties were the last to finish voting, which delayed the release of election results for the primary election.
After two weeks of early voting, and voting by mail, more than 331,000 Nevadans had cast their ballots.
Lake Mead is 29 percent full, the lowest level since it was originally filled more than 80 years ago
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.
Pure Maintenance, a Utah-based mold removal expert known for its non-destructive, demolition-free mold remediation method, has added Jackie Henson as its newest partner for the Las Vegas area. Henson’s addition brings the number of Pure Maintenance partners serving different areas around Las Vegas to three. This means that more residents and property owners in the […]
Safety while boating at Lake Mead National Recreation Area has long been an issue, leading to several deaths almost every year since 2000.
Roidan Durruthy Mendoza is accused of killing his estranged wife and injuring three others during a shooting at an apartment complex in August.
A 70-year-old man died in Death Valley after suffering a medical event while driving.
Art by Las Vegas Valley students from elementary, middle, high school and college will be voted on through June 5 for the first-ever Sphere XO Student Design Challenge.