A new internal state audit raps the Department of Corrections for overcharging prisoners on supplies and medical co-pays, high overtime costs during the pandemic, and lax oversight on how it assigns state-owned vehicles to staff.
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The Caldor Fire’s gallop toward South Lake Tahoe eased throughout the day Wednesday, with the fire still swelling to nearly 208,000 acres but containment also increasing to 23 percent.
With Nevada pausing in its COVID-19 recovery plan through July amid rising rates of infection and illness, the state on Wednesday announced a new push to fight the disease through targeted outreach and intervention.
Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a statewide stay-at-home order for Nevada’s 3 million residents Wednesday, and late in the day also activated the state National Guard.
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Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
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Officials shared boating safety tips Wednesday at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Safety while boating at the lake 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.
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