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Project to transform trash into fuel in Northern Nevada OK’d

State officials have approved $150 million in industrial development bonds for a Northern Nevada facility that can transform garbage into jet and diesel fuel. The State Board of Finance signed off on the bonds this week.

Surveillance cameras inside buses to provide police live footage

Surveillance cameras mounted inside public buses will be able to stream live footage by the end of this year to law enforcement agencies during emergencies, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada said Thursday.

1 person injured in west Las Vegas Valley fire

One person was injured in a fire Thursday morning in the west Las Vegas Valley, the Clark County Fire Department said.

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Bus ridership on the Strip declines as ride-hailing rises

The rising popularity of ride-hailing companies in Las Vegas is cutting into bus ridership and revenue along the Strip, officials with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada said Thursday.

RTC kills plans for railway spur to proposed Faraday factory

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada on Thursday formally killed plans for a railway spur that would have linked an existing main railroad line to an electric car factory proposed by Faraday Future.

Red Rock Canyon Tortoise Habitat growth continues with new arrivals

Red Rock has two new residents: Red Rock Roxie and a yet-to-be-named female tortoise. The nonprofit, Nevada-based Tortoise Group facilitated their adoption. Group member Sarah Mortimer brought them to Red Rock Canyon Tortoise Habitat on July 19, and Bureau of Land Management wildlife biologist Kelsey Retich oversaw the transfer and received the certificates of adoption.

Downtown Las Vegas attraction to honor Bennington, Linkin Park

Viva Vision, the long-running video and music attraction running the five blocks of the FSE, is paying tribute to Bennington beginning at 9 p.m. Aug. 19 with a medley of Linkin Park hits.

 
Love triangle sparked deadly east Las Vegas shooting, police say

A man fatally shot Sunday in the eastern valley told a roommate he was “afraid something was going to happen” and mounted a security camera in the front of the house just hours before his death, police said.