The Nevada Assembly voted 30-12 in favor of a wide-ranging water conservation bill that could lead to caps on residential water use in Las Vegas.
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The U.S. Drought Monitor says storms dropped so much water this winter that less than one-quarter of Nevada remains in drought.
If approved, the legislation would make Nevada the first state to give a local water agency permanent say over how much water residents can use.
Nevada gets less than a 2 percent cut from the Colorado River’s waters, but the state actually uses far more water than that each year.
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 […]
Hoda Kotb asked Celine Dion when she would return to the stage, but Hotb related that Dion was halted by her manager.
New development could be coming to the Las Vegas Strip as a plan to sell publicly owned land along the north end was approved Tuesday.
Diaja Smith and Jacoby Robinson face murder and child abuse charges. They were arrested after their son’s body was found in a dumpster near downtown Las Vegas.
The forecast high for central Las Vegas is 108 on Tuesday and 109 on Wednesday, both just below record highs for the dates.