The stretch of highway has been dedicated to the memory of Micah May, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper fatally struck by a carjacking suspect.
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Two weeks ago, a storm ravaged the popular winter recreation area, bringing eight inches of rain and three feet of flood waters. Now the cleanup process is underway.
An error by SNWA, combined with pushback to a “nonfunctional turf” ban could leave the Las Vegas Valley short of the water savings it needs to continue growing without increasing its overall water use.
After dropping more than 50 feet since 2000, latest forecasts show Lake Mead rising by roughly 22 feet by the end of the year.
The two proposals show that “the tools available to the federal government are very blunt,” said John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Since the 1980s, Southern Nevada has been banking its unused Colorado River water, storing hundreds of billions of gallons away underground and in Lake Mead.
Luqris Thompson was falsely arrested and convicted of robbery in 2007.
The Las Vegas Valley Water District is expected to adopt a new rate structure so big users pay more when they use more water.
Big firms, including Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to direct a judge to toss out a lawsuit alleging they avoided paying tourist taxes.
There are currently 83 missing children in Nevada, according to advocacy groups. Around this time last year, 58 children were reported missing.