Dust and haze cloaked the Las Vegas valley for most of Wednesday as strong winds blew cooler air into the area.
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Federal authorities will restrict access to almost 600,000 acres of public land for the next seven weeks as they prepare to round up what they call “trespass cattle” in the desert 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
To encourage undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, National Security Technologies donated $50,000 to UNLV to create scholarships that that will attract top-performing students and promote national-security-related research.
Priscilla Rocha may be the focal point of a criminal investigation for suspected misuse of public school funds, but she seems to be more of a political target, asserts Andres Mendoza, deputy director of Nevada’s League of United Latin American Citizens.
The Las Vegas business licensing staff came under fire Wednesday from a couple of dozen people who said its proposed regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries bordered on “ridiculous,” including not being able to wear sunglasses and hats while purchasing the medication.
The Metropolitan Police Department, under a proposal from Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, could get a $5 million boost to its budget beyond what city and county officials have tentatively planned for the next fiscal year.
After being inundated with more than 1,000 inquiries from all over the country in the past couple months, The Animal Foundation electronically selected winners in the “Arson Puppy Adoption Drawing” on Wednesday. But those winners will be screened before any dogs are taken home.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a potential GOP presidential candidate in 2016, on Thursday will visit a high-achieving high school in Las Vegas and meet with Nevada education leaders.
Organizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races said they plan more of a festival atmosphere at 51st competition at Reno Stead Airport in September.