The vivid dancer damselfly, nominated by fourth-graders at Beatty Elementary School in southeast Las Vegas, has been selected as the official insect of Nevada, state Sen. Joyce Woodhouse, D-Henderson, announced today.
The damselfly was selected from a field of 74 different bugs, all nominated by Nevada schoolchildren.
Woodhouse and Assemblyman Lynn Stewart, R-Henderson, are drawing up a bill to designate the state insect.
Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley discussed the city’s economic growth, homelessness and animal abuse in her first State of the City speech.
Two people died in a 380-foot fall from a viewing area in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park.
Officials at the monastery, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said it was too early to assess the damage, if any. The religious communities had been safely evacuated, they said.
The House of Representatives passed a bill requiring hotels to disclose all fees associated with a booking. The bill next goes to the Senate.
The property is seeking county approval to construct a 46,000-square-foot dayclub.
President Trump has signed an executive order reinforcing an already existing federal law requiring English-language proficiency as a requirement for commercial motor drivers.
Nevada has sued the Trump administration for cutting the workforce and funding of an independent agency that runs one of the country’s most widely known volunteer program networks.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Israel to rise above political wrangling, especially during the national Memorial Day, at a candle-lighting ceremony in Jerusalem.
The governor’s office and BLM agreed to share state and federal government data that could help identify future housing and business development options for Nevada.
Because the new tariffs would be more costly than the products themselves, Temu is adding “import charges” on Chinese imported goods.
