The leak at a chemical production plant was the second major event in the area in a three-year span. It forced evacuations and sent hundreds to seek medical evaluation.
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Caleb Cage will leave the governor’s office June 1 and rejoin the Nevada System of Higher Education on June 10 as vice chancellor for workforce development and chief innovation officer.
Seven cases have been detected in Nevada of a coronavirus strain thought to be contributing to the catastrophic surge of COVID-19 in India.
A large brush fire broke out Friday at Sunset Park around 10 a.m. but was quickly extinguished by Clark County Fire Department.
Consider the toasty early weekend preparation for the 120 plus warm days that are bound to follow.
Twelve children of Las Vegas police officers were awarded the Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo Memorial Scholarship on Thursday afternoon.
Las Vegas police were evacuating homes in southwest Las Vegas Thursday morning after reports of a gas leak and a string of small explosions.
Christian Daniels, 15, started the Desert Balloon Project to protect desert tortoises. Most weekends, you’ll find him taking long hikes to collect wayward Mylar balloons.
Winds that gusted into the mid-20s Wednesday will dissipate and the high temperature will escalate for a toasty Thursday in Las Vegas.
Workers found a skeleton from a horse that may have died 6,000 to 9,000 years ago while digging a couple’s pool at their northwest Las Vegas home on Monday.
A sunny sky and a high temperature a bit above normal will grace the Las Vegas Valley on Wednesday, even if winds might be a bit gusty.
There’s been a noticeable increase in citations given as the visitor counts in Las Vegas have risen over the first few months of the year.
The second day of “possible” rain will likely not generate much if any precipitation Tuesday in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
A motorcyclist was killed after he collided with a pickup truck in North Las Vegas on Monday night, police said.
The National Park Service will close several hiking trails in Lake Mead National Recreation Area next month as temperatures rise.
A stretch of the 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas is set to be reduced to one travel lane in each direction for 20 days starting this weekend.
The Nevada Highway Patrol said it had a busy Sunday writing tickets for motorists driving on the shoulder of the road on the crowded lanes of Interstate 15.
Gusty winds caused a power outage Sunday on Mount Charleston, according to NV Energy, but power will not be restored until 10 a.m. Monday as a precaution due to extreme fire weather conditions.
His car was located miles down a bumpy, rugged road in a muddy, mountainous area west of Las Vegas near Wheeler Pass, deepening the mystery of what happened to John Schultz.
The Metropolitan Police Department will provided lifesaving tips Thursday afternoon for anyone planning to spend time in the wilderness this spring and summer.
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A high temperature of 80, just about normal, with light winds are forecast for the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.