More than 5,000 wildland fires tore through California this year, and climate change could be a contributor.
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Extreme heat is not the only climate change impact Nevadans are feeling
We’re all feeling the heat, but we’re not all feeling it equally.
It’s time to put down that phone and pick up a proper camera
Venerable west Valley camera shop B&C occasionally offers a “Photography 101” course.
Primed for photography: explore these rich local neighborhoods and sites
The great photojournalist Dorothea Lange once said: “To know ahead of time what you’re looking for means you’re only photographing your own preconceptions, which is very limiting.”
Las Vegas can’t keep up with Lynx offensive blitz in 98-87 loss at home
It was a downpour inside Michelob Ultra Arena as both the Las Vegas Aces and Minnesota Lynx shot around 50% from the field in Wednesday’s matchup. However, it was the Lynx who dominated …
Janet Jackson to play 10 dates in Resorts World Las Vegas residency
Pop superstar Janet Jackson is bringing her act back to Las Vegas, this time for a 10-date residency at Resorts World Las Vegas.
New Clark County agency will evaluate plans for major events like the Super Bowl
First it was the Super Bowl, then Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. As the valley attracts more of these megaevents, Clark County announced today that it will create a sports and special events department to manage the influx of big spectacles.
Historic: After two decades, Culinary Union has its first contract with Venetian, Palazzo on Strip
The tentative five-year agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the 4,000 unionized hospitality workers at the two properties, ends more than two decades of union efforts being stonewalled …
UNLV wide receiver White earns preseason honor from AP
UNLV football wide receiver Ricky White III is one of the nation’s finest players at his position, according to the Associated Press. White was named a second-team preseason All-American …
Like Uber for landscaping, app connects consumers to workers
GreenPal co-founder Gene Caballero describes his envisioning of GreenPal, which offers users a one-stop shop for booking landscaping professionals to take care of their lawn, as a “light bulb moment.”