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Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history.

It was 102 degrees Friday at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, ending a 294-day stretch of temperatures staying below 100.

The Nevada State Democratic Party is requesting records from Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office after the Republican last month vetoed a bill that would have required the disclosure of donors from the nonprofit that organized inauguration events following his…

Education-related bills introduced in the Nevada Legislature this spring that failed to become law ranged from sex education reform to attempts to continue programs that have been funded with federal pandemic relief monies. Here’s a sampling of what d…

A committee within the Board of Regents is recommending Lawrence Drake II as the next chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

A ruling today by the U.S. Supreme Court ending affirmative action, a decades-old norm intended to bolster the number of minority students accepted into universities ..

In the middle of the biggest and toughest fight of his life, Alexander Volkanovski wouldn’t shut up.

“We want them to forget about what else is going on and just be submerged in the music. You want to be you but also meet the bar that Vegas has set.”

“Army of the Deadtook place in Las Vegas, but we weren’t able to host that production here because of the lack of soundstages and incentives. So they ended up rebuilding our Strip in a soundstage in New Mexico. That stings a little bit.”

The Trop is pure Vegas history, all island themes and mob skims, showgirls and film appearances. Once it’s gone, the only early-era resorts remaining on the Strip will be the Sahara, Circus Circus and the Flamingo