Clark County and Las Vegas officials on Saturday announced they plan to open cooling locations on Monday and Tuesday to provide relief during excessive heat expected in the metro area.
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Homegrown soccer standout Danny Musovski living the dream in Las Vegas
Danny Musovski has possibly the best Plan B in professional soccer. He’s under contract with Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer, but because he isn’t always in the squad’s matchday plans, frequently put on a bus for the four-plus-hour trek to Cash…
FBI official: Fake vaccine cards not worth risk of prison time, financial ruin
The way the top FBI official in Nevada sees it, it’s much easier to get the COVID vaccine than face a criminal case for manufacturing, selling or using a fraudulent vaccination card …
Louisianans with Las Vegas ties saw hurricane’s wrath up close
Former Las Vegas resident Brenda Johannessen was in Baton Rouge, La., when Hurricane Ida hit. The whipping winds and intense rainfall caused power outages across the city, including at Johannessen’s home on Aug. 29 — the day Ida made landfall.
Two rumors are going viral before California’s recall election
As California’s Sept. 14 election over whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom draws closer, unfounded rumors about the event are growing.
Osaka weighs another break from tennis after U.S. Open loss
Naomi Osaka looked over at her agent and said she wanted to tell the world what the two of them had discussed privately in an Arthur Ashe Stadium hallway after her U.S. Open title defense ended with a racket-tossing, composure-missing, lead-evaporatin…
Hurricane Ida evacuees urged to return to New Orleans
With power due back for almost all of New Orleans by next week, Mayor LaToya Cantrell strongly encouraged residents who evacuated because of Hurricane Ida to begin returning home.
Osaka weighs another break from tennis after U.S. Open loss
Naomi Osaka looked over at her agent and said she wanted to tell the world what the two of them had discussed privately in an Arthur Ashe Stadium hallway after her U.S. Open title defense ended with a racket-tossing, composure-missing, lead-evaporatin…
City of Las Vegas building projects are designed to save energy, water
As calls for increased measures against climate change sweep across the county, Las Vegas has already stepped up, namely in the buildings that welcome residents and policymakers …
No face masks at conventions where everyone is vaccinated, Sisolak says
Organizers of large conventions can opt into a Nevada directive that allows attendees to be maskless indoors as long as proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required as a condition to enter …