The past 22 years rank as the driest period since at least 800 A.D. The extreme heat and dry conditions of the past few years pushed what was already an epic, decades-long drought in the American West into a historic … Read More
As snow continues to dust Lake Tahoe, this December has seen record-breaking amounts of snowfall not recorded in the Tahoe area for decades. According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, this snowstorm surpassed December 1970 as the snowiest … Read More
The popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists emptied out as the massive wildfire rapidly expanded. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A ferocious wildfire swept toward Lake Tahoe on Tuesday just hours after roads were … Read More
FILE – This March 28, 2021 image shows tumbleweeds covering a sandbar along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As several states in the American West face intense drought, it’s shaping up to be … Read More
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — It’s a first for one major local beauty pageant: a transgender person is now the reigning titleholder. Kataluna Enriquez won Miss Silver State USA, the biggest preliminary competition for the Miss Nevada USA pageant. Enriquez has … Read More
Houses of worship have a hard cap of 50 people, while casinos may allow 50 percent capacity. President Trump‘s campaign is holding an “Evangelicals for Trump” event on Thursday at a Las Vegas hotel and casino, amid a controversial ban in the state on … Read More
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled late Friday that Nevada can impose tighter restrictions on churches than casinos while a legal dispute over its social distancing policies continues. The 5-4 ruling included dissents from conservative justices who said limiting church gatherings to 50 worshipers while allowing … Read More
(KSNV | File) LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — MGM Resorts International unveiled it will suspend operations at all Las Vegas properties effective Tuesday, Mar. 17. Casino operations will cease on Monday, Mar. 16 followed immediately by hotel operations, resort officials said. RELATED … Read More