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Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 11 winners against the spread Dallas’ defense sits second worst in the league. If there ever was a spot for the Raiders’ offense to get back on track for more than a quarter, this would be it ...

It’s sure felt like Rams Mania lately in local sportsbooks.

Lowly Raiders need to place an emphasis on developing young players down the stretch of another lost season Before the NFL’s trade deadline on November 4, a reporter asked Pete Carroll if the Raiders would be willing to minimize the interests of this season in hopes of building for the future if such a ...

The worst-case scenario for the Raiders is if Carroll continues to stubbornly stick to his mission to compete for wins at all costs at the detriment of developing young players.

CCSD's school start times survey reveals clash between student well-being and convenience Conducted from Sept. 26 to Oct. 17, the online survey drew nearly 48,000 participants, including 26,000 parents and guardians, 16,000 district staff and 8,700 students …

CCSD's school start times survey reveals clash between student well-being and convenience

“Nevadans didn’t endure 43 days of the GOP shutdown just to roll over on the central issue.”

Nevada House Democrats stand by their vote against bill restarting government over the failure to preserve health care subsidies as their state colleagues in the Senate made the switch

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo is calling for a special legislative session Thursday morning. The Legislature will consider the governor’s sweeping crime bill, which fell short at the finish line of this year’s session, and $1.4 billion in transferable tax credits to create a movie studio in Summerlin

House passes bill to end historic government shutdown, sending measure to Trump The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw ...

The House passes a bill to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse
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TSA workers at Las Vegas airport weathering government shutdown Karen Burke, TSA’s federal security director for Nevada, told Las Vegas’ tourism board Wednesday afternoon that Harry Reid International Airport has handled the federal government shutdown ...

A Nevada TSA official tells Las Vegas’ tourism board that Harry Reid International Airport has handled the federal government shutdown better than most, with workers taking "minimal" sick leave while not being paid
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High School Football Picks: Playoff semifinals in Nevada The Open Division high school football playoffs in Nevada begin Friday with one game expected to be competitive and another projected as a blowout.

The Open Division high school football playoffs in Nevada begin Friday with one game expected to be competitive and another projected as a blowout.

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States that rely on the Colorado River miss deadline to agree on cuts The seven states that rely on the Colorado River for drinking water missed a Tuesday deadline to agree on reduced shares as the river’s flow continues to decline dramatically.

The seven states that rely on the Colorado River for drinking water missed a Tuesday deadline to agree on reduced shares as the river’s flow continues to decline dramatically.

Closure planned for 215 Beltway in Summerlin for pedestrian bridge installation Northbound lanes of the 215 Beltway will close overnight Thursday into Friday morning as construction crews install a new pedestrian bridge over the freeway, Clark County officials said in a news…

The closure is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Thursday between Far Hills Avenue and the Summerlin Parkway interchange. All northbound lanes will remain closed until 5 a.m. Friday.

Las Vegas tourism budget report shows mounting strain from visitor declines With fewer people visiting Las Vegas, room tax receipts for the three months ending Sept. 30 were $73.9 million, down $12.3 million, or 14%, from the same period a year ago.

The last opening quarter lower than the three months ending Sept. 30 for the LVCVA was in the fall of 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when room tax collections registered just $67.1 million.

Las Vegas flights cut again as FAA order enters sixth day FAA leaders say the schedule cuts will remain in place until staffing and safety backlogs are resolved. Airport and federal officials advise passengers to monitor airline announcements and Harry Reid…

Real-time tracking data and the airport’s website showed 42 flights had been canceled as of 7 a.m., with arrivals and departures affected evenly.

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every Week 12 game CFP rankings are now released every Tuesday night, spurring dissection and discussion far and wide but the betting market implies it all might be unnecessary. ...

CFP rankings are now released every Tuesday night, spurring dissection and discussion far and wide, but the betting market implies it all might be unnecessary.

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Ford launches gubernatorial campaign tour, calls Lombardo 'biggest roadblock to affordability' Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford sees last week’s election results as validation for his young gubernatorial campaign’s messaging. Democrats flipped ...

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford sees last week’s election results as validation for his young gubernatorial campaign’s messaging.

Enrollment slide forces CCSD to lay off 37 employees CCSD told staff Friday evening that the employees, all support staffers, were unable to match with other, available positions during the reduction-in-force process.

CCSD told staff Friday evening that the employees, all support staffers, were unable to match with other, available positions during the reduction-in-force process.

Heat deaths nearing 300 for the year in Southern Nevada Heat deaths in Southern Nevada this year are nearing 300, Clark County reported this week, and it's still possible the count could rise further. Officials reported Monday that they have investigated…

Over 275 people died due to heat-related causes in Southern Nevada, according to a Clark County report. The total could still rise as determining the cause and manner of death takes up to 90 days in 90% of cases
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Knight Flights launches as an innovative, first-class way to travel to select VGK road games In less than a decade since the franchise was formed, the Vegas Golden Knights have already become known around the NHL for having one of the better traveling fanbases.

The service includes a roundtrip seat on a 15-passenger private jet, a lower-bowl game ticket and black-car ground transportation to and from the away arena.

First flu death of season reported amid over a dozen hospitalizations in Southern Nevada The Southern Nevada Health District announced the first flu-related death of a Clark County resident this season, as flu activity is increasing for the 2025-26 period. Though reports of respiratory…

An 80-year-old man has died of the flu, the Southern Nevada Health District reports, the first death of the season
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Hundreds of ICE detainees in Nevada could get bond hearings under lawsuit A federal judge in Nevada could soon decide whether two men — Victor Jacobo-Ramirez and Edgar Guevara-Alcantar, both denied bail under new immigration detention rules — could be the first of hundreds…

Their emergency legal petition, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, has launched a class action supported by the ACLU of Nevada and the UNLV Immigration Clinic.

History not on Raiders' side in Thursday night game at Denver The Brock Bowers Show travels to the gateway of the Rocky Mountains to headline the Raiders’ annual Thursday night assignment.

Teams playing on the road Thursday coming off of an overtime loss have won only six games in 27 tries.

Fremont Street Experience head moving on after five years in role Andrew Simon, president and chief executive officer of Fremont Street Experience, will step down from his role effective Nov. 21 to pursue a new opportunity, officials said today in a new release. He…

Fremont Street Experience will be looking for a new president and CEO as Andrew Simon announces he will step down after more than five years on the job
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Nevada's Rosen confronts Ohio senator in heated exchange over alleged privacy breach The tense exchange quickly became the focus of the hearing, surfacing deep divisions over privacy, safety and the ongoing government shutdown.

The tense exchange quickly became the focus of the hearing, surfacing deep divisions over privacy, safety and the ongoing government shutdown.

Food benefits reaching Nevada SNAP recipients but only partial funds Nevada SNAP recipients are starting to receive partial benefits on their EBT cards, the Nevada Department of Social Services (DSS) confirmed Wednesday after assistance was interrupted Saturday due to…

SNAP recipients are seeing funds on their EBT cards today, but the Nevada Department of Social Services says residents will only receive partial benefits and some won't get any at all
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Errant click by state worker triggered Nevada cyberattack in August A state employee downloading software infested with malware led to the cyberattack that took down state-related websites and shuttered the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in August, according to…

The breach that took down the Nevada DMV in August was caused by malware downloaded by a state employee, according to Gov. Joe Lombardo's office
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High School Football Picks: Second week of playoffs Last week’s opening round of Southern Nevada’s high school football playoffs delivered upset after upset.

Last week’s opening round of Southern Nevada’s high school football playoffs delivered upset after upset.

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The backlash has arrived: 6 takeaways from a good night for Democrats The results served as a rebuke of Trump and his Republican Party and a salve for Democrats who have not had many good nights in the past year.

Democrats, furious about President Donald Trump’s remaking of American government and society, turned out in extraordinary numbers for an off-year election to sweep virtually every competitive election on the map.

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Nevada delegation rallies after Trump floats nuclear testing at U.S. sites again U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., isn’t buying the Trump administration’s clarification of the president’s nuclear testing comments.

The most recent U.S. nuclear weapons test was in 1992 at what’s now the Nevada National Security Site, about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every Week 11 game Ohio State has now covered 12 straight games dating back to last year’s College Football Playoff run. ...

The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes have started to separate, both on the field and in local sportsbooks.

Waymo bringing driverless rides to Las Vegas roads in 2026 Waymo vehicles accommodate up to four passengers and offer in-ride features including temperature controls, music and podcast streaming, and the flexibility to add stops or modify destinations on the…

The Silicon Valley, Calif.-based company has services in five locations — San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta and Austin, Texas.

Rep. Titus trying to ward off Trump's nuclear test plans with legislation U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., is introducing legislation today to prevent nuclear weapons testing in the United States just after President Donald Trump said testing would resume for the first time…

President Donald Trump's order to resume nuclear weapons testing "puts Nevadans back in the crosshairs of toxic radiation and environmental destruction," writes U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., in her proposed legislation to prevent the tests
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