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Crews make progress containing Southern California wildfire while some mandatory evacuations remain
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (508+ words) RIVERSIDE, Calif. " Crews made progress Saturday battling a smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out a day earlier and prompted mandatory evacuations. Encompassing roughly 6.3 square miles (about 16 square kilometers) in Riverside County, about 64 miles (103 kilometers) east of Los Angeles,…...
First mining threats, now solar. Could a small town make Ash Meadows the next Red Rock?
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (1694+ words) In deep red Nye County, residents are banding together to protect the water that nourishes their way of life. AMARGOSA VALLEY " The office of Amargosa Valley Town Board Chair Carolyn Allen is routinely among the first stops for industry representatives…...
Artemis II captures Earth’s brilliant blue beauty — PHOTOS
1+ day, 52+ min ago (523+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. " The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet's brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew's first downlinked images Friday, 1" days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half…...
‘Development at all costs’?: Appeal filed against Utah-Nevada groundwater pipeline
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (851+ words) Environmentalists say the project harkens back to the failed Las Vegas pipeline that could have pumped eastern Nevada groundwater down to Clark County. What some see as a water grab for a fast-growing metro in Utah could have implications for…...
Going outdoors on Easter weekend? Expect cooler conditions in Las Vegas
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (452+ words) For the first time in weeks, residents in the Las Vegas Valley finally will have a pleasant weather weekend. And just in time for Easter and related outdoor activities. The forecast high for Friday is 73 degrees, several degrees below normal…...
March 2026 was an ‘incredible’ month of record heat in Las Vegas
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (679+ words) The historic heat wave that baked Southern Nevada in March won't easily be forgotten. The average median temperature was 73 degrees, way above normal. It was called "unprecedented" by a California scientist. Las Vegas meteorologists called it "wildly above normal" and…...
Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades — WATCH LIVE
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1235+ words) The astronauts are suited up and arrived at launch pad 39B for the Artemis II mission. NASA's planned lunar fly-around by four astronauts would be the first moon trip in 53 years. Carrying three Americans and one Canadian, the 32-story rocket rose…...
Students advocate for extreme heat mitigation in Las Vegas Valley as summer nears
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (786+ words) After nearly two weeks of record-breaking temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley, members of a high school environmental club are advocating for more trees to be planted as summer draws closer. Students in Southeast Career and Technical Academy's environmental club…...
Rain, you say? Las Vegas to finish March with high winds, showers
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (539+ words) There's a wind advisory for Southern Nevada, starting at 11 a.m. Expect southwest winds 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph. The heat dome is gone. Now here comes the wind and a few showers. There's a 40 percent chance of "pretty light…...
Las Vegas Valley faces dust advisory as cooler weather arrives
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (519+ words) Clark County issued a dust advisory that will impact air quality with 25 to 40 mph winds expected to pass through the valley. Cooler temperatures headed for the Las Vegas Valley are also coming with strong winds that have prompted an air…...