A proposal to expand the Castle Mountain gold mine south of Las Vegas would create jobs, but could revive the 2017 conflict over the size of the Mojave National Preserve. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments for the second expansion of the mine, which would expand the mine by 1,800 acres. During his first term, President Donald Trump left the mine off a list for reductions, but California Republicans and Canada’s NewCastle Gold wanted the 21,000-acre preserve scaled back. “It was designated for one purpose: to prevent…
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In Las Vegas last week, two people were admitted to hospital “deathly ill” after being exposed to “possible biological material, including refrigerators containing vials with unknown liquids” at a suburban home. Law enforcement quickly scrambled, taking down an illegal laboratory on the premises. But this wasn’t a meth lab. Instead, it was allegedly filled with thousands of deadly pathogens. The FBI has since opened an official investigation. It claims the Las Vegas lab is linked to another illegal lab in California that was shut down in 2023, which was investigated…
When the Hebron Transitional Housing complex in Las Vegas closed last month under its original nonprofit leadership and was transformed into an extended stay weekly rental property, there was no press conference. There was no public briefing, no transition plan shared with the community, and no clear explanation to the dozens of residents whose lives were tied to its survival. Hebron was operated by Caridad Charity, a nonprofit organization that served individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability in Southern Nevada. When Caridad failed due to lack of funding, Hebron was…
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s trial against social media site Snapchat, which alleges harmful design for children, has been allowed to continue after the Nevada Supreme Court denied an appeal. Snapchat had previously attempted to dismiss the case, but the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the lawsuit could continue. Across the country, Snapchat and other social media companies are in courts over similar issues of alleged harmful practice and its impacts on young people. “I don’t think social media is inherently dangerous – it can be,” said Benjamin Morse, a social media…
An armed man holding a young child hostage fired his weapon while pointing it at the child as Las Vegas police shot him, leaving both dead in what police say began as a domestic violence call early today in southeast Las Vegas. Metro Police officers responded around 1:20 a.m. to the 8400 block of South Maryland Parkway after receiving a report that a male was battering a female and attempting to take a juvenile from a residence, Capt. Ryan Wiggins said during a preliminary briefing this morning near the crime…
Las Vegas police are investigating a deadly shooting that unfolded early Sunday morning in the east valley after a reported attempted robbery near Lake Mead Boulevard and Nellis Boulevard. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said officers were called at about 12:39 a.m. to the area of the 5000 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard near Nellis Boulevard after reports of two males armed with guns. Police said the call was later updated to report that shots had been fired. Officers who arrived found a man suffering from apparent gunshot…
Las Vegas isn’t just about the Strip anymore. The valley around it has grown into something entirely different, a sprawling collection of communities where real people actually live. Some of these neighborhoods feel like they belong in Beverly Hills. Others feel rooted and approachable, like actual neighborhoods where folks just want good schools and nearby parks. Here’s the thing, though. Living in certain pockets of the Las Vegas Valley comes with unspoken rules. Some places feel like they demand a luxury vehicle just to park in the driveway, while others…