When you pass the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign at the southern end of the Strip, you have not entered Las Vegas. You have entered Paradise, an unincorporated township in Clark County that casino operators created in 1950 to block a city annexation attempt and avoid municipal taxes. The Las Vegas Strip, Harry Reid… Continue reading Welcome To Paradise
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The Meadows They Named
In the winter of 1829, Mexican trader Antonio Armijo led a trading party from New Mexico toward Los Angeles. His route crossed the Mojave Desert, a journey that required knowledge of water sources to survive. When the party stopped 100 miles northeast of what would become metropolitan Las Vegas, a scout named Rafael Rivera volunteered… Continue reading The Meadows They Named
The Measles Are Back
Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000. In 2025, it surged across North America. Canada lost its elimination status. The U.S. may follow in 2026. Vaccine exemptions are at a record high. The public health infrastructure that would respond is being dismantled. None of this is a surprise to the people who… Continue reading The Measles Are Back
America Dismantled Its HIV Safety Net. Here’s What Comes Next.
The United States pulled funding from the global HIV/AIDS program it had sustained for two decades. UNAIDS projects more than 6 million additional infections and 4 million more deaths by 2029 as a result. The program being dismantled has saved more lives per dollar than almost anything the federal government has ever funded. In 2025,… Continue reading America Dismantled Its HIV Safety Net. Here’s What Comes Next.
EASTSIDE CANNERY COMES DOWN
Demolition crews imploded the Eastside Cannery’s 16-story hotel tower at 2 a.m. Thursday at the corner of Boulder Highway and Harmon Avenue. The implosion was not a public event. No public viewing areas were designated. Boulder Highway closed overnight between Harmon Avenue and Sun Valley Drive to accommodate the blast. Controlled Demolition Inc. handled the… Continue reading EASTSIDE CANNERY COMES DOWN
Servir y Abusar
Los registros judiciales de una audiencia reciente en el Condado de Clark detallan cargos penales presentados contra un oficial activo del Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas. Durante el procedimiento, los fiscales esbozaron acusaciones que incluyen secuestro, coacción, asalto y batería doméstica. Los cargos se derivan de una serie de supuestos incidentes que abarcan… Continue reading Servir y Abusar
Muertes Viales Impulsan Acción
Agencias locales y estatales de seguridad pública anunciaron una iniciativa coordinada de aplicación de tráfico con el objetivo de reducir las crecientes muertes en las carreteras del Valle de Las Vegas. El esfuerzo reúne al Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas, la Patrulla de Carreteras de la Policía Estatal de Nevada, la Policía de… Continue reading Muertes Viales Impulsan Acción
The Town That Henderson Swallowed
In 1917, three men discovered manganese in the Mojave Desert eight miles from what would become Henderson. They called the mine Three Kids. The material went into weapons and equipment during World War I. When the war ended a year later, demand collapsed and the site went quiet. B.R. Jefferson, one of the mine’s founders,… Continue reading The Town That Henderson Swallowed
Why Some People Keep Making The Same Bad Decisions
New research confirms what many people feel but can’t explain: your environment is making decisions for you. Everyday sights and sounds shape choices in ways most people never consciously register. Some individuals are far more vulnerable to this influence than others. The science explains why — and why it matters beyond the individual. In December… Continue reading Why Some People Keep Making The Same Bad Decisions
They Canceled the Tests. Now No One Knows How Bad It Is.
The Trump administration cut the team that measures American student achievement, then canceled a dozen national assessments. The scores that remain show reading, math, and science falling for the third consecutive time. The tests that would have told us more are gone. In 2025, the Trump administration laid off more than half the workers at… Continue reading They Canceled the Tests. Now No One Knows How Bad It Is.
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