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Spurred by a seasonal wind shift, the North American monsoon season brings thunderstorms to the desert Southwest. But some wildlife experts say the monsoons are changing, and they are seeing the ...
Nevada has a tax rate of 10% on recreational marijuana retail sales, which is lower than the other western states the report ...
Los Angeles’ longitude is -118.18 degrees, meaning six state capitals lie west of the city. Those state capitals are Carson ...
Nevada stations brace for impact as Senate advances bill clawing back public media funding. Read more from The Nevada ...
The largest share, at more than 27% of the state’s population, or nearly 870,000 people, were born in Nevada. California-born ...
A 2025 report by the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities found that since 2018, Nevada’s two marijuana taxes have raised ...
Social media can be an ugly place. But then again, so can politics. No wonder the obsessively online world of political discourse resembles the ramblings of basement-dwelling trolls more than an ...
For the safety — in every sense of the word — of all Nevadans, it’s time to modernize how we celebrate Independence Day. Unlike many of our national “traditions,” such as the national anthem and ...
So far, experts widely agree that a lack of manpower has held back President Donald Trump’s planned mass deportation campaign. But a spike in funding for immigration enforcement and changes to the ...
In this week’s Indy Gaming, we explore why Nevada’s sports betting industry no longer leads the nation, but is still breaking annual revenue records.
1 in 6 Nevadans get food stamps. Many may lose benefits under Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill.' Read more from The Nevada Independent.