News across Greater Las Vegas

Saved by the high rollers: Strip sees loss of value customers, but lift from premium play
Baccarat revenue keeps on the positive side in August even while visitation slows and the Vegas airport sees its 19th straight month of passenger declines.

As other Strip leaders decry prediction markets, Wynn CEO offers different view
Craig Billings said he won't take a position on Kalshi and others, comparing the issue to losses Las Vegas saw when opposing California tribal casinos.

The Trump administration's critical minerals agenda comes for America's 'Forgotten Wildlife Corridor'
By 2030, at least six new mining projects are predicted to be extracting lithium from American soil and another 13 will soon follow, according to a database compiled by Columbia Journalism Investigations and Inside Climate News.

Caitlin Clark selected as guest picker for College GameDay
Hopping a plane from Las Vegas after the Indiana Fever lost 94-83 to the Las Vegas Aces during the first round of the WNBA playoffs, Caitlin Clark is headed to Iowa City to be the guest picker for ESPN’s College GameDay. The College GameDay guest picker is a celebrity, athlete,…

Aaron Ford gets seven-figure boost from outside group in Nevada governor's race
Plus: Northern Nevada veterans push back against Flippo valor claims in new AFL-CIO ad.

Race for Nevada's chief fiscal officer focuses on collecting debt, government transparency
On paper, the race for Nevada controller might be among the most lopsided this November. But it could could boil down to the overall political environment, which election analysts say might be good news for Democrats up and down the ballot.

'It disrespects everybody': Why union Nevada veterans are filming ads opposing Flippo
The national AFL-CIO is launching ads targeting the ruby red 2nd Congressional District seat.

Was $20,000 spent on new curtains for Attorney General Aaron Ford's office?
The Board of Examiners approved a nearly $20,000 expense to install drapes in the attorney general's office and conference room.

Estas son las posturas de las candidatas al 1.er Distrito Congresional de Nevada en temas clave
Mientras la Senadora estatal Carrie Buck (R‑Henderson) busca desbancar a la Congresista actual Dina Titus (D‑NV), el cargo representa una contienda competitiva.

OPINION: Noncitizen voters aren't the real threat to democracy. The president is.
The most obvious explanation is that, despite DHS's public remarks, noncitizens mucking around in our elections is actually a tremendously rare phenomenon — a possibility that countless studies and state audits seem to back up.

'Nevadans are getting hosed': Why affordability is 2026's buzzword
Rising fuel, grocery and housing costs have created a crisis for state residents and will play a major role in determining the next governor.

Escuelas de Nevada enfrentaron grave crisis de presupuesto. Por esto intervino el estado.
En una conferencia de prensa el lunes, el Gobernador Lombardo dijo que aprobó los fondos de emergencia como una solución temporal para los retos presupuestarios escolares y destacó la necesidad de que la Legislatura colabore para encontrar una alternativa a largo plazo.