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Nevada’s Largest Powwow is happening on Labor Day Weekend
RENO, Nev. – Each Labor Day weekend, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony hosts its’ internationally acclaimed Numaga Indian Days Powwow and Handgames; or traditional gambling. The 36th annual event, will be held August 30-September 1, 2024 in Hungry Valley (7 miles on Eagle Canyon Drive in Spanish Springs off of Pyramid Lake Highway). It’s Nevada’s largest powwow and is an alcohol and drug free event.
Las Vegas Insurance Rates Extremely High But Nevada DMV Is Cracking Down
It seems like living in Las Vegas, our car insurance now goes up every few months. I’m SO sick of it, and I’m sure you are, too. I ask my insurance agent “why so high?’ One day they say it’s because of the zip code I live in. The next time they say it’s because of all the uninsured motorists. Then next time it’s because of all the stolen vehicles. Thee next time they tell me, because Las Vegas is so transient. So why is it – REALLY?
California's proposed gas policy could negatively affect Arizona consumers, association warns
PHOENIX — The Western States Petroleum Association is warning California that a proposed policy affecting the Golden State's gasoline inventories could have a negative effect on the Grand Canyon State. In a letter sent this week to the California Energy Commission, the association expressed opposition to a proposal that...
Uber, Nevada Transportation Authority team up to crackdown on fake rideshare drivers
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Uber and the Nevada Transportation Authority are teaming up this holiday weekend for a crackdown on fake rideshare drivers, which they say is a big problem in Las Vegas. “You can get a placard pretty much anywhere… you can parade around as an Uber driver......
Nevada utility awarded over $80M to create new solar plant in Pahrump
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A Southern Nevada utility has been awarded $80.3 million to build a new solar generating and storage plant in Pahrump. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, announced in a joint statement that Valley Electric Association will receive the grant. Funding from the U.S....
International Overdose Awareness Day brings fentanyl crisis into focus
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — International Overdose Awareness Day unites government agencies and grassroots organizations aiming to stop a devastating crisis festering in Southern Nevada and across the country. Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, according to data from the National Center for...
What do more water cuts in 2025 mean for Las Vegas and Nevada?
Even though it still gets over 100 degrees, and forecasters say it’ll stay there for another week or so, right now … we’re all breathing a sigh of relief. Because the summer’s awful summer heat seems over. How bad was it? Even those few born here...
Arizona Senate leader voices concern over California’s proposed oil industry regulations
The leader of the Arizona State Senate has sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday expressing concern over proposals to further regulate the oil industry. “Our state relies on California for over 1/3 of our fuel supply, and I’m concerned that the rush to pile on policies without considering implications to states […]
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