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The Airport Is Moving, Your Flight Might Not Be: 210 Cancellations by 1 p.m. at Harry Reid
Harry Reid cancellations climbed to 210 by 1 p.m. Saturday after Friday's FAA ground stop, even as FAA waits sat at 15 minutes or less. The Lady Rebels' Sunday game is canceled, and the FAA expects normal schedules by the end of Sunday.
$75 Million, 4 Years Empty, 1 Vote Wednesday: The North Strip's Vacant Lot Wants a Second Life
The Siegel Group wants Clark County permission for events, exhibitions, food trucks and parking on 9.96 vacant north Strip acres it bought for $75 million in 2022. Commissioners vote Wednesday, November 18 on application UC-26-0556.
Ground Stop Lifted, Weekend Still Scrambled: Four Hours With No Departures at Harry Reid
The FAA halted departures at every U.S. airport on Friday, including Harry Reid International, for about four hours. The stop is lifted, but over 3,000 cancellations nationwide mean Las Vegas travelers face a scrambled weekend. Here is what happened and what to do.
3,000 Counted, 33,000 Possible: Nevada Starts Its First Statewide Youth Homelessness Plan Today
The 10th annual Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit meets today at the Historic Fifth Street School, where NPHY and Sands launch the process for Nevada's first standalone statewide plan, built on a study that counted almost 3,000 youth and estimated the true number could top 33,000.
120 Days and No Lawyer: Keffe D's Tupac Murder Appeal Is on the Nevada Supreme Court's Clock
Duane "Keffe D" Davis has appealed his Tupac Shakur murder conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court. The case was filed Nov. 9, three deadlines are running, and the lawyer who filed the appeal died a week after submitting it.
4 Meetings, 1 Friday: The Nov. 3 Election Becomes Official on November 13
The Clark County Commission and the city councils of Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas are scheduled to certify the Nov. 3 election results on Friday, November 13, closing the count, starting the recount clocks, and making the 136-vote Ward 2 result official.
$439.6 Million on the Table Thursday: Clark County Weighs Parks Bonds and a Water Refinancing
The Clark County Debt Management Commission meets Thursday, November 12, at 9 a.m. to weigh up to $222.525 million in facilities and parks bonds and a tax finding for refinancing up to $217.035 million in water-system bonds, with public comment first.
The 30-Day Clock: Nevada Tells Vegas to Get Flood-Ready Before a Super El Niño Winter
Nevada agencies used Floods Awareness Week to warn Las Vegas about a developing super El Niño, a second-wettest October on record, and a hard fact most residents miss: standard policies do not cover floods, and federal flood coverage takes 30 days to start.
The Lottery Is Dead: Clark County Short-Term Rental Licenses Reopen Jan. 5, With a 45-Day Clock
Clark County voted 7 to 0 to end the short-term rental lottery that froze 1,306 hopefuls in 2023. Ordinance 5427 takes effect November 18, with appointments from December 15 and in-person applications from January 5, 2027.
Mark Wahlberg's Municipal Gym Opens in Late December in Downtown Summerlin
Mark Wahlberg's Municipal Gym, built with the team behind EōS Fitness, opens its 32,064-square-foot first club in Downtown Summerlin in late December, with a recovery floor that reads like a spa and memberships from $129 a month.
A Las Vegas Senator Now Runs the Nevada Senate: Edgar Flores Takes the Top Job for 2027
Nevada Senate Democrats chose Las Vegas Sen. Edgar Flores as Senate Majority Leader for the 2027 session. He replaces Nicole Cannizzaro, names Melanie Scheible as his assistant, and takes over after surviving a primary fight over a $1.8 billion film subsidy he opposed.
58 Households, 3,600 Kids Waiting: Clark County Just Made Foster Licensing a One-Stop Day
Clark County hosted 58 registered households at its Foster Care Roadmap open house at Child Haven on Nov. 8, putting application help, free physicals and TB tests, training sign-up and home safety guidance in one visit while about 3,600 children are in foster care locally.