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Man who caused triple-fatal DUI crash draws long prison term

Tyler Kennedy was sentenced Tuesday for up to 20 years for each of three counts of DUI causing death in a Nye County crash involving an Idaho family. Kennedy admitted to drug use.

 
UNLV study finds calls for gun control after mass shootings

A researcher with Brookings Mountain West at UNLV reviewed more than a million Tweets responding to the mass shooting in Buffalo, Uvalde and Highland Park. She sorted users based on self-reported political affiliations and examined their statements.

State gaming win has best May ever; $1.3B collected by casinos

Special events continued to propel visitors to Las Vegas gambling at record paces in May. A boxing title fight, Electric Daisy Carnival and two big concerts drew players.

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Nevada gas prices jump to 2nd-highest in nation

Prices at the pump in the Silver State have failed to let up, sending Nevada into the No. 2 spot for highest gas prices in the country.

Fresh wave of COVID hits Southern Nevada, but no new deaths in Nye County

The wave of new cases of COVID-19 was triggered by a new omicron sub-variant, waning immunity and riskier behavior, a top official with the Southern Nevada Health District said Wednesday.

Home builders eye Pahrump, as Las Vegas land prices take off

With land prices accelerating in Las Vegas, home builders are increasingly eyeing rural communities sprinkled around Southern Nevada for potential new projects.

Nye County COVID-19 metrics decline

Nye County officials on Monday reported 27 new coronavirus cases and another death, as most long-term metrics continued to decline.

 
Rising home prices ‘not sustainable’

Fewer homes for sale in Pahrump; median list price in February was $340k.

 
Nevada ticketed thousands of drivers for going 100 mph or more last year

One law enforcement official says the numbers would be much higher – maybe thousands more – if staffing within the Nevada Highway Patrol wasn’t at “critically low levels.