Southern Nevada is experiencing temperatures that have never been recorded. Here’s a look at why — and what can be done.
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A motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a semitractor-trailer in the south central Las Vegas Valley.
Since 2002, water storage across the West’s Great Basin has decreased rapidly, according to a new study using NASA satellites.
An optometrist gives advice on how to protect your eyes from the sun amid the blistering heat of summer in Las Vegas.
Fines can range from $40 to $5,000, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Las Vegas reached 115 degrees or higher for seven consecutive days and 10 days at 110 or hotter.
The officer was transferred from Mountain View Hospital to Sunrise on Wednesday.
Some problems on the road are caused by the heat, but people also need to service their vehicles, a supervisor with NDOT’S Freeway Service Patrol says.
The 54-mile high-speed rail line would serve as a connector between the planned Brightline West Victor Valley Station and the California High-Speed Rail in Palmdale, California.
Thursday marked the ninth straight day of highs reaching 110 or higher, as well as six straight days of new daily high records. Rain may arrive on the weekend.
A man from Arkansas alleges that a Las Vegas dancer he met at a gentleman’s club defrauded him out of millions of dollars.
Curtis Springer, a self-proclaimed medicine man who built a health resort in the area, named it Zzyzx because he “wanted to have the last word,” he told The New York Times in 1970.
“It’s still pretty warm through Friday,” meteorologist Brian Planz said. “We can add to the five-day streak for a day or two.”
The Neon Museum has announced that it will be closing during the day because of extreme heat, with temperatures needing to fall below a certain threshold before it will open.
Shaquille O’Neal’s foundation is set to build a Boys Girls Club in east Las Vegas, the NBA Hall of Famer said.