The State of Nevada plans to quickly funnel $38.8 million toward local food banks in hopes fewer people will go hungry next month when $90 million in federally funded “food stamps” are not delivered to low-income people and families.

Residents in a small town southwest of Nevada are evacuating or sheltering in place after the discovery of a suspicious item, police said.Police officials said just after 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received information on a suspicious item on a property near Revere and Main streets in Goodsprings.

The USDA has announced that, come Nov. 1, no SNAP benefits will be issued. Hundreds of thousands of Southern Nevadans who rely on the program will be affected.

Police evacuated residents and issued a shelter-in-place order Tuesday morning after a suspicious item was found in Goodsprings, roughly 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received a call around 10 a.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been consistently highlighting arrests on its social media accounts under President Donald Trump’s second administration

Many Nevada National Guard members are not getting paid during the federal shutdown. Some are working without pay, some are furloughed without pay. The Army and Air monthly training drills were not held in October, causing thousands to miss a monthly paycheck.

Last year's Capitol Christmas tree was an 80-foot Sitka spruce harvested in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. In 2023, a 63-foot Norway spruce was harvested from Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. The last time the tree came from the Sierra Nevada was in 2011, when a 65-foot Sierra white fir was harvested from Stanislaus National Forest.

Nevada Day festivities will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Carson Mall. Visitors can enjoy live music, browse craft and merchandise booths, and sample food from local vendors. There will also be a cornhole challenge, car show, and indoor kid zone. All ages welcome.

The study analyzed data from about 6,500 wells across Nevada and found that about 40% had significant declines over the last three decades.

Six Republican Nevada electors are scheduled to go on trial next summer after pleading not guilty to forgery charges stemming from the 2020 election.