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Las Vegas has become a ‘ticking time bomb’ after spike in ‘biting machine’ bugs with huge disease threat, experts say
MOSQUITOES are taking over a region of Las Vegas, sparking concerns amongst experts in the area. The pesky bugs, known to spread diseases across the globe, are defying ecological odds by surviving in the desert climate. 3 The insects are even...
Tszyu v Holyfield: Blockbuster fight emerges for Aussie sport’s wild double act in Las Vegas
Nikita Tszyu has branded a bold push to have him headline Las Vegas on the same weekend as the NRL season opener as “perfect” – with the son of American heavyweight great Evander Holyfield on a hit list of possible opponents. In what shapes as a...

Consumer spending falls in Las Vegas as tourism slides
Consumer spending in Las Vegas is down in several ways, state data shows, amid a slump in tourism to the casino mecca and national economic jitters. Sales at food and beverage outlets; car and auto-parts dealers; clothing, shoe and jewelry...
Carson City Board of Supervisors to weigh $6.1 million contract for Centennial Park artificial turf
After two years of public meetings and deliberations, the Carson City Board of Supervisors is set to consider an approximately $6.1 million contract for four artificial, or synthetic, turf fields in upper Centennial Park. The meeting starts at...

Las Vegas facing 'ticking time bomb' over major mosquito infestation issue
A growing mosquito problem in Las Vegas has been described as a 'ticking timebomb', as the iconic city is currently going through a strange period. The pesky insects are usually drawn to warmer and more humid conditions, but their numbers numbers...

Nevada adds Nebraska to 2029 schedule
The Nevada football program announced last week it will travel to Nebraska to face the Cornhuskers to open the 2029 season. The game is scheduled for Sept. 1, 2029, 12 years to the day of the only previous meeting between the schools. Nebraska...
The Exact Date and Time to Book Your Last-Minute Labor Day Getaway, According to Travel Experts
NEW YORK CITY - AUGUST 20, 2017: Crowds of people flock to the Coney Island beach and boardwalk on a hot summer weekend. Image Credit: Lazyllama / ShutterstockLabor Day weekend is nearly here, and if you haven’t booked your trip yet, you may be...

Tourist Attractions in Reno, NV
Written by Jim O'Donnell and Michael Law Updated Aug 18, 2025 Things are happening in Reno! This underrated city has traditionally been happy to be in the shadow of its flashier cousin to the south, Las Vegas, but not any longer. The city is...

Utah man dies after crash on IR15 in Nevada
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man is dead after crashing into a construction vehicle in Clark County, Nevada. On July 31 at approximately 6:45 a.m., the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Interstate 15 at mile marker 106, approximately 11...
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Traveler shares 'premium' ride aboard one of America's fastest trains: 'I like [it] so much better than flying'
"It was good to just sit down and relax." by Robert CrowAugust 18, 2025 A popular South Florida influencer said using a high-tech train is "the best decision I ever made" and that she'll never drive from Miami to Orlando again. In the video,...

Car insurance rates in Nevada August 2025
The auto insurance rates published in this guide are based on the results of research completed by Way.com's data team. Using a mix of public and internal data, we analyzed millions of rate averages across U.S. ZIP codes. These rates were publicly...

Peachtree Group Closes $176.5 Million CPACE Loan for Renovated Rio Hotel & Casino Tower in Las Vegas
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2025-- Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) has originated the largest credit transaction in its history, closing a $176.5 million retroactive Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“CPACE”) loan for Dreamscape...

Israeli Cybersecurity Official Back in Israel After Shock Arrest in Nevada for Preying on Children Online
In a major online child-predator sting near Las Vegas in US state of Nevada, Israeli government cybersecurity official Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was arrested, charged with 'luring a child with a computer for a sex act', released on $10,000 bail and...

Be a Las Vegas insider when you dine at Carversteak
At Las Vegas Magazine, we’re always looking for inside info. After all, our main goal is to help enhance your Vegas experience, to give you experiences not all tourists may have access to. And with that in mind, may we suggest you do just that by...

Motorist Reminder: Carson City area students return to school Monday, traffic laws keep students safe
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone that the new school year starts Monday, August 18, 2025. Our Traffic Units and School Resource Officers will be teaming up to monitor and enforce all school zone laws for the 2025-2026...

Miracle Mile Shops celebrates 25 years on the Las Vegas Strip
Pop the champagne (or pass around the scorpion shots)! Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood is 25 and feeling fine. Born as The Shops in Desert Passage inside the original Aladdin, the shopping destination underwent a 2007 rebranding that...

Major Events to Boost Lagging Las Vegas Tourism
Despite the swelling wave of negative indicators, Las Vegas tourism officials don’t see it as crashing the party in the entertainment and sports capital of the world. Visitor counts, airport passengers, gambling win and hotel room revenue reached...

Number of Mosquitos Surges in Las Vegas
(MENAFN) Although mosquitoes are generally associated with tropical and moist climates, their population has surged dramatically throughout the Las Vegas Valley in recent years. This unexpected rise is linked to several environmental changes that...

'Trump Slump': Tariffs And Imperial Attitude Are Killing Tourism Industry
President Donald Trump is so disastrously incompetent he once managed to bankrupt a casino in Atlantic City. Now, from the Oval Office, he’s trying to do it again—in Las Vegas. In June 2025, Las Vegas welcomed 400,000 fewer visitors than in June...

We all have nightmare travel stories | From the Editor
We all have nightmare travel stories. Mine could have been the time my flight to Las Vegas on America West Airlines was cancelled because the plane broke. That cost me a day of my vacation. Then the return flight from Las Vegas was cancelled...