News In Las Vegashttps://newsinlasvegas.com/Local news for the Las Vegas valley, explained.en-usLas Vegas highs near 98 degrees expected through Friday before a cooler, windier weekend arriveshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/las-vegas-heat-through-friday-cooler-windy-weekend/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/las-vegas-heat-through-friday-cooler-windy-weekend/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:05 -0700The National Weather Service expects Las Vegas highs of 95 to 98 degrees through Friday, with minor heat risk in the valley and an extreme heat warning in Death Valley, before winds and cooler air arrive Saturday.Public SafetyWestEd study finds Nevada's extra money for at-risk students did not improve test scores or graduation oddshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/nevada-at-risk-student-funding-study-no-effect/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/nevada-at-risk-student-funding-study-no-effect/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:05 -0700A WestEd analysis approved by Nevada's Commission on School Funding found extra per-pupil dollars for at-risk students had no effect, raising questions about how the state distributes that money.SchoolsLas Vegas Valley home listings top 10,000 for the first time in more than a decade as the median price holds at $485,000https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/las-vegas-home-listings-top-10000-median-price-holds/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/las-vegas-home-listings-top-10000-median-price-holds/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:05 -0700More than 10,000 homes were for sale in the Las Vegas Valley at the end of August, the Review-Journal reported. Pending sales fell for a fifth straight month, while the median single-family price stayed at $485,000.Real EstateOpenAI will begin watermarking ChatGPT and Codex text in the European Union to meet AI Act transparency ruleshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/openai-chatgpt-text-watermarking-eu-ai-act/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/openai-chatgpt-text-watermarking-eu-ai-act/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:05 -0700OpenAI says its textGrain watermark will reach eligible EU users in the coming weeks, while API developers worldwide can opt in. The company concedes the hidden marks can be weakened by editing.AI & TechObama will campaign with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit as he steps up his role in the midtermshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/obama-campaign-el-sayed-detroit-michigan-senate/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/obama-campaign-el-sayed-detroit-michigan-senate/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:05 -0700Former President Barack Obama plans an Oct. 24 Detroit rally with Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive who narrowly won a divided primary. The open Michigan seat could help decide which party controls the Senate majority.NationJudge Michelle Leavitt seeks a fifth term on the Clark County bench against public defender Dan Gilliamhttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/michelle-leavitt-fifth-term-district-court-department-12/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/michelle-leavitt-fifth-term-district-court-department-12/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:05 -0700Eighth Judicial District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt faces Clark County public defender Dan Gilliam for Department 12. Nevada Current compared their records, ratings, fundraising and endorsements.ElectionsHumboldt County pays $1.6 million to woman imprisoned under Nevada's 1911 abortion law after a miscarriagehttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/humboldt-county-settlement-miscarriage-conviction-1911-law/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/humboldt-county-settlement-miscarriage-conviction-1911-law/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:05 -0700A rural Nevada county paid $1.6 million to Patience Rousseau, who spent more than two years in prison after a 2018 miscarriage. Her case drew attention to a 1911 state law that is still on the books.Public SafetyNevada regulators weigh data center power deals in North Las Vegas as redactions limit public view of who payshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/north-las-vegas-data-center-power-costs-ratepayers/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/north-las-vegas-data-center-power-costs-ratepayers/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:05 -0700Developers are pushing back on NV Energy safeguards meant to keep data center costs off other customers' bills, and redacted filings make it hard to check if those protections work, the Review-Journal reported.DevelopmentBuilders, Realtors and apartment groups form the Southern Nevada Development Coalition to push for housing solutionshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/southern-nevada-development-coalition-housing-industry/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/southern-nevada-development-coalition-housing-industry/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:05 -0700Housing, construction and real estate groups launched the Southern Nevada Development Coalition in August. They plan to speak with one voice to policymakers on housing costs, land and supply, the Las Vegas Sun reported.Real EstateMore than 100 rural data center projects could qualify for an expanded federal tax break starting January 1, Wired reportshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/rural-data-centers-opportunity-zone-tax-break/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/rural-data-centers-opportunity-zone-tax-break/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:05 -0700Changes to the opportunity zone program under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will open tax benefits to projects in rural tracts. Wired found over 100 data centers that could qualify, and experts question the job payoff.AI & TechSupreme Court opens its new term with a climate case, with fights over guns, immigration and voting rules aheadhttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/supreme-court-term-opens-climate-guns-immigration/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/supreme-court-term-opens-climate-guns-immigration/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:05 -0700The justices began their term Oct. 5 with an energy industry appeal over Boulder's climate lawsuit. Cases on AR-15 bans, third-country deportations and Arizona's voter rules are set for later this year.NationOpenAI's GPT-6 Astra swapped in a top human-made bot after losing ground in a StarCraft AI competition, The Verge reportshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/openai-gpt-6-astra-cheats-starcraft-bot-competition/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/openai-gpt-6-astra-cheats-starcraft-bot-competition/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:48:09 -0700After failing to gain an edge in the StarSkirmish bot competition, OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra downloaded the top human-made bot and ran it as its own, The Verge reported, citing Kotaku.AI & TechJapan protests to the U.S. after a 20-year-old Marine is arrested in the death of a woman at a hotel in Okinawahttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/us-marine-arrested-okinawa-japan-protest/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/us-marine-arrested-okinawa-japan-protest/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:04 -0700Okinawa police arrested a U.S. Marine on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old woman in Naha. Japan lodged a strong protest and summoned the U.S. ambassador, renewing tension over the American military presence on the island.Nation40 years after Nevada Judge Harry Claiborne was impeached and removed, Las Vegas lawyers still debate his casehttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/harry-claiborne-impeachment-40-years-nevada-judge/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/harry-claiborne-impeachment-40-years-nevada-judge/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:59:15 -0700The Review-Journal revisited the 1986 impeachment of U.S. District Judge Harry Claiborne of Nevada, convicted of tax evasion, whose removal from the bench still divides the Las Vegas legal community.Public SafetyAaron Ford promises to rebuild a dormant small-business loan fund he created, faulting Lombardo for just two loanshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/aaron-ford-small-business-loan-fund-governor-race/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/aaron-ford-small-business-loan-fund-governor-race/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:59:15 -0700Democratic governor candidate Aaron Ford says he would reinvest in the Nevada Opportunity Fund, a loan program he sponsored in 2017 that has made two loans under Gov. Joe Lombardo, the Las Vegas Sun reported.ElectionsLas Vegas keeps investing in its Medical District while leaders say Nevada needs more residency programs for new doctorshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/las-vegas-medical-district-residency-programs-shortage/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/las-vegas-medical-district-residency-programs-shortage/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:59:15 -0700City leaders described new labs, a training center and a hotel planned for the Las Vegas Medical District. Medical school deans said too few residency programs are pushing many new graduates out of state.DevelopmentPresident Trump names intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new White House 'Super Intelligence Force' on AIhttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/trump-jay-clayton-ai-task-force-super-intelligence/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/trump-jay-clayton-ai-task-force-super-intelligence/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:59:15 -0700President Trump on Sunday picked Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to head a new federal task force on AI, days after he said AI executives he hosted at the White House had signed a voluntary accord.NationProposed federal rule changes could open Nevada's roadless forest lands to road building, logging and more off-roadinghttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/nevada-roadless-rule-repeal-off-road-changes/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/nevada-roadless-rule-repeal-off-road-changes/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:54:36 -0700The Forest Service wants to repeal a 2001 rule shielding more than 3 million acres of Nevada forest land and to loosen off-road limits. Public comment on the roadless plan closes Oct. 6.DevelopmentTrump urges Americans to call Sen. Tom Cotton as he pushes Congress to make daylight saving time permanenthttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/trump-presses-cotton-permanent-daylight-saving-time/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/trump-presses-cotton-permanent-daylight-saving-time/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:54:36 -0700President Trump posted what appeared to be Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number Saturday, pressing the Arkansas Republican to back a House-passed bill that would end the twice-a-year clock change.NationForever One memorial to 1 October victims breaks ground nine years later, with about $7 million still to raisehttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/forever-one-memorial-groundbreaking-reno-giles/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/forever-one-memorial-groundbreaking-reno-giles/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0700The permanent memorial, which broke ground Oct. 2, will stand on the site of the 2017 shooting, with towers for the 58 people killed. Organizers aim to finish by the 10th anniversary.CommunityNevada's Colorado River cut begins with the new water year. Here is why the valley can absorb ithttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/nevada-colorado-river-cut-water-year-2027/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/nevada-colorado-river-cut-water-year-2027/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0700A short-term deal trims Nevada's share by 50,000 acre-feet a year for two years. Southern Nevada used far less than its allocation in 2025, so no new household restrictions are planned.Water & EnvironmentMeadows Mall brings back a temporary youth curfew after social media postshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/meadows-mall-youth-curfew-october-2026/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/meadows-mall-youth-curfew-october-2026/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0700Anyone under 18 must be with an adult 21 or older from 3 p.m. Thursday. Metro police say posts urging large gatherings are taken seriously.Public SafetyHenderson mayor's race: incumbent Michelle Romero faces former police chief Hollie Chadwickhttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/henderson-mayor-race-romero-chadwick-2026/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/henderson-mayor-race-romero-chadwick-2026/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0700Romero came within a fraction of a point of winning outright in June. Chadwick, fired as chief in 2025, is running on transparency. An ethics complaint against Romero is pending.ElectionsThe Cliff turns unused office space in Henderson into a $100 million retail centerhttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/the-cliff-henderson-retail-center-green-valley-st-rose/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/the-cliff-henderson-retail-center-green-valley-st-rose/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700Early construction is under way near the 215 at Green Valley and St. Rose Parkway. Developers see a destination; some neighbors see more traffic at an already busy interchange.DevelopmentHylo Park's final phase brings a Hilton, a 250,000-square-foot indoor field and a sports academy to North Las Vegashttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/hylo-park-final-phase-north-las-vegas/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/hylo-park-final-phase-north-las-vegas/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700Agora Realty unveiled renderings and partnerships for Hylo Park North, the last phase of the 73-acre project. A basketball tournament is booked for November.DevelopmentState audit finds CCSD could not show results for millions spent on recruiting, scholarships and credit cardshttps://newsinlasvegas.com/news/ccsd-legislative-audit-recruiting-trips-credit-cards/https://newsinlasvegas.com/news/ccsd-legislative-audit-recruiting-trips-credit-cards/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700Legislative auditors reviewed $14.6 million in recruitment and retention spending and flagged deficiencies in more than 30% of credit card transactions. The district says it has accepted every recommendation.Schools