Morning briefing · October 9, 2026

Las Vegas Ties Heat Record as Rachel's Rain Heads In + 4 more Las Vegas stories

• Las Vegas Ties Heat Record as Rachel's Rain Heads In

  Harry Reid International Airport hit 98 degrees Thursday, tying a 1964 record. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rachel's remnants could bring rain late Saturday and a cooldown to a high of 71 by Tuesday.

• Kishner vs. McLeod: District Court Dept. 31 Race

  Judge Joanna Kishner, seeking a third term, faces attorney Alexandra Beth McLeod, who points to Kishner's low score in a lawyer survey. Here is what each candidate told the Nevada Current.

• Las Vegas Gay Softball Team Wins World Series Title

  A 50-and-older Las Vegas Gay Softball League team won its division at the national tournament in Ohio. League players are set to march in Friday night's Pride parade downtown, the Las Vegas Sun reported.

• Harmon at 370 Residents Report Water Outage

  A resident of the apartment complex on East Harmon Avenue says water was shut off to every unit without notice, and that by Thursday afternoon there was still no repair timeline from management. It is at least the third water problem at the property reported since 2024.

• Lake Mead B-29 Wreck Now Open to All Divers as Water Drops

  Lake Mead National Recreation Area says a B-29 that sank in 1948 now rests at depths open to all divers, a sign of a reservoir that hit a record low in August and is projected to keep falling.

• Pahrump ZIP Ranks as Nevada's Top Buyer's Market

  A Consumer Affairs analysis of second-quarter 2026 sales ranked Pahrump's 89061 as Nevada's top buyer's market and a Strip ZIP code second, while a Sparks ZIP code showed the opposite trend, the Review-Journal reported.

• Anthropic Bans Election Interference, Abuse of Claude

  Anthropic revised its Claude usage policy Thursday, TechCrunch reported, adding bans on election interference, weapons software and surveillance, plus a new rule against prolonged verbal abuse of the AI model.

• Hurricane Isaias Heads for Gulf Coast: What to Know

  Isaias, a Category 2 storm near major hurricane strength, is expected to come ashore Friday night or early Saturday between Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle, bringing storm surge, flooding rain and tornado risk.