Morning briefing · October 17, 2026

Ex-TV Reporter's Son Got Money From Blaise Lobato + 4 more Las Vegas stories

• Ex-TV Reporter's Son Got Money From Blaise Lobato

  A former KVVU-TV reporter who covered Blaise Lobato's wrongful conviction says Lobato set up money for her young son after a $29.5 million settlement. Journalism ethics experts disagree on whether it is a conflict.

• Travel Nevada Opens Adventure Center in Boulder City

  Travel Nevada's new Boulder City center puts e-bike rentals, rafting, guided trips and air tours under one roof. It is part of a federal grant project aimed at growing the state's outdoor recreation economy.

• How DNA and a Post Identified the Lake Mead Barrel Victim

  Clark County's coroner named the man found in a barrel at Lake Mead in 2022 as Edward Lelburian Jackson. An Oklahoma State scientist explained how bone DNA, genealogy and a family post closed the case's identity gap.

• Why Arizona Joined Nevada's Fight Over Colorado River Cuts

  Arizona has intervened in the lawsuit Nevada filed in August against the Interior Department's Colorado River plan, which could cut Nevada's 300,000 acre-foot allocation by nearly 71 percent under its maximum reductions.

• Arizona Joins Nevada Lawsuit Over Colorado River Cuts

  Arizona has intervened in Nevada's lawsuit against the Interior Department over new Colorado River rules that Nevada says could cut up to 71% of its Colorado River water supply.

• The Foundry: 1,000-Plus Homes Planned at Old Cashman Site

  A gated community of more than 1,000 townhomes and single-family homes is planned on more than 70 acres, KTNV reported, with starting prices hoped to be in the $300,000 range.

• Why AI Genome Models Struggle With How DNA Really Works

  A Wired report examines genomic AI tools like Evo 2, Genos and AlphaGenome, and why the tangled way human genes are regulated may not fit the simple input-output approach those models assume.

• Suspicious Letters Sent to Election Offices, Congress

  Federal investigators are examining letters, some holding white powder, mailed to election offices in at least eight states and to congressional offices less than three weeks before the midterm elections.