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City of Las Vegas reaches clean energy goal

The city of Las Vegas is now drawing 100 percent of its power from renewable energy sources, a goal officials have been working toward for the better part of a decade.

City of Las Vegas looks to build high-tech relationship with Alexa

The city of Las Vegas’ information technology department has been building an application for the Amazon Echo, a voice-controlled artificial intelligence speaker named Alexa, as part of a broader effort to allow residents to access city services in new ways.

 
USS Nevada and her crew honored anew for Pearl Harbor exploits

New commemorative plaque, letter from Gov. Sandoval aimed at ensuring that state’s namesake battleship and crew continue “inspiring sailors for as long as there is a United States Navy.”

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Las Vegas city officials visualize a diverse downtown makeover

Tuesday’s joint Las Vegas City Council and Planning Commission session focused on a strategy for guiding downtown development across diverse areas — from the Medical District to the Arts District and Fremont East.

The smell of Christmas at Nellis Air Force Base — PHOTOS

Enlisted airmen at Nellis Air Force Base picked up Christmas trees for their families after 10:30 a.m. Friday as part of the annual Christmas SPIRIT Foundation’s Trees for Troops Program.

UNLV gets $1.4M grant to study high-speed rail

UNLV received a $1.4 million federal grant to research the design, construction and maintenance of future high-speed rail projects, U.S. Sen Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, announced on Thursday.