A Station Built for Las Vegas
The Animal Foundation crossed into its critical red zone with 470 dogs on site over the weekend, and it's now waiving adult pet adoption fees for the rest of August as it asks Las Vegas to open up its homes.
Beals-Henderson Pointe opens July 16 with 80 income-qualified apartments named for two Historic Westside organizers who helped change the valley decades ago.
After a brief pause drew public pushback, Clark County School District struck a fast partnership with the Las Vegas Desert Dogs to bring boys' and girls' varsity lacrosse to nine local high schools starting next spring.
Clark County has approved 26 grant-funded projects along Spring Mountain Road, the corridor's first direct investment from the county, aimed at brighter parking lots, new cameras and a safer walk for the 24.3 million visitors who pass through every year.
A trio of pitch black audio adventures called Darkfield lands at AREA15 on July 30, giving locals a fresh reason to wander over to Zone 2 this summer.
The legendary daredevil's motorcycles, jumpsuits, and 4D jump simulator found a permanent Las Vegas home on June 27 at 1001 S. First Street. Here is what to expect when you visit.
Formula 1 is rolling out single day passes for this November's Las Vegas Grand Prix, plus a free community celebration and a giveaway for five local nonprofits.
A federal court this week ordered Israeli company Papaya Gaming to hand over $719 million to Las Vegas-based Firy, the parent of Skillz, after finding Papaya used computer bots to fake human competition on its mobile game platforms. It's being called the largest award ever issued under the federal false advertising law known as the Lanham Act.
A Strip parade, a free Public Enemy concert and a Cosmopolitan dinner honoring 80 women's sports champions turned Las Vegas into the center of the sports world for four days this month.
Fremont Street Experience just paired its SlotZilla zip line with pool access at Circa's Stadium Swim, giving locals and visitors one easy ticket for a full day of downtown fun.
For days, a cryptic gold emblem and the date 07.16.26 kept popping up on marquees around the valley. Locals had their guesses, and Thursday morning proved most of them right when the Golden Knights' 10th-season schedule finally dropped.
Two months after a Metro sergeant waved Gov. Joe Lombardo through a red-light stop near Mandalay Bay, the police union handed the footage to reporters, and Nevada's political world has been arguing about it ever since. Here's what our KTUD 25 newsroom found when we dug into the video, the timeline, and the reaction from both sides.
A vacant state office tower near Cashman Field is coming down this summer, and in its place a Vegas developer plans roughly 1,100 new homes aimed at first-time buyers.
The empty lot across from Mandalay Bay that once housed the failed SkyVue observation wheel finally has a future, and it looks like nothing else on the Strip: a 29-story tower wrapped in a heart-shaped LED screen.
After nearly two hours of public comment, Henderson's City Council skipped a 180-day building freeze on data centers and told staff to write stricter rules for every future project instead.
The Bureau of Reclamation shut down public access at Hoover Dam Monday evening after flagging emergency equipment repairs, with no reopening date yet on the calendar. Officials say the dam itself and the power plant are not at risk, but anyone with a Hoover Dam stop on this week's itinerary should check status before making the drive.
A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young and head coach Becky Hammon all earned trips to Chicago for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, giving hometown fans plenty to cheer for on the local dial.
The United States turns 250 years old on Saturday, and Las Vegas is marking the milestone with one of its most ambitious July 4th weekend lineups in memory, from the Summerlin parade to mountain celebrations and a summer-long fireworks series.
The National Weather Service has an Extreme Heat Warning in effect across the valley through the weekend, with highs flirting with decades-old records and overnight lows barely dropping. Here is what KTUD 25 wants every Las Vegas household to know before heading outside.
The Backstreet Boys are wrapping their historic Sphere residency this month, the Fourth lands on a Saturday, and the community calendar has events spread across every corner of the valley. Here is the breakdown.
Sheriff Kevin McMahill has widened the rules for when Las Vegas Metro officers can pursue a fleeing car, adding DUI stops, stolen vehicles and major crime cases to the list. Chases are already picking back up on Valley streets.
From the 57th World Series of Poker running through July 15 to Juneteenth festivals and a brand-new year-round WSOP shop on the Strip, Las Vegas has a packed summer calendar this year.
KTUD 25 shines its community spotlight on White Whale Cocktail Bar, a Las Vegas spot crafting cocktails worth slowing down for.
As the 2026 NBA Summer League heads into its final games at Thomas & Mack Center, local tourism leaders and neighborhood coaches say the tournament's footprint reaches well past the box score.
Assembly Bill 96 took effect July 1, 2026, requiring Las Vegas and Henderson to formally plan for extreme heat as a public safety issue -- all while a historic heat dome pushes valley temperatures toward 111 degrees.
Attorney General Aaron Ford signed onto a multistate lawsuit this week aimed at stopping a $110 billion media deal. Here is what it argues and why it matters beyond the boardroom.
A new common application, live as of July 1, lets families in Clark County and across Nevada search and apply for free early-childhood education in one place for the first time.
A billing mix-up that stretched back more than two decades is finally getting fixed, and Southern Nevada households in multifamily homes could see credits or checks landing before summer's out.
A two-year, $378 million rebuild of Maryland Parkway is about to pay off for riders, with a brand-new rapid bus line and schedule changes touching 35 other routes across the valley.
A new 24-hour neighborhood tavern is landing on Dorrell Lane this month, giving North Las Vegas locals another home-team spot to grab a burger, play a few hands and watch the game.
About 40 percent of Southern Nevada's drinking water flows through a single pipeline built in the 1990s. A new federal law and a multi-billion-dollar construction project are about to change that picture significantly.
Federal officials struck a deal this week with a Southern California water agency worth up to $65 million to leave water in Lake Mead instead of pulling it out. For a valley that depends on that same reservoir for water and power, it's a story worth watching closely.
Palace Station opened July 1, 1976. Fifty years and more than a dozen properties later, Station Casinos is celebrating with fireworks, a new brand identity, and a monthlong community campaign across the valley.
The Independent TV Years
Southern Nevada's largest food bank kicked off its new Farm Fresh program on July 11 at Boulevard Mall, with a goal of doubling the amount of rescued food it distributes across the valley.
The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, ranked first in the nation, is adding a 120-credit undergraduate degree in sport hospitality management designed specifically for Las Vegas's booming professional sports landscape.
The robotaxi company announced on July 8 that fully autonomous rides are coming to the greater Las Vegas area, including the Strip. Service begins with employee trips before opening to the public in the coming months.
A trail camera captured a lone male Woodhouse's Toad in the preserve's wetland area on July 8, 2026, the first documented appearance at the site since the original Las Vegas Springs ran dry around 1962. Preserve scientists are calling it a big moment in local wildlife history.
Driverless Zoox vehicles have logged more than 350,000 riders on the Las Vegas Strip since launch. The community response is more complicated than the tech headlines suggest.