April 18, 2024

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Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

Posted 1:15 p.m.

The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties.

Kimon Tiffith, 10, does jumping jacks during a football camp at Canyon Springs High School Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun

Kimon Tiffith, 10, does jumping jacks during a football camp at Canyon Springs High School Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Changes to CCSD facility use policy hit youth sports hard

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Hillary Davis

At least one youth sports organizer fears that new Clark County School District facility use rules will price him out of his leagues’ only options to play their games. A provision of the new rules requires ...

Light pole installation hits fiber line, knocks out 911 service in several states

Light pole installation hits fiber line, knocks out 911 service in several states

Posted 12:54 p.m.

Workers installing a light pole in Missouri cut into a fiber line, knocking out 911 service for emergency agencies in Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota, an official with the company that operates the fiber line said Thursday.

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NFL draft has potential to set a record for most players on offense selected in the first round

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams runs the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles.

Mark J. Terrill / AP

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams runs the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles.

Posted 7:14 a.m.

Many draft experts are predicting more than 20 offensive players will go in the first round and some have up to 25.

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

An earthquake measuring 5.6 hits central Turkey. No immediate reports of casualties or damage

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