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At least 34 states have been affected, with the most significant surge in Michigan, Ohio, New York, and Texas.
There were many dangers and afflictions experienced by those who grabbed everyone they loved, everything they had, and traversed the still-untamed West. How did they survive? Specifically, what did they survive on?

Las Vegas tourism officials have approved a new sponsorship agreement aimed at keeping the Las Vegas Grand Prix in town for at least another decade, committing $100 million over 10 years to support the Formula One race.
The incident raised questions about Nevada's Castle Doctrine, which can justify a homeowner's use of deadly force when they reasonably believe they or others face an imminent threat.

A surge in immigration enforcement and detention over the last 18 months in Nevada has left people afraid to leave their houses to attend church, receive medical care, or go to school, state lawmakers were told last week.
Students from UNLV’s Colleges of Fine Arts and Education collaborated to create hands-on learning experiences for children enrolled at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center.
One of this year's tours returned to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, which first welcomed InfoComm attendees in 2024. While the five-story building itself hasn't changed, many of the technologies and workflows inside it have.
Chief among the recommendations, delivered in testimony last week to the Nevada Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs: legislation protecting sensitive locations — schools, workplaces and places of worship — to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from accessing those sites without a judicial warrant.
Clark County commissioners have been presented with dozens of proposals aimed at curbing the rise in crashes that injured students on their way to and from schools. Nineteen of the proposals are intended to be enacted or initiated by Aug. 10, the start of the new school year.