Prediction markets — platforms where people stake money on the outcome of elections, sports, economic reports and other future events — are rapidly reshaping the online wagering landscape.

The states that share the Colorado River cannot agree on how to allocate its dwindling water. One of the leading experts on water in the West weighs in on what the future of the river could look like and what needs to be done to keep the taps flowing in Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas defense attorney is accused of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a court brief submitted in a case, after the prosecution claims it contains a citation to a nonexistent Supreme Court case.

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.

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.

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.