BuRec does not anticipate any level of shortage in Lake Mead for 2018, but increased the probability of shortage in 2019 from 15 percent in…
Temple Bar Marina Arizona
Letter to the Editor
Cadiz lies at the base of a 1,300 square mile watershed that contains 17-34 million acre-feet of water in storage underground–more water than in Lake…
Las Vegas leaky apartment roof drives family crazy for months
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – A Las Vegas family says they have been dealing with a major leak in their roof for months and their landlord…
Nevada must start thinking about water solutions
Those in the north, literally swimming in fresh water (you can’t or shouldn’t do that in Lake Mead), might think Southern Nevada can deal with…
New California law mandates licenses for boat owners, but not renters
1, 1983 are required to complete a course, but only to operate vessels on bodies of water that are bordered by more than one state,…
Family mourns cousins killed by stray tire on US 95
The plan was to go to Lake Mead then go to have pizza and ice cream.” Suarez’s boyfriend was driving the trio in his Honda…
Searchlight residents blast proposed wind turbine project
The proposed site is adjacent to Mojave National Preserve and Castle Mountains National Monument in California and two wilderness areas in Nevada. Conservationists, including former…
Two cousins killed in freak accident with flying tire on US 95
24-year-old Daniella Suarez and 15-year-old Julian Castillo were driving home from Lake Mead when a tire crashed through their windshield. It happened Saturday night around…
Man who fired shots at security guards in Lake Mead National Recreation Area sentenced
10, 2017, as the bar was closing at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area’s Las Vegas Boat Harbor, two security guards asked Dulus to leave…
Phil Boas On Arizona's Water Supply
The Southwest drought continues, and Lake Mead levels are dropping to levels that could indicate a very near-term shortage. Governor Doug Ducey has asserted that…
Will the Southwest US Run Short of Water in 2019?
Phoenix and other southwestern cities rely on the reservoir at Lake Mead, which itself famously depends on the Colorado River as its source of water.…
Arizona weather: Drought intensifies after another dry month
Water levels in Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam, fell sharply during an extended drought on the Colorado River. (Photo: Mark Henle/The Republic). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. There is…
For Nevada's snowpack (and its water supply), March was a 'miracle-ish'
That means less water in the Colorado River, according to forecasts, and in the coming years, potentially less water in Lake Mead, which stores river…
Elderly man fatally struck by car while walking outside crosswalk, police say
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – A 78-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car around 9:31 p.m. Saturday. The incident happened near West Lake…
Six people killed in auto-pedestrian crashes in 11 days
Just hours earlier on Saturday, April 7, a pedestrian while crossing Lake Mead Boulevard near Scholar Lane. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigators say the…
Our View: Nasty fights are threatening the water we all need to live in Arizona
We’ve seen progress stall on a Drought Contingency Plan, a multi-state effort to refine (in Arizona’s favor) how to handle reduced allocations if water levels…
Pedestrian killed in northwest Valley crash
A 78-year-old pedestrian was killed in a crash Saturday night, according to Las Vegas Metro police. Officers responded to the incident at 9:31 p.m. at…
Pedestrian killed on Lake Mead Boulevard near Rampart
The collision occurred about 9:30 a.m. on West lake mead Boulevard just west of North Scholar Lane, near Rampart Boulevard. A preliminary crash report by…
Dismal forecast for Lake Powell runoff heightens future CAP shortage risk
Bill Hasencamp, manager of the Metropolitan district’s Colorado River program, acknowledged that if next year is dry in California, “we may have to take a…
Las Vegas breaking news for April 7, 2018
This is a roundup of all the breaking news from around the Las Vegas valley for April 7, 2018. 11:20 P.M.. Las Vegas police report…