by Frank Alejandre | Dec 1, 2023 | COMMUNITY, LOCAL CULTURE AND IDENTITY
Cada año, el mundo católico celebra a la Virgen de Guadalupe el 12 de diciembre; es una tradición el venerar la imagen aparecida al indígena -convertido en santo- Juan Diego, en 1531 en el cerro del Tepeyac, lo que ahora es la Basílica de Guadalupe en la Ciudad de...
by Frank Alejandre | Dec 1, 2023 | COMMUNITY, LOCAL CULTURE and IDENTITY
Las Posadas son fiestas populares originarias de México, que se han extendido más allá de sus fronteras hacia Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua y Panamá. Al novenario, que inicia el 16 y concluye el 24 de diciembre es usual que se le agreguen una serie de...
by Frank Alejandre, Associated Press | Dec 1, 2023 | CRIME AND SAFETY COMMUNITY
Two Nevada state troopers in Las Vegas who had stopped to help a driver on the state’s busiest freeway were killed in the pre-dawn hours Thursday when an impaired driver struck them, authorities said. Las Vegas police Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said at a mid-day news...
by Frank Alejandre | Nov 30, 2023 | COMMUNITY, LOCAL CULTURE and IDENTITY
Una comunidad en constante crecimiento Es un hecho que el Grupo Literario Comala le ha dado un impulso a la cultura en Las Vegas. Mapy Durán ha podido reunir a un grupo de talentosos escritores con un solo objetivo; expresar mediante la pluma, sueños y anhelos en...
by Isabel Soisson | Nov 30, 2023 | CLIMATE and ENVIRONMENT POLITICS, POLITICS
A new national climate assessment has revealed that over the next decade, climate change will continue to intensify severe weather events, spread disease, drive food shortages, and threaten public infrastructure in Nevada and throughout the Southwest. The Fifth...
by Araceli Cruz | Nov 29, 2023 | INFRASTRUCTURE POLITICS
Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the signing of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, a key piece of the president’s economic agenda and the most significant investment in America’s infrastructure in generations. Since its signing, $400 billion has been...
by Isabel Soisson | Nov 29, 2023 | INFRASTRUCTURE POLITICS, POLITICS
Before Al DeVita was a training director for the Northern Nevada Laborers’ apprenticeship program, he was just another kid from New Jersey trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. DeVita’s father died when he was nine years old, something that he says...
by Aleza Freeman | Nov 28, 2023 | COMMUNITY, THINGS TO DO
As the year winds down and our thermostats go up, you may have the urge to stay out of the cold, under the covers, or by a warm fire. But there’s so much fun stuff in store for all ages in Nevada this December, you’ll be missing out if you do. From winter-themed...
by Frank Alejandre | Nov 28, 2023 | COMMUNITY, LOCAL NEWS
“Durante muchos años el gobierno de México ha venido realizando un esfuerzo para implementar actividades y programas para sus ciudadanos que residen en los Estados Unidos, esta Ventanilla de Educación Cívica es muestra palpable de ese esfuerzo”, dijo Julián Escutia...
by The Nevadan Staff | Nov 28, 2023 | COMMUNITY, Local Video
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