The Pennzoil 400 hits Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 14–15 with a Cup race Sunday at 1 p.m., a hauler parade on the Strip and family ticket deals. Here’s what to know before you go.

OpenTheBooks and News3LV found CCSD staff and other public employees cashed out millions in unused PTO. The totals raise fresh budget and transparency questions.

A Las Vegas couple says their 1‑year‑old’s remains were left in unsanitary conditions at a shuttered funeral home and have filed suit, citing state inspection reports. The complaint also alleges the family received the child’s cremains without an identifying tag.

A Las Vegas grandmother was sentenced after pleading guilty in her 2‑year‑old grandson’s fentanyl death. The case underscores a rising local fentanyl toll.

Boulder City Hospital will convert to a Rural Emergency Hospital on May 1, 2026, ending inpatient stays and eliminating 71 positions while keeping a 24/7 ER.

Carrie Cox sued fellow councilman Jim Seebock, alleging he struck her at a 2024 City Hall meeting; Seebock denies the claim as other legal battles continue.

A four-story medical office and parking garage is planned at Wellness Way and Shadow Lane, potentially adding Class A medical space and retail to the UNLV-adjacent Medical District.

Two Red Rock rescues over the weekend left climbers stranded but safe. LVMPD warns stuck ropes and wind make descents risky and urges extra planning.

Las Vegas police refreshed public details in the unsolved 1983 killing of 31-year-old Karen Hobbs McLaughlin, urging tips in the decades-old case. Detectives say the attacker was likely someone she knew.

For the first time, six women — including Mayor Shelley Berkley — now lead the seven-member Las Vegas City Council as the city kicks off Women’s History Month.

Court filings and video show a CCSD school bus slowing before it struck a man on an e-scooter; the rider, identified as Shad D'Anjou, has sued the district. The suit alleges the driver failed to yield.

A watchdog review found Clark County and LVMPD paid nearly $19 million in 2025 on settlements and attorneys’ fees, led by several multimillion‑dollar civil‑rights payouts.

The Senate approved a bill to let SNWA tunnel a roughly $2B pipeline under Sloan Canyon and expand the conservation area by about 9,290 acres; it now goes to the president.