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From Nevada Public Radio, this is the Daily Rundown.

I'm Xander Pippin.

Here are your top local stories for October 19th, 2026.

At Palms Resort Casino, the first and only tribally owned casino near the Strip, the Yuhavatam of San Manuel Nation held a powwow that started on the casino floor and moved into the Pearl Theater for hundreds of spectators.

Traditional songs and dances highlighted indigenous culture during the celebration.

The Yhava Tom of Sanwell Nation is a financial contributor to Nevada Public Radio.

Fresh off the Las Vegas Book Festival this past weekend, it bears noting that 2026 has been a very good year for Southern Nevada authors.

The list of authors who were published by notable imprints is hardly short.

From Nevada Public Radio, this is The Daily Rundown.

I'm Natalie Ott.

Here are your top local stories for October 16th, 2026.

Approval for the BID requires signatures from property owners representing more than half of the proposed district's total assessed property value.

A public hearing would then be held before final approval from the city council.

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From Nevada Public Radio, this is The Daily Rundown.

I'm Natalie Ott.

Here are your top local stories for October 15th, 2026.

The western cattle egret, red phalarope, and laughing gull were all reported at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve.

The nonprofit organization says storm systems from California and Mexico likely brought several coastal bird species to our area.

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From Nevada Public Radio, this is The Daily Rundown.

I'm Natalie Ott.

Here are your top local stories for October 14th, 2026.

Among so-called mega airports, Phoenix Sky Harbor ranked third and Harry Reid International in Las Vegas ranked fifth.

Denver International ranked nineteenth because construction has not been completed.

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From Nevada Public Radio, this is The Daily Rundown.

I'm Natalie Ott.

Here are your top local stories for October 13th, 2026.

The NBA is considering adding expansion teams to Las Vegas and or Seattle.

It's expected that the group getting the rights to a Las Vegas team will pay a fee of twelve billion dollars to thirteen billion dollars, with between two billion dollars and three billion dollars going toward a new arena.

This has been The Daily Rundown, a production of Nevada Public Radio.

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From Nevada Public Radio, this is The Daily Rundown.

I'm Natalie Ott.

Today is October ninth, twenty twenty-six.

Major road closures begin at three PM and will mostly affect the areas around Fourth Street.

Roads will reopen at midnight.

This has been The Daily Rundown, a production of Nevada Public Radio.

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From Nevada Public Radio, this is The Daily Rundown.

I'm Natalie Ott.

Today is October eighth, twenty twenty-six.

Redshirt junior forward Meadow Roland was named Preseason Player of the Year in the same poll.

The regular season starts Monday, November second, when UNLV will play USC in the Hall of Fame Las Vegas series at T-Mobile Arena.

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From Nevada Public Radio, I'm Paul Boger.

This is State of Nevada.

Public schools across the state are experiencing declining enrollment.

So the district knew in April that it would be dealing with enrollment declines heading into the school year.

You've written about it.

I wrote about it from Nevada Public Radio's August issue of Desert Companion magazine.

So why does it seem like CCSD was unprepared for this decline in funding?

Yeah.