LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 [Category: BizEntertainment Industry] -- Boyd Gaming, operator of gaming entertainment properties, posted the following news release: * * * 90-Cent Bet Turns into $102,112 Jackpot at Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall * LAS VEGAS-A lucky Las Vegas local struck it big at Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall on Thursday, August 6, turning a 90-cent bet into a $102,112 jackpot. The long-time Sam's Town regular scored the big win at 4:30 p.m. Thursday on a one-cent deno  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS LEADS SENATORS IN INTRODUCING BILL TO END TARIFFS ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES As reported in The Hill, U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act, legislation that would exempt sc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * As Nevada School Year Begins, Rosen Working to Lower Back-to-School Costs, Keep Students Safe * LAS VEGAS, NV - As a new school year begins across Nevada, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is working to lower back-to-school costs for hardworking families and make sure kids are safe when going to school. Last week, she helped introduce the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act to repeal Donald Trump's tar  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Co-Leads Multistate Effort Opposing Trump Administration's Sweeping Rollback of Gun Safety Protections * August 10, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in opposing the Trump administration's unprecedented effort to dismantle decades of federal gun safety protections. Since May 2026, the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 10 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner Health named among nation's best - Again * PHOENIX (Aug. 10, 2026) - Banner Health, one of the nation's largest fully integrated nonprofit health systems, today announced that multiple hospitals across its system have received prestigious national recognitions in 2026 - further cementing its standing as one of the country's top health systems for clinical quality, patient safety  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 10, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 10 large metro areas, down in 2, over year ended June 2026 From June 2025 to June 2026, nonfarm employment increased in 10 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, decreased in 2 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 44 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year change in total nonfarm employment fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Demands State Department Report on Human Rights Abuses in Venezuela * U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding the U.S. Department of State share an assessment detailing Venezuela's human rights violations under Acting President Delcy Rodriguez. The letter also calls for the State Departmen  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 9 -- Western Nevada College posted the following news: * * * Dr. Laura Rizo Returns to WNC to Inspire Students with Message of Resilience and Self-Worth * Drl Laura Rizo's engaging personality makes it easier for students to express themselves, as seen here during her 2024 presentation at WNC. Motivational speaker to address CREST students and WNC community on Aug. 11 Western Nevada College's Disability Support Services will welcome nationally recognized motivatio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Six Steps to Get Your Concussion Protocol Ready for the Upcoming Athletic Season As fall sports and tryouts approach, every school, athletic program, and youth sports organization should take a hard look at its concussion protocol. From a student safety and legal liability perspective, you need to make sure your written procedure clearly spells out how coaches and trainers identify,   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Flippo Builds Bipartisan Coalition...of Opposition * "I got a guy who couldn't get out of a Republican Assembly primary in Clark County... Last cycle, couldn't get out of a Republican CD4 primary in Clark County" - Mark Amodei Outgoing Republican Congressman Mark Amodei joined a growing bipartisan coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and non-partisans who oppose David Flippo's candidacy to re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: The NRCC Opens Las Vegas Battlestation In case you missed it, the National Republican Congressional Committee opened the Las Vegas Battlestation to give Marty O'Donnell the volunteers, voter-contact operation, and on-the-ground firepower needed to defeat crooked Susie Lee in November. Read more here (https://thenevadaglobe.com/articles/the-cavalry-has-arrived-nrcc-opens-las-vegas-ba  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- Western Nevada College posted the following news: * * * Moonless Skies Create Perfect Viewing for Perseids Meteor Shower at WNC Observatory * Watch the comets fly by at a rapid rate during the Perseids meteor shower event Aug. 12 and 13 at Jack C. Davis Observatory. One of the year's most spectacular celestial events is about to light up the Northern Nevada sky, and Western Nevada College's Jack C. Davis Observatory invites the community to experience it unde  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Condemns ATF's Proposed Rollback of Gun Regulations Multistate Coalition Warns Deregulating Firearms Rules Will Threaten Public Safety and Hinder Criminal Investigations - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general warning that the Trump Administration's rollback of common-sense firearms regulations will end  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 10 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Researcher's passion for predators helps bobcats rebound on Kiawah Island * Celebrating Our Graduates Meghan Keating has always had a love for animals. But it was an ecology class that she took as a freshman at Colorado State University that shifted her attention more on how animals fit into the ever-changing landscape of the world today. That focus is what led Keating, who is from Modesto, California,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Frank M. Cerisano Jr., No. 26-cv-02444 (D. Nev. filed Aug. 10, 2026) On August 10, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges as to Frank M. Cerisano Jr., a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, for allegedly conducting a manipulative stock trading scheme known as spoofing over a four-year period and generating approximately $1,115  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * UNLV Oral History Project to Capture the Story of Nevada's Bookmakers * As legal sports betting continues to expand across the United States, the UNLV Oral History Research Center is launching a new project to preserve the firsthand stories of the Nevada bookmakers who helped build the industry. The initiative brings together Richard Schuetz, CEO of American Bettors' Voice, and David G.  more