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Does Southern Nevada need to do more to prevent mosquitoes?

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October 30, 2024

Does Southern Nevada need to do more to prevent mosquitoes?

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — With cooler temperatures here, that means mosquito season is thankfully coming to an end.

Following up on a story I covered on Monday when I stopped at UNLV to talk to experts about how bad this past mosquito season was, on Tuesday I wanted to find out what can be done to help fight the problem.

University experts showed me the studies they are doing and explained how bad the problem got this past summer.

This year, we saw a huge uptick in human West Nile virus cases at 26, and we also saw a boom in the population of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that was not here in Southern Nevada prior to 2017.

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Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District biologist Nadja Reissen examines a mosquito Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City. A number of counties in Utah are reporting mosquito populations carrying West Nile virus following a spring with weather conditions that allowed the pests to flourish. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Joe: If this mosquito is not going anywhere and you see that population boom this year, one can only expect next summer we will do it again.

“100%. The issue, Joe, is that there is no coordinated mosquito abatement district here in Southern Nevada,” said Vivek Raman, who is an environmental health supervisor with the Southern Nevada Health District.

Raman said that in a typical year, they get around 90 to 100 complaints during the peak mosquito season. This year, they had more than 500 complaints.

He said there are some departments, such as Public Works or County Vector Control, that are able to do some mitigation efforts, but not one for the entire valley like you would see in other cities or counties in California, Utah, or Arizona.

“This is very new to Southern Nevada. When you think about Aedes aegypti — only five, six years it’s been introduced now — to see it spread across the entire valley just goes to show how we need to look at what other communities have done and pick the best parts of what their programs are and the best parts of how they get funding,” Raman said.

He said the Southern Nevada Health District is looking into plans for the future on their end, and the experts I spoke to at UNLV agree — more can be done and they hope their data and studies from the summer can help.

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Nevada Highway Patrol’s second annual DUI Blitz results in 49 arrests

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November 30, 2025

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Nevada Highway Patrol’s second annual DUI Blitz results in 49 arrests

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Nevada Highway Patrol conducted its second annual “Sergeant Abbate and Tropper Felix” DUI Blitz on Saturday night in honor of NHP Patrol Sergeant Michael Abbate and trooper Alberto Felix.

Both were tragically killed in the line of duty by an impaired driver on Nov. 30, 2023.

The Nevada Highway Patrol partnered with law enforcement agencies across Nevada, including the California Highway Patrol, to remove as many impaired drivers as possible from the roads.

As a result of the blitz, there were 818 traffic stops, 414 citations issued, 49 arrests and 38 DUI arrests.

The participating agencies included:

Nevada Highway Patrol
Boulder City Police Department
Story County Sheriff’s Office
North Las Vegas Police Department
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Henderson Police Department
Clark County School District Police
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Carson City Sheriff’s Officer
California Highway Patrol

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Fremont Cannon to stay red as Nevada loses to UNLV 42-17

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November 30, 2025

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Fremont Cannon to stay red as Nevada loses to UNLV 42-17

RENO, Nev. (Nevada Athletics) –

Postgame Notes

• Nevada finishes the 2025 campaign 3-9 overall and 2-6 in Mountain West play after Saturday’s 42-17 loss to UNLV.

• Safety Murvin Kenion III posted his second two-interception game of the season, finishing the season with a team-leading five.

Kenion finished the game with five tackles.

• Running back Caleb Ramseur scored his team-leading seventh and eighth touchdowns of the season, both on the ground.

• Caleb Ramseur rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries … Ramseur finished the season as Nevada’s leading rusher with 683 yards.

• Chubba Purdy was next after Ramseur with 73 rushing yards on six carries.

• Kicker Joe McFadden was 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts … His made field goal was his 18th of the season, tied for eighth best in Nevad single-season history.

• Punter Bailey Ettridge averaged 47.3 yards over three punts with a long of 52, and one punt down on the two-yard line.

• UNLV running back Jai’Den Thomas ran for 103 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries … He is the only 100-yard rusher the Wolf Pack allowed this season.

• Nevada did not allow a 300-yard passer all season.

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Portland vs. Nevada TV & Stream – Nov. 29 | Rip City Radio 620 Portland

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2 days ago

November 29, 2025

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Portland vs. Nevada TV & Stream – Nov. 29 | Rip City Radio 620 Portland

The Portland Pilots (2-4) aim to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Nevada Wolf Pack (4-3) on November 29, 2025 at Chiles Center. The contest airs on ESPN+.

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