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Tickets Available for Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards on April 1

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2 weeks ago

March 30, 2026

Tickets Available for Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards on April 1

The Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards, an annual celebration of outstanding student achievement in high school musical theater from schools throughout the state of Nevada, returns to the stage inside majestic Reynolds Hall on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, April 1 at 10 a.m. at TheSmithCenter.com. Discounted $10 early-bird seats will be available while supplies last.

The Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards is a regional awards program of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards®. The Smith Center invites public, private and charter high schools throughout Nevada to participate in its NVHSMTA program.

This year’s participants will be: American Heritage Academy, Arbor View High School, Bishop Gorman High School, Bonanza High School, Boulder City High School, Carson High School, Centennial High School, Ed W. Clark High School, Coronado High School, Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts, Desert Oasis High School, Desert Pines High School, Doral Red Rock High School, Faith Lutheran Conservatory of the Fine Arts, Foothill High School, Green Valley High School, Procter R. Hug High School, Lake Mead Christian Academy, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Legacy High School, Liberty High School, The Meadows School, Pahrump Valley High School, Shadow Ridge High School, Sierra Vista High School, Somerset Sky Pointe, Spring Valley High School and Western High School.

More than 20 awards will be presented during the event, in categories such as Outstanding Student Orchestra, Outstanding Costume Design and Creation, Outstanding Set Design and Construction and Outstanding Choreography Execution.

The show will also feature showcase performances from four schools, ensemble performances featuring all Lead Actor and Actress nominees and solo performances from 10 lead nominees.

In recognition of their dedication and talent, last year’s Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress – Chris Hayes from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and Marie Muñoz from Bishop Gorman High School – received a complimentary 10-day trip to New York City, where they performed on a Broadway stage and represented Nevada in the Jimmy Awards®, named after legendary theater producer James M. Nederlander.

Hayes ultimately won the prestigious top spot for Best Performance by an Actor at the Jimmy Awards®, becoming Nevada’s first-ever male or female champion.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit TheSmithCenter.com or call 702-749-2000. Box Office phone hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please note that The Smith Center Box Office is open two hours prior to each performance.

Photo Credit: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

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5.7 earthquake hits northern Nevada; damage reported

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April 14, 2026

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5.7 earthquake hits northern Nevada; damage reported

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – An earthquake struck in the northern part of Nevada on Monday, causing at least some “light” to “moderate” damage in some of the immediate surrounding areas, according to reports gathered by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck shortly before 6:30 p.m. PST on Monday near Fallon, Nevada, about 12 miles southeast of Silver Springs, the USGS reported.

The area is just 40 miles northeast of the state capital, Carson City, and 400 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

An intensity map made using data gathered by the USGS shows reports of “light” to “moderate” damage observed around the epicenter of a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday near Fallon, Nevada. (Credit: USGS)

Data gathered by the USGS shows reports of “light” to “moderate” damage observed around the epicenter of a 5.7 magnitude quake, along with “strong” to “very strong” shaking. The jolts were enough to shatter glass and scatter products along the floor of a grocery store in the town of Fallon, as seen in images shared with the Associated Press.

Fallon Nevada Earthquake aftermath — Items are scattered across grocery store aisle floors in Fallon, Nevada. on Monday, April 13, 2026 after a magnitude-5.7 earthquake. (Kaitlin Ritchie via AP)

Trina Enloe told the news agency that she was sitting with one of her daughters as she did homework in their dining room when the quake hit.

“You could hear the rumbling just coming before it even got to us,” Enloe said. The shaking continued for about a minute, she added, during which some cast-iron candle holders were knocked over. Enloe didn’t see any cracks or damage in her home, though.

Those in Nevada with similar experiences are advised to contribute a report through the USGS’s “Felt Report” platform.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Earthquake rattles northern Nevada

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14 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – An earthquake was felt across northern Nevada Monday night. The United State Geological Survey reports the magnitude at 5.5. It was centered about 12 miles southeast of Silver Springs. Several aftershocks were reported in the area, the largest measuring at magnitude-3.6.

People reported feeling the quake across northern Nevada and into California.

There are no reports of any damage so far.

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Nevada Supreme Court upholds Michele Fiore’s interim suspension

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April 13, 2026

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Nevada Supreme Court upholds Michele Fiore’s interim suspension

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld an interim suspension for Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore as she faces an investigation into complaints of possible misconduct.

In a unanimous ruling filed Friday, the high court said Fiore’s challenge is moot because the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline is still investigating the complaints against her, and hasn’t imposed any official punishment or filed formal charges.

“We conclude Judge Fiore has not demonstrated the Commission abused its discretion in determining that an interim suspension was warranted,” the ruling states.

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline suspended Fiore after a jury found her guilty in a 2024 federal trial on six counts of wire fraud and a count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Prosecutors alleged that she solicited donations on the premise that they would go toward statues of two fallen Las Vegas police officers while she was a city councilwoman, but instead used the money on personal expenses, including plastic surgery and her daughter’s wedding.

Fiore, who denied the allegations, received a pardon from President Donald Trump last year. She filed for re-election in January.

The Judicial Discipline Commission kept her suspension in place with pay, writing that Trump’s pardon did not preclude it “from considering a judge’s ongoing conduct.”

Fiore filed a petition with the high court challenging the commission’s jurisdiction to discipline her for conduct from before she became a justice of the peace, though the commission says it “based the suspension on an allegation that Judge Fiore has engaged in misconduct during her time as a judicial officer,” according to the Supreme Court.

In a statement released Friday, Fiore said she was willing to wait for the commission’s investigation to play out.

“While we are disappointed the Supremes chose not to address those issues now, this is not the end of the fight, it is simply the next step,” Fiore’s statement reads.

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