👽 A mysterious monolith appears in the desert

👽 Mysterious Monolith Appears

It’s either a prank or a sign that space alien overlords are coming for us — starting with Vegas. Police shared photos of a mysterious “monolith,” spotted over the weekend near Gas Peak north of the valley. Another similarly weird reflective tower appeared on Fremont Street in 2020. [KSNV]

🤑 Beware Fake Benjamins

There appears to be a spike in phony $100 bills. Either that or somebody keeps targeting the same business. Yukon Pizza (one of our faves! 😋) noticed more customers trying to pay with counterfeits recently, including four in just one day. Want to know if your cash is fake? The federal government has a few ways to figure it out. [KTNV]

🏠 Land Bills = More Housing?

We often wonder if politicians can walk and chew gum at the same time 🤔 Now, can they protect federal land while releasing some of it for housing in Nevada? A U.S. Senate committee is looking at two bills that would do just that, including one to release 25,000 acres for development in Southern Nevada, give nearly 2 million acres an official wilderness designation, and expand the Red Rock Canyon and Sloan Canyon national conservation areas by nearly 66,000 acres. [Nevada Current]

• We have a few questions about building on BLM land. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

Jon Ralston's Top Primary Takeaways

It’s been a week since primary voting. What did we learn and what does it mean for November’s general election? Few people understand this stuff as well as Jon Ralston of the Nevada Independent. He joins City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler to discuss a pivotal and unpredictable election cycle.