🚄 Would Trump be bad for high-speed rail?

♨️ Cruel and Unusual Punishment?

Inmates say they’re being “tortured” as they cope without working air conditioning at the High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. The Nevada Department of Corrections confirms issues with at least three swamp coolers at the facility as temperatures hover well into the triple digits this week. [KSNV]

🚌 Armed Security Boards Public Buses

The RTC is increasing the presence of armed security to up to 300 officers in the field, patrolling both stations and buses. This follows the recent integration of AI features into security cameras to identify potential threats and weapons among passengers. [KTNV]

🚄 Could Trump Derail High-Speed Trains?

A second Donald Trump administration would “be the death knell for high-speed rail,” according to former transportation secretary Ray LaHood, who says Republicans are resistant to the concept. The impending Brightline West line between Las Vegas and Southern California is cited as part of a new era for train travel in the U.S., although, as we pointed out back in April, Sen. Jacky Rosen says it’s already funded. [Newsweek]

• High-speed rail could play a major role in the future of Las Vegas. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

💣 A Hollywood Bomb and Nuclear Fallout?

A new documentary digs deep into a theory connecting fallout from atomic weapons testing outside Las Vegas and cancer rates among the cast and crew of “The Conqueror.” The notorious John Wayne flop was financed by Howard Hughes nearly 70 years ago and filmed in St. George, downwind of the military facility then known as the Nevada Test Site. “The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout” is now available on demand. [The Hill]

Happy Anniver-sphere-y!

This week caps the first year of the Sphere in Las Vegas — a wild ride with more to come. I join City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler and producer Layla Muhammad to discuss our favorite headlines from year one, how this crazy high-tech arena lived up to the hype, and what we can expect moving forward 🌎