Photographers Jeff Scheid, David Calvert and Daniel Clark share their favorite photos from the last year.

As we did at the end of 2023 and 2022, Indy reporters are pleased to share some of their favorite stories from the past calendar year.

Officials sought to rework the plan amid concerns that the state would not be able to use all of the money before spending deadlines. But a request was not made before a state committee meeting this week, the last chance to change the funding plan.

Nevada has among the lowest rates of volunteerism in the country, with fewer than 1 in 5 people formally serving. But that, and informal helping rates, have risen in the past two years.

State officials no longer want pandemic relief funds to bankroll most of the project because amid fears that all of the money would not be used before spending deadlines. Lawmakers and residents worry it could imperil the project.

The event was billed as a place to honor and remember the more than 1,200 people killed a year ago, but Johnson’s speech focused little on the attack itself and more on the importance of God and America’s “weakness” on the global stage.

As immigration policy becomes increasingly stringent and visas remain hard to come by, attendees at the event described Corazón de Plata — which translates to Heart of Silver — as a lifeline, allowing them to reconnect with family members they might have never seen otherwise. 

Officials hope they will raise the tens of millions of dollars necessary within the next three years. They will seek state and federal grants and donations from the public.

Attendees expressed concerns about everything from Nevada’s education system to local infrastructure and increasing political polarization. 

The discovery of a document with a passing mention of Agent Orange suggests the government may be involved in contaminating the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.

Harris’ favorability among Black voters already surpasses Biden’s by 7 points, according to a mid-July poll from the left-leaning pollster Data for Progress.

The decision comes after a librarian was injured when a self-described First Amendment auditor tried to force his way into a recent Drag Story Hour.

Population of Nevadans aged 60-plus is expected to grow 36 percent in the next decade. Those who will need food assistance could reach 100K by 2025.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book shows how kids are doing since the pandemic through economic, education, health and other metrics.

Attendees of the third listening session of the Nevada Democracy Project discussed barriers to homeownership, road infrastructure and issues with the Clark County School District.

Only 35 percent of respondents could define antisemitism and 8 percent who believed the Holocaust occurred also believed that the number of those killed was greatly exaggerated.

Reichert created the Outside Circle because he felt that the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering's target audience had shifted from ranch workers to folklorists and well-to-do cowboy cosplayers in buckskin jackets.

“It always bothered me that we had this historic family that was being shown every year but nobody can answer simple questions like, ‘Where are they now?’” Sanders said.

Construction of the Hoover Dam nearly 100 years ago was marred by racism and inequality. Now, Black Southern Nevada leaders see progress - and stagnation.

Complaints about Clark County school environments led to emotional testimonies from parents and former educators who voiced concerns about pupil treatment, a lack of protection from youth violence — particularly in “Black and brown communities” — and too much or too little discipline.