An investigation is underway after pornographic material appeared suddenly via ZOOM during a public meeting in North Las Vegas hosted by the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office that involved young adults. Someone who joined the meeting participated in what’s called ‘ZOOM Bombing.’ It’s a trend seen nationwide where people join a video conference and make disruptive comments or share offensive videos. It became popular in 2020 during the start of the pandemic when schools and corporations transitioned to online meetings and classes.

In just three years, local business owner Alexandra Lourdes has grown her TikTok following from zero to 1.9 million. The co-founder of Café Lola and Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets uses the social media platform to give a “behind the scenes look” at what it’s like to be the owner of a restaurant and a working mom. The app has allowed her to reach more people and helped grow her business.

Betting can be fun, just make sure you’re protecting your data and bank account

A quick search on RocketReach — one of the buzzier data collecting sites out there right now — will yield information about virtually anyone you know. Go ahead, look up yourself or your best friend and see — results from other similar sites will also likely pop up, such as WhitePages.com and TruePeopleSearch.com. And unfortunately, it's a worrisome and tricky situation that's not as cut and dry as it seems.

Data collection sites like RocketReach and Whitepages make all kinds of personal info public — here's what you can do to remove it.

Through an analysis of Federal Bureau of Investigation internet crime data from 2022 and census data, Tiplati, an accounting software company, found Nevada had 286 victims of financial fraud per 100,000 people. The Silver State ranked just ahead of Delaware, Alaska, California and Colorado, per the report.

Last week we learned hackers gained access to tens of thousands of students’ personal information when they attacked the Clark County School District. That information is coming from hackers, so we still don’t know officially, just how many kids could be affected.

Las Vegas has always prided itself on its economy of leisure. In the span of a weekend, visitors can dine at the finest restaurants, witness world-class entertainment and sporting events and shop at top luxury brands without leaving the Strip—sometimes, without leaving their hotel.