A Las Vegas business owner faces a legal fight over a word most of us use every day.

Remember the "good ol’ days" when summer vacation meant watching "Charlie’s Angels" and roaming the streets at all hours? When no child had heard of organic kale chips and lunch was fried bologna with a Tab?

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas say nearly one-third of the state's kindergarteners are overweight or obese.

Nearly a third of Nevada children are considered obese by the time they enter kindergarten, according to a recent UNLV report.

Nevada’s 2014 primary election could be historic – for all the wrong reasons. Secretary of State Ross Miller estimates voter turnout could hit an all-time low, matching the record low of 18 percent set in the 2008 primary.

Already in the past century, Clark County has gone from a desert train stop with a population of 3,000 to a global entertainment hub and bustling urban expanse of 2 million people. Change came rapidly to Southern Nevada, and the region continues to evolve quickly.

Once, the United States was an undeniably underserved casino gambling market. Back in the Jurassic era of gaming—the early 1970s—Nevada was the only place Americans could legally bet on casino games.

During the 2013 legislative session, the Nevada Legislature passed Senate Bill 391 establishing the “Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning Community Colleges” to examine “the governance structure and funding methods for community colleges.”