Restaurants inside casinos are now allowed to reopen. But that doesn’t mean they will.

Restaurants inside casinos are now allowed to reopen. But that doesn’t mean they will.

Restaurants inside casinos are now allowed to reopen. But that doesn’t mean they will.

A sociologist predicts audiences won't deem any movie "worth it" enough to return to reopened theaters just months after exhibitors were forced to shutter amid the coronavirus crisis. Michael Ian Borer, a sociology professor who also teaches a pop culture course at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says the allure of the moviegoing experience that only theaters can offer — like the viral reactions of an audience recorded during a showing of Marvel Studios blockbuster Avengers: Endgame — won't be enough to sway audiences to venture out into theaters anytime soon, even as some domestic theaters begin to slowly reopen.

With a reopening of the Las Vegas Strip likely just around the corner, some of the market's biggest casino-hotels are preparing to welcome back guests as soon as state restrictions on gaming operations are lifted.

The 6.5-magnitude Tonopah earthquake was felt by many here in southern Nevada. It’s now raising questions if a similar-sized quake could rock the valley anytime soon.

The Silver State has seen a surge in COVID-19 testing. A few weeks ago, it was a struggle to get tested, even if a person had coronavirus symptoms.

Skyler Lange took a geology class at Nevada State College this spring, but she couldn’t do much classwork after the college shut down because of technical issues during Zoom lectures.