A hospitality and tourism expert sheds insight into how a future Las Vegas NBA team would boost tourism and global tourism, as the “Entertainment Capital of the World” has worked to overcome slower visitation numbers. Las Vegas has rebranded as the Sports Capital of the World, as more franchises move into the valley and a bevy of athletic and sporting events are now held here, from the Super Bowl to Wrestlemania.

Sex workers at Nevada's legal brothels seek to unionize, problem gambling month renews questions about how online gaming and non-traditional prediction markets' are impacting addiction rates, and Las Vegas Weekly reporters highlight the latest must-see music venues and acts — all that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.

When a type of food or wellness trend becomes largely understood as  “healthy,” many of us assume that more of it is always beneficial, without limit. This “more is better” mentality spreads on social media, where the spectacle of “maxxing” out gets clicks, while the old-school approach of strategic moderation gets scrolled right by. It’s led to trends like proteinmaxxing, sleepmaxxing, and more recently, fibermaxxing, where people tout their super-high fiber intake in the name of disease prevention, digestion, and gut health.

Today, health care is the fastest-growing sector in the regional economy having added more than 42,000 jobs since 2016. Yet, despite this growth we only have 70 percent of our expected health care jobs. Consequently, we continue to have poor health and social outcomes and export tens of millions of our health care dollars to out-of-state providers annually.

The NBA could be coming to Las Vegas. The board of governors approved a vote on Wednesday to explore bids and applicants for a new franchise in both Las Vegas and Seattle. The goal is to have the team ready to play in the 2028-2029 season. This is the closest Vegas has come to an NBA team.

While the rates of people being severely impacted by COVID have gone down drastically since the dawn of the pandemic, it’s important to still take the virus seriously. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID was associated with an estimated 290,000 to 450,000 hospitalizations and between 34,000 and 53,000 deaths between July 2024 and July 2025, the most recent year that data is available. These stats show just how much the virus is still impacting us.

Helmets are the safe way to go when it comes to riding a bike, scooter or e-device, but many people may be wearing them incorrectly.

An eye-opening new study is shedding light on a common travel item that’s brimming with hidden bacteria. Here’s a hint: It’s something you tote on almost every trip … but would never think to clean. Yet somehow, it has way more bacteria than the travel gear you’d expect to get filthy.