Watermelon is considered a healthy fruit, but it can cause blood sugar spikes when eaten in large quantities.

Wastewater surveillance became a popular choice among public health officials looking to track rapid virus mutations and spread patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if there was a way to detect emerging virus pathogens even faster — or to even sniff out new variants possibly before patients even realize they’re ill? A new UNLV-led study is moving that dream one step closer to reality by pairing wastewater sample surveillance with artificial intelligence. The results appear in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications.

On July 29th, the Southern Nevada Health District announced its first positive West Nile sample of the season, among mosquitoes found just south of the Harry Reid Airport. No human cases have been reported, yet. While that means 2025’s mosquito season has been milder than last year’s, which recorded a five-year high of mosquito borne illness, there’s other worrying news on the horizon.

The decline in tourism numbers is causing significant concern for Nevada's economy, with impacts reaching beyond the hospitality industry.

As we near the start of the new Clark County School District school year, road safety advocates are warning young students and their parents to be prepared.

Astrophysics professor and Afternoon Shift fan favorite, Mike Pravica, drops by The Afternoon Shift to chat all things space and our weird and wonderful universe.

Nevada is one of a dozen states labeled by the Trump administration as a so-called “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, according to a list unveiled Tuesday by the Department of Justice.

Andreessen Horowitz wants startup founders to reconsider their relationship with Delaware — but the venture firm's own breakup with the state is more complicated than it seems. On July 22, the VC giant executed the plan it teased in a blog post earlier in the month, registering three new entities in Nevada: a16z Capital Management LLC, a16z Holdings LLC, and a16z Development LLC. The move wasn't just administrative — it was meant as a signal, part of the firm's effort to convince founders that Delaware shouldn't be the default choice for forming their companies.