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K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

Friday marks a tragic anniversary in Las Vegas, yet the mental health challenges from the deadly shooting on the UNLV campus will continue to linger for years to come. The team behind Project Wellness joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to share what needs the program is filling.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

For decades, a home with a spacious backyard has symbolized the American suburban dream. But in Las Vegas, that dream is evolving as developers embrace smaller lots and denser rental communities to address the valley’s housing crisis. The trend is sparking heated debates among residents.

The Nevadan

Nevada ranks 45th in the US for active physicians per 100,000 residents, and with seemingly little appetite to fund residency programs at the federal level, officials in the Silver State are mulling new ways to tackle a worsening issue.

K.N.P.R. News

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, the EPA estimates that waste in the U.S. increases by more than 25%, or by about 1 million tons. That’s 2 billion pounds of garbage.

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV is a step closer to no longer owning and maintaining Sam Boyd Stadium, former home of Rebels football. Clark County’s acquisition of the 69-acre Sam Boyd site from UNLV for a $5 million fee was unanimously approved Wednesday by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.

HotelDive

How do you like your eggs? At CES 2024 in Las Vegas, that was a question asked not by food service staff, but by a robot. When conference attendees responded, the robot cracked an egg and made it just how they liked.

City Cast Las Vegas

The incoming presidential administration led a campaign that promised mass deportations. As the nation’s leader in mixed-status families, what does that mean for the portion of Las Vegas immigrants still working on their U.S. citizenship? Co-host Dayvid Figler talks with Michael Kagan, law professor and director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic, about how the current and possible future of immigration policy will impact everyone living in Las Vegas, and what residents can do to be prepared.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Cowboy boots epitomize America’s approach to style. From the flat rubber-soled option yanked on in the predawn hours of a long shift to the couture-adjacent styles headed to a televised red carpet, the origins of cowboy boots “are incredibly practical,” says Deirdre Clemente, the associate director of UNLV’s public history program.