Though foot traffic has dipped across Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World is far from “dead” as visitors and locals flock to budget locations that provide “value.” Visitor volume is down 11.3% in June, according to the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority; more than 3 million people visited the Las Vegas Valley that month.

Las Vegas isn’t only red hot when it comes to gambling, over-the-top hotels, and wild nightlife. The Mojave Desert notoriously reaches sizzling temperatures in the summer, so it comes as no surprise that Sin City’s visitor numbers typically drop during the hotter months of the year. But this year, Las Vegas has fewer visitors than in previous summers. How is the city responding to this year’s tourism decline?

It may look like just new light poles, but to Las Vegas safety advocates it’s a sign that hundreds of pedestrians didn’t die on Boulder Highway in vain.

The UNLV International Gaming Institute has launched a new AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the gaming industry’s digital transformation.

Humans are some of the greatest builders on the planet, but we’re not the only ones. Beneath the ocean, some unlikely creatures build breathtakingly intricate structures with a variety of clever techniques and materials. Underwater homes serve many purposes: they shelter offspring, offer refuge from predators, and in some cases, support entire ecosystems. Some of these creatures even open their homes to other species. And some can even be kept in a home aquarium, where you can watch them build their homes.

With a new school year underway, Clark County School District teachers are on the verge of obtaining a new contract that would usher in a host of changes for educators in the nation’s fifth-largest school district. The Clark County School Board is set to vote Tuesday on whether to approve the proposed contract in a special meeting.

Las Vegas has won the dubious distinction of being named one of the nation’s most dangerous cities for pedestrians. Sin City was rated as the third worst city for pedestrians in a study released last week by shoe company Kuru.

The UNLV International Gaming Institute has launched a new AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the gaming industry’s digital transformation.

Vital entry-level medical professionals such as phlebotomists, medical assistants, certified nursing assistants and nurses are in such high demand in Southern Nevada that accelerated certification and degree programs are plentiful across the Valley. Since some programs can be completed in a matter of weeks, the prospect of starting or changing a career quickly is enticing.