A Las Vegas casino company and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, say they’re partnering to create a teaching and practice space featuring a mock casino, hotel rooms, sports betting area and esports arena.

David Schwartz, a UNLV professor who studies the gaming industry, says paid parking on the Strip was always a bad idea.

Let’s not give up on light rail, Las Vegas. The decision last month by the Regional Transportation Commission board to create a rapid bus transit route along Maryland Parkway instead of a light rail system was a disappointment, but it doesn’t have to be the last word on the matter.

Jennifer Reed, sociology Ph.D. student at UNLV, officiated a marriage ceremony at the school’s Pida Plaza between about 15 people and the Earth.

Amazon is ramping up hiring efforts as its newest North Las Vegas fulfillment center nears completion.

As he proved Tuesday at UNLV, Al Gore is a maestro at shocking and awing an audience with his presentation on climate change.

As a professor of law and the director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic, Michael Kagan’s passions are twofold: make sure students get the education they need and make sure undocumented immigrants, primarily immigrant children, get a fair day in court. Kagan has kept watch over the expansion of the clinic the past few years, and while he calls its advocacy “a drop in the bucket,” he and UNLV law students are providing a service he talked about with the Weekly.

Pershing General Hospital is where many Lovelock residents get their health care. The town of less than 2,000 residents is about 90 miles from Reno. Like many of Nevada's small towns, it is difficult to hire more doctors. It has two doctors and one physician's assistant. Officials say they would like to double that.

HyperX Esports Arena will host a UNLV night on May 2 in celebration of a new partnership.