UNLV launched a new VR learning center for students to be prepared for real-world challenges.

Las Vegas hotels, restaurants and attractions on Monday launched deep discounts in an unprecedented five-day “Fabulous Escape” sale coordinated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Although abortion rights have faded in importance for voters as economic concerns mount, Nevada and national Democrats are hoping to put the issue back in the spotlight as the 2026 election approaches.

As your child changes their mind 47 times about their Halloween costume, keep in mind that some outfits are controversial or offensive.

Mosquito-borne diseases have surged to record levels this year. Cases of West Nile Virus, a disease that can cause paralysis, were up 40 percent compared to normal this year, with about 770 infections recorded, most of these being a severe illness where the virus has invaded the brain.

Kalshi, a prediction market platform, is facing legal challenges from several states, including Nevada, as it expands into the sports prediction market. The company, which has been operating since 2018, allows users 18 and older to purchase "event contracts" to predict the outcomes of sporting events, a practice some liken to sports betting.

The economic impact on the local economy is hard to overstate. Canadians pumped $3.6 billion into the Southern Nevada economy and supported more than 43,000 jobs, notes UNLV economics professor Stephen Miller. When Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined a bipartisan delegation to Ottawa in July to make nice with Prime Minister Mark Carney following Trump’s blustering insults about making Canada the 51st state, it was a reminder of what’s at stake. It’s hard enough to do business in a competitive marketplace when the president is bent on driving away customers.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) images depicting everything from an angry political mob with torches, masks and weapons next to a communist flag to a sitting congresswoman as a mobster have become an increasingly common sight with more than a year to go until Nevada’s 2026 election. But a recently passed law (AB73) seeks to mitigate such use of AI on the political battlefield.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) images depicting everything from an angry political mob with torches, masks and weapons next to a communist flag to a sitting congresswoman as a mobster have become an increasingly common sight with more than a year to go until Nevada’s 2026 election. But a recently passed law (AB73) seeks to mitigate such use of AI on the political battlefield.