It can be difficult for hotels and casinos off the Las Vegas Strip to survive with all the upscale competition that's just a few miles down the road. Some off-Strip resorts have managed to survive for decades, but even legacy properties are vulnerable to economic uncertainty.

President Donald Trump bills his deployment of the National Guard as an attack on rampant crime in lawless Democrat-run cities. But the White House’s decision to push the legal limits of the president’s power also has a lot to do with immigration.

After years of selling indulgence and excess, Las Vegas is pivoting to value. The city’s tourism agency just launched a campaign focusing on its broad appeal and affordability, while casinos throughout the valley are rolling out deals and incentives designed to bring back the bargains that once defined Las Vegas.

In this inspiring episode, host Irene chats with Rei Serafica, PhD, RN, FAAN, a tenured Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Advanced Education. Dr. Serafica is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, a Certified Nurse Educator, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. From his pioneering research on dietary biculturalism among immigrants to his leadership in mentoring future nurse leaders and advancing psychiatric-mental health education, Dr. Serafica shares deep insights on scholarship, service, and cultural identity. He also discusses his role in the $2.3 million HRSA-funded BHWET initiative, preparing the next generation of PMHNPs to serve youth and families in rural communities.

A push is underway by a top medical professional at a Las Vegas hospital for drivers to slow down, as researchers learn more about traumatic injuries from car crashes in Nevada while trying to improve prevention efforts.

As summer winds down, researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are looking into mosquito data. UNLV’s School of Public Health is asking individuals in the Las Vegas Valley to fill out a survey about bugs inhabiting neighborhoods in the area.

For the second week, Nevada continues to suffer the fallout from a massive cyberattack. Officials took state-run websites offline on Sunday, August 24th, when they first noticed signs of the incursion. Since then, they’ve worked to create temporary workarounds to connect Nevadans with services and recovery updates. However, it appears to be slow going.

According to a new report from the European Heart Journal, a common heart attack drug doesn't appear to be working as intended and in some cases can even raise the risk of death for some women. To break down the details, Dr. Marc J. Kahn, Professor and Chief of Hematology at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV joins us on ARC Las Vegas.

As Las Vegas grapples with a summer tourism slump, visitors are expressing mixed opinions about the affordability of hotel room rates.