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On Labor Day, the "100 Deadliest Days of Summer" comes to an end. It's the time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day which is nationally known as the most dangerous time for teen drivers on the road.
The number of traffic deaths and fatal crashes statewide has steadily increased since 2013, and there’s an “urgent need” to address the underlying factors, according to ongoing research done by UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine.
In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.
When Principal Anthony Nuñez first arrived at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas three years ago, the school was in crisis. About 40 percent of the school’s 100 teacher positions were vacant — causing larger class sizes and a heavy reliance on long-term substitute teachers.
Federal investment in science and engineering research plays a key role in growing our economy and driving innovation in Nevada. Cuts and disruptions to this funding threaten our students and our future workforce and economic base.
Just months before a massive cyberattack hit the state of Nevada, lawmakers made policy changes aiming to strengthen its cybersecurity response.
Two decades ago, it would’ve been foolhardy to suggest the testosterone-infused confines of athletics, especially football, were a place where being transparent served a benefit. But now, every NFL team has a sports psychologist. They help with anything including athlete focus, ability to channel aggression into motivation and, on the unfathomable occasion a player or team loses, the ability to turn failure into a cathartic current.
The brace position, a common protocol shown on the safety card in the back pocket of the seat in front of you, is designed to minimize injury and maximize the chances of survival.
While ransomware attacks on individual government agencies are increasingly common, cybersecurity experts note that this is one of the first documented cases of a cyberattack effectively crippling nearly an entire U.S. state government.