From high in the hills around Las Vegas, tourist Choune Osterero gazes down at the line of chalky mineral deposits left on the rocks around Lake Mead as the level of America's largest reservoir has dropped over the last quarter of a century of drought.

The extreme heat of the Mojave Desert is killing more people in Las Vegas than ever. In this ongoing series, the Las Vegas Review-Journal explores some of the reasons, such as a lack of access to air conditioning and a shortage of shade.

As the Las Vegas Raiders prepare to face the San Francisco 49ers, brain health remains an important topic in football.

Cutting-edge research involving tiny lab-grown cell clusters known as ‘organoids’ are providing breakthroughs in brain research at UNLV.

Las Vegas sports industry leaders told U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., on Wednesday that easier travel and a more reliable visa process are key to growing Las Vegas’ sports tourism industry.

Two-thirds of Metroparks Toledo plant sites examined over a recent six-year period showed biodiversity gains, a new report shows.

They touched on international tourism, evolving workforce needs, and organizations' impact on the community. Senator Rosen also highlighted UNLV's new undergraduate degree in Sports Hospitality Management, aiming to address the needs of Las Vegas' growing sports industry.

Sen. Jacky Rosen joined leaders from local sports teams Wednesday to discuss the role sports play in Las Vegas tourism as the industry faces a slump. UNLV is adding an undergraduate degree in sports hospitality management this fall. The program is meant to address the needs of the valley’s growing sports industry.

A website allowing drivers to check whether their license plate was searched through Flock Safety’s system is going viral, renewing questions about privacy and the growing amount of data collected throughout everyday life.