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K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

The Historic Westside of Las Vegas is often forgotten. Still, the neighborhood is a pivotal part of the city’s history, specifically the uprising of 1969 and its role in the civil rights movement.

Astrobiology

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return from Mars. We checked in with the UNLV astrobiologist leading the specimen selection team for intel on what the samples so far reveal.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

Two-hundred-fifty-six pages of investigative notes lend brutal clarity to the Dec. 6 mass shooting on the campus of UNLV. The full report released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday summarizes the lengthy investigation that began with reports of an active shooter on the university's campus shortly before noon on Dec. 6, 2023.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

Las Vegas police have released their final report on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) shooting that occurred 14 months ago, detailing the attack by a lone gunman who killed three professors and wounded a fourth.

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

The Historic Westside of Las Vegas is often forgotten. Still, the neighborhood is a pivotal part of the city's history, specifically the uprising of 1969 and its role in the civil rights movement.

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

Las Vegas City Hall does not display nor possess a photo of the mayor considered “the most controversial” in the town’s history, but historians say his tumultuous term is worth learning.

The Nevada Independent

Attorneys for disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn, whose 2018 defamation case against The Associated Press (AP) was rejected last year by the Nevada Supreme Court, have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 60-year-old landmark case that established the actual malice rule in libel law.

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

A UNLV medical school student is making an effort to bring a change to the way restaurants prepare your food. It’s about reducing the number of microscopic plastics that can get into food.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

As UNLV journalism students prepare for the next phase of their lives, they’re contending with an evolving news media literacy landscape, with non-traditional outlets gaining steam.

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