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A woman who pleaded guilty in a series of scams in the Las Vegas Valley is facing new allegations that she used social media to lure aspiring influencers into bogus brand trips, including a promised Four Seasons vacation to Bora Bora and a Disneyland visit that one victim said left her family stranded in extreme heat.
As airfares rise to counteract increasing jet fuel prices, some airlines are also opting to suspend routes to and from Las Vegas. Economists say the decisions airlines make can impact Las Vegas’ tourism economy, with people changing the way they travel.
Reno and Las Vegas have again topped the list of the nation’s fastest-warming cities, according to an annual Earth Day analysis of temperatures since 1970. Climate Central, an independent nonprofit made up of scientists, says the average annual temperatures of Reno and Las Vegas have risen 7.9 and 6 degrees, respectively, during that period. It’s a challenge as those cities work to prevent heat-related deaths by increasing tree canopy, shade in public spaces and designated cooling centers.
Cannabis and cannabinoids are advocated for a multitude of medical conditions. Many individuals regularly consume delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active component of cannabis. The use of cannabis for mental illness is a controversial topic where public opinion and scientific evidence often collide.
Understanding how people develop habits around viewing adult content can help identify potential psychological risks later in life. Researchers identified three distinct patterns of how adults start viewing sexually explicit material, revealing that establishing a regular habit at a young age is linked to higher rates of mental health struggles. The findings were published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.
Nearly every one of Big Basin's old-growth redwoods survived the wildfire. As University of Nevada, Las Vegas biologist Drew Peltier observed in 2023, just three years after the blaze, "coastal redwoods are supremely fire-adapted … and they seem to be recovering."
In honor of National Donate Life Month, the Nevada Donor Network partnered with the University Police Department (UPD) for the "Dogs, Donuts & Donate Life" event. The Donor Network says more than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a life-saving transplant, including nearly 700 in Nevada.
Her 'UTI' was actually brain inflammation, and at least 64% of us carry the hidden trigger
A new federal proposal, the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act, would create protections for academics and universities involved in studying cannabis and remove barriers to cannabis research.