The return of pre-pandemic behaviors and crowded indoor gatherings, along with less-than-impressive vaccination rates, all helped to spark the increase in new cases, health experts say.

Another mascot change in a professional sport.

Proponents of tighter face mask restrictions on college campuses this fall on Friday urged the Nevada Board of Regents to go beyond a mandate for employees working in crowded indoor spaces approved this week by the Clark County Commission.

High school students from throughout the Las Vegas valley got a glimpse at a potential future in nursing, including facing the dangers of COVID-19 while doing the job.

Clark County has outpaced U.S. population growth since 1930, and it’s not slowing down any time soon.

Clark County has outpaced U.S. population growth since 1930, and it’s not slowing down any time soon.

"This hesitancy in the U.S. is pretty much as old as vaccines," said UNLV historian Michael Green.

Maria Nieto Orta was driving home to Las Vegas last week from a family vacation in Utah when she found out about a federal judge’s decision to close the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, to first-time applicants.

UNLV is helping kids get ready to go back to the classroom.