Nevada, because of its rich landscape and diverse history, is often regarded as a playground for geologists and paleontologists around the world.

While you’re driving down the road in Nevada, you will soon see a new set of historic markers to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck has the story.

While you’re driving down the road in Nevada, you will soon see a new set of historic markers to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck has the story.

This episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio is part two of my discussion with scholar Tyler D. Parry on the role of the bloodhound before, during, and after slavery. He delves into the origins of the purpose this hybrid animal was created, where they were trained and how it's been utilized for centuries as a weapon against the freedoms and lives of the "Blues People" on America.

Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for many people because it can mean spending time with family that you may not get along with.

Smallpox is one of the only diseases to have been eradicated by sustained human effort. But before it was eradicated in 1977, it claimed an estimated 300 million lives in the 20th century alone. The highly contagious disease was characterised by fever and a spotted skin rash. Although most people recovered, about three in every 10 people died from smallpox.

The holidays just aren’t complete without a little drama for dessert. And what’s more dramatic than a planet in crisis?

On the heels of several furtive efforts to construct a new instructional building for the UNLV School of Medicine, supporters of the school have come up with a new approach to bring the facility to reality.

Private donations of $155 million, mostly from the Engelstad Foundation and the Lincy Foundation, will fund construction of UNLV’s medical school building.