Senate Bill 220, which would lead to building a film studio at UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park, was introduced Wednesday, sponsored by Democratic State Sen. Roberta Lange.

Science enthusiasts are closely watching asteroid 2024 YR4, the most hazardous asteroid ever detected.

Nevada State Police say seven missing children have been located in Las Vegas. After a big search operation conducted from February 3 to 7 by the F.R.E.E. (Find - Restore - Embrace - Empower) International organization in partnership with local police departments and school districts help located seven missing children. Police say resources were provided to the seven children, with the goal of empowering their transition from victims to survivors.

The F.R.E.E. International Organization recently spearheaded the "Big Search Missing & Exploited Children Task Force Operation" in Las Vegas, focusing on locating juveniles identified as victims of human trafficking, as well as those who are missing or endangered. The operation, held from February 3 to 7, 2025, was hosted by the UNLV Tourist Safety Institute at the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs.

The initiative was hosted by the UNLV Tourist Safety Institute at Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, which provided insights into resources to enhance future operations. Resources were made available to the victims with the goal of empowering their transition from victims to survivors.

This time around, her Senate Bill 220 has been introduced under the title “Nevada Film Infrastructure, Workforce Development, Education and Economic Diversification Act.” It counts UNLV, the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State University as partners.

Could Asteroid 2024 YR4 hit Earth? FOX 9 All Day chats with Michael Pravica, an astrophysicist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, about the potential. The odds of the asteroid hitting Earth did recently go up, again, to 3.1% or a 1-in-32 chance.

“Students’ regular attendance at school and punctuality improved between 2018 and 2022 by two to five percentage points,” according to analysis of countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Tax season started in late January, but the IRS’s latest statistics show that many Americans are still waiting to file their taxes. As of February 7, 7.7% fewer tax returns have been received by the agency compared to a similar time frame last year, according to its latest data release.