A special Rock The Vote rally was held today at UNLV to encourage young people to get involved in the election process.

The USDA is warning states they shouldn’t authorize new funds to Electronic Benefit Transfer cards — used to issue food stamps — for October because of a possible government shutdown.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority just approved spending $4 million to host the final presidential debate in the Fall of 2016 at UNLV.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will host the final official presidential debate next year, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Wednesday.

The 2016 presidential race is drawing huge interest from Americans — Republican debates on both Fox News and CNN attracted record-breaking ratings for both networks — so it makes perfect sense for Las Vegas to attach its brand to the campaign.

Las Vegas will host the general election’s third and final presidential debate on Oct. 19 next year.

Pope Francis will be speaking in front of a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill.

UNLV is offering its first class on sports broadcasting. Students had the opportunity Tuesday to learn the basics from some local experts, including 8 News NOW's Chris Maathuis.

Three transportation leaders say light rail should be a part of Southern Nevada's future, but it would only happen if the community is willing to raise sales taxes or a favorable public-private partnership could be established.