As we wait to see who will take home the Oscar for best picture, students at UNLV are hoping to be future filmmakers.

As we wait to see who will take home the Oscar for best picture, students at UNLV are hoping to be future filmmakers.

An effort to repeal the death penalty in Nevada is exposing polarization in the Legislature while proving party affiliation can be an unreliable predictor when it comes to capital punishment.

An effort to repeal the death penalty in Nevada is exposing polarization in the Legislature while proving party affiliation can be an unreliable predictor when it comes to capital punishment.

Flashing digital proof of COVID-19 protection could become the norm at Las Vegas events this year, but privacy experts say they’re concerned about data collection by two new “vaccine passport” phone apps.

Flashing digital proof of COVID-19 protection could become the norm at Las Vegas events this year, but privacy experts say they’re concerned about data collection by two new “vaccine passport” phone apps.

State lawmakers are split, and not just along party lines, over continuing funding of an established grant program aimed at spurring research and economic development through allocations to state universities.

The plan to build a mass-transit system along Charleston Boulevard is a good idea, but Las Vegas’ transportation challenges need to be addressed on multiple fronts, an urban development expert says.

Vanessa McConnell arrived at the UNLV baseball stadium ready to broadcast the day’s game for student-run KUNV 91.5. Before setting up the equipment and testing the microphone levels, she had another, more important responsibility: Making sure her son was comfortable.