Las Vegas is experiencing a continued decline in visitor numbers, impacting the hospitality sector, which employs one in four workers in Southern Nevada.

A segment of Boulder Highway in the City of Henderson is undergoing a significant transformation as part of the "Reimagine Boulder Highway" project. The $170 million initiative aims to revitalize a seven-and-a-half-mile stretch with new bus lanes, improved lighting, traffic systems, and buffered bike lanes. However, the project has sparked concerns.

Jordan Wellington and Riana Durrett, executive director of the Cannabis Policy Institute at UNLV, recap the latest CPI Symposium and discuss tribal cannabis law, Nevada regulatory issues, and rating cannabis markets.

Through numerous outreach initiatives across Southern Nevada, UNLV’s deep commitment to the community, the university has demonstrated dedication to meaningful civic engagement. That commitment has earned recognition at the highest level: UNLV today received its second consecutive Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, maintaining its place among the nation’s most community-focused higher education institutions.

Through numerous outreach initiatives across Southern Nevada, UNLV’s deep commitment to the community, the university has demonstrated dedication to meaningful civic engagement. That commitment has earned recognition at the highest level: UNLV today received its second consecutive Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, maintaining its place among the nation’s most community-focused higher education institutions.

]The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has earned its second consecutive Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, retaining its status as one of the nation’s top community-serving higher education institutions. The distinction was awarded by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education. Only 5% of U.S. postsecondary institutions receive a Carnegie classification for community engagement. One example of UNLV’s community engagement is the state’s first cleft palate and craniofacial clinic.

It’s about the size of a microwave, costs more than a house and could change how artificial intelligence runs. At CES in Las Vegas last week, tech startup Odinn showed off a countertop computer it calls “Omnia,” a compact powerhouse that the California-based company with an office in Las Vegas says can handle the kind of data-hungry AI tasks normally reserved for massive data centers.

Three deaths after a driver smashed into an intersection going 109 mph. An 11-year old girl struck and killed crossing the street. Siblings, 6 and 11, killed by a speeding driver with their mother in the driver’s seat. Nine lives lost after a driver ran a red light at 103 mph and caused a six-vehicle crash. For some Las Vegans, stories like these from the past few years have become a harrowing reality of living in the city.

Nevada is steeped in historic buildings — from the C. Clifton Young Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Reno, to weathered saloons scattered across the state’s former frontier, to the midcentury modern houses of Las Vegas’ Paradise Palms neighborhood.