A study on Ozempic’s impacts on Alzheimer’s disease didn’t have the results scientists hoped for. We talk to UNLV’s Dr. Jeffrey Cummings on the research and what’s next. Also from UNLV: a look at how a “new” species of an ancient human ancestor can help shape our view on evolution. We end with a fun story on “Silver Belle”... the first tree from Nevada to serve as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree!

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law has announced the Claggett Family Endowed Scholarship. Combining endowed and immediate-use funds, the scholarship is designed to support students with strong ties to the Las Vegas community.

We're following up this morning on the president's executive order to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. A lot of you might be wondering what that means, and maybe what it doesn't. The biggest thing is that the order does not make marijuana legal at the federal level.

The 2025 Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit presented by Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) and Sands on Nov.14 gathered statewide leaders to address Nevada’s rising youth homelessness rates, changing policies that are impacting vulnerable youth and the ground work needed to begin building Nevada’s first standalone plan to end youth homelessness.

 Drivers across the valley are being warned to slow down, pay attention, and obey the rules of the road because this holiday season, enforcement is anything but jolly.  Thursday, the Grinch himself helped law enforcement crack down on dangerous driving at a busy Las Vegas crosswalk at the intersection of Flamingo and Mojave Road. Agencies involved include CCSD Police, LVMPD traffic, North Las Vegas police, Henderson police, and the UNLV traffic unit, all working together under a zero-tolerance policy to protect pedestrians.

It's as much of a tradition as stockings, trees and gifts. Movies are a staple of the holiday season too! On ARC Las Vegas we talked with Adam Paul, assistant professor of film at UNLV, about what makes these iconic moments in cinema so special for families that keep people coming back to watch them time and time again.

Christmas trees might seem timeless today, but American decorating habits have shifted dramatically over the decades. Long before tinsel, flocking or LED lights, winter greenery carried deep symbolic meaning.

Dr. Rebecca Gill, a political science professor at UNLV, talks with us on ARC Las Vegas about the takeaways from President Trump's December 17th primetime speech and how it compares with other historical addresses.

The holiday season is upon us, and shoppers are in the homestretch of their search for gifts. But what role will the economy, dynamic pricing, and shrinkflation play in consumers’ ability — or even interest — to cross items off their wish lists?