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Las Vegas Review Journal

Although pedestrians have the right of way in a crosswalk, they don’t always anticipate the possibility that a driver won’t stop, Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. David Stoddard said Thursday.

Verywell Health

Even though the holidays are meant to be joyful, plenty of people feel the opposite way. More than three in five Americans describe the season as stressful, overwhelming, or exhausting.

Las Vegas Sun

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.

2 News Nevada

State agencies are reacting after President Trump signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The executive order expedites the rescheduling of marijuana from a schedule one drug to a schedule three drug.

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

The UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute and Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board responded to President Donald Trump’s new executive order to change federal marijuana regulations.The order, signed Dec. 18, moves cannabis out of the most restrictive category of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Instead of being treated like heroin and other Schedule I drugs, marijuana would be reclassified as a Schedule III drug that recognizes medical use and a lower risk of abuse. Experts at UNLV say the move signals a shift in federal thinking, even if it doesn’t immediately change access for consumers.

The Nevada Independent

UNLV announced an agreement with Acesso Biologics, a Las Vegas-based medical provider, to become the first official multisport corporate jersey patch and on-field logo partner in NCAA athletics. The use of sponsorship through jersey patches has been growing at the college level in the past few years as part of the expanding name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for athletes. UNLV Associate Athletics Director Andy Grossman confirmed a report by The Athletic that the five-year sponsorship deal is worth $11 million. The jersey patch will appear on home and away uniforms worn by UNLV football and baseball players and members of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. In addition, Acesso’s logo will appear on the net behind Allegiant Stadium’s south goal posts during UNLV football games.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Since the wake of the 2008 Great Recession, investors have purchased close to half a million houses in the valley and a recent UNLV study found they could own approximately 15 percent or more of the valley’s housing stock, and 25 percent in North Las Vegas alone. The two largest property owners in the county are Wall Street-backed companies, and there has been a growing chorus from local politicians to stem their ownership stake locally.

Men's Journal

You have not said hello yet, but your car already has. The vehicle you roll up in on a first date broadcasts income, priorities, and how seriously you take responsibility. In a swipe era, that split-second impression matters more than most guys want to admit.

Las Vegas Sun

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools and businesses across the United States in 2020, Miguel Angelo Castano felt lost. Five years later, Castano graduates today from UNLV with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a minor in philosophy and the honor of being one of the university’s outstanding graduates.

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