Newly updated data from the Centers for Disease Control show a 27% decline in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2024, but during that 12-month period, Nevada saw a 3.4% increase. Experts say it’s happening despite growing efforts by law enforcement and advocates who educate the public about the dangers of opioids, fentanyl, and methamphetamines.

Las Vegas was the only city in Nevada placed on a Department of Homeland Security list of more than 500 "sanctuary jurisdictions" on notice for obstructing immigration enforcement as the Trump administration attempts to increase pressure on communities it believes are standing in the way of the president's mass deportations agenda.

UNLV and Preserve Nevada updated their ongoing list of the state’s most endangered historic places. New additions include La Concha, a vintage motel that’s now the lobby of the Neon Museum, but may not survive a location change, the Commercial Hotel in Elko, and Florence Mine in Goldfield. The work and employment of historians are also at risk, due to funding cuts at national parks and monuments.

Preserve Nevada this week released its 2025 list of the state’s most endangered sites, again listing Reno’s Lear Theater among the threatened entities. This year’s list increased to 12, up from 11 in past years, and it includes locations and concepts across Nevada preservation experts say should be protected.

The Department of Homeland Security today listed “Las Vegas City” as a sanctuary jurisdiction for immigration enforcement, writing in a news release that the hundreds of jurisdictions included “are deliberately and shamefully obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.”

Temperatures are heating up in the valley, and experts warn of a possible spike in gun violence during the summer months.

In Southern Nevada, business confidence “plunged” this quarter to its lowest level in 16 years, according to UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research. All told, local business leaders’ view of U.S. economic conditions “nosedived,” and their view of conditions in Nevada “also sank,” the center reported.

Dozens of community members gathered at a pedestrian safety forum with a mission to make the roads safer for everyone across the Las Vegas Valley.

Temperatures are heating up in the valley, and experts warn of a possible spike in gun violence during the summer months.