Mariachi is a musical touchstone of Mexico and the American Southwest — and a growing part of U.S. music education. Clark County high schools are embracing it, with more than 8,000 students in its mariachi programs — the most in the country. The College of Southern Nevada's Mariachi Plata band has found national success in competitions.

A bill introduced in the Nevada Legislature would clear the way for colleges and universities in the state to pay student-athletes directly. Language in the existing state laws on name, image and likeness, or NIL, prohibit direct payments from post-secondary institutions or national college athletic associations.

More than half of Nevada’s top government agencies do not explicitly prohibit romantic relationships between supervisors and subordinates, despite many employment experts describing such a policy as a best practice.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s foray into the Summerlin Production Studios Project came less than two months after the company backed out of its commitment to invest $8.5 billion into a rival studio project at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park. Both proposals hinge on the Nevada Legislature passing a pair of competing bills designed to overhaul the state’s film tax credit system.

Homelessness is growing throughout Nevada, but especially in Clark County. Last fall, the county reported that estimated homelessness had increased 36% since 2022. Nationwide, the federal government reported an 18% increase from 2023 to 2024.

I remember my first time at Arizona Hot Springs. In February 2016, I was in training to guide hiking and kayak tours in Black Canyon—a 12-mile stretch of the Colorado River downstream of Hoover Dam, known for its hot springs, near-pristine beaches and Emerald Cave.

The UNLV Rebels will continue to wear Nike's iconic Swoosh logo. UNLV and Nike have renewed their apparel agreement with a five-year contract that runs through 2030, athletic director Erick Harper announced Thursday.

There’s now an easy way to turn any aspect of life into something to optimize — just add “-maxxing.” Gymmaxxing is about getting ripped. Moneymaxxing means accumulating wealth as fast as possible. Over the past couple of years, this social media-driven wellness fad has spread to more and more activities: Tanning is sunmaxxing; drinking plenty of water is watermaxxing. Even at night, the grind for self-improvement continues, with sleepmaxxing hacks designed to help you achieve peak rest.

When Allister Dias met with UNLV President Keith Whitfield after being voted to lead UNLV’s Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN) last year, Whitfield’s first question was: “Who is Allister as a person?”