A mysterious virus endemic in parts of South America is spreading outside the region for the first time - and it's concerning virologists. For decades, Oropouche virus was confined to areas close to the Amazon. The first human case was discovered in the village of Oropouche in Trinidad and Tobago in 1955.

A UNLV Lied Center for Real Estate study last year found that corporate investors own about 14 percent of all single-family residential homes in the valley, and 25 percent in North Las Vegas specifically.

The Las Vegas Valley saw the biggest year-over-year jump in investor purchases of homes in the entire country, according to a new Redfin report. Investor purchases were up 27 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, the highest in the U.S. (tied with San Jose, California), Redfin said. Redfin defines an investor purchase as one made by a company. A Lied Center for Real Estate at UNLV study from last year found corporate investors own approximately 14 percent of all residential single-family housing stock in the valley, and 25 percent of North Las Vegas specifically.

A light breeze flows through UNLV’s Frank and Estella Beam Hall early Monday morning as students mill about, some waiting anxiously outside classroom doors while others type away at laptops on the nearby benches or tables.

Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both talked about plans to eliminate taxes on tips during recent campaign stops in Las Vegas. The strategy is meant to appeal to a key voting bloc in a swing state where the service industry employs more than a quarter of the workforce. For more on the actual economic impact it would have and how it's being received by service workers, here's KNPR's Christopher Alvarez.

An intersection in central Las Vegas came to the attention of the News 3 team due to the lack of a crosswalk. The intersection is at the corner of Naples and Paradise, an area home to trendy bars and lots of pedestrian traffic.

Nevada is taking its first serious steps toward exploring a potential merger of its gaming and cannabis industries, as policymakers and industry leaders discuss how these two major sectors can legally co-exist. A recent panel hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) brought this conversation into the spotlight, as reported by Kolo.

For the first time the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is debuting a mariachi program exploring the traditional Mexican folk music that originated in the late 1800s. “The culture is just so rich. The music is one of the most beautiful kinds of music I’ve heard in my life,” Stephen Blanco, director of mariachi for UNLV’s School of Music, said.

Of the over 30,000 students that flocked to the first day of UNLV classes on Monday, some returned to the building where three professors lost their lives last year for the first time since. Frank and Estella Beam Hall holds the Lee Business School, where classes have not been held since December 6, 2023. The deadly shooting provoked $5.1 million in security upgrades, including $2.6 million to hire private security officers for the fall semester.