UNLV students speak to FOX5 at Welcome Day about the upcoming fall semester.

A state agency said that a charter school in Las Vegas broke several laws when it failed to pay back more than $800,000 in taxpayer funds. Earlier this month, the State Public Charter School Authority affirmed its decision during an administrative hearing to shut down Eagle Charter School.

Energy companies employ persistent and personalized pressure tactics to persuade landowners to permit hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on their properties when signing oil and gas leases. Even when landowners decline, these companies often use legalized compulsion to proceed with fracking, according to a new study.

Not all carbohydrates are created equal. While the complex carbohydrate is  an important part of a healthy, balanced diet—as they help us feel full and offer sustainable energy—refined or simple carbs typically increase blood sugar levels as high glyemic index (GI) foods and add very little nutritional value.

From the valets parking cars to the dealers at the blackjack tables to the bartenders at the city’s many bars, Las Vegas relies on people working for tips. “Las Vegas was built on tips,” said James Reza, a city native who owns two high-end beauty salons in town.

To address the shortage, the Clark County coroner’s office is actively seeking to recruit and train new staff. Part of their efforts include partnering with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Touro University Nevada to expose medical students to pathology and forensic pathology as a specialty. The partnership with UNLV allows every single one of their first year medical students to do a one day rotation with them

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an update on Europe's prospect of another lockdown as mpox spreads like wildfire. Mpox is a viral disease that causes fluid-filled skin lesions, fever and in severe cases, death. A dangerous new variant, called Clade 1b, is gripping parts of Central and West Africa. It is also spreading beyond the continent.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is the second movie studio to announce its progress to bring thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of investments -- all pending the approval of tax credits from the Nevada Legislature.

An alarming new strain of mpox, known as Clade 1, is feared to be spreading undetected in the UK, experts have warned. This comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency and Swedish authorities confirmed Europe's first human case.