Nevada's illegal cannabis market remains resilient as dispensaries lower costs to appeal to customers on and off The Strip, according to policy experts and state data. The State of Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board released the taxable sales data for 2025, reporting nearly $758 million from the regulated industry, down 8.6% from last year.

Las Vegas Strip and downtown casinos closed out 2025 with a slight uptick in gambling revenue despite a significant drop in visitors and signs of pricing fatigue among customers, according to public data and industry analysts.

Las Vegas Strip and downtown casinos closed out 2025 with a slight uptick in gambling revenue despite a significant drop in visitors and signs of pricing fatigue among customers, according to public data and industry analysts.

Red Rock Canyon draws climbers from around the world, offering towering sandstone cliffs just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. However, after rainfall, those iconic red walls can be more dangerous than they appear — even when the rock looks dry. According to Zach Perzan, an assistant professor of geology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the sandstone at Red Rock — known as Aztec sandstone — is made up mostly of quartz grains held together by a relatively small amount of natural cement.

The standard in the US is for the placenta to be treated as medical waste, but cultures across the world have had widely varied traditions, often tied to the belief that the placenta is a living relative or guardian to the child. In an analysis of 179 societies, medical anthropologists at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found 169 disposal methods, including burial, incineration, and intentional placement in a specific location, such as hanging in a tree.

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Wynn Resorts and CEO Craig S. Billings have created a $2 million endowment to fund the Craig S. Billings Endowed Scholarship. The program will support children of eligible Wynn employees in North America who pursue undergraduate degrees at UNLV’s Lee Business School, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering or the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality.

Annual Nevada cannabis sales dropped to $758 million from July 2024 to June 2025, down from $829 million over the prior fiscal year, according to state Cannabis Compliance Board data released last week. But as in other states with declining sales revenue, Nevada cannabis retailers aren’t selling less product, according to one observer.

Police across Nevada are coordinating a joint campaign to crack down on impaired driving after two DUI crashes left a teenager dead and a mother and child fighting for their lives.