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Alarmed about the continued spread of the chikungunya virus, US health officials have issued more travel advisories, warning Americans to take caution when traveling.
About 44 percent of the money came through a legal maneuver that experts say skirt the spirit of campaign finance limits. Democrat Aaron Ford was less reliant.
In 2025, Metro recorded about 160 traffic-related deaths. That same year, a study ranked Las Vegas as the nation’s third-worst city for pedestrians, reporting 3.41 deaths per 100,000 residents.
In the middle of the pandemic, when it seemed like business after business in Las Vegas was closing, Upbeat Health was just getting started. Today, the Summerlin clinic’s mobile wound-care team has grown nearly tenfold, one small example of how Nevada’s entrepreneurs turned crisis into opportunity.
Although St. Valentine lends his name to Valentine’s Day, he did not become known as the patron saint of lovers until hundreds of years after his death. The third-century priest lived during a time when Christians were persecuted for their religious beliefs. Records and historic liturgical calendars indicate he was martyred, though what exactly led to his murder is a bit murky.

A FOX5 story into speeding on the 215 around Stephanie has generated nearly 700 comments on Facebook, with many drivers defending excessive speeds in construction zones.
Over at UNLV’s Barrick Museum of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts partially funded a recent exhibit of Asian diaspora artworks, Living Here — eventually.