Mae Ling Catayong was still a teenager when she realized that resources some may take for granted are not easily available to all. Her hard-of-hearing mother’s hearing aids broke, and as an immigrant who was never taught sign language in school, Catayong’s mother couldn’t communicate with her family. They couldn’t afford replacements, so the family resorted to typing out their conversations on her smartphone.

Mae Ling Catayong was still a teenager when she realized that resources some may take for granted are not easily available to all. Her hard-of-hearing mother’s hearing aids broke, and as an immigrant who was never taught sign language in school, Catayong’s mother couldn’t communicate with her family. They couldn’t afford replacements, so the family resorted to typing out their conversations on her smartphone.

As the federal government hurtles toward running out of cash and the Treasury Department takes “extraordinary measures” to pay the bills, there’s one line item the Treasury can worry a bit less about this year: tax refunds. It’s not likely to make a huge difference, but so far, the average refund amount is down more than 7% from last year, according to the IRS — that’s an overall decline of nearly $23 billion.

Heart Disease is the number one cause of death for women in the United States. And one in three Nevada women have some form of heart disease. Two women share how it affects their lives, and a doctor weighs in on what women should look out for. Plus we’re checking in on the latest going on in Nevada’s Legislative Session, including health-related bills.

Father who has been deployed since July surprises daughter at UNLV graduation.

More than 3,500 UNLV students are graduating in three spring commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday at the university’s Thomas & Mack Center.

Over 3,500 students will become UNLV alumni when they walk across the stage at the Thomas & Mack Center this weekend.

On Friday night, a military father who has been deployed in the Middle East since July surprised his daughter at her UNLV graduation.

The UNLV team’s investigation found a big link between ten particular types of gut bacteria and the chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease.