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KNPR News

Between 2017 and 2024, emergency departments nationwide treated an estimated 380,000 e-scooter–related injuries and 155,200 e-bike injuries. That’s according to data published in the latest Traffic Research and Education Newsletter from the Traffic Safety Research Group at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. It documents the growing number of e-micromobility-related accidents in Nevada between 2021 and 2025.

KNPR News

Between 2017 and 2024, emergency departments nationwide treated an estimated 380,000 e-scooter–related injuries and 155,200 e-bike injuries. That’s according to data published in the latest Traffic Research and Education Newsletter from the Traffic Safety Research Group at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. It documents the growing number of e-micromobility-related accidents in Nevada between 2021 and 2025.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Could water pulled from the desert air help Southern Nevada confront its water challenges — and concerns about the growing demand from data centers? That is the goal behind a developing technology from WAVR Technologies, a Las Vegas startup commercializing atmospheric water-harvesting technology developed at UNLV.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has been researching an innovative new approach to atmospheric water harvesting with improved water collection rates in arid environments.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Artificial intelligence is becoming more common in everyday life, from phones and classrooms to banking, transportation and the workplace.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Waymo’s current service area stretches a few miles east and west of Interstate 15, reaching as far south as Boulder Junction and as far north as the northern terminal of the Las Vegas Strip.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A line of fur-midable characters made its way to schools in the West Valley Wednesday morning.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Traffic safety leaders joined forces with iconic local mascots Wednesday to send an urgent message to drivers in school zones: “Be kind, be alert, save a life.”

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

If you saw a mascot while you were dropping your kid off at school Wednesday morning, no, your eyes weren’t deceiving you.

Las Vegas Sun

Waymo has started offering autonomous ride-hailing service in Las Vegas to public riders, the company announced today.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

As Waymo rolls out driverless cars in Clark County, FOX5 is looking into safety concerns after several thousand cars were recalled this summer.

Las Vegas Sun

The number of children struck by vehicles in Clark County so far this school year is on pace with last year’s total, according to data compiled by the Clark County School District Police Department.