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Clark, Washoe counties mark state's biggest declines in traffic deaths for 2026

The state logged 159 fatal crashes through June 30, down 15.43% from 188 in the year-earlier period. The report, dated July 6, 2026, covers January ...

With spike in CCSD students being struck by cars, task force unveils traffic safety plan

The Clark County School District plans to begin the next school year with a broad traffic safety campaign. The countywide School Traffic Safety Working Group ...

Poll shows massive opposition to selling off public lands across 12 Western states

The Western Voter Views of Public Lands Issues survey found that 66% of Nevada respondents strongly opposed selling public lands to private interests, while another ...

Hoping to snuff out smoking, health advocates push to nearly double Nevada tobacco tax

The Nevada Tobacco Control and Smoke Free Coalition is urging state lawmakers to raise the cigarette tax, arguing that an increase would drive down smoking ...

Dean Heller defects from Nevada gaming interests to champion prediction markets

Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” as an adviser to prediction market platform Kalshi, Heller sided with the company in its escalating fight with Nevada regulators ...

With Las Vegas on the clock for an NBA franchise, Summer League takes center stage

The NBA Summer League has enjoyed plenty of noteworthy moments since arriving in Las Vegas in 2004. We all remember the packed gyms in 2007, ...

Las Vegas joins growing list of cities with fully autonomous Waymo rides

Rider-only trips will begin with Waymo employees in the Las Vegas area, including the Strip. Service is expected to expand to the public in the ...

Caesars stock pulls back Wednesday as Icahn rival bid looms over Fertitta deal

Shares of Caesars Entertainment fell in trading Wednesday, giving back gains from the prior session as Wall Street digested a potential 11th-hour bid from billionaire ...

Affordable healthcare emerges as a voter priority in purple Nevada

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is running for reelection in a tight race against Democratic state Attorney General Aaron Ford. Lombardo has President Donald Trump’s endorsement, ...

Self-published book by a Las Vegas teen helps elementary school girls navigate puberty

Las Vegas teenager Chloe Kim wants young girls to know exactly what’s coming as their bodies change — so she wrote the book on it ...

UNLV capitalizes on Vegas sports boom with new degree program

UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is introducing the state’s first undergraduate degree in sport hospitality management, the college announced Monday.

Las Vegas renters are getting more apartment space for $1,500 as local trends buck the national decline

A new report from RentCafe, the nationwide apartment search website, found that renters in Spring Valley, Paradise and Henderson all secured more square footage ....

Las Vegas cancer center offers a rare trial that nearly doubles survival for pancreatic cancer patients

Dr. Kyaw Zin Thein was in the middle of a difficult conversation. His patient — a man in his 70s — was running out of ...

Las Vegas road construction projects reach key milestones

Project on Maryland Parkway and Boulder Highway are part of a broader push by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and local governments to ...

Australia’s Thunder From Down Under marks 25 years on the Las Vegas Strip

The show, the longest-running male revue in Las Vegas history, moved from the New Frontier to Excalibur just one year after its Strip debut and ...

Clark County officials remind residents which fireworks are legal for the Fourth of July

Consumer fireworks that do not explode or fly, such as sparklers and ground-based devices, are permitted for use annually from June 28 through July 4 ...

Nevada schools face new rules on cellphones and teacher hiring

The 24 laws that became effective July 1 stem from the 2025 legislative session and address education, health care, housing, child welfare, public employees, behavioral ...

Why some Nevada advocates aren't fully celebrating Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling

For the 12% of Nevada’s U.S.-born residents who have at least one immigrant parent, according to the Nevada Immigration Coalition, the ruling in Trump v. ...

UNR researchers test cattle manure as a tool to restore Western rangelands

In a newly published study, the researchers found that specialized seed coatings helped native grass seeds survive conditions that mimic passage through a cow’s digestive ...