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CCSD dealing with the realities of shrinking enrollment

The Clark County School District is contending with its largest student loss in years, with newly released figures showing enrollment plunged by more than 9,000 ...

North Las Vegas woman’s desperate search for father in ICE custody mirrors a nationwide detention crisis

Diana Lopez stood by the door of her father’s room at Henderson Hospital. Before immigration enforcement agents detained him at gunpoint days earlier ...

RTC says new authority will make buses safer, service more reliable

A new Nevada law that went into effect this week allows Regional Transportation Commission safety officers to remove disruptive passengers from its buses, bus stops ...

I-15 ramp closures planned in Las Vegas this month

Drivers navigating the Las Vegas Strip area should prepare for a series of overnight ramp closures on Interstate 15 throughout October as the Nevada Department ...

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 5 winners against the spread

In a betting market as efficient as the NFL, such endgame decisions will present themselves every week and could flip either way. It’s a prerequisite ...

'We will never forget you': Community’s grief, stories of Route 91 victims preserved in thousands of objects

The Clark County Museum has been collecting, recording and filing items since that horrific Sunday night when a gunman opened fire on a crowd of ...

Shutdown threat puts already shaky Las Vegas tourism at risk

A federal government shutdown could cost the travel industry $1 billion a week and deliver a punishing blow to Las Vegas’ already faltering tourism economy, ...

New adventure hubs to highlight Nevada’s landscapes, recreation opportunities

Boulder City is set to become a launching point for Nevada’s next big push in outdoor tourism, with work starting on the Nevada Adventure Center ...

Remembering Oct. 1: Community to mark shooting tragedy’s anniversary

Eight years later, the community holds firm in remembering those who were lost and the families forever changed by that night, Oct. 1, 2017.

Academy grows LGBTQ+ political voices to better serve Las Vegas

Frankie Perez, a transgender man sitting on Metro Police’s Citizen Review Board, considers Silver State Equality’s LGBTQ+ Leadership Academy “a breath of fresh air” amid ...

From Native languages to Hispanic heritage, Nevada State Museum looks to expand its reach

Despite facing budget cuts, declining donations and federal attacks on historical institutions, the museum has been working diligently in recent months to expand its collection ...

Nevada removed from federal list of sanctuary jurisdictions

The Department of Justice is removing Nevada from a list of sanctuary jurisdictions, the DOJ said today in a news release announcing an agreement ...

HCA’s Las Vegas training hub builds confidence that nurses can carry into patient rooms

This week, HCA Healthcare opened the HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement — the state’s first simulation and training center of its kind designed specifically ...

Adventure, education and virtual reality collide in new UNLV Dreamscape center

J ayden Barr and Elijah Davis are deep in an “Indiana Jones”-style adventure at the UNLV Lied Library searching for a pearl protected by an ...

Nevada coalition urges Lombardo to join West Coast Health Alliance

A coalition of Nevada health organizations is urging Gov. Joe Lombardo to join the West Coast Health Alliance, a partnership established by the governors of ...

Tropicana interchange completion delivers faster routes to Las Vegas Strip, stadiums

After three years of lane closures, detours and notorious “Dropicana” headaches, Las Vegas drivers can finally exhale. State and federal officials declared the …

Metro: Nevada lawmaker was above alcohol limit when tested

State Sen. Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, registered a blood alcohol content above the legal limit after being found asleep at the wheel, according to a ...