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Father-daughter duo forges path together, will graduate from Nevada State today

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Trinity Kirkland has done everything with her father, Daryl, for as long as she can remember — from catching early screenings of superhero movies to joining him ...

‘Latino Loud’ campaign looks to amplify Latino voices in Nevada elections

Friday, May 3, 2024

Latino voters could change the tide of this year’s elections as a growing wave becomes eligible to vote, and local organizations are joining together to ensure that all of Nevada’s Latino voters ...

UNLV: Movie studio project planned for Harry Reid Research & Technology Park

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The UNLV Research Foundation approved an agreement with Gardner Nevada Tech Park Studios to oversee the development of a 34-acre media production and multi-use facility complex at the university’s Harry Reid Research & Technology Park in southwest Las Vegas, officials said this morning.

CDC issues food safety alert for walnuts sold in Nevada

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert for bulk organic walnuts linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak.  The CDC said Gibson Farms, Inc. organic walnut ...

Live animal exhibits on the Las Vegas Strip now less for show, more about education

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Underneath the shining lights of the Las Vegas Strip, Adrienne Rowland walks among sharp-toothed sharks and brightly colored fish at Mandalay Bay. She watches as children run past in ...

Heartfelt relief: USC transplant center opening in Las Vegas to ease burden for Nevadans

Friday, April 26, 2024

Keck Medicine of USC is the Nevada’s first heart transplant treatment center. It will serve as a hub for pre- and postoperative care for the health institution’s heart transplant patients and ...

Last hurrah on TikTok? City of Las Vegas weighs impact of potential ban

Thursday, April 25, 2024

When you open the social media application TikTok and type in “Las Vegas,” you’ll get several videos — the brightly lit Sphere, local businesswoman Alexandra ...

Concerns arise over illegal statewide sales of synthetic hemp products

Sunday, April 21, 2024

The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board said it had recently received “several reports of intoxicating hemp products being sold within the state and on the internet” ...

Health district says it’s ready to act if bird flu strikes

Thursday, April 18, 2024

The Southern Nevada Health District isn’t raising any red flags after cases of avian influenza were recently reported affecting commercial poultry and wild birds in two states, but it has a plan in place should the virus make ...

Clark County OKs street vendor regulations despite pushback

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Street vendors in Clark County will be required to keep their distance from many communal areas like community centers and malls, according to a regulation unanimously approved Tuesday by the Clark County Commission ...

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