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Most holidays have pretty clear origin stories and reasons for their celebration. But Valentine’s Day has a complicated history. February 14, a date we now associate as a Hallmark holiday with hearts, flowers, cards and grand gestures, was not always a day of love.

The 2nd Judicial District Court in Washoe County is investigating potential undisclosed conflicts of interest involving a longtime judge accused of stalking a Reno attorney.
Nevada’s congressional races are quickly becoming contests between incumbents and wealthy challengers bankrolling their own campaigns, with one exception, new campaign finance filings reveal.
Should colleges and universities require the SAT/ACT again? More than 2,000 colleges and universities remain test-optional or test-free. The debate on testing continues to evolve as new data points emerge.
Final 2025 numbers are in and confirm what Las Vegas tourism officials could see coming for most of the past year -- a grinding halt to the steady increase in visitation to the destination since the pandemic.
Dr. Manoj Sharma answers reader questions related to aging, health, and wellness. Sciatica is nerve pain from an irritation or injury to one’s sciatic nerve, which is the longest and largest nerve in the body.
If you’re looking to buy or sell a home right now, you know that the housing market is in a weird place. In Las Vegas, the median price for an existing home in December was $470,000. That’s down from the record high of almost $489,000 a month earlier. However, it's considerably more than what a house cost before the pandemic – about $150,000 more.
President Donald Trump’s executive order to curb corporate homeownership is being implemented starting this month, and FOX5 is examining the potential impact on Nevada and next steps from state lawmakers.
Tara Pike is no stranger to dumpster diving. In the early 1990s, she was among the first students at UNLV to pursue a degree in the newly established environmental studies program, and she devoted years to research that ultimately reshaped the university’s approach to campus recycling operations.
Three decades later, Pike leads the university’s recycling program, working to establish UNLV as a model of campus sustainability.

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