Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly, it’s also revealed some weird and dark things about our past-shipwrecks, corpses, ghost villages, ornamental gardens and ancient cities. Here’s a look at some of those discoveries.

“Influencer” has become one of the most aspirational jobs for kids and adults. What now?

Traffic fatalities in Nevada and Clark County have crept upward as the year has progressed. In January, the state saw a 27 percent decline in traffic-related deaths when compared with the first month of 2021. By the end of July, however, the number of people killed on state roads this year had hit 211, equaling where it stood through the first seven months of 2021, the deadliest year on Nevada highways in 15 years.

Workers are gaining ground in efforts to unionize. Employees at Chipotle and Trader Joe's voted to unionize for the first time in recent weeks.

Deadly motorcycle crashes are rising in Clark County this year.

In the last two months Las Vegas has gone through the fear and panic of mass shootings, even though the shootings never happened.

In the last two months Las Vegas has gone through the fear and panic of mass shootings, even though the shootings never happened.

After Biden announced his plans this week, which include forgiving up to $20,000 to students who received Pell grants, there was an outpouring of mixed responses across the country, with many recent college graduates celebrating and economists concerned about the national debt.