Public health officials are putting out a plea for travelers to get tested after the Thanksgiving weekend after a large number of people decided to make trips for the holiday. The number of COVID-19 cases continues to spike here in Nevada and across the country.

John Beckmann has been a Las Vegas casino host for 20 years, luring gamblers with free airfare, show tickets and the like.

Annika Roseen is on a quest to regain what has been lost in her culture. Now, she’s doing it with the Mx. Native UNLV title.

Industries that have long reigned in Nevada, such as its famous gaming sector, have been rocked by the pandemic, burning a hole in the state budget in the process. Seeking to plug a $1.2 billion deficit, state Democratic lawmakers have targeted the mining industry, which has enjoyed a cap on its tax rate as old as the state itself.

The year 2020 has amplified demands for more equitable policing, more efficient government, and greater transparency. As police leaders around the world attempt to maintain order and safety during a period of large-scale civil unrest, they must also address criticisms that existing law enforcement practices include biased interventions and reinforce systemic racism. Many law enforcement agencies are also responding to increasing numbers of serious crimes that disproportionately affect society’s most vulnerable communities, while simultaneously facing calls to “defund the police” fueled by accusations that challenge the legitimacy of their policing tactics. The strategies used by agencies to manage protests and respond to rising calls for service are under heightened scrutiny, yet one might ask, “Have police leaders developed the internal analytic capacity to answer pressing questions about the fairness and effectiveness of their department’s practices?” Now, more than ever, the profession’s future may depend on leaders’ ability to leverage data to understand, acknowledge, respond to, and explain the impact of their chosen crime response and prevention strategies.

From ultra-fast bullet trains to new-age medical equipment, superconductors could fundamentally change society. In the U.S. alone, about six percent of electricity passing through a typical power grid in a year is lost and becomes heat, which costs billions of dollars.

All eight public colleges and universities in Nevada are again giving students the option to receive satisfactory/unsatisfactory grades for the 2020-2021 academic year instead of being scored on the traditional letter grading system out of coronavirus pandemic concerns.

Beginning today, local small business owners affected by the ongoing pandemic and accompanying restrictions may apply for up to $30,000 in grant funds from Clark County.

Las Vegas is known around the world as a place for fun and gambling at flashy mega-resorts, with tens of millions of visitors arriving annually.