The recent rise of vaping-related illnesses has health advocates rolling out an anti-smoking campaign at UNLV. They’re encouraging students to kick the tobacco addiction.

Many people have something about themselves they don't like, a physical feature they'd like to change.

Rebel pride to take over the valley with UNLV Homecoming week.

UNLV kicked off homecoming week Tuesday by unveiling a new street name intended to better tie in the university to the community surrounding it.

Kudos to Bernie Sanders for focusing the health care debate on Medicare-for-All reform. Kudos to Elizabeth Warren for a very smart plan to get us there. What’s special about the Warren proposal is that it’s not just a health care plan. Warren tackles two critical problems. She fully addresses the problem of the uninsured, and she does so by amplifying her other policies to promote economic equality.

8 News Now produces community news special to highlight and honor the Valley’s Veterans. The half-hour special aired on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 at 6:30pm on KLAS Ch. 8.

The legal status of about 700,000 young people is on the line today. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the legality of DACA.

The Tudinu, or “desert people”, from whom the Las Vegas Paiute descend, have lived in southern Nevada for more than 1,000 years, spending summers in the mountains and winters by a valley spring until the area was taken over by white settlers. They worked as ranch hands for several decades, and in 1970, the Las Vegas Paiutes became recognized as a sovereign nation, after which they launched several businesses.

Swenson Street will be officially renamed University Center Drive on Tuesday as part of UNLV's homecoming week celebrations.