Nevada could be hurt by the more confrontational approach to China promised by the Trump administration, but the state could benefit by increases in infrastructure spending, according to a pair of Brookings Institution scholars.

Avetis Mazmanyan’s grandmother had a golden rule when it came to cooking: Always use fresh vegetables, never canned. She also took the time to skin garbanzo beans, a step she insisted made her meals more delicious. Today, college student Mazmanyan is the head of his own startup, Mezze Foods, for which he and his family make hummus, bean salad and other ethnic dishes to sell to Whole Foods. His grandmother’s culinary rule is a cornerstone of his 4-year-old business. “We take hours prepping vegetables all by hand,” he said.

Wanted: health care professionals, no medical degree required. That’s the pitch for a new UNLV School of Medicine program that aims to fill “a vital gap” in the health care system by producing community health workers who can help patients overcome social and physical barriers preventing them from receiving quality medical care.

Dr. Mark Guadagnoli believes golfers should focus on the mind when trying to improve their scores, but not many professionals, and even fewer amateurs, actually spend time fine tuning the mental approach.

The state's Education Savings Account program remains on hold. However, during his State of the State address Tuesday night, Governor Brian Sandoval made it clear; he's moving forward with allocating $60 million for the initiative.

UNLV junior Dwayne Morgan will miss the rest of the basketball season, the school announced Thursday.

The first day of spring classes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas brought with it good news for its student newspaper. The advisory board for The Scarlett & Gray Free Press approved Tuesday morning a funding plan that would allow the newspaper to operate through the 2017 calendar year.

You can’t put Hunter Hopewell in a box. Is he a filmmaker? An actor? Impressionist? Musician? Entrepreneur? “That’s part of what I’m trying to figure out right now,” the 20-year-old UNLV graduate says.

The small plane shot over Newark Airport, the roar of its powerful engine echoing over the vast airfield as it swept low before pulling around in a tight power turn.