A month after the debut of “The Apprentice” in 2004, Donald Trump appeared before the Nevada Gaming Control Board, seeking approval to buy a 10 percent share in the Riviera. Regulators peppered him with questions about keeping minors away from slots and lobbying activity in New York, but they approved the deal, with the chairman adding that he was impressed with the “very clean backgrounds” of Trump and his board of directors.

In mid-October, red, white, and blue bunting hung from balconies around the University of Nevada at Las Vegas campus. A red banner saying, "UNLV: Different, Daring, Diverse," hung from the entrance to the campus hotel school, where staffers from several major networks would stay.

Tony Sanchez wasn’t a conventional choice to take over as head coach of UNLV football two years ago, but athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy made the decision to pluck him from the high school ranks and put him in charge of the Rebels. For that reason, Sanchez and Kunzer-Murphy will always be linked together in the annals of UNLV history. On Tuesday, one day after it was announced that Kunzer-Murphy will serve as athletic director for one more academic year before moving onto a fundraising role on July 1, 2017, Sanchez spoke about his connection to the woman that took a chance on him.

Las Vegas is a tough town for polar bears. But there I was, in the hours before the final presidential debate, sweating profusely inside our Frostpaw the Polar Bear costume, trying to start conversations about climate change and its threat to life as we know it.

UNLV had its moment in the sun last week when it hosted the third and final debate in this hotly contested election year. And the Las Vegas Review-Journal endorses Republican nominee Donald Trump for president. It is the first, and so far only, major newspaper to endorse Trump for president. John L. Smith gives us some insight.

Most opinion polls show that Hillary Clinton is heading towards a clear victory in the US presidential election. But there is a great concern that the measurements do not show an accurate picture.

The unlikeliest Vegas trend in 2016, besides poke bowls and making your own flip flops, might just be public art.

Just one more day before Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton meet again for the final presidential debate in Las Vegas. NBC10's Lauren Mayk has more details from the spin room.

Two weeks to prepare UNLV's Thomas & Mack