UNLVino has become more than an annually held institution that provides scholarships and experience for University of Nevada, Las Vegas hospitality students. The 42-year old fundraising event emphasizes varietals, vintages and vineyards, and although the focus of the celebration is the grape, UNLVino also attracts some of the finest talent working in the kitchens of one of the world’s cuisine capitals as well as UNLV’s culinary program. That talent in turn attracts thousands of wine connoisseurs with sybaritic appetites year after year.

Most of the time when a prospective coach goes before the University of Nevada Board of Regents, it’s a foregone conclusion on how the vote will go.

The dorm room I’m standing in is tastefully decorated, with vibrant canvasses adorning the cinderblock walls and a plush green couch across from a flat-screen TV. There’s no felt, glow-in-the-dark Bob Marley poster under a black light. No lava lamp. Because this isn’t your typical college student’s digs. It’s UNLV sociology professor Georgiann Davis’ suite inside the school’s Tonopah Complex residence hall. Davis is the first participant in UNLV’s professor-in-residence program, which launched last fall and embeds a faculty member in a student dormitory with the aim of boosting student engagement. We chatted with Davis about her unique experience

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn said Wednesday that he is planning a new project on the Strip that could cost as much as $1.6 billion.

Vice President Joe Biden and musician Lady Gaga made a stop at UNLV today to promote a new White House initiative to prevent sexual assaults.

Vice President Joe Biden and Lady Gaga will hold a rally April 7 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas to raise awareness about sexual assault.

Expect plenty of applause for Vice President Joe Biden and superstar singer Lady Gaga when they take the stage Thursday at an event in Las Vegas to raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses.

Doctors call it the golden hour.

That’s the first 60 minutes after a person suffers a traumatic injury — maybe from a car accident, gunshot wound or fall — when prompt medical care can save a life. In other words, seconds matter.

The Las Vegas Valley Water District temporarily fixed the residential roadway that left one woman and her children stuck after driving into a sinkhole on Monday.