In most presidential election years, home prices aren’t a key issue for voters or a major campaign talking point. Consider it another way in which the 2024 election is anything but typical. With mortgage rates up and home prices out of reach for many first-time buyers, the affordability crisis is increasingly in the spotlight as campaign season heats up.

Wastewater is an early warning system for COVID and other diseases, and a collaborative effort in Nevada appears to be the first in the nation to detect a new strain of the disease — known as FLiRT.

A rising health concern in our valley is mainly affecting 20 to 25 year olds. We're talking about sexually transmitted diseases. STD levels for that age group have doubled since last year. UNLV's wastewater testing program is now monitoring sexually transmitted diseases. Channel 13's Abel Garcia sat down with the program leader to find out more about their efforts to prevent the problem from becoming worse.

Condo and townhome prices in Southern Nevada reached an all-time high in April 2024. Single-family homes have priced many out of the market as well. Experts said the cost is driven up by a myriad of things including low inventory and cash investors.

Earlier this month, an assortment of Planters peanuts and mixed nuts were recalled over concerns they contained Listeria. Similarly, a variety of chocolate-covered pretzels and cookies were recalled due to fears the snacks were riddled with Salmonella. Recently, over 16,000 pounds of raw ground beef sold at Walmart were pulled from the shelves due potentially being contaminated with E. coli.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas students walked the stage at the Thomas and Mack Center for their spring commencement ceremony Saturday. The occasion marked a 7% increase with more than 3,700 Rebels graduating this semester, according to university staff.

UNLV celebrated it’s graduating class of spring 2024 at the Thomas & Mack Center. “Commencement is the most special time at UNLV!” said the university’s president, Keith E. Whitfield, in a post on X on Saturday.

When Hieu Nguyen arrived in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old native of Vietnam only knew about the city from watching YouTube. He also had no friends. That quickly changed while attending UNLV. Nguyen, a hospitality major, nurtured bonds with other international students and industry professionals — some of whom he now considers close friends.

Nevada and Las Vegas have made gaming their main economic activity and a tourist attraction that has seen evolutions, but not declines. All this, certainly, did not happen and does not continue by chance, but also thanks to adequate training of managers. He is convinced of it, as we read in the special training published on May issue of Gioco News magazine, Anthony F. Lucas, professor of Casino management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.