Tillie Torres has always told her students that education is the way out of poverty. But with more than $80,000 of student loan debt, the Mater Academy English teacher found her own words hypocritical.

It’s been three months since a deadly shooting on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. On Tuesday, the university president discussed efforts to maintain a balance between campus security and freedom. 

After unveiling its plans for the highly anticipated Oasis Pool Deck earlier in the week, the 67-story, vertically integrated luxury resort with deep roots in the seven-decade-year history of the Fontainebleau brand, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, has exciting news for its employees.

Recreational cannabis is a $1 billion annual industry in Nevada that continues to grow — long-awaited consumption lounges finally are starting to open — since it launched in 2017. Yet, the illegal drug market remains strong here, industry experts said.

As the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries surge once again with no winners and Nevadans make the trip to border gas stations for tickets, FOX5 looks at the next steps necessary to make a lottery legal-- and why the November 2024 election matters.

Nevada remains stuck at 5.3% unemployment despite job growth statistics that suggest there’s plenty of work out there. Why hasn’t the state’s unemployment rate returned to pre-pandemic levels, when it was around 3.6%? That was the lowest it had been since 1976, and it was roughly equal to the national average just before the COVID-19 lockdown four years ago.

Nevada remains stuck at 5.3% unemployment despite job growth statistics that suggest there’s plenty of work out there. Why hasn’t the state’s unemployment rate returned to pre-pandemic levels, when it was around 3.6%? That was the lowest it had been since 1976, and it was roughly equal to the national average just before the COVID-19 lockdown four years ago.

In order to attract businesses to relocate to Southern Nevada, economic development agencies need to start going “spearfishing,” a economic development leader told lawmakers. 

Employees at the newest resort on the Strip can get additional well-being and family support in new benefits announced Thursday. Existing and future Fontainebleau employees — called members by the resort — will get access to child care, fertility, gym and wellness programs, according to a news release.