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NewsAggregateHome AggregateE-bike, e-scooter crashes spark new safety push across Southern Nevada
Local jurisdictions and emergency responders are intensifying their push for electric bike and scooter safety, and the numbers explain why ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateAdvanced robot tech making Las Vegas a destination for surgery
Dr. Kornelis Poelstra is pioneering the future of spinal surgery with robotics — and he’s doing it right here in Southern Nevada. The orthopedic surgeon ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateHeat deaths nearing 300 for the year in Southern Nevada
Heat deaths in Southern Nevada this year are nearing 300, Clark County reported this week, and it's still possible the count could rise further. Officials ...
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A&EJewel brings new mental health summit to Las Vegas
The Inspiring Children Foundation's Not Alone Challenge social media campaign, now in its fourth year, is blossoming into the inaugural Not Alone Awards and Summit, ...
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NewsUNLVAggregateNew space, new smiles: UNLV dental school restores cleft services, opens new Advanced Needs Dental Clinic
Parents of babies born with cleft lips and palates can again find specialized care at UNLV, where a dedicated team has returned to offer comprehensive ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNevada construction industry tackles suicide epidemic with training, open dialogue
Many in the industry deal with stress, instability and reduced sleep, but construction’s male-dominated culture has historically made it a field that …
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AggregateAllNewsPlanned testing facility will strengthen backbone of Las Vegas health scene
The Las Vegas Medical District is set to expand with a new testing facility that officials say will strengthen the region’s public health infrastructure.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateHCA’s Las Vegas training hub builds confidence that nurses can carry into patient rooms
This week, HCA Healthcare opened the HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement — the state’s first simulation and training center of its kind designed specifically ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateWith UFC support, researchers in Las Vegas continue push to rewrite brain health playbook
When Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Jordan “The Monkey King” Leavitt stepped back into the octagon this past May ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNevada governor launches health agency as part of department revamp
Gov. Joe Lombardo and the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services announced today the launch of the Nevada Health Authority. The new state agency ...
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Home AggregateHealthHealth careUMC, Clark County launch crisis stabilization center to ease psychiatric emergencies
Clark County officials are celebrating the opening of a new crisis stabilization center in the northeast valley ...
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NewsHealthNV PoliticsOverburdened Nevada nurses disappointed by governor's veto of minimum staffing bill
The proposal called for establishing maximum ratios based on patient acuity in hospitals located in counties with populations of at least 100,000 ...
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NewsHealthBridging the gap: How one Las Vegas facility is helping with Nevada’s mental health care crisis
The Nevada Health Care Access Act calls for a $25 million annual fund to combat mental health workforce shortages, with an emphasis on bolstering graduate ...
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AggregateAllNewsResponse of team at Southern Hills Hospital helps woman survive stroke
Strokes occur when blood supply to the brain is blocked by a clot or ruptured blood vessel, claiming nearly 129,000 American lives annually ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateHealth district: Multiple cases of Legionnaires' reported at hotels south of Strip
The Southern Nevada Health District is investigating five separate cases of Legionnaires’ disease at two hotels in the valley.
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HealthAggregateAllPresenting Vegas Inc’s 2025 Health Care Headliners
Celebrating the medical professionals who uplift health care in Southern Nevada
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NewsAllAggregateFunding top of mind for new chief of Southern Nevada Health District
When Cassius Lockett was getting his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis, he worked in the kitchen of a restaurant being investigated for ...
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AllAggregateHealthPolarizing responses to COVID still resonate 5 years later in US, Nevada
Five years after becoming Nevada’s first diagnosed COVID-19 patient, Ronald Pipkins reflects on the lasting division the pandemic carved into America’s social fabric — a ...
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NewsAllAggregateCure 4 the Kids strengthens pediatric care in Nevada with new geneticist
Dr. Mark Nunes, a family geneticist who treats those at risk for genetic disorders or cancers, feels right at home in his new position in ...
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NewsAggregateAllLas Vegas Sun presents: High School Heroes 2026
It’s our privilege to once again shine light on the remarkable acts of heroism, generosity, selflessness and community commitment exhibited by our region’s youngest leaders.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateSports are just part of Special Olympics Nevada's mission
As CEO of Special Olympics Nevada, Thornton is many things — but on this morning, walking through the basketball gym at Legacy High School for ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: March 26-April 1
The Phenomenal Womxn Poetry Festival, Mariah the Scientist, the Philharmonic does the music of John Williams, Major League Indoor Soccer and more.
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AggregateHome AggregateFootballNevada high school football postseason brackets face a chaotic new reality
No matter what record Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran or Somerset Losee posts in the fall, each program will play in a state championship game. All ...
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NewsKalshi, Polymarket place new bans on insider trading as Congress moves to curb prediction markets
Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8
Sportsbooks had the Big Ten's over/under tournament wins proposition bet set at 13.5 going into the tournament, but the conference eclipsed that one game into ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNew casino: Cadence Crossing opens to replace Jokers Wild on Boulder Highway
Boyd Gaming brought all 100 Jokers Wild employees to the new property, a deliberate nod to what makes a neighborhood casino feel like home ...
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Las Vegas HistoryNewsAggregate66 years after Moulin Rouge Agreement, Historic Westside landmark looks to future
Standing on a small stage in front of the historic Harrison House on F Street, Katherine Duncan-Reed read aloud a proclamation that — 66 years ...
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NewsAggregateAllGolden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella
Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John ...
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NewsHenderson lags behind Nevada in closing the gender pay gap
Henderson had the 15th largest gap in the country in a recent business.com study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateZoox robotaxi rolling out new destinations and improving service
Zoox, the autonomous robotaxi company, announced today that its presence in Las Vegas is expanding and updates designed to enhance the rider experience will soon ...
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NewsWhite Castle closing two Las Vegas locations
The closures include its restaurant inside Casino Royale on the Las Vegas Strip — which had been open for a decade — as well as ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16
Florida becomes the first No. 1 seed not to reach the Sweet 16 since Purdue infamously fell to No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson in 2023. ...
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FeaturedT-Mobile ArenaNow 10 years old, T-Mobile Arena is the most impactful non-casino venue ever built in Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena has changed the game by bringing different music, sports, and other types of events that otherwise wouldn’t have come or stayed, most notably ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateLas Vegas initiative supports trafficking survivors’ path to independence
While law enforcement focuses on getting people, mostly women, out of the cycle of human trafficking, Anzorena said Hope Co. is about supporting survivors’ transition ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsTyrin Jones will be back for sophomore season with UNLV basketball
Retaining the Las Vegas native was widely considered the program’s top offseason priority, particularly in an era defined by constant roster turnover through the NCAA ...
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MusicK-pop star Lisa sets up a Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum
The Blackpink singer, rapper and dancer will be the first K-pop artist with a Las Vegas Strip residency.
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SportsNewsAggregateReport: Super Bowl expected to return to Las Vegas in 2029
NFL league owners are expected to vote next week on bringing the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium in 2029, according to ...
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A&EYour Easter weekend in Las Vegas starts here
Whether you're brunching, egg hunting or exploring the neighborhood, Las Vegas has a few great ways to spend Easter weekend this year.
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A&EUNLV instructor Elsa Gramola brings the taste of Italy to your table
Born in Sicily, Gramola says she feels like a local now, “because I’m finally sharing my Italian culture here in Las Vegas.”
