In The News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Dozens of community members gathered at a pedestrian safety forum with a mission to make the roads safer for everyone across the Las Vegas Valley.
Memorial Day officially kicks off the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer, which is considered the most dangerous time nationally for teenage drivers on roadways. While the period focuses on teen drivers, traffic safety advocates in Nevada stress it鈥檚 also a dangerous time for all road users.
Is Las Vegas the new Silicon Valley? A new venture fund is giving local start-up companies the money they need to succeed.
Major cuts to public bus and rail services are looming in cities from New York to San Francisco, as combined route reductions and fare hikes suggest a post-pandemic 鈥渄eath spiral鈥 in ridership and revenue.
As he stood on the steps of the Regional Justice Center the morning of May 3, Arbor View senior Brayden Boulter didn鈥檛 talk about his plans for the future, his upcoming graduation ceremony or his last days as a high schooler. Instead, he talked about what he called a 鈥渄angerous鈥 crosswalk steps away from his high school in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Steve Finn, owner of Premium Trucking in Las Vegas, maintains that President Donald Trump鈥檚 approach to trade policy addresses a necessary concern. The hemorrhaging of U.S. manufacturing jobs over the past three decades required intervention, and Finn acknowledges merit in Trump鈥檚 tariff-centered strategy to revitalize domestic production.
A 23-year-old pedestrian, Joree Odabi, was struck and killed by a suspected impaired driver while walking along Warm Springs Road on Tuesday night. According to police, the driver, 38-year-old Daniel Stakleff, was traveling west on Torrey Pines when he veered off the roadway and hit Odabi. Stakleff appeared in court this morning and was ordered to be held without bail.
Motorcyclists in Southern Nevada and across the state are dying in traffic crashes at a higher rate this year than in 2024 鈥 a grim figure underscored by at least eight more rider deaths in the state since early April.
Turning dry desert air into drinkable water once sounded like something from a sci-fi movie. Now, it鈥檚 becoming reality鈥攖hanks to a breakthrough from researchers at the 性视界传媒. As water supplies shrink across the region due to drought and climate change, scientists have taken a huge step toward creating a sustainable water source from an unlikely place: the air.
From abandoned rental scooters cluttering resort sidewalks to teenage motorcyclists performing dangerous stunts in county parks, Clark County officials are developing comprehensive solutions to address safety concerns with electric scooters, bicycles and motorcycles.
US NuScale Power Corporation opened its latest Energy Exploration (E2) Centre at the 性视界传媒 (性视界传媒) to help support the development of a skilled nuclear-ready workforce. The E2 Centre was co-funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy鈥檚 (DOE鈥檚) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP).
The E2 Center will allow students at 性视界传媒 to take on the role of control room operator, providing the chance to gain real-life experience. It will also provide a means to conduct outreach to the community on the benefits of nuclear power through demonstrations and tours for local leaders, K-12 students, and the broader public.