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Mojave Max, the desert tortoise who serves as a mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, has not yet emerged from brumation, officials say, but don't worry, he's OK.
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A very common vaccination for MMR — measles, mumps and rubella — for kids 5 to 12 fell from 94.5% in 2016 to 92.4% this year; 95% is considered the safe threshold.
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One academic area in which Las Vegas excels is music education, and a lot of the credit goes to teachers like Stephen Caplan.
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The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the state’s yearly Medicaid Managed Care contract to CareSource, the only nonprofit recipient.
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Amid rumblings and fear of a larger presence from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Southern Nevada this week, attorneys and immigration groups are urging people to plan ahead but not to panic.
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How are you feeling about everything happening to us these days? The politics of Washington, D.C., and the effects already being felt in Nevada, with more to be expected?
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Two recent earthquakes disrupted the Nevada habitat of one of the world's rarest fish, the Devils Hole pupfish, drastically reducing their population, officials said this week.
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Nevada’s state lawmakers meet every two years for four months to work out a two-year budget. They sift through hundreds of bills. Some of those bills get heard, others don’t even get lip service.
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Flanked by different law enforcement officials, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo recently introduced a crime bill, eight weeks from the end of the 2025 legislative session.