After months of delay, Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board in June approved a set of statewide regulations for cannabis lounges. But local jurisdictions can add their own restrictions. The city of Las Vegas has also been working to update …
Monthly Archives: August 2022
UNLV president ready for a ‘more normal’ academic year
UNLV President Keith Whitfield is preparing for what he hopes will be the first “normal” school year since the outset of the pandemic in early 2020. The university will still offer…
Gray, record-setting Aces beat Mercury 117-80, sweep series
Chelsea Gray had 27 points and eight assists and hit a career-high seven of Las Vegas’ WNBA playoff-record 23 3-pointers and the Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 117-80 on Saturday night to sweep the best-of-three series.
This postseason, Chelsea Gray will shoot to continue being the Las Vegas Aces’ do-everything player
On a team loaded with All-Star talent at every position, Gray has helped take Las Vegas to a new level in 2022 by filling in the cracks.
The Las Vegas Aces look to use past playoff disappointment as fuel to finish the job
“It was just a bad taste in my mouth,” the Aces’ star says of last year’s season-ending loss. “I was present in the moment, but it wasn’t enough.”
The Las Vegas Aces have taken to new coach Becky Hammon’s system perfectly and beautifully
Though they experienced success under then-coach Bill Laimbeer, reaching at least the conference finals in each of the past three seasons, the action wasn’t as aesthetically satisfying.
These six NFL win totals aren’t the easiest bets to stomach, but they might be the best values on the board
An old gambling truism indicates that some of the hardest bets to make are the best bets to make. Rarely has that felt truer than going into the upcoming NFL season.
Las Vegas Valley health officials and activists gear up as cases mount
“If it’s skin-to-skin contact … if it’s about hugging and kissing and having sex, I mean, who doesn’t do that?”
How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents
Arizona and Nevada residents won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite more Colorado River water shortages. But U.S. officials …
Dick Calvert, the voice of UNLV, retiring after 52 years on the job
Dick Calvert’s voice cues the start to one of the greatest pregame shows in college basketball. The phrase bringing the UNLV basketball team onto the court hasn’t changed for decades, as loyal supporters find comfort in Calvert’s distinct voice leadin…