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NewsAggregateHome AggregateSummer heat, new law magnify urgency to reach Las Vegas' homeless
As summer temperatures soar and local camping bans remain in effect, dedicated outreach teams work around the clock to connect Las Vegas’ homeless population with ...
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NewsUNLVHomelessnessClark County officials and partners target a rise in homeless camps near UNLV
A recent town hall at the Flamingo Library brought officials and residents together to discuss the area’s struggles with an influx of homeless encampments around ...
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NewsAllAggregateProgress reported in reducing homelessness among veterans in Nevada, US
Nicholas Barr, a professor at UNLV studying veteran homelessness, cautioned against reading too much into the raw data. The one-day count ...
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NewsHomelessnessSouthern Nevada continues efforts to reduce homelessness
“Homelessness is a housing problem,” says Clark County Social Services Manager Michele Fuller-Hallauer. “Without safe, accessible, affordable housing, we will not solve this issue.”
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AggregateAllHomelessnessCatholic Charities ready to serve 17,000 meals, with turkey and all the trimmings
Catholic Charities' annual Thanksgiving Day dining-in meal will be served today. “We bump it up a little bit, give them a little bit more cranberry ...
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AggregateAllBreaking NewsMobile clinic sets out to help Las Vegas homeless combat addiction
The Southern Nevada Health District is ready to deploy its Linkage to Action mobile outreach unit to connect homeless people and other vulnerable populations to ...
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NewsAllAggregateDriven by compassion for homeless, rescuers venture into tunnels of Las Vegas
Using the 215 Beltway for perspective, on the roughly 15 miles from Durango Drive to Henderson, there’s an encampment at every offramp. That’s just on ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateFiore on the homeless and coronavirus: ‘Let them play in dirt’
When it comes to coronavirus, homeless people are like kids: “Let them play in dirt. They don’t get sick,” Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore said ...
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Weekly Q&AHELP of Southern Nevada’s Kelly Robson has made homeless assistance a year-round mission
“We break down all the barriers that led them to become homeless, so they can become self-sufficient and sustain on their own.”
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IntersectionA new homeless youth center will offer housings for more than 150
The 37,000 square-foot facility is eight years in the making and will provide housing education, employment and health services.
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IntersectionThe Compassion Experience brings the less-developed world to the suburbs
One moment, you’re in Southwest Las Vegas. The next, you’re in a Nairobi mud hut, listening to a boy talk about begging for food.
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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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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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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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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&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.”
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNBA takes another step in Las Vegas expansion
The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league's owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of ...
