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U.S. vice president Kamala Harris and former American president Donald Trump just wrapped up what's potentially their only presidential debate in Philadelphia.
Following the death of her son, a mom is warning others about the “blackout challenge” (also known as the “choking challenge”), a dangerous viral TikTok trend.
The rising number of unhoused and the lack of affordable housing are problems that many cities and states struggle with. It’s not an issue that comes up a lot when politicians hit the campaign trail, maybe because it seems so difficult, and because it’s controversial.
Since announcing her bid for the Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic Party presidential nominee, has only done one non-scripted interview. In a 30-minute sit-down with CNN last week, interviewer Dana Bash split the questions between Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Kendra Still’s career as a Nevada state trooper unexpectedly ended after 14 years when she was injured in a crash with a wrong-way driver on the 215 Beltway. Still, now the Nevada Department of Public Safety’s wellness program manager, is helping institute a new resiliency training program designed for the highway patrol. The first session of the program, developed by UNLV’s Tourist Safety Institute and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, was hosted Wednesday by UNLV professors Steven Pace and Nicholas Barr.
Kendra Still’s career as a Nevada state trooper unexpectedly ended after 14 years when she was injured in a crash with a wrong-way driver on the 215 Beltway. Still, now the Nevada Department of Public Safety’s wellness program manager, is helping institute a new resiliency training program designed for the highway patrol. The first session of the program, developed by UNLV’s Tourist Safety Institute and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, was hosted Wednesday by UNLV professors Steven Pace and Nicholas Barr.
Kendra Still’s career as a Nevada state trooper unexpectedly ended after 14 years when she was injured in a crash with a wrong-way driver on the 215 Beltway. Still, now the Nevada Department of Public Safety’s wellness program manager, is helping institute a new resiliency training program designed for the highway patrol. The first session of the program, developed by UNLV’s Tourist Safety Institute and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, was hosted Wednesday by UNLV professors Steven Pace and Nicholas Barr.
Yeet: A fluffy slang word with two definitions. Kids are using “yeet” to express themselves in two ways, according to Merriam-Webster. Yeet is a verb that means to throw something hard without caring if it breaks and is an expression of excitement.
There is a desperate need for more charges in Nevada according to some EV drivers. FOX5 spoke with drivers who are often forced to wait in lines to charge up. “I am swapping this in tomorrow and getting a gas vehicle,” Steven Blocker told FOX5. Blocker, an Uber driver using an electric vehicle, just moved to Henderson from San Diego a month and a half ago.
In fewer than 100 days, Nevadans head to the polls. And while most of us are thinking of who we want as president, there are dozens of other officials we have the right to vote for.
After nearly three days of closures along I-15 and backups along I-40, California Highway Patrol announced Sunday the end of a closure caused by a truck fire that sparked Friday. San Bernadino Fire Department reported the fire around 10 a.m. on Friday, stating that a semi-truck carrying lithium batteries flipped on northbound I-15 near Baker and burst into flames.
The Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) and Las Vegas Sands have announced that the 2024 Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit will take place on Friday, Nov. 8, at Las Vegas City Hall. Registration for this important advocacy event opens on Aug 5.