Zach Miles, associate vice president for economic development for UNLV, said there’s venture money in Southern Nevada, “but trying to find the right groups to tap into for that money is different.” According to a 2017 report from the Kauffman Foundation, Las Vegas ranked number 34 out of 40 metropolitan areas for growth entrepreneurship, a metric of how much startups grow. With a lack of growing startups in Las Vegas, investment money is being sent outside of state borders. The southwest region of the U.S. received $386 million in funding in the second quarter, with about $25.2 million in Nevada. The San Francisco area alone received about $5.6 billion. (source: CB Insights)
Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said.
A wanted sex offender is back into custody in Las Vegas after being on the run in Mexico for more than a decade, authorities announced.
Creed, Janet Jackson, Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Anyma are among the many big names in town.
As we get older and our financial life gets more complicated, it’s difficult to know how long to keep financial records and paperwork.
Waiting too long to enroll can result in a penalty that remains in effect for the life of a beneficiary’s Medicare coverage.
Las Vegas Bowl, Hofbräuhaus and Seth MacFarlane highlight the week heading into the New Year.
“The Fire Inside” shares the inspirational story of how Claressa Shields conquered the odds with a pair of boxing gloves and a positive mindset.
Police are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people injured by gunfire and another person stabbed.
Used Christmas trees can be dropped off at more than 30 locations throughout the Las Vegas Valley as part of an effort to reduce waste.
Southern Nevada Health District’s top official, Dr. Fermin Leguen, is retiring at the beginning of March, marking an end to a decades-long career that dispatched him across the globe to serve in public health.