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1 week ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
The second Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Las Vegas was a hit, according to the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority. But the overall economic impact, according to Applied Analysis, was down. While tickets for the 2025 race in November are now on sale, they’re as low as $50 — a big drop. But race officials say it’s part of a push to make the race more inclusive. Still, not everyone’s sold on the race’s benefits. A handful of lawsuits have been filed against Clark County and Formula 1.
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2 weeks ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
The federal government has revoked the visas of four international students at UNLV. UNLV Executive Vice President and Provost Chris Heavey confirmed the visa revocation of four students in an email sent to the campus community. The email did not identify the students or explain why the visas were revoked. However, the university says it’s offering support and guidance to the four students so they can complete the spring semester.
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2 weeks ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
For a few years, we’ve known about corporations, hedge funds and other conglomerates buying homes in Las Vegas, then turning them into rentals. It’s been frustrating to many who want to buy a home but find homes previously for sale have quickly been purchased and turned permanently into rental units. It’s also exacerbated the lack of homes for sale, which has kept values at record levels. Currently, the median price of a home in Nevada is around $485,000.
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3 weeks ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
Tourism is the state’s bread and butter, and there are signs it’s starting to falter. These are the numbers for February from Harry Reid International Airport:International passengers fell 19.6% from January, while domestic passengers fell 6.9%, and the 4 million travelers passing through the airport were down 7.5% from last year.
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4 weeks ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
If artificial intelligence isn’t already in everything, it soon will be. We use those advanced computer processes in just about anything that’s electrified. In many cases, AI has proven to be enormously beneficial. But Nevada lawmakers are also worried about overreach, criminal use and more. They’re concerned about the replacement of human intuition and experience. They’re exploring AI with several bills this legislative session, touching on medical use to pornography and politics.
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1 month ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
More homes are up for sale this year, but home prices remain very high throughout Nevada. The median price of a home now is about $485,000, an all-time high. Builders say they would put up more homes, which might bring down prices, if they had more land to build on. And to help them, a bill is tied up in Congress that would expand carve 25,000 acres out of federally held land in Southern Nevada.
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1 month ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
The casinos and resorts of Las Vegas remain Nevada’s economic engine. But one area that’s growing faster than gaming is outdoor recreation. From 2022 to 2023, it added about $8 billion to the economy, ranking Nevada 10th in the country. It grew almost 13% from 2022 to 2023; gaming increased just under 5%. And the people who gamble and enjoy the state’s outdoors are often one in the same. They might stay in a Las Vegas resort, then drive five hours north to Great Basin National Park.
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1 month ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
Mars has fascinated humanity since Galileo Galilei accurately observed it more than 400 years ago. Now we’re getting to the point of trying to land spaceships on the planet, which is the stated goal of President Donald Trump and his advisor, Elon Musk. Before any human-occupied ship makes that trek of up to 140 million miles, the U.S. has to figure out how safe it will be and what it might be like for anyone who steps foot on the planet’s surface. NASA’s Perseverance rover landed there in 2021.
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1 month ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
The mood was calm, yet tense, at the Walnut Community Center in Northwest Las Vegas on a late February afternoon. Dozens of people trickled in for a Know Your Rights Immigration Town Hall hosted by Clark County. The event was the second of its kind this year. Panelists included government, police, school officials, and an immigration expert. Among attendees was Juan from Las Vegas, who has no legal status in the U.S. and says he’s afraid of encountering ICE when he goes outside his home.
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2 months ago | 
knpr.org | Christopher Alvarez
More than 1 million people currently serve in the various branches of the U.S. military, including 12,000 in Nevada. Veterans in the country number 16 million, with 200,000 in Nevada, and none of them are exactly alike. They really are the people they serve. All races, colors, creeds and genders. It’s been that way for a while, bolstered by the belief that no matter where you came from or who you are, if you’re able to do the job and have the other person’s back, you should qualify.
