UCLA report highlights Latinos’ surging contributions to US economy

Sep 15, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

More than 28% of Nevadans, including nearly a third of Clark County residents, are “Hispanic or Latino,” according to 2020 Census data. Of the one-fifth of Nevadans born outside the country, around half immigrated from Mexico, El Salvador or Cuba. The economic impact of American Latinos increased by over 60% ...

Brown’s campaign hit with FEC complaint over alleged super PAC coordination

Sep 13, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

The U.S. Senate campaign of Nevada Republican Sam Brown is facing a Federal Elections Commission complaint alleging it accepted an illegal in-kind contribution from a ...

Las Vegas tourism board targets UK, Ireland with NFL partnership

Sep 10, 2024 (1:27 p.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

The NFL’s London Games will have a new presenting partner this year: The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The deal is part of a larger effort by the LVCVA to reach potential tourists in the ...

Las Vegas ad companies take center stage in New York

Sep 9, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

At the heart of Times Square in New York City, only a few miles from Coco Gauff’s attempt to defend her U.S. Open title, a 200-foot-tall version of the star tennis player whipped her racket toward the city’s ...

Another year of NFL with no FanDuel, DraftKings in Nevada

Sep 7, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

It started with a loophole. Attempting to curtail offshore gaming, Congress passed legislation in 2006 preventing gambling businesses from accepting payments related to illegal online bets or wagers. Exempted from the bill, however ...

Saving lives with Narcan: Westgate distributes medication on National Overdose Awareness Day

Sep 1, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

Cami Christensen, Westgate’s president and general manager, said the company was able to secure $100,000 worth of Narcan. Since the Westgate's owners got involved with speaking out on issues around drug addiction ...

Nevada Senate hopeful Sam Brown stays silent on far-right donor

Aug 31, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown doesn’t distance himself from the radical plans detailed in Project 2025 and has refused to answer questions from the Sun about the extreme measures in the 920-page far-right policy guide …

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hires new CFO

Aug 28, 2024 (12:45 p.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

Jim McIntosh, Henderson’s former assistant city manager and chief financial officer, will serve as the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s CFO, the authority announced Wednesday.

United flight attendants announce strike authorization in Las Vegas

Aug 28, 2024 (12:20 p.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

Kim Wells, a flight attendant with United Airlines for 34 years, raised a yellow sign above her head, announcing to dozens of United workers on Wednesday outside Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas that their union had authorized a strike …

Harris’ housing plan aims to help ease Nevada’s shortage of affordable housing

Aug 28, 2024 (2 a.m.)

By Kyle Chouinard

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign unveiled an ad Tuesday magnifying her push to address the housing shortage and lower home costs in America, saying “we should be doing everything we can to ...