The Daily Rundown - December 5, 2025
🎓 The Board of Regents for the Nevada System of Higher Education has approved the lease for a new Nevada State University building in North Las Vegas. First reported by KLAS, the 30,000-square-foot, three-story academic building will feature workforce development opportunities and student support services. Construction of the new campus is expected to begin in the spring of next year, with an anticipated opening in the fall of 2027.
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🏈 The UNLV Rebels are heading to a bowl game for the third year in a row. That's after losing the Mountain West Conference Championship to Boise State over the weekend. It was the Rebels' third and final shot at beating Boise State for a title before the Broncos leave the conference for the Pac-12. The Broncos won 38-21. The Rebels will next play in the Frisco Bowl against the Ohio University Bobcats on Dec. 23.
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😢 In the professional league, the Las Vegas Raiders were handed yet another loss yesterday. This time by the Denver Broncos, 24-17. Quarterback Geno Smith exited the game with a shoulder and hand injury. Backup Kenny Pickett, however, threw his first touchdown for the team. The Raiders now fall to 2-11, meaning there is no way they can make the NFL playoffs with the remaining schedule.
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🏇 The National Finals Rodeo continues in Las Vegas this week with bronc rider Stetson Wright's return to the saddle. The Utah native won the first and fourth rounds of the event after exiting the 2023 Finals with a hamstring injury. He is two points ahead of second-place rider, his brother, Ryder Wright.
😷 Regional statistics show that the next two weeks are historically when flu and RSV hospitalizations peak in Las Vegas. That's according to the Southern Nevada Health District's new Respiratory Disease Dashboard, which launched in mid-November. Along with hospitalization rates, it also tracks fatality numbers and vaccine uptake for RSV, flu and COVID.
Though Southern Nevada has recorded only one flu-related death in the last six weeks, national health agencies are warning the public that the 2025-26 flu peak could be particularly severe. That's due to two factors: The circulating H3N2 variant differs from the one this season's vaccine protects against, and can produce slightly more severe symptoms.
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Part of these stories are taken from KNPR's daily newscast segment. To hear more daily updates like these, tune in to 88.9 KNPR FM.
