The study ranks Las Vegas as 15th out of the 50 most dangerous places for teen drivers. Nationwide, traffic crashes are the number one killer of teens from the ages of 15 to 20. AAA attributes the growing number of deaths in Las Vegas to the growing population, and they say parent involvement is a big part of prevention.

“Teens don’t have to be in big SUV’s that are hard to maneuver. These are the most inexperienced drivers on the road, so the simpler the better when it comes to educating teens. Picking the right car is one of the right answers,” said Michael Geeser with AAA.

Once teens get their license, many want their own car or to take the family car. AAA recommends that parents make sure their teen is driving a vehicle they can handle and the family SUV may be too much car for their experience level.

AAA also recommends that parents draw up a paper outlining what rules they expect new drivers to abide by, so teens know exactly what limits are placed on them as new drivers.

The study called San Francisco the safest city for teens while the Tampa area in Florida was deemed the worst place for teen drivers.

The National Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence just released its annual scorecard. It ranks states by how effective their existing laws are in curbing gun violence and illegal gun trafficking.

“Gun control doesn’t control criminals. We need to control criminals,” said gun store owner Bob Irwin.

According to the latest scorecard by the National Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Nevada fails miserably when it comes to curbing illegal firearm trafficking, conducting background checks, promoting child safety, banning assault weapons, and keeping guns out of public places.

Nevada received only 11 points out of a possible 100.

Gun store owner Bob Irwin says the Brady scorecard misrepresents the facts, “Their argument is the state doesn’t require background checks but that’s only because the feds do.”

While there is no state law requiring a waiting period for first-time handgun buyers, Irwin says Clark County has a 3-day restriction.

Yet anyone can buy a handgun or assault weapon on the spot at a Nevada gun show — no questions asked.

“I can’t believe that’s allowed. It’s putting people at risk,” said Maria Outcalt with Domestic Violence Prevention.

It’s that easy access that has Outcalt convinced that stronger gun control laws would help curb violence.

While there is great debate over whether tougher gun laws are a good idea, advocates on both sides of this issue agree on some things.

They say tougher enforcement of the gun laws we already have on the books and more gun safety education would go a long way to combating crime and making us all safer.

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As reported by Alyson McCarthy this morning on Eyewitness News 8, Forbes’ data now shows that Las Vegas is the 7th least affordable housing market in the country. Forbes reports that growth has slowed to a point in Southern Nevada that less than 20 percent of the home sales last quarter where within reach of households at the median income level.

You can read the complete Forbes story here.

We hope to use this blog to keep you updated on the latest. Right now, you can find out where Clark County schools rank in their Adequate Yearly Progress Report, or where Nevada ranks in child deaths.

You can learn how Metro Police reacted to a study on Nevada’s anti-gang efforts. Then for all you home owners out there (or hoping to some day be one), there’s North Las Vegas having one of the nation’s 10 worst rates of home foreclosure.

Keep checking back for new lists our fair city or state has managed to make — or tell us of ones you’ve heard about.