On Sept. 19, the CDC released the 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps, which showed that Nevada’s adult obesity prevalence for 2023 is 30.8%, a decrease from 2022 when it was 33.5%. According to the CDC, 23 states in the U.S. have an obesity rate over 35%, which is one more state than in 2022.

More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, putting them at risk of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers. And 9.4% of adults have severe obesity,

According to new numbers from a 2021 survey conducted through 2023, the obesity rate in the U.S. stands at 40%, a slight decrease from the 42% recorded in the previous four-year period.

Metro police arrested a Nevada State Police lieutenant for allegedly driving impaired and at speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour on neighborhood roads, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.

The incident occurred just after 1:30 a.m. on Friday, September 20 when an officer spotted a dark-colored minivan traveling along Fort Apache Road near Mountain Edge Parkway at a high rate of speed.

Metro police arrested a Nevada State Police lieutenant for allegedly driving impaired and at speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour on neighborhood roads, NewsNation affiliate KLAS has learned. On Friday,