When Joseph Levey logged in to Chase Bank’s lending portal early Tuesday, he hoped he would finally be able to submit his law firm’s application for a federal stimulus loan. He had been trying since the previous Friday.
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Las Vegas Convention Center could become makeshift hospital for coronavirus patients
The federal government earlier this month began assessing the Las Vegas Convention Center as a possible site for a makeshift hospital to care for coronavirus patients …
Coronavirus deaths in Nevada top 100; Burning Man canceled
Nevada’s death toll from the coronavirus has topped 100 as the sweeping impacts of the outbreak across the state now include cancellation of the annual Burning Man festival …
This Las Vegas teacher finds unique way to reach students during shutdown
As children in the Las Vegas Valley adjust to remote learning, one teacher decided to give her students an extra-personal message of encouragement, in the form of a special …
‘Vegas at Home’ video series keeps all connected during COVID-19 shutdown
Just because we’re all social distancing doesn’t mean we can’t still feel included in all the city has to offer. It’s in that spirit that Greenspun Media Group launched “Vegas at Home,” a video series featuring Strip entertainers, chefs and much more….
Tracking NYC’s coronavirus fight, from 911 call to ER door
The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before.
Top Navajo leaders quarantine as tribe prepares for curfew
Two leaders of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. are in self-quarantine as the Navajo Nation prepares for a weekend-long curfew aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak.
Rivera aims to start changing culture around Redskins
Ron Rivera made plenty of mistakes as a first-time NFL head coach that he hopes not to repeat this time around.
Hopeful birdsong, foreboding sirens: A pandemic in sound
Hopeful birdsong and foreboding sirens. Chiming church bells and bleating ferry horns.
Crime drops around the world as COVID-19 keeps people inside
The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom and pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too.