President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be in Las Vegas on Saturday to attend the funeral of late Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, according to the Sun sources. Reid, who …
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With rising demand, UNLV moving COVID testing site to Sam Boyd Stadium
UNLV’s drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vaccination site at 851 E. Tropicana Ave. is moving to Sam Boyd Stadium starting Sunday to accommodate more people.
Where to get a COVID test in Las Vegas
The UNLV coronavirus testing clinic shut down early Sunday night after reaching capacity just halfway through its shift. The clinic did 1,750 tests …
After 8 years as NBA assistant, Hammon to lead team in WNBA
Becky Hammon was ready to lead her own team. So she went back to where her professional career began — the WNBA.
Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic
As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions …
Golden Knights defense disappoints in loss to Jets
Vegas allowed four unanswered goals in the second and third periods, and the killshot in overtime as they fell to the Winnipeg Jets …
Harry Reid to lie in state at U.S. Capitol Rotunda
The body of late Nevada Sen. Harry Reid will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 12, returning one last time to the heart of the place …
Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
What we learned about the U.S. economy in 2021
For people who study the vicissitudes of the economy, 2021 has been the most interesting year of the 2000s.
‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power
In Nevada, multiple lawsuits seeking to overturn Biden’s victory were thrown out by judges. A suit aimed at overturning his congressional loss …