If blazing down Nevada highways at 100 mph is unsafe and illegal, there is no explaining away after getting pulled over for accelerating to 120 or 140 mph.
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Nevada passes 200 coronavirus deaths, nears 4,400 cases
The coronavirus has killed 203 people in Nevada since the first death was reported in mid-March, according to state figures reported on Friday evening.
Nevada passes 200 coronavirus deaths, nears 4,400 cases
The coronavirus has killed 203 people in Nevada since the first death was reported in mid-March, according to state figures reported on Friday evening.
Video shows would-be carjacker shot by police after chase
With a shotgun resting on his lap, the 24-year-old motorist sped recklessly through the valley with Metro Police in pursuit. When Chase Rosa jumped out of the stolen white Acura …
NHP seeks driver who had role in fatal Summerlin Parkway rollover
The Nevada Highway Patrol is working to identify the driver of an unknown-model white sedan that cut off another car, causing it to lose control, roll over and kill its two occupants …
Health care workers union to OSHA: Investigate Nevada hospitals
A Nevada health care workers union wants OSHA to investigate seven hospitals in the state, five of which are in Las Vegas, based on claims of insufficient personal protective equipment and protocols that put workers at risk …
Caesars announces employee assistance fund
Caesars Entertainment today announced a new employee assistance fund to help employees suffering hardships because of the coronavirus crisis. The Caesars Cares Fund will be supported by contributions from …
County Marriage License Bureau reopening
Couples will again be able to get married in Clark County — albeit under social distancing guidelines — starting Monday when the Marriage License Bureau in …
Las Vegas experts: Antibody tests can tell us about how coronavirus has infected the population
As doctors in Las Vegas and around the world try to grapple the unknowns of the novel coronavirus, one area many are looking at is in our blood and what the antibodies we produce in our immune system can tell us about the way the virus is spreading …
Immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, adapt to new jobs
Ulises García went from being a waiter to working at a laundromat. Yelitza Esteva used to do manicures and now delivers groceries. Maribel Torres swapped cleaning homes for sewing masks.