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In these dark times, clouded by fears of an enemy we can’t see and sheltered in homes we’re itching to leave, it’s reassuring to know that California’s sunsets over the Pacific are just as vivid. You just can’t enjoy them with sand between your toes.

Officer Nick Bachman said the suspect with the “Rambo-style” knife rushed police. At that point, it appeared he would either stab an officer or get himself shot …

Clark County recorded nine additional coronavirus deaths Tuesday, bringing the total to 115 as of last update, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. 

Three additional inmates at the Clark County Detention Center have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total of infections to at least four among the inmate population …

President Donald Trump’s name will be printed on the stimulus checks that the IRS will be sending to tens of millions of Americans around the country, an unprecedented move finalized this week.

Even though 90% of its staff at its dozen theme parks have been furloughed, SeaWorld Entertainment made a deal this week to give its top executives about $6.8 million in restricted stock awards.

California will be the first state to give cash to immigrants living in the country illegally who are hurt by the coronavirus, offering $500 apiece to 150,000 adults who were left out of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package approved by Congress …

The Las Vegas City Council Wednesday unanimously approved emergency policies to help struggling small businesses during the COVID-19 shutdown …

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation has announced the opening today of a new unemployment insurance call center. The center will be open from …

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman again implored the governor to allow businesses to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying today the shutdown is “killing” the economy. Goodman, who earlier compared the virus to the common flu, also questioned whe…