Gov. Steve Sisolak has praised Nevadans for adhering to COVID-19 shutdown directives, but if control measures are reduced too soon, the disease will likely spread beyond control …
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CCSD’s Jara: Pandemic reaffirms need to invest in classroom teachers
On the front lines of the global coronavirus pandemic, our unrelenting health care workers continue to battle COVID-19. But meanwhile, unsung heroes are feverishly working to reinvigorate imaginations and continuing to train our next global leaders: A…
Patient is the 50th to recover from COVID-19 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas
The virus had claimed 206 lives in Nevada as of Saturday, at least 174 of them in Clark County. Out of 1,066 who …
Global death toll tops 200,000 as some virus lockdowns eased
As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic …
AP Source: NBA facilities will begin to reopen Friday
NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement still …
Southern Nevada mayors steadfast in decision to wait out pandemic
A significant part of the economy in Boulder City is driven by small business. Those shops, primarily on the city’s main drag of Nevada Way, have been temporarily shuttered …
From meditation to essential oils, natural techniques can help you cope with stress
There’s no disputing that these are stressful times, and with the strong directive to stay inside and practice social distancing from others, the sense of isolation can compound the anxieties of living through a pandemic. But there are ways to relieve…
Disinfectant riff is latest of many Trump science clashes
What President Donald Trump says and does often flies in the face of mainstream science. Coronavirus and the idea of injecting disinfectants is only the latest episode.
Disinfectant riff is latest of many Trump science clashes
What President Donald Trump says and does often flies in the face of mainstream science. Coronavirus and the idea of injecting disinfectants is only the latest episode.
Pick-Six: Most intriguing players left after Day 2 of draft
After four quarterbacks went off the board in the first round of the NFL Draft, Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma was the only QB taken in rounds two and three on Friday.