Nevada faces a severe shortage of volunteer court-appointed special advocates for foster children at a time when child abuse could be on the rise, the Nevada …
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Health District reports 45% virus recovery rate
The daily COVID-19 report from the Southern Nevada Health District has a new category: number of residents recovered. The Health District reports that 1,141 Clark County residents have …
Economic pain will persist long after the lockdowns end
Walter Isenberg is the sort of business owner President Donald Trump has in mind when he talks about the need to start lifting coronavirus lockdowns and reopen the economy …
Only government order could spoil Allegiant Stadium’s completion date, exec says
Covid-19 concerns have shut down most of Las Vegas. But at the construction site for the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium just off the Strip and Russell Road, it’s business as usual …
Only government order could spoil Allegiant Stadium’s completion date, exec says
Covid-19 concerns have shut down most of Las Vegas. But at the construction site for the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium just off the Strip and Russell Road, it’s business as usual …
How this Las Vegas couple, stranded in Peru’s lockdown, finally made it home
Garrett Sliger and Christine Castaneda had planned a 10-day vacation through Peru and Mexico. They were going to see Mayan archaeological sites like Machu Picchu in Peru and Tulum and Chichén Itzá in Mexico.
State officials, environmentalists split on local impacts of EPA enforcement change
While the Environmental Protection Agency will not administer all environmental regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection says it will continue to enforce environmental law and protect ecological resourc…
Virus cases about 2M worldwide; few new hot spots
New York’s coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 and the worldwide number of confirmed cases hovered around 2 million on Monday, even as the lack of fresh hot spots globally yielded a ray of optimism and fueled discussions about how some places might b…
Sports Down Under seem a long way off due to coronavirus
Australia is doing no better or worse than other countries deprived of their professional sport due to the new coronavirus. Which is probably surprising in itself.
Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus
Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign.