Three Las Vegas area gig economy workers are just some of thousands finding financial lifelines in different places, including Friday’s passage of the $2 trillion stimulus bill, called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities Act, that will for the first time extend unemployment benefits to independent contractors.
Carson Kitchen distributes food packages to assist employees; tourism and hospitality workers unite for a car parade; and a Las Vegas councilman teams up with a food service provider on donation of gloves.
A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper who was shot and killed during a traffic stop Friday morning was identified by authorities as a grandfather from White Pine County.
Two teenage boys were apparently shot and killed by the man, who died of a “self-inflicted” gunshot wound, police said.
State government in talks with banks and others to provide assistance to Nevadans impacted by the economic upheaval the new coronavirus has inflicted on the state, he says.
The number of confirmed cases in Clark County increased from 350 to 443 overnight, while the state reported an increase from 420 to 535 late Thursday
Las Vegas police said they arrested two people Friday afternoon and one man was found shot to death during a homicide investigation that began earlier in the day.
“It seemed like he had gone completely off the rails,” said the ex-wife of a man suspected of shooting and killing a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper.
A plan for distance learning in the Clark County School District has been approved by Nevada’s state superintendent of public instruction.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man fatally shot after an argument over money on Wednesday in the southeast Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas police are still looking for an assailant in the killing of a man whose body was found at a south valley park on Thursday morning.
Las Vegas Valley hospitals need supplies from the community at large. Here are specific needs and how to donate items to various hospitals.
The county’s Business License Department has issued emergency suspensions to five liquor establishments, two smoke shops and two car washes through March 25, the county said.
Most Las Vegas casino operators said Friday the $2 trillion stimulus bill provides needed relief for the battered hospitality industry.
Last week, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation saw the most unemployment insurance claims in state history.
In a bid to survive the financial turmoil of the coronavirus shutdown affecting 41 properties, Penn National Gaming will furlough 26,000 employees nationwide.
The never-ending news cycle surrounding the coronavirus outbreak has been daunting and overwhelming. The gravity of the situation changes every day, sometimes every hour, compounding the sense of vulnerability and uncertainty that has gripped the world amid the growing public health threat. It is certainly easy to be overcome by the sense of unease. At […]
Law enforcement vehicles escorted Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Benjamin Jenkins’ body as it was driven to the Clark County coroner’s office Friday night.
Nevada officials have stated they need more COVID-19 test kits. Four times they have asked federal officials for help only to be told there is a “indefinite backlog.”
The coronavirus self-quarantine has led many people to seek the company of a pet, according to the Animal Foundation.
Monitor the progress of the Las Vegas stadium with this view looking south toward the construction site.
