Oxford Economics last week ranked Nevada the second-most economically vulnerable state behind Maine, saying the Silver State’s tourism sector, as measured by its share of financial output, is more than four times larger than the country’s.
U.S. retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, a record drop as the viral outbreak closed down thousands of stores and shoppers stayed home.
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the economy with sweeping business closures and record job losses, delinquencies are expected to rise nationwide, a new report indicates.
The United States is WHO’s largest single donor, contributing between $400 million and $500 million annually to the Geneva-based agency in recent years.
Sunny and pleasant conditions dominate the Las Vegas Valley weather forecast through the weekend with the only exception being a 20 percent chance of showers early Friday.
Despite a massive cut in the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority budget, plans to complete the West Hall expansion and a transit system by January are continuing.
Izaac Zevalking, who works under the name Recycled Propaganda, has donated his talents to designing nine murals for local shops; the one he did on his own shop was stolen.
Her work included the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia and the Sacagawea Dollar Coin.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper acknowledged it’s tough to enforce new virus standards with a force of 2.2 million spread out all over the world.
Chefs from MGM Resorts are donating 1,000 hot meals a day for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada for the rest April.
This is not about the government trying to establish or favor any religion.
Nevada stockpiles potential coronavirus drug Sisolak restricted
At the state and local level, the number of new infections identified through testing has fallen in recent days.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday halted two Las Vegas operations providing rapid tests for COVID-19 and its antibodies.
Commissioners from the Group of Five, including Craig Thompson of the Mountain West, sent NCAA president Mark Emmert a letter asking for relief of membership requirements.
The UFC is eyeing May 9 as a return date in its quest to be the first major U.S. sport to return amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Attorneys say Gov. Steve Sisolak and the county overreached by relegating the right to marry to a nonessential endeavor in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Clark County School District Deputy Superintendent Diane Gullett will be leaving the district for a new job as superintendent of the Marion County School District in Florida.
Work crews topped off Allegiant Stadium on Tuesday marking the full enclosure of the $2 billion facility.
The Golden Knights are allowing season-ticket holders to reschedule their next payment until August, the team said in an email Tuesday.
Mondays Dark founder Mark Shunock says of the upcoming telethon, “Whether you work backstage, in wardrobe, dance, sing, act, The Actors Fund can help you.”
Russian free-agent goalie prospect Alexei Melnichuk reportedly has narrowed his list to four teams, and the Golden Knights are one of the finalists.
The hotel-casino also plans to end health benefits for the former staff members Friday.
Recent changes to a program for small businesses will leave them with much less cash in their pockets.
After hiring more than 2,000 workers in Nevada, Amazon plans to hire at least another 800 in the state to keep up with increased demand during the COVID-19 outbreak.
To make sure no Nevadans lose any unemployment benefits, Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered all jobless claims to be backdated to March 15.
National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe offers classes for during, and after, the coronavirus crisis.
Golden Knights forward Nick Cousins said on his Twitter account Tuesday that he will donate 21 pizzas to local hospitals for the next three weeks.