Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Las Vegas on Friday following the first 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Nevada
State and national Democrats are leading a lawsuit that seeks to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from appearing on Nevada’s presidential ballot, citing state law.
The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office says the family of Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks will host a Celebration of Life in his memory in Reno next week.
A district court judge approved a motion to dismiss the fake electors case, pointing to issues with jurisdiction.
Regent Donald McMichael made comments at a Nevada System of Higher Education board meeting this month that many considered antisemitic.
The fatalities from the disease and new cases of COVID-19 reported by the state over the preceding day were well above the 14-day rolling averages.
Nevada recorded 2,470 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 deaths from the disease over the preceding day, according to state data posted Wednesday.
Nevada’s COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force members are concerned that Fremont Street Experience’s plans for New Year’s Eve could lead to a surge in positive cases.
The latest figures pushed the state totals to 212,211 cases and 2,916 deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada public health officials reported 1,939 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths on Monday.
COVID-19 vaccination of residents and staff members at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Nevada begins Monday.
Five of the state’s seven degree-granting schools saw a decline in students for the fall semester, which wrapped up this month. The exceptions: UNLV and Nevada State College.
Clark County reached a somber milestone Monday when three new coronavirus-related deaths pushed the county’s death toll beyond 2,000.
The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine was given to a Las Vegas ICU nurse on Monday.
Gov. Sisolak announced Sunday that the “statewide pause” put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 will be extended into January and that the state will re-implement a moratorium on most residential evictions.