Experts say the trend reflects that homeless populations are getting older and sicker, drug use is soaring, and the pandemic has made it more difficult to access health care.
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Clark County District Judge-elect Crystal Eller was served with a grand jury subpoena last week and said she believes the incumbent she defeated is behind it.
Judge William “Bill” Kephart, a longtime judge and incumbent in District Court Department 19 in Clark County, could lose his seat — but there are still thousands of election ballots left to be counted.
After the closure of the $8 million ISO-Q complex at Cashman Field, Clark County and the city of Las Vegas are trying new strategies to protect the homeless from COVID-19.
City and county officials are planning to close the Cashman Field treatment center where homeless people sought coronavirus treatment, and shifting the funds to other services.
Isolation during the coronavirus pandemic hampers social services and nonprofits that serve at-risk kids from doing their jobs. It’s also likely behind a big drop in child abuse cases.
While its direct impact on the homeless population is still unclear, the coronavirus pandemic has made life on the streets of Las Vegas harder in many ways.
The first pieces of the state’s plan to vastly expand testing for the disease caused by the new coronavirus are expected as soon as Friday.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved more than $254,000 in emergency services purchases for the quarantine facility for the homeless at Cashman Center.
The space at existing facilities will be augmented by new makeshift isolation wards being built at the Southern Nevada Health District headquarters and at Cashman Center.
Clark County, Las Vegas officials say they have been trying for weeks to strike a deal with local landlords and hotels and only turned to the Cashman lot out of desperation.
Preventing COVID-19 is key in preventing the illness from spreading among the homeless are more susceptible to contracting the illness and can’t self-quarantine at home.
Homeless shelters that accept funding from Clark County to provide emergency beds for the homeless will no longer be able to turn away people who show up drunk or high.
A new mobile app allowed volunteers to pinpoint the location of homeless people as they counted and administer a survey on the spot to those willing to answer a few questions.
Dozens of homeless assistance programs in Nevada will receive more than $16 million in federal grants with more than $13 million coming to Clark County.
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The Monday morning low was 91, well above the record of 87 set in 2003 and tied in 2017. The afternoon high was 112.
A juvenile was killed early Tuesday morning in a multiple-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 95 in Henderson.
The pizzeria, which has been named among the best in Nevada and the best in the United States, is renovating an existing space in Henderson.
Three bike riders, each suffering from Parkinson’s disease, rode through Red Rock Canyon as part of a mission to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease.