A local entrepreneur and community activist is campaigning to oust North Las Vegas Councilwoman Ruth Garcia-Anderson, who’s been endorsed by her fellow City Council members.
Politics and Government
United Nations passes non-binding resolution telling Israel to end its “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” — by a 124-14 vote.
The lawsuit accuses Carson City and Storey County clerks of not processing the organization’s challenges of voters believed to have moved elsewhere.
Vice President Kamala Harris will make a campaign stop in Las Vegas on Sunday, according to her campaign.
The former president complained that the current holding charges against Ryan Wesley Routh were too light, but prosecutors indicated much more serious charges were coming.
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.
The head of the state laboratory says the more contagious strain of the new coronavirus is likely already here.
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.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and Immunization Program Manager Shannon Bennett provided an update to Nevada’s tier system for vaccine distribution at a Wednesday news briefing.
State biostatistician Kyra Morgan addressed the governor’s COVID-19 task force on a day in which 1,747 new cases of the disease and 46 deaths were reported.
Nevada logged fewer than 1,000 coronavirus cases over a single day for the first time in nearly two months, but the head of the state’s COVID-19 response said the holidays may be clouding the numbers.
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’s daily coronavirus case count rebounded as expected Wednesday following an artificially low count the previous day caused by a technical glitch.
The Southern Nevada Health District said it new case numbers were “artificially low” Tuesday due to a technical issue and reporting delays, impacting the state’s reporting.
Nevada public health officials reported 1,939 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths on Monday.