Nevada has the highest percentage of one-star acute-care hospitals of any state, the lowest rating given by the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services.
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Four major Las Vegas casino companies are expanding vaccine efforts. One, Station Casinos, will begin offering vaccines to employees and their families next Tuesday,
Clark County’s two mass COVID-19 vaccination sites, as well as smaller sites, are operating well below capacity.
Records show the losses are often due to the challenges of administering the highly-sensitive COVID-19 vaccine within a rigid timeframe before it spoils.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
Health agencies say disease investigation reports have “limited, if any value” to the public. Outside experts question the decision.
While other states have identified COVID clusters, Nevada health officials have yet to name specific spreading events or clusters beyond nursing homes and other state-licensed facilities. This includes casinos.
The coronavirus is estimated to be the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., and its ranking in the state could rise as the year progresses.
Figures provided to the Review-Journal last week by the only two public labs in the state indicate that only a few hundred tests had been administered so far.
The arrival of fall brings with it all the things we love—cooler temperatures, football and pumpkin spice everything. But fall also ushers in a new season of water savings for Southern Nevada. From Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, our community’s mandatory fall seasonal watering restrictions are in effect; not only does this make it the […]
A local nonprofit organization held a groundbreaking on Thursday for a new Las Vegas affordable housing complex for blind and visually impaired residents.
Two inmates at High Desert State Prison were hospitalized after a stabbing incident at the facility, a Nevada Department of Corrections spokesperson said.
J.D. Souther was a collaborator and co-writer on many of the Eagles’ greatest hits.
Police said Patricia Sierra broke into a funeral home and removed the body of a woman for whom a viewing was held the day before the burglary.