Personal care aides provide a crucial lifeline to the elderly or disabled. But amid a pandemic, many are left to fend for themselves when it comes to personal safety.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday on Twitter that he plans to announce a “Roadmap to Recovery” plan on Thursday, the final day of his declaration of emergency related to the coronavirus.
The biggest Fourth of July celebration on the north shore of Lake Tahoe has been canceled and the state Supreme Court is banning visitors.
Ronald Pipkins, 55, was wheeled out of the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas to a series of cheers from the staff.
COVID-19 cases and deaths have spiked sharply in nursing homes and assisted living centers, and now account for more than 16 percent of the state’s fatalities from the disease.
Amid gun holsters and American flags, it was difficult to find a person not wearing some sort of Trump-related paraphernalia.
More Las Vegas Valley medical offices now offer telemedicine appointments, part of a nationwide trend that has seen an explosion in use of the technology.
The Army Corps of Engineers said in a statement Saturday that it did assessments in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City as a result of COVID-19.
The College of Southern Nevada has reported two more cases of COVID-19 among its students, bringing the total to four in the three-campus system.
The Metropolitan Police Department and Nevada attorney general’s office say there are no plans to check people who are out in public during the coronavirus pandemic.
The beginnings of the Nevada National Guard’s response to the coronavirus may be observed as early as Friday, a military official said Thursday.
Applications for food and welfare assistance in Nevada have skyrocketed, but many others have been unable to apply because of a gridlock in the state’s unemployment system.
The system is a way to reach in an expedited manner those who are contacts of a confirmed case or who have traveled to areas where transmission is widespread.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. On the inside, you get The Strip (and now, the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.