Five employees at the Southern Nevada Water Authority and sister agency Las Vegas Valley Water District cashed out more than $100,000 in sick and vacation leave pay in 2022.
Local
Local Las Vegas Valley breaking news from Nevada's most reliable source. Read about the latest updates happening in your region at Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A white line on the main street — and a canyon-sized gap in pay — divide the twin towns of West Wendover and Wendover, Utah.
People with titles like secretary, custodian, mechanic, security officer and painter were among those earning at least $100,000, public records show.
Candida auris cases have reached their highest levels, months after Nevada’s congressional delegation called for a better plan for fighting the fungus.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.
Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.
A small amount of evidence suggests that Candida auris — a potentially deadly fungus causing outbreaks in Southern Nevada — is spreading outside of medical settings, health authorities said.
Hospitalizations in Nevada from COVID-19, RSV and flu are at “near-record lows.”
Supporters say Senate Bill 239 would ease the agony of the dying, while opponents say it would lead to abuse.
The proposed changes could could increase Nevadans’ annual premiums by $900 a year, according to the study.
Hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu and RSV continued to decline in the Silver State, according to health officials.
For the first time since September, daily new cases of COVID-19 dropped below 100 in Clark County, reaching some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
Nevada and three others states are the only ones in which all counties are experencing low levels of the virus.
Phones for kids don’t have to be dumb. Explore the Bark Phone’s unique features for safe, monitored kids’ phone use. Learn more at Bark today.
The Board of School Trustees decided on an Illinois-based search firm to recommend candidates for the office.
Researchers are looking for people in the Las Vegas Valley with loved ones who have the disease also known as juvenile diabetes.
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.
The chef-owned spot drew on American, Mexican and European traditions for its menu of comfort food with a twist.