A fatal fire in downtown Las Vegas and the global pandemic dominated the news and the Review-Journal’s investigative efforts in 2020.
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Hospital workers in Clark County say the COVID-19 surge is pushing them to their limits, despite the Nevada Hospital Association’s assurances that hospitals can take more patients.
Releasing Clark County coroner records to the media could help prevent child abuse deaths. The county has spent about $80,000 in taxpayer dollars fighting the request.
After a failed attempt to release an improved disease investigation platform this fall, Nevada says the state will have to wait until summer 2021.
Criminals are regularly released without making full restitution to their victims. Flawed policies and offenders who clearly don’t have the money to pay are to blame.
Republicans have alleged widespread voter fraud because of Nevada’s mail-in ballots. A review of facts found few irregularities that could have swayed the results.
Johns Hopkins University published an alarming COVID-19 positivity rate that puts Nevada well above the national average. It’s also incorrect, state officials say.
It’s the first time health officials revealed hard numbers about what role Nevada’s tourism industry could be playing in the state’s outbreak.
Nevada’s first reported case of the coronavirus was March 5. In the months that have passed, the state has seen a drop in its seven-day average of new cases and hospitalizations are down.
Health officials for months have declined to identify specific spreading events or case clusters in Southern Nevada beyond nursing homes and other licensed facilities.
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.
In all, the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority has agreed to pay more than $500,000 in settlements to female former employees since 2017 who said they were mistreated.
When the coronavirus hit the state, tribal nations say they were an afterthought in a scramble for supplies. Many remain on hard lockdown to protect members.
The three defendants arrested in Las Vegas wanted to loosely follow the principles of the notorious Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary organization, a veteran prosecutor said.
As Nevada reopens, two bordering states are grappling with their worst surge yet of novel coronavirus cases, just weeks after tighter restrictions were lifted.
The upcoming European Parliament elections are set for June 6-9. Over 270 pro-democracy organizations, Nobel laureates and political and civic leaders—including former heads of state and government and EU leaders—have signed an open letter urging newly elected EU leaders to defend democracy. Today, the need for immediate action to defend democracy is not just a […]
The awards ceremony was a highlight of the World’s 50 Best Restaurant week that confirmed the city as a global dining destination.
A pedestrian was found dead south of Harry Reid International Airport in what police are describing as a possible hit-and-run.
Vegas Stronger CEO Dave Marlon said the most effective members of the organization’s street team have personal experience with homelessness, substance abuse and mental illness.
The Friday high should be around 109 with slightly lower temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.