Dawn Wells, a “Gilligan’s Island” star with deep ties to the Silver State, died peacefully at a Los Angeles living facility Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82.
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The updated figures from the state Department of Health and Human Services bring statewide totals to 217,509 cases and 2,952 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Nevada public health officials reported 1,939 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths on Monday.
The updated numbers from health officials bring state totals to 203,945 cases and 2,781 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Clark County reached a somber milestone Monday when three new coronavirus-related deaths pushed the county’s death toll beyond 2,000.
The updated numbers bring state totals to 186,833 cases and 2,539 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
An additional 2,511 positive tests reported on Sunday brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the state since the outbreak began to 168,139.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority has been testing wastewater for the presence of the coronavirus since March.
In addition to federal authorities fielding election complaints, Nevadans also will be able to report problems by calling a hotline operated by a coalition called Let Nevadans Vote.
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against two federal government agencies in an effort to protect a rare Nevada wildflower.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal and its reporters took home a variety of awards this month in the Nevada Press Foundation 2020 Awards of Excellence.
Former Las Vegas Review-Journal editors Don Digilio and Thomas Mitchell were among five Nevada Press Association inductees in 2020.
More than 17,000 plants of a rare Nevada wildflower have been found destroyed in the western part of the state.
Officials are struggling to recruit polling place workers to staff locations for this year’s election, so the county’s top election official wants to scale back plans.
Southern Nevada residents will not see new water restrictions despite a government forecast Friday that Lake Mead will be about 5 feet lower at the end of 2020 than a year ago.