Two employers with operations in northern Nevada have filed layoff notices with the state.
Military
A 90-year-old Army veteran living at the Southern Nevada State Veterans home died this week from COVID-19 complications after being discharged from a local hospital.
An Air Force fighter jet set off warning flares above President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona when an unauthorized aircraft flew over the town Wednesday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Retired Army Green Beret Lt. Col. James “Bo” Gritz, portrayed in an episode of the miniseries “Waco,” now lives a relatively quiet life in Southern Nevada.
Nellis Air Force Base is hosting Red Flag exercises this week and next amid the pandemic — but this time with only U.S. aircraft involved.
A veteran who swung a wrench at a North Las Vegas VA social worker last year was not arrested for nearly two months because the agency delayed in reporting the incident to local police, a newly released federal investigation found.
Starting Saturday, eligible beneficiaries can access the exchange, commissary and food services. Access to the satellite pharmacy on the weekends will begin July 25.
Officials at the base, which remains under a public health emergency, announced Thursday that Nellis is tightening restrictions because of Southern Nevada’s “sustained increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases.”
The U.S. Army has been struggling to recruit during the pandemic. Next week, it embarks on its first nationwide virtual hiring event to recruit 10,000 new soldiers.
Six more residents and four employees at the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week, the state announced Thursday.
Officials said Monday that the base has not been able to sustain the milestones necessary to move to Phase Four for at least two weeks.
Three more residents and a staff member at the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City have tested positive for COVID-19.
With the passing of the guidon during a closed ceremony Thursday, Col. Todd Dyer assumed command of Nellis Air Force Base from Col. Cavan Craddock, Nellis officials announced.
Memorial Day ceremonies and Flag Placement Day events at Nevada Veterans Memorial cemeteries — one in Boulder City and one in Fernley — have been canceled.
A private underwater search firm has located the USS Nevada some 65 nautical miles southwest of Pearl Harbor and more than 15,400 feet below the Pacific Ocean’s surface.