Two tax measures in North Las Vegas were enjoying strong support in early voting results.
Politics and Government
The Associated Press called the Nevada GOP Senate primary race for Army veteran Sam Brown.
Former U.S. Rep. Shelly Berkley was the top vote-getter in the Las Vegas mayoral primary race, followed by Las Vegas Councilwoman Victoria Seaman.
Washington’s war on drugs hits the first family as the president’s son was found guilty on three felony counts involving his purchase of a gun while he was addicted to crack.
President Joe Biden said he would accept the outcome of his son’s case and “will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.”
Nevada logged fewer than 1,000 coronavirus cases over a single day for the first time in nearly two months, but the head of the state’s COVID-19 response said the holidays may be clouding the numbers.
State data posted Friday also shows that more than 1 million people in Nevada have now been tested for the new coronavirus.
The agency warns that some coronavirus antibody tests are inaccurate and said even the better ones should not be used to determine who can safely return to work or school.
Preliminary numbers from the Clark County coroner’s office show suicides declined in March and April, despite all the pain inflicted on the community by the new coronavirus.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday that Nevada’s schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
In Clark County, no one would say whether the child of a man who tested positive for the virus was a public or charter school student. In Northern Nevada, things were different.