GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown said he opposes Yucca Mountain, following pressure on both sides after audio captured his support for the nuclear waste repository.
Politics and Government
Officials broke ground in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside for a College of Southern Nevada facility designed to help people get into high-demand industries.
The political implications of the proceedings were unmistakable as President Joe Biden’s campaign staged an event outside the courthouse with actor Robert De Niro.
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell and Officer Harry Dunn will meet with elected officials and community leaders in Las Vegas to talk about the Jan. 6 attack.
The tranquilizer xylazine has been detected in the local illicit drug supply, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
The search by leaders in the region for bed space for such patients will not end there as officials anticipate facing a crisis affecting cities across the country: Hospital bed shortages.
Thousands of government workers in Southern Nevada find their jobs suddenly in flux, a result of stringent health precautions and public facility closures.
North Las Vegas City Council plans to use teleconferencing. Henderson plans to use video. Las Vegas and Clark County are determining how best to do the same.
The city of Las Vegas is considering using Cashman Field to house homeless people during the coronavirus crisis, as demand for shelter increases.
Clark County’s Business License Department closed 12 nonessential businesses during the first three days of Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency order.
The Clark County Commission is holding an emergency meeting to consider an ordinance that would give teeth to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s shutdown of nonessential businesses through April 16.
“My hope is that the private industry rises to the top, that they’re allowed to stay open and take care of these families that are paycheck to paycheck,” the mayor said.
Federal and local officials are urging people to take the census now, avoiding the need for volunteers to later come into contact with the households that failed to fill out forms or did so incompletely.
Census 2020 officially begins Thursday, when residents across the U.S. will start to receive invitations to respond to the population count that holds broad implications for billions of dollars in federal funding.
Las Vegas and Clark County officials say they are prepared to deal with an outbreak of new coronavirus if one occurs.
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