Former President Donald Trump is visiting Las Vegas next Sunday.
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In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
Friday’s statement by the Israeli military suggested its forces have been operating in most parts of the city.
Biden added that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release the remaining hostages for an extended cease-fire.
A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto and Reps. Susie Lee, Dina Titus and Stephen Horsford signed onto a bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization.
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition seeking a Nevada ban of products found in herbicides used regularly in Southern Nevada parks and landscaping areas.
Officials consider whether to ramp up test effort after UNLV site is overwhelmed when it reopens after weeklong closure.
Clark County on Monday reported 2,369 new COVID-19 cases and no deaths during the previous three days, figures likely skewed by reporting lags over the holiday weekend.
Deaths remained flat while the county’s test positivity rate for new coronavirus infections dropped by 0.1 percentage points to 6.0 percent.
Nevada on Friday added 1,287 new COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths, as the state’s test positivity rate and hospitalizations both showed declines.
Vaccine hesitancy and lacking access continue to be hurdles as coronavirus cases remain on the rise in the state.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak imposed a new mandate Tuesday that requires everyone, vaccinated or not, to wear masks indoors in public places in counties with high rates of COVID-19 transmission, including Clark County.
Updated data from the Department of Health and Human Services posted on the state’s coronavirus website showed 1,143 people hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, a sharp increase of 97 from Monday’s report.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s offer of a chance to win a million dollar prize hasn’t resulted in a noticeable uptick in COVID-19 vaccinations in Nevada, at least not so far.