Environmentalists have filed an application with the federal government to list the Amargosa toad, found only in the Oasis Valley northwest of Las Vegas, as an endangered species.
Politics and Government
The jury of seven men and five women was sent to a private room just before 11:30 a.m. to begin weighing a verdict in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
District Judge Joanna Kishner could make a ruling Wednesday on whether her court has jurisdiction to hear Nevada’s case against Meta.
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.
Officials broke ground in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside for a College of Southern Nevada facility designed to help people get into high-demand industries.
Some government agencies have refused to release their pre-pandemic plans to allow the public to assess how well the agency was prepared for the coronavirus.
Despite thousands still waiting, an analysis shows Nevada performed better than expected, and improved speed in March and April.
Questions are being raised about civil liberties under strict coronavirus shutdowns. Enforcement has led to violence, arrests and fines in some states.
Business leaders say the governor needs to be more transparent about plans to reopen the Nevada economy. Sisolak issued a directive late Wednesday extending the stay-at-home order.
Colorado is allowing some businesses to open this week in some areas of the state despite high numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Utah is expected to move its alert level Friday.
About half of Southern Nevada’s public employee union contracts are set to expire in June, just as the financial damage from coronavirus closures will be made more clear.
Las Vegas drive-up clinics expect more coronavirus tests this week, and there is hope a new rapid-result test will boost availability.
Nevada officials have stated they need more COVID-19 test kits. Four times they have asked federal officials for help only to be told there is a “indefinite backlog.”
The FDA allowed Nevada to become one of three states that are allowed to develop and evaluate tests for infection by the new coronavirus.