COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
Kroger, which owns Smith’s Food & Drug stores in the Las Vegas Valley, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more of their workforce to become vaccinated.
A UMC vaccination center equipped to offer hundreds of vaccinations each day will be set up inside the Encore’s convention space.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said the situation for jobless Nevadans is dire as the state’s rainy day fund is wiped clean and federal aid expires in weeks.
According to a list compiled by the LVCVA, there are 36 events on the convention calendar in the first half of 2021.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Wednesday he will not be extending the residential eviction moratorium, saying it “would just be duplicative” with the federal eviction moratorium implemented by the CDC.
The Tropicana and Paris Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower Restaurant have informed the state that they anticipate layoffs in the near future.
A number of hotel operators told the state Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation earlier this month that they would lay off employees.
The employees who’ve been furloughed since March will be laid off effective Oct. 15 , HMSHost said.
Three Las Vegas Valley nongaming hotels have notified Nevada’s employment bureau that layoffs may be coming.
A majority of Nevada businesses were in compliance with COVID-19 safety regulations after a round of inspections on Monday, state officials reported Tuesday.
Second Judicial District Court Judge Barry Breslow ordered a hearing scheduled to be moved from 9 a.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Monday.
Despite the pandemic’s devastating effect on Las Vegas’ economy, several local communities are in the top 30 nationally for builders’ sales this year.
With a quarantine rule on the verge of being lifted, Macao’s casinos, including some owned by Las Vegas companies, anticipate a return to billion-dollar gaming revenue.
Experts say it may take a little time to grasp exactly where Las Vegas customer demand stands — particularly for midweek visitation — especially as Nevada’s health and safety policies continue to change.
The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, which oversees the unemployment office, announced the development Thursday.
