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.
It’s so annoying when reality gets in the way of a good doomsday prediction.
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”
On Saturday, drivers turned in completed ballots during a mail ballot drop-off parade at the U.S. Post Office on Martin L. King Boulevard in Las Vegas.
Sonia El-Nawal threw a special prom for her two teen employees, Olivia Hergenroeder and Seth Teller, at Rooster Boy Cafe. The event was a surprise for Hergenroeder, a graduating senior from Advanced Technologies Academy.
Across the United States, masks have become more and more prevalent, first as a voluntary precaution and then as a requirement imposed by governmental agencies and businesses. And people with masks — as well as latex gloves — have found their way into more and more crime reports.
Many are feeling the strain of classrooms being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
During the first week of Nevada’s initial emergence from the coronavirus-triggered shutdown, the state’s largest charity devoted to ending domestic violence experienced an explosion of calls to its hotline.
We asked some Clark County students about distance learning after they spent the last quarter of the school year coming to grips with online education. Here’s what they told us.
The system allowing gig workers to file for unemployment insurance benefits is off to a rocky start. Some filers have been unable to even start a claim.
On Saturday morning, Clark County reported two more deaths and 63 more cases of the coronavirus overnight.
Reopening restaurants inside casinos could pose a variety of logistical and economic challenges. And, experts say, it may not make sense for all operators.
The Phase One reopening directive left enforcement to a variety of agencies as they see fit. But no two agencies are enforcing compliance the same way.
The coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 300,000 people, has slowed in many places but could pick up again if precautions aren’t taken or officials move too quickly to get people back to work.
Now going into its third month for many Las Vegas stay-at-home workers, the COVID-19 pandemic may have brought on another potential health issue — controlling food cravings.
