You had questions, and we’ve got the answers!Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes to answer viewer questions regarding COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1. MORE COVID-19 TESTING DEMAND MEANS LONGER WAITS TO GET RESULTS
2. PUBLIC FRUSTRATION WITH COVID-19 NUMBERS; VIRUS BEING POLITICIZED.
3. BEST INTERPRETATION OF COVID-19 NUMBERS
It could take a week or more in some cases to get results, according to test sites and laboratories.
The DMV announces its plans for reopening in Las Vegas on June 15th after being closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A global pandemic couldn’t keep June Watkins from meeting her 1-month-old great-granddaughter, even if it had to be through a window. Christie Jensen, the baby’s mother, brought together four generations of women with her mother, DeeDee Jensen, when they brought the baby to meet Watkins for the first time ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Edward Turken moved to Sun City Summerlin from California with his late wife, Eva, in 1997. Turken was well known in the veteran community in the Las Vegas Valley. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
You have questions and we have the answers! The RJ’s Renee Summerour sits down with Epidemiologist and member of the faculty of UNLV’sSchool of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, Dr. Brian Labus and RJ Health Reporter Mary Hynes for a round-table discussion about questions people have surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal studio hosts a debate between the four candidates running for Department 21 in Clark County District Court. the candidates are Caesar Vicente Almase, Tara Dee Clark Newberry, Bruce L. Gale, and Jacob Alvin Reynolds.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal studio hosts a debate between two of the three candidates running for Department T in Clark County Family Court. The candidates are Nadin J. Cutter and Jason Patrick Stoffel.
Four-Time WNFR qualifier Amberleigh Moore talks to Cassie Soto about her career in the NFR and the horse she uses in her competitions.
Samuel Little, 79, has confessed to 93 murders. He is currently in prison in Texas. Law enforcement has confirmed more than half of his confessions, but some remain unmatched. In a recent interview, Little recalled details of a victim in Las Vegas.
A Henderson fatal plane crash near the Henderson Executive Airport leaves two dead and three injured.
The Las Vegas Stadium remains intact and undamaged after the impact of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Southern California was felt throughout the Las Vegas area.
Former Mint 400 race director K.J. Howe, 80, will drive a refurbished version of his old race buggy in the 2019 off-road race south of Las Vegas. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Members of the First African-Methodist Episcopal Church came together Sunday to celebrate life and honor the victims of last Sunday’s deadly mass shooting that killed 58 people. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rev. Barry Vaughn, with the Christ Church Episcopal, gave a litany against gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that took the lives of 58 people. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Free agent forward Reid Duke’s goal is to make the NHL this season with the Golden Knights. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chicago Wolves head coach Rocky Thompson oversaw the Vegas Golden Knights’ first rookie practice. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights prospect Jake Leschyshyn, who is coming off ACL surgery in February, talks about his recovery during the rookie’s first practice. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Friday’s headlines: Attorney admits to stealing $16 million, Commissioners approve plans for extreme sports park, NFL won’t investigate Bennett accusations
Running back Charles Williams comes off a season in which he set UNLV’s freshman rushing record. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors has unanimously approved a substantial bonus for its president and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hired an accounting firm Tuesday to evaluate its spending policies after a Review-Journal investigation uncovered questionable expenses. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about practice on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. An employee at Fremont Middle School died of tuberculosis in July after potentially exposing hundreds to the disease. A school district employee identified the victim as Maria Alvarez, a special education teacher at the school. Ann Schiller, the school principal, sent a phone message to parents in July letting them know that children may be tested for TB. The Southern Nevada Health District says they’ve already screened 114 people in connection with the case.
2. Businessman and frequent Republican candidate Danny Tarkanian announced this morning that he will run for Dean Heller’s U.S. Senate seat in 2018. Tarkanian said that Heller has “turned his back” on Nevadans by campaigning one way in Nevada and voting a different way in Washington D.C. Tarkanian has run for office before: he lost races for secretary of state and the U.S. House and Senate.
3. A lucky slot player hit jackpot on a “Wheel of Fortune” machine Saturday. The jackpot was hit at the Palazzo and the total value was almost $727,000. For the 25-cent progressive game, $3 bet is required to win the jackpot.
Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum shared his thoughts on the game with media, and what it was like playing against Lonzo Ball. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sports columnist Ed Graney reflects on the Lakers-Celtics game, and how the rivalry still continues to this day between the teams. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NBA fans share who they’re favorite teams and players are, and why they root for their favorites. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill explains what still needs to be worked out for the Raiders and UNLV’s joint-use agreement and also addresses parking concerns for the new stadium.
Jeff Glenn talks about wanting to getting into bullpen catching on May 13, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scientific Games is appealing to a new audience with their Space Invaders slot machine, which includes a skill-based feature in which one can actually play the game. (Patrick Connolly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
