Renee Summerour and RJ reporter Colton Lochhead discuss the takeaways from Gov. Steve Sisolak’s “Road to Recovery Plan,” when will it start and for how long. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The head of MGM Resorts International isn’t sure when he’ll be able to open properties in Las Vegas, but said Thursday that New York-New York and Bellagio will likely be the first to open their doors. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday that convention attendance fell 54.8 percent to 249,800. March normally is one of the city’s strongest months for conventions and trade shows.
You had questions, and we’ve got the answers! Renee Summerour sits down with Dr. Brian Labus, epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and member of the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ health reporter Mary Hynes to answer viewer questions regarding the coronavirus spread in Nevada. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
THIS WEEK WE COVERED A LOT OF TOPICS:
1. POSTPONED MEDICAL/DENTAL PROCEDURES
2. GOV. SISOLASK ANNOUNCES TO EXTEND
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
3. THIS THE STAY AT HOME ORDER PART OF
THE “ROAD TO RECOVERY PLAN”?
4. WILL THERE BE A MASK REQUIREMENT STATEWIDE?
5. DOES WEATHER PLAN A ROLE IN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19?
6. WHERE IS NEVADA THIS WEEK ON ANTIBODY TESTING?
7. MYTH: AIR CONDITIONER CAN CAUSE CORONAVIRUS
8. IS IT SAFE TO GO BACK OUTSIDE? BEACHES? HIKING? ETC?
Las Vegas City Hall’s lights turned blue and white Tuesday night to mark Israel’s 72nd Independence Day. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto is joined by Raiders reporters Vinny Bonsignore and Adam Hill, columnist Ed Graney and Vegas Nation podcast host Heidi Fang to recap the Las Vegas Raiders’ draft picks in the 2020 NFL Draft.
An exchange between Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on a conference call on March 15, regarding school closings because of coronavirus outbreak. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Clark County Marriage License Bureau at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas reopens Monday, April 24, 2020. The bureau closed March 17 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center celebrated a milestone on Saturday, April 25 — the discharge to date of more than 50 COVID-19 patients. Employees marked the occasion by clapping and cheering as patient David Reifer was pushed down a hallway and out of the Las Vegas hospital in a wheelchair. (Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center)
A 24-year-old man with a sawed-off shotgun was shot dead by Las Vegas police in front of a red car the man allegedly tried to steal toward the end of car a chase Tuesday with speeds of more than 100 mph through multiple areas of the valley. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has yet to confirm when casinos will be able to reopen, but operators are already preparing for the day they’ll have to reassure guests their properties are clean and safe amid the virus outbreak. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the Raiders addressing wide receiver and cornerback with the selections of Alabama’s Henry Ruggs and Ohio State’s Damon Arnette on day one of the NFL draft, they now turn their attention to Friday’s second day. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lt. Col. Charles Dickinson of the 17th Sustainment Brigade of the Nevada National Guard discusses the mission of delivering personal protective equipment to nursing homes in Las Vegas. The 186th Motor Transportation Company of the Nevada National Guard assisted with the delivery. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
MGM expects to see “weakened demand” at its properties with reduced domestic and international travel restrictions, consumer fears and reduced consumer discretionary spending. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Treasure Island is planning to open its doors to guests May 15, despite Gov. Steve Sisolak saying Wednesday that gaming shutdowns, currently set to end April 30, will probably be extended an undetermined amount of time. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Review-Journal interviewed Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on the plan for reopening Nevada during the coronavirus pandemic. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman repeated her call to immediately reopen businesses during an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday, leading to a reaction from Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN on Wednesday, April 22, talking about reopening Las Vegas after the coronavirus shutdown. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
You had questions, and we’ve got the answers! Renee Summerour sits down with 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 the coronavirus spread in Nevada. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada schools will not reopen this spring and nonessential businesses also will stay closed until a series of critical public health benchmarks are met, including a sustained decline in COVID-19 infections, Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police on Tuesday were investigating an officer-involved shooting in the east valley. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Renee Summerour and the Rj’s Steve Sebelius discuss Governor Steve Sisolak’s “Reopening Plan’, and if it will be enough.
The Culinary Union and SEIU are calling for local ad federal entities to help protect frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
When asked if OSHA should be inside the hospitals to reports health violations,
SEIU Executive Board member Jody Domineck blasts OSHA and the CDC for not doing their job to protect workers
Nearly two months after testing positive, and three weeks since waking from a coma, Ronald Pipkins, 55, the first coronavirus patient in Nevada, was released from the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas on April 20, 2020. (Veterans Health Administration)
The World Series of Poker has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
South Point announced on April 20 that it is furloughing most of its employees “for an indefinite period,” starting May 3. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The group said they are protesting Sisolak “for his failure to follow President (Donald) Trump’s actions to commence a plan to reopen our country, specifically Nevada!”
New numbers by the Southern Nevada Health District show COVID-19 disproportionately killing Black and Asian Clark County residents compared to their White and Hispanic counterparts.RJ investigations reporter Michael Scott Davidson and Renee Summerour discuss why that is, other factors revealed in these numbers including gender and age.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Thursday it’s still too early to know when the state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders could be lifted or when businesses could start to reopen their doors. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)