The Las Vegas plant community has blossomed during the pandemic, a trend that stemmed from people spending more time at home, shop owners say.
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The Nevada Department of Corrections reported 100 new COVID-19 cases at a correctional center in Carson City.
NV Energy has scheduled a 22-hour power outage for Kyle Canyon and Angel Peak Zones starting Friday.
A veteran-owned company donated three-ply disposable masks to help fill the need for personal protective equipment.
Because of COVID-19, festivals around the Las Vegas Valley have been canceled. But the Mexican tradition honoring departed loved ones will still be celebrated.
With the annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run being held virtually this year, Opportunity Village announced a new fundraising competition to help reach its $15,000 donation goal.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Center in North Las Vegas remains closed because of COVID-19, but people gathered outside Monday to celebrate its renovation, which more than doubled its size.
The winning teacher will receive a $1,000 stipend to use on school supplies, donated by the Nevada Agriculture Foundation, and recognized on the NCA webpage and in the Sage Signals publication.
Skipper is named in memory of Sgt. Ben Jenkins, 47, who in March was shot and killed in the line of duty by a motorist he had stopped to help near Ely.
A virtual remembrance ceremony for Spanish speakers was one of several #VegasStronger activities held to honor victims and survivors of the Route 91 Harvest festival tragedy.
Regulations laid out on Lee Canyon’s website include face masks, social distancing and limiting the daily number of guests at the Mount Charleston ski and snowboard resort.
A new vocational and trade school is opening its first Las Vegas campus this fall. The United Education Institute’s first cohort of students will start Oct. 26.
James “Kiwi” Johnston of New Zealand was found under a tree after a passerby spotted Johnston’s paragliding chute blowing in the wind while driving near Fish Creek Range in Eureka County.
Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days is set for Friday through Sunday, and a list of hours and participating locations is available on the group’s website.
About 100 regional firefighters put their physical abilities to the test this week during the four-day Firefighter Combat Challenge Nevada training.
“It’s really an all-hands-on-deck situation for us to be providing as much support as we can to our chapters across the country,” said Jennifer Sparks, spokeswoman for the Red Cross in Southern Nevada.
Clark County’s “Stop, Swab Go” testing program has been extended through Sept. 25 after it fell well short of its goal of administering 60,000 tests.
Hundreds of vessels are expected to take part in the “Lake Mead Trump Boat Parade” at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Saturday, according to event organizers.
A smoke advisory has been issued through Sunday because of elevated levels of smoke in Southern Nevada from regional wildfires.
A pair of seedlings from the 9/11 Survivor Tree in New York City are growing stronger in Las Vegas, but they have not yet received permanent homes.
The Southern Nevada Health District will begin publicly reporting data on a mysterious syndrome related to COVID-19 that has stricken at least eight children in Clark County.