Republicans aggressively defended law enforcement on the third night of their convention, as the nation faced renewed tensions following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Wisconsin, that sparked protests in a state that could decide the fall election.
About 50 people attended a watch party in Henderson on Wednesday evening to see the third night of the Republican convention, with one attendee calling him the country’s “hardest working volunteer.”
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White is scheduled to speak at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention, ahead of President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech.
Southern Nevada’s natural gas utility once again tried to pass “inappropriate” costs to Nevadans as part of its push to raise rates, including luxury car charters, $4,700 dinner bills, and even one board member’s manicure and pedicure.
In a partnership with the federal and state governments, Clark County will administer up to 60,000 coronavirus tests over 14 days, marking its most ambitious effort yet to identify the spread in Southern Nevada.
Clark County in 2018 limited the thickness of flagpoles allowed at protests, prompting a group that opposes requirements to wear face masks to claim there’s a ban on American flags.
A hotel that drew a fine for violating Nevada’s COVID-19 restrictions after hosting an “Evangelicals for Trump” campaign event this month is now suing the state and the city of Las Vegas over Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency directives.
Local nurses and elected officials condemned President Donald Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Republicans’ attempts to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
The state Department of Health and Human Services and the Southern Nevada Health District reported 253 and 152 new cases, respectively, but deaths remained high with 20 added.
