The first pieces of the state’s plan to vastly expand testing for the disease caused by the new coronavirus are expected as soon as Friday.
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The Nevada National Guard distributed nearly a million pieces of personal protective equipment to 22 Southern Nevada nursing and assisted living facilities this week.
Nevada has recorded 111 more COVID-19 cases and three more deaths from the disease in nursing homes, assisted living centers and other institutions since it unveiled a new tracking tool on Monday.
The Nevada National Guard’s deployment in response to the state’s coronavirus crisis expanded sharply Tuesday and will now be the largest state activation in its history.
The Southern Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City has confirmed two additional cases, bringing the total number of infections at the facility to six.
Offices of the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services were closed Monday due to the novel coronavirus, but officials indicated they would reopen Tuesday morning.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Novotny, commander of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, including the Thunderbirds, has announced his retirement.
Dozens of homeless assistance programs in Nevada will receive more than $16 million in federal grants with more than $13 million coming to Clark County.
Seventy soldiers of the 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion took part in a mobilization ceremony Friday before departing to Poland and nearby Baltic countries.
Brig. Gen. William Burks, 65, who led both the reserve forces for 10 years, handed over the title of adjutant general to Brig. Gen. Ondra Berry, 60, Saturday in Reno.
Twenty-seven members of the Nevada Army National Guard who will deploy for Afghanistan on Wednesday morning took part in a mobilization ceremony Tuesday.
Military veterans die of suicide at a far higher rate than their civilian counterparts, but Las Vegas is one of eight cities at the forefront of an effort to change that.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth DeLongchamp received the Airman’s Medal on Friday, one of just a few to receive the award for nonservice-related action.
Maj. Gen. Charles Corcoran, who has served in senior posts in Washington and overseas, replaces Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten, who was relieved of duty last month.
Creech Air Force Base is warning the public not to trespass onto its firing range complex on Lee Canyon Road.