Nevada is one of seven states with “very high” levels of COVID wastewater activity. Experts said a tourist surge over the Fourth of July weekend was one factor.
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COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Rick Wyatt of American Adventure Tours has donated supplies to Las Vegas Valley hospitals.
Big B’s Texas BBQ, Mint Indian Bistro and Rachel’s Kitchen locations are among the restaurants that have already reopened.
Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week.
Four new coronavirus-related deaths have been counted in Clark County, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. The county also saw 46 new cases.
Major veterans organizations have urged VA to explain under what circumstances VA doctors initiate discussion of hydroxychloroquine with veterans as a treatment option.
Jolted by the lack of comprehensive federal planning as states begin to reopen, lawmakers of both parties, from the senior-most senators to the newest House member, are jumping in to develop policies and unleash resources to prevent a second wave.
Barstow, California, Kingman, Arizona, and St. George, Utah, all under varying restrictions due to COVID-19, reveal commonalities and contrasts in life under the coronavirus.
Six residents of the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home previously tested positive. One resident, an 86-year-old Navy Korean War veteran, died March 28 from complications related to COVID-19 after he was admitted to a hospital.
Nevada’s unemployment site will be temporarily down Saturday as the system is readied to process the expanded unemployment benefits offered under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as CARES.
The Air Force’s Thunderbirds gave residents a reason to head outside and cheer for the first time in weeks after the fighter jets performed a flyover above every hospital in the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday afternoon.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a Henderson woman realized that some people might have items other people needed, and vice versa, so she created the group on Facebook to set up a barter system.
Furloughs, elimination of teaching positions, new student fees all envisioned as Nevada System of Higher Education sketches out potential cuts over next two years.
Lorena Peril is performing in the middle of neighborhoods, and yes, “On The Road Again,” is on the request list.
Nevada’s osteopaths want Gov. Steve Sisolak to reverse his emergency regulation limiting the routine prescribing of two existing anti-malarial drugs to treat COVID-19, saying it interferes with their rights as doctors.
The Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday that it laid off more than 100 part-time employees, a decision made necessary by economic impacts stemming from the coronavirus outbreak.