Planned Parenthood had said it expects its abortion volumes to increase by 80 percent — or by 10,000 patients — in Southern Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico.
Lorraine Longhi
Former Assistant City Editor
The individual, a man in his 30s who did not require hospitalization, was diagnosed in another state.
A majority of the patients requiring hospitalization are 70 or older, and the number of people being admitted to the ICU for care or who require mechanical ventilation remain near all-time lows.
Nevada received a $3.8 million grant to fund a pilot program that will allow law enforcement officers to virtually call behavioral health specialists as they respond to mental health calls in rural parts of the state.
Under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s new order, no agency can use resources to assist outside authorities investigating people for receiving or providing abortions in the state.
Final results for Clark County School Board races will see all three school board incumbents advance to November’s run-off election.
Gov. Steve Sisolak, Planned Parenthood and other abortion-rights advocates held a news conference in Las Vegas following the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
On Thursday, Clark County School District officials discussed how to address teacher vacancies. Some possible solutions: financial incentives, combining classrooms and licensing changes.
More than a third of Clark County schools currently have a teacher vacancy rate of 10 percent or more, adding to concerns about safety.
Clark County reported fewer hospitalizations from COVID-19 this week as vaccines began rolling out for children 6 months to 5 years old in Southern Nevada on Wednesday.
Incomplete results for Clark County School Board races showed two incumbents emerging as front-runners on Friday while another was trailing in the three seats up for grabs.
UNLV stopped short of mandating masks, but strongly recommended them Monday.
Dale Erquiaga, former state superintendent of public instruction, was appointed as the new acting chancellor for Nevada’s colleges and universities.
Clark County School District trustees clashed at a meeting Wednesday over social media posts that the board president called unprofessional and negative.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said he supports allowing teachers to carry firearms on campus with proper training.
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