The space at existing facilities will be augmented by new makeshift isolation wards being built at the Southern Nevada Health District headquarters and at Cashman Center.
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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.
Clark County, Las Vegas officials say they have been trying for weeks to strike a deal with local landlords and hotels and only turned to the Cashman lot out of desperation.
Benefits will be extended for Nevadans currently enrolled in Medicaid or food assistance programs, the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services announced on Monday.
The city of Las Vegas is considering using Cashman Field to house homeless people during the coronavirus crisis, as demand for shelter increases.
A service member from the NATO military alliance tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Nellis Air Force Base announced Thursday.
Nellis officials announced Monday on Facebook that only Air Force personnel would have access to the Air Force base commissary. By Tuesday morning the posts had been deleted.
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.
The VA medical center also will halt participation in all public outreach events until April 30, though medical appointments and all VA operations continue as normal.
Preventing COVID-19 is key in preventing the illness from spreading among the homeless are more susceptible to contracting the illness and can’t self-quarantine at home.
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a five year, $14 million contract Wednesday for the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Causa Nevada Inc. to operate the 24/7 center.
City officials say they have issued no citations and made no arrests under the new law and are instead stepping up efforts to get people into services.
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden called out Sen. Bernie Sanders for voting against the 1993 Brady Bill that installed a waiting period and a background check for handgun purchases.
Demand at the city’s 24/7 open-air shelter and service center has increased since the City Council passed a controversial anti-camping ordinance in November.
Homeless shelters that accept funding from Clark County to provide emergency beds for the homeless will no longer be able to turn away people who show up drunk or high.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Novotny, commander of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, including the Thunderbirds, has announced his retirement.
Las Vegas police will begin enforcing a controversial camping ban on city streets on Saturday, but officials say they expect few fines or arrests.
A new mobile app allowed volunteers to pinpoint the location of homeless people as they counted and administer a survey on the spot to those willing to answer a few questions.
An Air Force officer and drone pilot who fled a court-martial sentencing at Nellis Air Force Base was found dead of an apparent suicide in California, authorities say.
Activists gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to protest the two controversial city policies that ban camping downtown when there are beds available and during street cleaning hours.
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.