After being alerted to travelers’ concerns, McCarran announced it was altering baggage claim operations.McCarran spokesman Joe Rajchel said, “Each carousel will now have at least one flight assigned to it before any additional are added.”. “This will help us reduce crowds around the carousels and promote social distancing.”
The Supreme Court granted states the right to punish electors who do not fulfill pledges to vote for a state’s popular vote winner in presidential elections. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Walker Lane is a region of seismically active fault lines hugging the border between California and Nevada.The region is home to hundreds of faults responsible for a great deal of earthquake activity in the Southwest.
The Broadway actor spent more than 90 days in the hospital fighting complications related to COVID-19. He died on Sunday, July 5. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Charlie Daniels, the country music star, was struck by a hemorrhagic stroke in Hermitage, Tennessee. His death was confirmed on Monday. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
In a tweet on Monday, Trump wrote that NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver should apologize to other racers and officials. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Whenever experts begin comparing gaming jurisdictions, you’re bound to hear the phrase “gold standard” dropped in the conversation. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stung by a drop in public bus ridership because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is considering systemwide service changes. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)v
The data published on the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website pushed the case total for the county to 18,818. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Resorts World Las Vegas activated its 100,000-square-foot LED screen on its west tower on Independence Day, showing a digital fireworks display. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks lighting up the entire valley. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Richard Haskins, president of Red Rock Resorts Inc. and Station Casinos, died Saturday in a watercraft accident in Michigan, according to a statement released by the company. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kaydee Asher speaks with the RJ about what it’s like having COVID-19, how she may have contracted the virus, and how she’s using her platform to tell other young people to be safe. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jennifer Romas, producer, director, choreographer and star “Sexxy The Show” at Westgate took her show to Dreamland Drive-In at FreshWata Studios in Las Vegas. The show, which is currently dark at the Westgate, is a benefit for charities Golden Rainbow of Southern Nevada, The Actors Fund and Pawtastic Friends. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss this weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Whole Foods Market has confirmed that multiple employees at its Henderson store tested positive last week for the coronavirus.
MGM Resorts International has launched an internal campaign reminding workers to follow new health and safety protocols at all times, not just at work.
Five years after the Silverstone Golf Club shut down, homeowners in the surrounding Silverstone Ranch neighborhood are still fighting for a reopening. Homeowners filed a lawsuit in 2015 against Desert Lifestyles LLC, which owns Silverstone Golf Club, after the water was turned off at the club. Now, five years later, homeowners in the northwest Las Vegas neighborhood claim they’ve had to take matters into their own hands because the water was still off until Thursday night.
Clark County has issued an air quality advisory for the holiday weekend because of elevated levels of smoke and ozone from fireworks.
Of 204 businesses, 49 percent were found in compliance with the face covering mandate. The governor called it “disappointing and unacceptable” in a statement Friday.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The words appear in the Declaration of Independence, the results of which we celebrate on July Fourth. We asked Southern Nevadans (and one visiting couple) a question that seems particularly relevant in these divisive times: What unites us as Americans?
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Nevada and Clark County have nearly reached the peaks seen in April.
Phase two of Nevada’s reopening plan — which was recently extended — prohibits nightclubs and day clubs from reopening, but allows pools to operate. In turn, a number of Las Vegas’ former day clubs have reopened as pools.
Several Las Vegas Bank of America branches have temporarily closed citing staffing shortages. The Bank of America website indicates there are about 40 Las Vegas Valley branch or ATM locations.
The nearly quarter-million dollars in winning wagers was reportedly placed at MGM Resorts early Sunday.
Opponents of a minor league hockey arena in Henderson collected enough verified signatures to put the disputed project on the November ballot, but then a problem emerged: A procedural error on the petition.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has opened 111 regulatory cases to determine whether certain Nevada casinos have been noncompliant with the board’s new health and safety policies.
For the first time in 25 years, the Summer Council will not be holding its annual patriotic parade in person. Instead, the 4th of July festivities will be done virtually.
Fireworks will be launched from several locations around the Las Vegas Valley to celebrate the Fourth of July.
The Golden Knights are currently in Phase Two of the NHL’s return to play plan and are allowed to have 12 players skating at one time.
