On Thursday, Washoe County officials reported one new death, 25 additional recoveries and eight new COVID-19 cases. According to the health district, today’s eight new cases marks the second day in a row that Washoe County had its lowest number of new cases since March 27.
Nevada will begin allowing restaurants, salons and other nonessential businesses to reopen starting Saturday. Gov. Steve Sisolak announced, the first easing of restrictions imposed seven weeks ago to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The governor said Nevada had seen 14 days of decreasing hospitalizations and positive tests for the virus, benchmarks he said last … Read more
Slowly but surely, Washoe County’s death toll from coronavirus ticks up. We’ve now reached 37-up one from yesterday. The latest death involves a man in his 70s. The county has 985 total cases-554 are active while 431 involve persons who have recovered.
Reno first responders will now have to take COVID-19 tests if they want to keep working–to help keep the community and their own families safe. Mandatory testing has begun for police and first as well as dispatch staff. They also want to push for antibody tests. Optional testing will also be available for first responders … Read more
The furloughs of more than 60,000 MGM workers could turn into layoffs. The company’s CEO says a tourism forecast predicts some furloughed workers may not report back for another six months. It also shows travel demand is expected to decrease into early 2021. Employees can remain furloughed until August 31st-when the company can begin layoffs.
A man is arrested on attempted murder charges in Reno. Police say a fight happened back in March at the Motel 6 on East 9th Street. Police say there, they found a man who’d been beaten and shot. They arrested 18-year-old Vincent Reynolds in connection with the crime.
We now have the name of a suspect shot and killed by Sparks police earlier this week. He is 36-year-old Ronal Zendejas. Reno police-who are leading the investigation-says two Sparks officers shot Zendejas after they had ordered him to stop, and he struck a police car. Police say earlier, he had used a chainsaw to … Read more
South Lake Tahoe City Council is asking California’s governor to let them move into phase 2 of the reopening. They want to see businesses begin to open and let people visit their vacation homes. Governor Newsom says he’s aware of local governments’ desires to reopen, but says it must be done safely.
An employee at the Safeway on Mae Anne Avenue in northwest Reno tests positive for COVID-19. The employee hasn’t been at work since May 1st, and managers say the store has been thoroughly cleaned.
As Nevada’s coronavirus-related budget shortfall continues to grow, some state lawmakers believe a special legislative session will be needed to balance the budget for the upcoming biennium. The deficit for the current fiscal year will likely be around $800 million. Projections show that the shortfall for fiscal year 2020-2021 will be upwards of $1 billion.