The Quad-County Incident Management team began offering symptom-free COVID-19 testing Tuesday strictly to residents. Hundreds of people did drive-thru testing at Carson High School as Carson City Health and Human Services and Nevada National Guard assisted in administering tests.
Democrats have dropped efforts to block the state’s mail-in primary election June 9 after Clark County agreed to provide more in-person polling places in Las Vegas and election officials agreed to other changes intended to protect the rights of elderly and disadvantaged voters. Lawyers for Nevada’s Democratic Party, the Democratic National Committee and congressional campaign … Read more
Washoe County sees two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 35. The latest victims were a woman in her 90s and a man in his 80s-both with underlying health conditions. Meantime, Lakeside Health and Wellness assisted living facility in Reno accounts for more than half of Washoe County’s 35 deaths from COVID-19. … Read more
College students in Nevada can expect to go back to campus in the fall. The Nevada Board of Regents is considering a mix of remote and in-person instruction-like lectures online but labs in-person with social distancing in place. Class sizes may also be reduced and masks may be required. You can expect to see increased … Read more
Reno, Sparks, and Carson City are making cuts to the recreational departments amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Reno has temporarily laid-of 368 part-time parks and rec staff, while Sparks laid off 177 part-time employees, including life guards, and sports officials as well as after school programming staff. In Carson City ,150 employees are affected. Lyon County, … Read more
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe’s natural resources and tribal administration buildings are closed after possible COVID-19 exposures. The buildings will undergo a thorough cleaning before they’re reopened. The emergency operations center has temporarily moved to the fire station in Nixon as a result.
Douglas County is discontinuing its community access channels. The decision comes after a community survey recently determined an overwhelming number of residents rely on social media, local media, and the county’s website for their information. More than 70 percent of participants had no idea community access channels even existed.
When casinos reopen, they’ll have to enforce strict guidelines from the Gaming Control Board, including limiting occupancy to 50 percent for each gaming area. Rules include limiting the number of people at table games, such as three people per blackjack table. Social distancing precautions must be taken as well. The board suggests each casino remove … Read more
Nevada health officials are urging residents to avoid celebrating Cinco de Mayo with people outside their own household today for fear it will cause another spike in COVID-19 cases like they believe resulted from gatherings to celebrate Easter last month. Washoe County Health District Officials made a special appeal Monday for Nevadans to be especially … Read more
One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Sparks. Last night at about 810pm, there were reports of a suspicious person near the Instant Smog on Victorian Avenue… it becmae an officer-involved shooting. One suspect died at the scene… no officers were injured… it’s not clear if the suspect died because of shots from … Read more