Nevada lawmakers on Thursday were more than a day into their emergency legislative session, but with a $1.16 billion revenue shortfall in front of them, the only choice they had made was to order meals for today and to keep deliberating. Gov. Sisolak convened the state’s part-time Legislature on Wednesday to rebalance the budget as … Read more
On Thursday, Nevada Health Response reported 603 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 29,904. Nevada Health Response also reports that 571 people have died from the virus statewide, an increase of 18 deaths from the day before. Health officials have conducted at least 408,611 tests statewide.
The Numbers Fire has scorched more than 17,000 acres–taking with it 40 structures, including three homes. While all evacuations have been lifted, the fire is just 20 percent contained, and help is needed. The American Red Cross of Northern Nevada is calling for volunteers. They need licensed nurses, health screeners, and others to help with … Read more
Crews picked up about 500 pounds of trash from Lake Tahoe beaches in their annual clean-up held after the 4th of July holiday weekend. The majority of the litter was cigarette butts, bottle caps, food wrappers, and plastic.
The North Virginia Street bridge over I-80 will close near UNR’s campus starting tomorrow. The five-week closure is part of the RTC’s $87 million Virginia Street project that’s aimed at improving safety and enhancing transit service in the area. Northbound drivers and pedestrians will be detoured to Center Street via Maple Street while those heading … Read more
A man is arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery in Sparks. Police say Aiuga Lalau threatened his girlfriend with a handgun and hit her with it after refusing to allow her to leave a home on Los Altos Parkway. The victim tells police she ran to safety once he … Read more
Health officials reported three deaths, 33 new COVID-19 cases and 47 recoveries in Washoe County on Wednesday. The deaths were a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions and two men in their 90s with underlying health conditions.
Results from an antibody study show up to five times more people in Washoe County have likely been infected with COVID-19 than what has been previously reported. The study by the Washoe County Health District and the University of Nevada, Reno tested the blood of 234 adults who supplied blood for an antibody test between … Read more
Reno-based Eldorado Resorts Inc. received the go-ahead Wednesday from Nevada casino regulators to buy Caesars Entertainment Corp. in a $17.3 billion deal creating a gambling giant owning or operating 55 properties in 16 U.S. states and several other countries.
Nevada lawmakers masked up Wednesday morning, kicking off an emergency special session called to balance the state’s budget amid plummeting revenue projections and a growing stack of pandemic-related expenses. Visitor volume is down and unemployment is up in Nevada’s leisure and hospitality industries. Unless there’s a surprise turnaround, the state will have to overcome a … Read more