While many businesses are closed in Nevada due to the governor’s order, all child care centers may remain open. Some have voluntarily closed their doors-including 21 such business in Washoe County.
A man is killed in a shooting in Douglas County. It happened Saturday night on the 14-hundred block of Bumblee Drive in Gardnerville Ranchos. Police arrived on-scene to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. They say everyone involved has been detained.
Two more people have died of the coronavirus in the Las Vegas area, bringing to four the number of deaths in Nevada. Casinos remained closed, most stores were shuttered, popular scenic areas were gated and the control tower at usually busy McCarran International Airport remained idled in the tourism-dependent region slowed by requirements to avoid … Read more
The day following Governor Sisolak’s announcement of a task force to coordinate public and private sector COVID-19 efforts, a number of local nurses are concerned about shortages at their facilities. Locally, nurses said that N95 masks are in major need right now. According to the CDC, N95 mask have the ability to filter large and … Read more
Governor Steve Sisolak – makes it clear-he’s not asking non-essential businesses to close-he’s mandating it. With his updated state of emergency, local governments have the power to impose civil fines and revoke business licenses for those that do not comply. It could also be a criminal act. The non-essential business ban is in effect until … Read more
Clark County sees its second death from coronavirus. Statewide, there’s more than 100 cases of COVID-19. 25 of those cases are in Washoe County while the Quad County region has three cases. They said Friday, a UNR student, who had been studying abroad, tested positive for the respiratory virus. And some good news–the Washoe County … Read more
Nevada’s unemployment rate has tripled over the last week after the governor announced the closure of all non-essential businesses in the state. The department say more than 6,300 new claims were filed compared to 2,300 last week, marking the largest week-to-week increase since 1987 when record-keeping began.
The Reno Events Center is now serving as a homeless shelter during the coronavirus crisis. News 4 reports since it’s empty with all concerts and events cancelled to prevent further spread of COVID-19, it’s now reopening to accommodate 400 homeless people-who can remain socially distant from one another. It will also have hand-washing stations.
A bicyclist is truck by a vehicle near Washoe Lake State Park. It happened Sunday afternoon. Police say a horse trailer-being towed by a pick-up truck, hit a female bicyclist. Deputies say the driver kept going-but that’s because they didn’t realize they’d hit someone. The bicyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
A Reno based ventilator company has increased production of the critical medical devices by 50 percent in repsonse to the virus outbreak. Hamilton Medical, a family-owned business begun in 1983, already has delivered hundreds of ventilators to countries most affected. The company aims to double production by the end of April and produce more than … Read more