Quail hunters can look forward to an average season

“This will be a great season compared to what we have experienced in the last 15 or more years,” said a small game biologist for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Empty desks: COVID robs US classrooms of teachers

Across the U.S., the deaths of educators have torn at the fabric of the school experience, taking the lives of teachers, principals, superintendents, coaches, a middle school secretary, a security guard. The losses have forced school boards to make hard decisions of whether to keep classrooms open and have left students and staff members grief-stricken.

Nevada fishing report, Nov. 18, 2020

Boils are popping up on Lake Mead, with fish averaging just less than 2 pounds. Live shad are the bait of choice, but a variety of Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits and soft plastics also are landing fish.

Billy Walters seeks leak investigation in insider trading case

Attorneys for Las Vegas businessman and gambler Billy Walters are petitioning the U.S. attorney general and the FBI to take action over what they say was leaked confidential information by an agent in Walters’ insider trading case.

 
Surging COVID cases force tighter restrictions across US

The steps face blowback from those who question the science behind mask wearing and social distancing and fear the new restrictions will kill off more jobs and trample on their civil liberties.

 
COVID-19 vaccine 95% effective, Pfizer seeking clearance in days

Pfizer says that more interim results from its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study suggest the shots are 95% effective and that it protects older people most at risk of dying from COVID.

 
Boeing 737 Max gets FAA approval to fly again

After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is clearing Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.