Financial markets were rattled last year when some big banks shut down. But about 15 years ago, lenders across Nevada and the U.S. closed at a rapid clip.
Investigations
Five employees at the Southern Nevada Water Authority and sister agency Las Vegas Valley Water District cashed out more than $100,000 in sick and vacation leave pay in 2022.
The Henderson City Council will decide whether to impose additional record fees on April 16, but experts say the fees can be a barrier to disclosure.
The FBI is investigating whether state Sen. Dina Neal used her influence to secure federal money for a friend.
The top 10 highest paid employees at University Medical Center also were paid more than $350,000 in 2022, public records show.
More women are infected with the virus. Doctors and scientists are looking at the biological and behavioral differences to find out why.
Luis A. Frias led a troupe of dancers before international audiences in the 1980s and early ’90s. He died alone April 25, quietly and without an audience, in Las Vegas.
Analysts say top Democratic donor Stephen J. Cloobeck’s commitment improves the chances of recalling the Las Vegas mayor.
Nevada health officials said social distancing measures stymied the coronavirus spread and lessened feared capacity issues at Las Vegas hospitals.
Stephen Cloobeck, one of the biggest Democratic donors in the state, said, “Clearly Mayor Goodman has not acted in the best interest of Nevadans in this time of crisis.”
But health officials say there’s no substantial evidence that the coronavirus was present at the January technology conference, as Nevada prepares to roll out antibody testing.
Questions are being raised about civil liberties under strict coronavirus shutdowns. Enforcement has led to violence, arrests and fines in some states.
“I really believed that she was going to fight it off, that she was going to make a comeback,” Michele Franzese Rustigan said. “And when that doesn’t happen, it’s super weird.”
The Nevada Hospital Association reportedly threatened to withhold critical reports if state agencies made data public.
Even in the care of doctors, Abbie Purney said it took four days for her father to get tested, and it took another five days before his family learned the results.