Nevada logged fewer than 1,000 coronavirus cases over a single day for the first time in nearly two months, but the head of the state’s COVID-19 response said the holidays may be clouding the numbers.
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Blake Apgar joined the Review-Journal as a general assignment reporter in January 2017 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He interned at the Review-Journal in the summer of 2016, and now covers North Las Vegas and Henderson government. He was raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The updated figures from the state Department of Health and Human Services bring statewide totals to 217,509 cases and 2,952 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized with what police described as “life-threatening” injuries after a Saturday night crash in the eastern Las Vegas Valley.
The North Las Vegas Fire Department has delivered toys to families in need for years. This year, the department is delivering more than toys to nearly three dozen families.
Nevada public health officials reported 1,939 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths on Monday.
A 57-year-old man who was critically injured in a western Las Vegas Valley car crash last month has died, Las Vegas police said.
A ruling from a court last week overturned a state-mandated limit on religious gatherings. Now, allowable attendance at places of worship is capped at 25 percent of capacity.
The updated numbers from health officials bring state totals to 203,945 cases and 2,781 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Two days before responding to the fire that killed tech entrepreneur Tony Hsieh, firefighters were called to the same home twice within half an hour.
Authorities do not expect to finalize the investigation into the house fire that killed Tony Hsieh until after the holiday season, an official said.
The North Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to put an additional $143,800 into an in-person education program.
The North Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a stricter animal care law.
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to formalize its intent to sell land that would be developed for a new resort.
In a letter to Superintendent Jesus Jara, Mayor John Lee asked to rent schools if the Clark County School District does not reopen them next month.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man who was shot and killed in a fight last week in east Las Vegas. No arrests have been made in the case.
