Those wanting to show support for wounded Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis may do so by signing banners at the Clark County Government Center.
Briana Erickson
Reporter: Homeless and veterans issues
Email: berickson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-387-5244
X: @ByBrianaE
Briana Erickson covers homeless and veterans’ issues for the Review-Journal. A proud “Florida Woman” living in the desert, she centers her reporting around people living in the shadows.
Before joining the Review-Journal in 2017, the University of Florida graduate wrote for the North Central Florida NPR affiliate and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She was named College Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists.
A statewide telephonic town hall on Tuesday will discuss fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is hosted by AARP Nevada.
Las Vegas police said they are “reviewing actions taken by both protesters and law enforcement” after several legal observers were arrested at a protest against police brutality on the Strip last weekend.
Isolation during the coronavirus pandemic hampers social services and nonprofits that serve at-risk kids from doing their jobs. It’s also likely behind a big drop in child abuse cases.
With the passing of the guidon during a closed ceremony Thursday, Col. Todd Dyer assumed command of Nellis Air Force Base from Col. Cavan Craddock, Nellis officials announced.
Onofrio “NoNo” Zicari, 97, who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, 76 years ago, reflects on this year’s anniversary amid upheaval in the U.S.
While its direct impact on the homeless population is still unclear, the coronavirus pandemic has made life on the streets of Las Vegas harder in many ways.
The VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas is one of fewer than 20 VA sites around the nation chosen to work out best practices for reintroducing in-person health care services.
While testing for COVID-19 is becoming available to more Clark County residents, testing of the homeless remains haphazard even though they are at high risk.
Some recurring public Memorial Day events are scheduled for Monday across the valley, but they have been scaled back.
Nevada health investigators designated Horizon Health and Rehabilitation in Las Vegas as one of four “high risk” nursing homes in the state.
The Nellis pharmacy was placed off-limits for retirees on April 10, preventing many local retirees and widows from accessing the no-cost medication to which they are entitled.
Tributes to fallen U.S. armed service members in the Las Vegas Valley on Memorial Day weekend will be different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
About half of the residents at 190-bed The Heights in Summerlin have been infected by the new coronavirus. The death toll is now the highest at any state-regulated institution.
To replace the closing sites, Three Square Food Bank has added two weekly drive-thru distributions, which will begin Saturday and Wednesday at Central Christian Church at 1001 New Beginnings Drive in Henderson.
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