SHARE Village in Las Vegas will expand access to its community food pantry in response to the growing economic impact of coronavirus fears in Southern Nevada.
Briana Erickson
Reporter: Homeless and veterans issues
Email: berickson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-387-5244
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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.
Preventing COVID-19 is key in preventing the illness from spreading among the homeless are more susceptible to contracting the illness and can’t self-quarantine at home.
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a five year, $14 million contract Wednesday for the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Causa Nevada Inc. to operate the 24/7 center.
Donna Charles, 65, and Robert Caris, 63, who are now engaged, will be the first two residents to move into a 10-unit container park to be unveiled at Share Village on Monday.
City officials say they have issued no citations and made no arrests under the new law and are instead stepping up efforts to get people into services.
Travis Strong joined more than 1,000 people who raced up the steps and raised nearly $300,000 for the American Lung Association in Nevada.
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden called out Sen. Bernie Sanders for voting against the 1993 Brady Bill that installed a waiting period and a background check for handgun purchases.
Demand at the city’s 24/7 open-air shelter and service center has increased since the City Council passed a controversial anti-camping ordinance in November.
Homeless shelters that accept funding from Clark County to provide emergency beds for the homeless will no longer be able to turn away people who show up drunk or high.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Novotny, commander of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, including the Thunderbirds, has announced his retirement.
Las Vegas police will begin enforcing a controversial camping ban on city streets on Saturday, but officials say they expect few fines or arrests.
A new mobile app allowed volunteers to pinpoint the location of homeless people as they counted and administer a survey on the spot to those willing to answer a few questions.
An Air Force officer and drone pilot who fled a court-martial sentencing at Nellis Air Force Base was found dead of an apparent suicide in California, authorities say.
From Monday through Feb. 14, there will be heavy aircraft traffic to and from Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag training exercises.
Mike and Cecy Hansen are raising a severely disabled 3-year-old boy damaged by parent abuse as an infant and a 2-year-old girl born to an alcohol and opiate addicted mother.
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