Allegiant Stadium will be a very popular destination during the 2020 NFL season as the Raiders kick off their inaugural season in Las Vegas.
John Galloway, a Las Vegas military history buff, talks the history of the USS Nevada and delivering a handwritten letter from Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, encased with a commemorative plaque inside a cherrywood box to Hospital Point, Hawaii, on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Under the governor’s orders a few restaurants were able to open their dining rooms in Downtown Summerlin Saturday, May 9. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The first phase of reopening Nevada’s businesses will begin Saturday, May 9, Gov. Steve Sisolak said Thursday. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This week’s guest is Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Amik Robertson. Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto is joined by Raiders reporters Vinny Bonsignore and Adam Hill, Allegiant Stadium insider Mick Akers and Vegas Nation podcast host Heidi Fang to breakdown what is next for the Las Vegas Raiders.
Las Vegas police on released the video of 2 officers freeing a cat, who got its head stuck in a soup can. Video courtesy LVMPD.
This weeks questions:
ARE THERE OTHER WAYS OF BEING TESTED FOR COVID-19?
HAS THERE BEEN AN INCREASE IN ANTIBODY TESTING IN NEVADA?
ARE THERE DIFFERENT STRAINS OF COVID-19?
AT WHAT RATE ARE NEW CASES BEING HOSPITALIZED?
CAN WE MEASURE THE COVID-19 CURE RATE?
Even sheltering indoors, people still have stories to share. The photographs in this essay reveal snippets of how Las Vegans and their families have been affected by the shutdown — and confinement in their homes. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Greg Zanis was the Illinois carpenter who built and erected the 58 simple white crosses in the shadow of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign that turned into a focal point for a city’s grief after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting in 2017. He died on Monday, May 4, 2020. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The four-part miniseries “Ghost Adventures: Quarantine” by Zak Bagans will debut in June on the Travel Channel. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Costco will implement new rules Monday that, in addition to requiring face masks, will allow seniors 60 and older to shop from 9-10 a.m. weekdays. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
One person died in a fire in a vacant house in east Las Vegas, near Eastern Avenue and Oakey Boulevard, early Monday morning, May 4, 2020, according to fire officials and witnesses. (Glenn Puit & Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The state Gaming Control Board has issued a pair of new health and safety policy statements detailing instructions for the reopening of casinos with guidelines that include social distancing requirements.
Desert Oasis High School’s senior prom was supposed to be held Saturday, but it was canceled when schools statewide were closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Clark County School District rolls out school buses equipped with Wi-Fi hot spots on 13 routes throughout the Las Vegas Valley to help students access online learning materials during school closures. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Governor Sisolak’s reopening plan is easier said than done for the only winery in Clark County. Grape Expectations is trying to figure out how to open up shop when they are three businesses in one. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
In an effort to increase safety for passengers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, Southwest Airlines is updating protocols that include requiring passengers to wear face coverings beginning May 11.
In downtown Henderson and at The District at Green Valley Ranch, small shops are opening their doors for business. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Renee Summerour and RJ reporter Colton Lochhead discuss the takeaways from Gov. Steve Sisolak’s “Road to Recovery Plan,” when will it start and for how long. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The head of MGM Resorts International isn’t sure when he’ll be able to open properties in Las Vegas, but said Thursday that New York-New York and Bellagio will likely be the first to open their doors. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday that convention attendance fell 54.8 percent to 249,800. March normally is one of the city’s strongest months for conventions and trade shows.
You had questions, and we’ve got the answers! Renee Summerour sits down with Dr. Brian Labus, epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and member of the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ health reporter Mary Hynes to answer viewer questions regarding the coronavirus spread in Nevada. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
THIS WEEK WE COVERED A LOT OF TOPICS:
1. POSTPONED MEDICAL/DENTAL PROCEDURES
2. GOV. SISOLASK ANNOUNCES TO EXTEND
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
3. THIS THE STAY AT HOME ORDER PART OF
THE “ROAD TO RECOVERY PLAN”?
4. WILL THERE BE A MASK REQUIREMENT STATEWIDE?
5. DOES WEATHER PLAN A ROLE IN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19?
6. WHERE IS NEVADA THIS WEEK ON ANTIBODY TESTING?
7. MYTH: AIR CONDITIONER CAN CAUSE CORONAVIRUS
8. IS IT SAFE TO GO BACK OUTSIDE? BEACHES? HIKING? ETC?
Las Vegas City Hall’s lights turned blue and white Tuesday night to mark Israel’s 72nd Independence Day. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto is joined by Raiders reporters Vinny Bonsignore and Adam Hill, columnist Ed Graney and Vegas Nation podcast host Heidi Fang to recap the Las Vegas Raiders’ draft picks in the 2020 NFL Draft.
An exchange between Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on a conference call on March 15, regarding school closings because of coronavirus outbreak. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Clark County Marriage License Bureau at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas reopens Monday, April 24, 2020. The bureau closed March 17 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center celebrated a milestone on Saturday, April 25 — the discharge to date of more than 50 COVID-19 patients. Employees marked the occasion by clapping and cheering as patient David Reifer was pushed down a hallway and out of the Las Vegas hospital in a wheelchair. (Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center)
A 24-year-old man with a sawed-off shotgun was shot dead by Las Vegas police in front of a red car the man allegedly tried to steal toward the end of car a chase Tuesday with speeds of more than 100 mph through multiple areas of the valley. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has yet to confirm when casinos will be able to reopen, but operators are already preparing for the day they’ll have to reassure guests their properties are clean and safe amid the virus outbreak. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the Raiders addressing wide receiver and cornerback with the selections of Alabama’s Henry Ruggs and Ohio State’s Damon Arnette on day one of the NFL draft, they now turn their attention to Friday’s second day. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)