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Mask mandate returns to Nevada for public indoor settings

The federal guidance applies to jurisdictions with a “substantial or high transmission” of the virus, which includes all but five counties in Nevada.

Sporadic heavy rains leave behind a trash heap in Las Vegas flood channels

The Tropicana Wash was flowing with floodwater from the previous night’s storm to create a mess — a mud-green mattress, plastic water bottles and mismatched ...

Las Vegas Festival Grounds emerging as contender in A's relocation plan

Oakland A’s leadership have visited numerous sites throughout Southern Nevada in recent weeks to explore potential relocation here. This week, the club brought architect Brad ...

Tourists in Las Vegas, like the rest of us, are split on the mask mandate

In spite of their vaccination status, a vast majority of Las Vegas tourists have been going bare-faced since mask mandates for vaccinated people were dropped ...

Nevada's latest mask mandate to continue for at least 2 weeks

A mask mandate in Nevada, which goes into effect in a few hours in counties with substantial or high transmission of COVID-19, including Clark County, ...

Golden Knights trade Marc-Andre Fleury to Chicago

A Marc-Andre Fleury trade has been rumored for two years and today, it finally happened. The Golden Knights sent their Vezina Trophy-winning, future Hall of ...

Metro sergeant, a former COVID skeptic, pleads with unvaccinated to get shots

Hospitalized with COVID-19, the Metro Police sergeant couldn’t catch his breath. He described the feeling as if he had a plastic bag over his head ...

Nevada not planning statewide measures amid virus uptick

Nevada health officials have no plans to implement statewide measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and intend to continue allowing ...

Culinary Union calls court ruling a win against Station Casinos

Station Casinos, which for years has resisted worker efforts to unionize, said it “firmly and respectfully” disagreed with the ruling ...

Preliminary plans for Las Vegas cannabis lounges include options for dining and entertainment

Planet 13, a tourist hotspot, is among a number of Las Vegas marijuana dispensaries crafting plans for consumption lounges, which the state Legislature approved earlier ...

With virus surge, U.S. to keep travel restrictions for now

The United States served notice Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the ...

Vegas uses second-round NHL Draft pick on Daniil Chayka, a Golden Knights fan

It’s the fourth time in five years the Golden Knights have used their first pick after the first round on a defenseman.

NHP trooper dies days after being struck during I-15 chase

Veteran Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Micah May died Thursday after he was struck by a carjacking suspect during a pursuit this week ...

How Kraken expansion draft stacks up against Golden Knights' template

The Vegas Golden Knights set an impossible standard to follow for an expansion team. The Kraken may not match that right away, but they did ...

Bellagio’s Mayfair Supper Club shakes things up with Lío Ibiza pop-up

Mayfair Supper Club, which opened at Bellagio at the close of 2019, will partner with the Ibiza-based Pacha Group to bring that company’s renowned cabaret ...

Las Vegas gets look at how company keeps crowds safe but moving

Anyone who has been to a concert or big sporting event has likely experienced the hassle of getting through security and into the arena. Fans ...

After Fleury trade, eyes turn to Robin Lehner as Golden Knights starting goalie

Now that Fleury is gone. Lehner is both the goalie of the present and the future.

Clark County exhibit explores obsolete technology — past, present and future

Published Sat, Jul 31, 2021 (2 a.m.)

The horn of a 1906 Edison standard phonograph is pointed toward the glass of a display case in a side gallery of the Clark County ...

Chaotic waters: U.S. stars win, but Dressel won't get 6 golds

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (11:37 p.m.)

Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself. But give him a deficit of more than 8 seconds?

Evictions loom after Biden, Congress fail to extend ban

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (11:34 p.m.)

A nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday night after President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress worked furiously but ultimately failed to ...

Body found in towed vehicle prompts Metro investigation

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (7:30 p.m.)

Homicide detectives on Friday were probing the death of a person whose body was found in a vehicle towed a week ago from central Las ...

Fallen trooper's cruiser becomes a memorial to the 'consummate professional'

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (6:30 p.m.)

When Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Micah May was fighting for his life in the hospital earlier this week, colleagues began scribbling messages on his cruiser ...

Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (6:16 p.m.)

In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated ...

Broadway to require vaccinations, masks for audience members

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (6:15 p.m.)

Broadway theatergoers will need to prove they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 and masks will be required when theaters reopen in the coming weeks, producers announced ...

Nevada leaders hope program limits evictions

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (2:38 p.m.)

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month.

Golden Knights counting on Dadonov to awaken dormant power play

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (2 a.m.)

It was painfully clear to anyone who watched a Golden Knights this game this season, but especially in the playoffs, the power play needed some ...

Preliminary plans for Las Vegas cannabis lounges include options for dining and entertainment

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (2 a.m.)

Planet 13, a tourist hotspot, is among a number of Las Vegas marijuana dispensaries crafting plans for consumption lounges, which the state Legislature approved earlier ...

Kimmann, Shriever win BMX racing gold; 2 stretchered off

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (12:45 a.m.)

Niek Kimmann kicked off his second Olympics by colliding with a race steward who had wandered onto the track during training.

U.S. uses dominant inside presence to beat Japan 86-69

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (12:45 a.m.)

A'ja Wilson scored 20 points and Breanna Stewart added 15 to help the U.S. beat Japan 86-69 on Friday in the women's basketball tournament.

As Biden's infrastructure plan advances, can GOP get to yes?

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (12:45 a.m.)

For President Joe Biden and the senators laboring over a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package, there’s just one question left: Can enough Republicans get to ...

Flight attendants report high frequency of unruly passengers

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (12:45 a.m.)

Nearly one in five flight attendants say they have witnessed physical incidents involving passengers this year, and their union is calling for criminal prosecution of ...

States race to use COVID-19 vaccines before they expire

Published Fri, Jul 30, 2021 (12:45 a.m.)

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been saved from the trash after U.S. regulators extended their expiration date for a second time, part ...

NHP trooper dies days after being struck during I-15 chase

Published Thu, Jul 29, 2021 (8 p.m.)

Veteran Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Micah May died Thursday after he was struck by a carjacking suspect during a pursuit this week ...

Golden Knights trade fan favorite Ryan Reaves to Rangers for draft pick

Published Thu, Jul 29, 2021 (7:25 p.m.)

For the second time this week, the Golden Knights have traded away a fan favorite. Vegas sent forward Ryan Reaves to the New York Rangers ...

Nevada's latest mask mandate to continue for at least 2 weeks

Published Thu, Jul 29, 2021 (7:10 p.m.)

A mask mandate in Nevada, which goes into effect in a few hours in counties with substantial or high transmission of COVID-19, including Clark County, ...

Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ release

Published Thu, Jul 29, 2021 (5:51 p.m.)

Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of “Black Widow,” which she said breached her contract and deprived her of ...

Detroit Pistons grab Cade Cunningham at No. 1 in NBA draft

Published Thu, Jul 29, 2021 (5:44 p.m.)

The Detroit Pistons selected Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night.