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Las VegasFirst coronavirus case ID’d in Nevada prison system
Thursday, March 26, 2020 An employee at High Desert State Prison has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed case in a Nevada Department of Corrections facility, prison officials said. Officials did not say what ...
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NewsHomeless shelter in Vegas closes after client tests positive for COVID-19
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 A Las Vegas homeless shelter is temporarily shutting its doors after a man who sought services there tested positive for COVID-19, the Southern Nevada Health District announced today. The men’s shelter ...
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Las VegasCounty jail inmate tests positive for coronavirus
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 An inmate who spent about 11 days at the county jail has tested positive for the coronavirus, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said today. The inmate was taken to University Medical Center after ...
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Las VegasMetro: No coronavirus detected at county jail
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 There have been no confirmed coronavirus cases at the Clark County Detention Center, Metro Police said today, noting that the jail staff is taking “every precaution to prevent the ...
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NewsMetro starts enforcing shutdown of nonessential businesses
Saturday, March 21, 2020 Metro Police on Saturday began enforcing Gov. Steve Sisolak’s order that nonessential businesses temporarily shut down in an effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus ...
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NewsDMV gives extension for renewals out of coronavirus concerns
Saturday, March 21, 2020 Nevada motorists due to renew their vehicle registration or driver’s license are getting a 90-day extension out of concerns for the COVID-19 outbreak ...
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NewsClark County empowers police to shut down defiant businesses
Friday, March 20, 2020 Nevada businesses deemed nonessential that have refused to shutter amid the coronavirus crisis despite a state order have until midnight Friday to do so. If those in unincorporated Clark County persist ...
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Breaking NewsLombardo: Metro will enforce order to close nonessential businesses
Friday, March 20, 2020 Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo says Metro Police stand ready to enforce Gov. Steve Sisolak's stepped-up order Friday for non-essential businesses throughout Nevada to shut down for 30 days as ...
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Las VegasNellis Air Force base now reporting 4 virus cases
Friday, March 20, 2020 Nellis Air Force Base today announced that three more service members have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases at ...
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A&ECirque lays off 95% of workforce after shows suspended
Thursday, March 19, 2020 Only a fraction of the staff will remain on payroll to conduct minimal operations while the company tries to navigate ...
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Las VegasMetro Police step up virus countermeasures
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Metro Police say they have upped their hygienic and safety practices and canceled nonessential public events because of the coronavirus outbreak. As the virus spreads, “the pace for patrol officers has remained unchanged as ...
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SportsLights FC promises fan experience that's bolder than ever for soccer team's third season
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 An image of the scarf-wearing crew reflects off Michael Denman’s aviator shades as soccer chants erupt from the Cashman Field bleachers on a crisp Saturday morning. It’s mid-January, two months before the Las Vegas Lights kick off their third season in the United Soccer League, and the team’s most faithful followers have already shown up—for an open house.
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NewsOctober 1 remembrance events dot the valley, beginning today
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 As weeks have turned into months and months into years, local officials, nonprofits and the community continue to host gatherings honoring victims of the October 1 shooting. Here are a few commemorating the upcoming second anniversary.
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NewsOct. 1 investigation closed without a motive
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 Thousands of documents, video and audio released by authorities did not answer the most significant question: Why did a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler from Mesquite smuggle an arsenal to a 32nd floor hotel suite to indiscriminately end 58 innocent lives and wound hundreds more?
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A&EStaying at Camp EDC 'way worth it' for festival attendees in Las Vegas
Sunday, May 20, 2018 Hours before the Electric Daisy Carnival kicked off a second night of utopia on Saturday in Las Vegas, some revelers took shelter in their ..
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SportsLas Vegas Lights' leader refuses to hide his passion for the game
Thursday, May 17, 2018 “We are all professionals, artists,” Chelís says when asked about his players. “They all know how to play soccer. We don’t have an accountant here, or a mechanic—they’re all soccer players."
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CommunityHow are we doing six months after the Oct. 1 shooting?
Thursday, March 29, 2018 It’s been six months since the Oct. 1 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip. But for the loved ones of those killed on Oct. 1 and the thousands injured or affected, the tragedy still prevails day to day as they nurse emotional wounds ...
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NewsGet involved: A citizen's guide to getting your voice heard by government
Thursday, March 15, 2018 The long, grueling and combative 2016 election had at least one silver lining. According to the website VolunteerMatch, its highest-ever traffic numbers happened four days after Trump’s inauguration and ...
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NewsCCSD students will leave class for 17 minutes in gun control statement
Monday, March 12, 2018 Clark High School Senior Lauryn Tsai is leading a walkout at her school with the support of administrators because she’s tired of hearing about people dying ...
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NewsProgram offers support in the wake of tragedy in Las Vegas and beyond
Saturday, March 3, 2018 On any given day and time, the Trauma Intervention Program of Southern Nevada has professionally trained volunteers ready to respond to traumatic events. When an incident unfolds in the Las Vegas Valley, they are first responders of sorts, allowed past ...
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Crime
In fight against human trafficking, law enforcement has had to evolve
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 As technology and syndicates have evolved, so has the way these criminals operate.
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NewsCheck out Metro Police busts on social media
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 Type #onelessgun in Twitter’s search bar to see firearms, ammunition, drugs and wads of cash seized by officers across the country.
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NewsHenderson's new police chief is breaking down barriers and bringing a new perspective
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 The mountainous sights of Southern Nevada are still new to LaTesha Watson, and sometimes she looks up “and it seems like a painting in front of me,” she said in a January interview from her office. “There are no ...
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Breaking NewsScience advocates rally, show support across Las Vegas on Earth Day
Saturday, April 22, 2017 The rowdy, sign-toting crowd at the Arts District Saturday morning for the March for Science stayed true to its protest cry: “Science not silence!” ...
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Las VegasDu-Par’s restaurant closes at the Golden Gate
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 Du-Par’s restaurant at the Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas abruptly closed its doors Tuesday evening, hours before it was expected to. By 6:30 p.m., black curtains concealed ...
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CrimeRace and unrest: Las Vegans speak out about racial tension and policing
Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 Metro officer-involved shootings peaked in 2010, when police shot and killed seven people and wounded 18 others. The numbers largely have declined since then, a trend ...
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SportsFans receive pitch at newly renamed Las Vegas Raiders bar
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 Call it home-field advantage. Representatives of Sands Corp., which aims to lure the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas, made their pitch Saturday evening to fans who’d gathered at the newly renamed Las Vegas Raiders Nation Cantina, at 4660 Boulder …
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Breaking NewsTruck barrels into Carla Pellegrino's Henderson restaurant
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 A pickup truck smashed into a celebrity chef's Henderson restaurant on Monday afternoon, halting operations for at least two weeks.
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NewsCaesars marks half-century with fireworks display
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 The sky near Caesars Palace was illuminated with a fireworks display Friday night as the property commemorated its first half-century …
