Experts In The News
Six months since Nevada’s outbreak of COVID-19, public health data is trending in the right direction.
At a time of wrenching division, police officers and those returning from prison share unexpected commonalities that can bring us together. On the surface, these two groups would seem dissimilar, but a groundbreaking Las Vegas program that bridges this divide has caught the attention of both the White House and the governor of Nevada. Perhaps more importantly, it has taken a bite out of crime by reducing re-offending while boosting employment.
As the Clark County School District wraps up its second week of instruction, at least 39,574 students lack a Chromebook or device that allows them to fully participate in distance learning.
The next stop for the trains and track of the Las Vegas Monorail is bankruptcy court, where the public Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the private Las Vegas Monorail Company will submit what's called a prepackaged bankruptcy.
Some are getting ready to celebrate Labor Day weekend, but the country remains in the middle of a pandemic and local doctors are urging everyone to remain cautious.
Months of laying low and getting well acquainted with our own spaces has made many of us beyond ready for a vacation. But like most things, visiting a hotel isn’t what it used to be. Is it even safe to stay in a hotel? As long as the hotel is taking proper precautions, Brian Labus, PhD, MPH, an infectious disease epidemiologist and public health professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says you’ll probably be okay.
A 35-year-old mother is accused of throwing her 3-month-old son from a second-floor staircase Tuesday, killing him, according to an arrest report released Friday.
Las Vegas gaming business is rebounding on weekends, says a casino industry chief. However, Jim Allen, the Hard Rock International Chairperson, says weekdays have remained “soft.”
