At UNLV, the measure will particularly help students who were taking only online classes by ensuring they receive their full housing benefit.
Military
Capt. Brett E. Crozier was fired after pleading for urgent Navy action to protect his crew.
The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels flew over New York City in a tribute to medical personnel, first responders and essential workers involved in fighting coronavirus.
The Nevada National Guard distributed nearly a million pieces of personal protective equipment to 22 Southern Nevada nursing and assisted living facilities this week.
On Thursday, the Nevada National Guard unloaded boxes of personal protective equipment to Silver Hills Health Care Center in Las Vegas.
What’s good for Southern Nevada also plays in Colorado, especially when the Air Force’s Thunderbirds honor America’s latest frontline heroes.
In a symbolic nod to normalcy, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a commencement address to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduating class on Saturday, telling the cadets that by setting off on their mission to defend the nation they “inspire confidence that we will prevail against the invisible enemy in our time as well.”
Following a virtual graduation ceremony Saturday at the Air Force Academy, the Thunderbirds will recognize the Class of 2020 with a flyover in Colorado Springs. The squadron also will conduct flyovers to honor medical professionals and first responders.
When he awoke at the VA hospital in North Las Vegas, Ronald Pipkins was stunned to learn that he was the first presumptive positive case in the state of Nevada.
He had tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30 and was taken off the ship and placed in “isolation housing.”
Defense Secretary Mark Esper acknowledged it’s tough to enforce new virus standards with a force of 2.2 million spread out all over the world.
The Nevada National Guard’s deployment in response to the state’s coronavirus crisis expanded sharply Tuesday and will now be the largest state activation in its history.
The Army Corps of Engineers said in a statement Saturday that it did assessments in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City as a result of COVID-19.
Six residents of the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home previously tested positive. One resident, an 86-year-old Navy Korean War veteran, died March 28 from complications related to COVID-19 after he was admitted to a hospital.
The Air Force’s Thunderbirds gave residents a reason to head outside and cheer for the first time in weeks after the fighter jets performed a flyover above every hospital in the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday afternoon.