The city says bypassing a requirement to have the City Council approve contracts worth more than $100,000 will help officials quickly respond to the pandemic.
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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a shuttle bus on Tuesday morning near Jones Boulevard and Flamingo Road, Las Vegas police said.
A flight from New Jersey to Las Vegas was diverted to Nebraska on Tuesday because of a “disruptive passenger” who refused to wear a face mask, United Airlines said.
“It’s really an all-hands-on-deck situation for us to be providing as much support as we can to our chapters across the country,” said Jennifer Sparks, spokeswoman for the Red Cross in Southern Nevada.
Clark County’s “Stop, Swab Go” testing program has been extended through Sept. 25 after it fell well short of its goal of administering 60,000 tests.
The city of Henderson fined Xtreme Manufacturing, owned by businessman and Trump ally Don Ahern, $3,000 for six observed violations.
A 20-year-old bicyclist was critically injured Monday morning after she was struck by a truck in the western Las Vegas Valley.
A 56-year-old woman was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in the south Las Vegas Valley on Sunday afternoon, police said.
A kitchen fire caused $75,000 in damage Saturday afternoon to a Las Vegas home when a stove was left unattended, firefighters said.
President Donald Trump arrived in Las Vegas shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday when Air Force One touched down at McCarran International Airport.
The state Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday reported 414 additional cases of the coronavirus, and 10 more deaths across Nevada.
The task force “will be deployed by local and state authorities to conduct search operations to ensure no-one is left unaccounted for,” the statement said.
The Nevada Highway Patrol on Saturday morning is investigating a crash in Henderson.
Hundreds of vessels are expected to take part in the “Lake Mead Trump Boat Parade” at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Saturday, according to event organizers.
Lawyers for a Las Vegas Strip property filed a trespassing lawsuit Friday against 20 unknown people in the wake of a Labor Day weekend fight that broke out at Encore.
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