His firing comes amid pressure on the military as it seeks to step up its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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A Las Vegas congregation is asking Nevadans for submissions to a Book of Life for the regent after his death Friday.
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden Gate Park turned 150 years old on Saturday, and the huge party to celebrate San Francisco’s beloved treasure will, for the time being, take place online.
The number of people infected in the U.S. has exceeded 300,000, with the death toll climbing past 8,400.
“This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment,’’ U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told “Fox News Sunday.”
Since Nevada reported its first cases of COVID-19 on March 5, a series of emergency measures has brought the economy to a near halt and transformed life in the Silver State.
Death Valley National Park is closing due to “public health concerns” amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The closure includes all roads, campgrounds, park facilities, trails and viewpoints.
The declaration allows the state to “unlock additional federal assistance programs for Nevadans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Sisolak said in a statement posted Saturday on Twitter.
Worldwide, confirmed infections rose past 1.1 million and deaths exceeded 60,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has more than 7.6K deaths.
Sam Lieberman, a Nevada university regent and former chairman of the state Democratic Party, died on Friday at age 58.
President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered Trump’s impeachment.
Rena Hughes is hoping to retain her seat on the Clark County Family Court bench as she is challenged by attorneys Dedree “Dee” Butler and J. Scott MacDonald.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that his department is working to bring home Americans who have been stranded abroad because of efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Classes at Nevada’s public colleges and universities will remain virtual through the summer term, according to Thom Reilly, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Only essential personnel and people already living on base will be allowed to enter starting Monday
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