Firefighters battle a blaze at Nellis Plaza at 1000 N. Nellis Blvd. in east Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Individuals pick up packaged meals from Clark County School District food distribution sites on Tuesday morning, April 28, 2020: Basic Academy of International Studies in Henderson and Kelly Elementary School in Las Vegas. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The hotel-casino operator, Las Vegas Sands Corp., announced updated protocols on April 28 for when its Las Vegas properties reopen, sometime after May 31. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
RJ investigations reporter Arthur Kane and Renee Summerour discuss the uncertainty of union contracts expiring in June, and how the extent of the financial damage from the crisis will make it difficult for unions and governments to negotiate collective bargaining agreements, possibly sending many to arbitration. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center celebrated a milestone on Saturday, April 25 — the discharge to date of more than 50 COVID-19 patients. Employees marked the occasion by clapping and cheering as patient David Reifer was pushed down a hallway and out of the Las Vegas hospital in a wheelchair. (Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center)
David and Mason Koch designed and erected a solar light display atop Black Mountain of a Nevada outline with heart inside for community strength during the novel coronavirus pandemic. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto is joined by Raiders reporters Vinny Bonsignore and Adam Hill, columnist Ed Graney and Vegas Nation podcast host Heidi Fang to recap the Las Vegas Raiders’ draft picks in day two of the 2020 NFL draft.
Dr. Jeff Davidson, medical director of Valley Hospital’s Emergency Department, talks about how people are delaying coming to the ER out of fear of catching COVID-19. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Riley Lynn Thacker’s mom put a sign in their yard to congratulate her daughter completing her senior year and neighbors followed suit. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lt. Col. Charles Dickinson of the 17th Sustainment Brigade of the Nevada National Guard discusses the mission of delivering personal protective equipment to nursing homes in Las Vegas. The 186th Motor Transportation Company of the Nevada National Guard assisted with the delivery. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Las Vegas Review-Journal studio hosts a debate between three of the four candidates running for Department 2 in Clark County District Court. The candidates are Carli Lynn Kierny, Dustin R. Marcello, Richard Frank Scott.
MGM expects to see “weakened demand” at its properties with reduced domestic and international travel restrictions, consumer fears and reduced consumer discretionary spending. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Treasure Island is planning to open its doors to guests May 15, despite Gov. Steve Sisolak saying Wednesday that gaming shutdowns, currently set to end April 30, will probably be extended an undetermined amount of time. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A rolllover crash kills two people on Thursday, April 23, 2020. A witnesses’ dash camera footage records the car moments before and after rolling over.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN on Wednesday, April 22, talking about reopening Las Vegas after the coronavirus shutdown. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
You had questions, and we’ve got the answers! Renee Summerour sits down with Dr. Brian Labus, epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ health reporter, Mary Hynes, to answer viewer questions regarding the coronavirus spread in Nevada. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide after a man was found deceased in the parking lot of a strip mall at 9640 W. Tropicana Ave. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police investigate a homicide in southwest Las Vegas. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police investigate a homicide in southwest Las Vegas. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Review-Journal studio hosts a debate between three of the five candidates running for Department 24 in Clark County District Court. The candidates are Michael F. Bohn, Daniel Robert Gilliam, Joseph Vadala.
Renee Summerour and the Rj’s Steve Sebelius discuss Governor Steve Sisolak’s “Reopening Plan’, and if it will be enough.
Jose Kuykendall, a local hospital nurse, plays his saxophone during a sunny Tuesday at Sunset Park. Kuykendall plays to relax and to keep his mind active while practicing social distancing. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Culinary Union and SEIU are calling for local ad federal entities to help protect frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
With demand for crude oil continuing to dip due to the stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, the price of gasoline at the retail level has fallen along with it. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
When asked if OSHA should be inside the hospitals to reports health violations,
SEIU Executive Board member Jody Domineck blasts OSHA and the CDC for not doing their job to protect workers
People fill up their vehicles at Costco off of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Local businesses, Summit Restoration and Immaculate Restoration are offering free cleaning and disinfecting of vehicles for health care workers and first responders. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The YMCA of Southern Nevada in conjunction with with the Clark County School District is furnishing a drive-thru for a free lunch program at the Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA, Durango Hills YMCA and SkyView YMCA in Las Vegas. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A history of the NFL Draft and how it went from being an intimate event with prospects’ names written on blackboards to three-day extravaganzas with huge public events in different cities. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
New numbers by the Southern Nevada Health District show COVID-19 disproportionately killing Black and Asian Clark County residents compared to their White and Hispanic counterparts.RJ investigations reporter Michael Scott Davidson and Renee Summerour discuss why that is, other factors revealed in these numbers including gender and age.