Yarleny Roa-Dugan, a Las Vegas hospital nurse, talks about the current climate in her hospital with the recent COVID-19 spike. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
(James Schaeffer, David Guzman / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rain showers approach a neighborhood in Centennial Hills in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020.
Walker Furniture continued their Home for the Holidays program by providing another family with new furniture. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegans Jeff and Karol Doody have decorated their home with scenes of the Las Vegas Strip. Their holiday light display will appear on ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight” on Wednesday.
Gina Iacuaniello is a former bookkeeper for high-profile attorney Bret Whipple. She reported irregularities in his office accounts to the State Bar of Nevada, which filed a complaint against Whipple. (Angus Kelly and Arthur Kane/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Santa Cops program delivers toys to Las Vegas families. Ten area commands visited area families to deliver toys to more than 74 families who are struggling as a result of job losses and furloughs. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer speaks during a press conference on the homicide investigation involving the victim Aldo Araiza, who went missing in 2000 and his remains were found in 2004, at the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters in Las Vegas, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.
The Southern Nevada Health District received its first doses of the Pfizer vaccine Monday morning. Now it is being given to front-line staffers at acute-care hospitals like Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. (Elliot Bauman / Las Vegas Review Journal)
Boulder City residents held a protest, in the form of a parade, to celebrate Christmas and express their unhappiness that the Chamber of Commerce had to cancel its annual parade.
Santa Claus, accompanied by Jingle Cat and some friends, visited Boulder City neighborhoods Dec. 12, 2020, to spread some holiday cheer.
The Clark County School District and the Clark County Education Association have reached a tentative agreement on reopening schools, according to a news release from the district sent early Wednesday. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System started administering initial doses of the Pfizer
COVID-19 vaccine to frontline healthcare workers at the North Las Vegas VA Medical.
Vegas Nation’s Heidi Fang and Adam Hill update on the players who will be out for the Raiders against the Chargers on Thursday Night Football.
Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes cover the latest topics surrounding COVID-19 in Nevada. Topics this week include:
1. MORE CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA HOSPITALS GET COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENTS
2. SISOLAK EXTENDS NEVADA PANDEMIC ‘PAUSE’
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden gives an injury update ahead of the team’s match up versus the Chargers on Thursday Night Football.
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers interview Jordan Alexander Barson, the driver of a box truck that plowed into a group of nearly 20 bicyclists on U.S. Highway 95, south of Las Vegas, on Dec. 10. (Nevada Highway Patrol)
COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Southern Hills Hospital)
UNLV men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Tuesday he tested positive for COVID-19, one day after his team’s game against Pepperdine was canceled. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders Interim defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli spoke with the media on his belief in the Raiders defensive line and how he plans to try and build upon Paul Guenther’s defense as the Raiders continue to push for postseason play.
Akaisha Cook, who graduated from UNLV this spring, is now attending Georgetown University with a full-ride scholarship and plans to become a foreign service officer.
A 26-year-old mother of two was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday in central Las Vegas police said. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
James Trees, owner of Esther’s Kitchen, shows outdoor individual dining tents at his downtown Las Vegas restaurant Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Firefighters were called about 7:50 a.m. to The Crossings at Lake Mead apartment complex. The fire was quickly knocked down, and no injuries were reported.
Tim Szymanski of the Las Vegas fire department gives an update about an apartment fire in northwest Las Vegas. (Glenn Puit/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Susan Marsian-Bolduc talks to the Review-Journal at her Las Vegas Thursday Dec. 3, 2020, about receiving two overpayment notices from Nevada Department of Employment Training that totaled over $14,000. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
An intensive care unit nurse at University Medical Center was the first person in Nevada to be inoculated against COVID-19 after the state received its initial shipment of the Pfizer vaccine Monday morning, a hospital administrator said. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden spoke to the media a day after firing defensive coordinator Paul Guenther.
Hannah Doss purchased and refurbished an old railroad camp car for use as a tiny home. Now she’s written a children’s book about the car (named Journey) and its adventures. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Nevada and have started to be distributed to those eligible for it in the first wave.