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SNAP sees dramatic increase in people seeking food assistance
The number of Nevadans currently being evaluated for food stamp eligibility is double what it was this time last year. The stark figure further...
Clark County suspends union contracts with SEIU health care, public sector workers
The union representing health care workers at University Medical Center and a variety of public sector workers says Clark County manager Yolanda King has...
Can you guess which Nevada cities are best at responding to the census?
A third of Nevadans have already responded to the 2020 census but response rates vary dramatically by city, according to numbers released Tuesday by...
Nevada issues travel advisory
Two weeks after closing schools, casinos, and "nonessential" businesses, Nevada has issued a travel advisory.The advisory urges Nevadans returning to the state to self-quarantine...
Senior living facility resident with COVID-19 dies in Henderson
Betty Jane Conrad, a five-year resident who currently lived in a Henderson senior living facility, died last week at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, according...
SBA official outlines expedited loan, grant programs for small business
Nevada’s 250,000-plus small businesses, which employ an estimateed 500,000 people, have been especially hit hard by virus-related economic disruptions.The new federal coronavirus relief law...
Murren: Nevada can ‘punch above its weight’ in fight for COVID-19 supplies
Whether it comes to getting a job, a room, or a free buffet, Nevada is about juice. Now, the biggest names in the state...
Analysis projects date for COVID-19 to peak in Nevada: April 20
The third week of April.That’s when the coronavirus could peak in Nevada, according to a state-by-state data analysis from the Institute for Health Metrics...
SNHD reveals underlying factors in COVID-19 deaths
Data provided by the Southern Nevada Health District reveals that four of the ten patients who died of COVID-19 had diabetes and three had...
Health official: “People without underlying medical conditions get ill and die” from COVID-19
The Southern Nevada Health District will begin providing more information on its website about people who test positive for COVID-19, Dr. Michael Johnson, Director...