The Nevada Gaming Control Board has updated its policy on face masks. They are now requiring visitors to use face coverings at table games if there is no barrier between players and the dealer. The requirement also applies to spectators or any other person within six feet of any table. Also, casinos must offer anyone…… MORE
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Food Bank Offering Free Asymptomatic COVID-19 Tests Next Week
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada has partnered with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada Medicaid to offer free asymptomatic COVID-19 testing at their Mobile Harvest site Tuesday.… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation in Pershing County
A man is dead after stabbing a police dog and resisting arrest last night. Pershing County Deputies were responding to a motorist assist call and ran a routine check on him and found he had a felony warrant from New Mexico. Deputies say the man resisted arrest and deputies attempted to use a taser but…… MORE
Arrest Made in Dayton Fire
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says one man has been arrested in connection to a fire at the old railroad station in Dayton. Investigators say 63-year-old Kurt Selzer, of Ventura California, was found after a second brush fire. Central Lyon Fire Protection District says the depot was a total loss.… MORE
Record Number of COVID-19 Cases Reported Tuesday in Nevada
The same day the state of Nevada reported a record number of COVID-19 cases, Washoe County reported 13 new cases and 12 recoveries. Washoe County has 2,016 infections on Tuesday. It reported 26 new infections on Monday. The state of Nevada reported 379 new cases on Tuesday. Before that, the largest one-day increase was 295…… MORE
Mosquito Abatement Begins in Carson City
Carson City Health and Human Services started treating the area for mosquitoes this week. Crews in helicopters vector sprayed around 210 acres in the Anderson Ranch part of town, with more treatments to come this summer. The agency wants you to know that the application is safe for humans and animals. Help the effort at…… MORE
Nevada’s Minimum Wage Will Rise on July 1st
Nevada’s minimum wage goes up July 1st. Assembly Bill 456 that passed in 2019 bumps the rate up 75 cents annually through 2024. That’s $3.75 over five years. On the first, minimum wage workers will get $8.00 an hour if the employee is offered qualifying health benefits, and $9.00 an hour if the employee isn’t…… MORE
Renown Plans to Expand Their Telehealth Program
Renown Health Foundation has been awarded almost a million dollars from the Federal Communications Commission to expand their telehealth program.… MORE
Nevada Governor Delays Phase 3 Reopening Plan
Governor Steve Sisolak on Monday said Nevada will not move into Phase 3 of reopening at this time, and that more time is needed to evaluate new coronavirus cases. The governor cited a consistent increase in confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations since June 5. An increase in positive cases was expected with loosened restrictions and increased testing,…… MORE
One COVID-19 related Death Reported Saturday in Washoe County
Washoe County reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, giving the county 1,977 cases overall. There were no new deaths Sunday. There are 638 active cases of which 69 are hospitalized. Washoe County reported one COVID-19 related death on Saturday, giving the county 70 overall.… MORE
