Las Vegas

Hand washing stations now share the casino floor with slot machines at the Bellagio. It's part of a move to ramp up hygiene protocols ahead of the establishment's reopening on June 4.

As Casinos Reopen In Las Vegas, Stakes Are High And Union Calls For Transparency

9:20am June 03, 2020

by David Fuchs

Casinos is Las Vegas are reopening Thursday, after being shuttered for more than two months. Workers there are eager to start getting paid again, but they're also worried about their health.

A car drives down an otherwise empty Las Vegas Strip amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 8.

'The Sheer Volume' Is Hard To Capture: Unemployment In Nevada Soars To Historic High

7:18pm May 28, 2020

Nearly 41% of jobs in the state's food and accommodation industry have been lost. The overall levels are comparable to the Great Depression, says David Schmidt, a state economist.

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Cyclists stop to look at the fountains at the Caesars Palace hotel and casino on Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip, which is empty of its normal crowds because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nevada Will Reopen Its Casinos On June 4, Governor Says

10:47am May 27, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We continue to see a consistent and sustainable downward trajectory of percentage of positive COVID-19 cases," Gov. Steve Sisolak says.

Las Vegas Mayor Urges Casinos To Reopen Saying Competition Will Reveal Safety Levels

7:49pm April 22, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she is not responsible for ensuring businesses adhere to social distancing guidelines. "They better figure it out. That's their job. That's not the mayor's job," she said.

Under Las Vegas' new law, people found sleeping in public areas affected by the rules could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

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Las Vegas Bans Sleeping, Camping in Public Places

6:42pm November 07, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Homeless activists swarmed the Las Vegas City Council chambers chanting, "Housing, not handcuffs!" The mayor said the measure is necessary in order to address a homeless problem that is not abating.

Survivor Susanan Anely stands on the sidewalk bordering the Healing Garden in Las Vegas. Since Route 91, she has moved back to Las Vegas, started a new job, gotten promoted, started school and fallen back in love with photography.

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'We Must Keep Loving': Trauma Lingers 2 Years After Mass Shooting In Las Vegas

6:00am September 29, 2019

by Bridget Bennett

Survivors of the 2017 mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas are still experiencing lasting effects. "All these people that think that you can just move on — you don't," one survivor says.

On Tuesday, the FBI announced it could not uncover the motive that drove Stephen Paddock to kill 58 people and injure hundreds more on Oct. 1, 2017. The FBI has closed its investigation.

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FBI Finds No Motive In Las Vegas Shooting, Closes Investigation

9:44pm January 29, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"Throughout his life, [Stephen] Paddock went to great lengths to keep his thoughts private, and that extended to his final thinking about this mass murder," officials said on Tuesday.

Supporters gather outside the Las Vegas Convention Center as they watch President Trump's rally on screens in the parking lot on Sept. 20.

Politics & Government

Latino Votes Crucial In Nevada, As Culinary Union Focuses On Turnout

7:28pm October 03, 2018

Dean Heller is the only Republican in the Senate up for re-election in a state that Hillary Clinton won. Latino union workers are a key voting bloc for his Democratic opponent, Rep. Jacky Rosen.

People pray at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Oct. 1 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas.

A Survivor Helps Other Survivors Process The Horrors Of The Las Vegas Mass Shooting

7:29pm October 01, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Clinical psychologist Shiva Ghaed thought she understood the long-term impacts of trauma. But after surviving the Las Vegas shooting, she didn't realize what it would do to her.

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On Oct. 2, 2017, drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort on the Las Vegas Strip, following a deadly shooting at a music festival. On Tuesday, the company that owns the hotel offered to make a $500 charitable donation for victims who

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MGM Offers To Donate Nearly $1 Million On Behalf Of Las Vegas Victims It Is Suing

11:45pm September 11, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

MGM Resorts International said it would give $500 to any charity connected to the deadly concert shooting for people who authorize their lawyers to accept legal notice of the company's lawsuit.