Both UNLV and CSN plan to host about 80% of their courses online, with the remaining 20% in person. Per state requirements, the two schools will require face masks to be worn in public. Expect additional safety improvements such as social distancing stickers and protective plexiglass. Other tweaks, like staggered start times, should help prevent hallway traffic. And those who test positive for COVID are asked to report it to their school.

The Clark County School District’s abrupt shift to digital learning in mid-March was especially tough on lower-income and minority students. Reportedly, nearly one-third of all students stopped learning because they didn’t have a device or internet connectivity so they could participate in the remote instruction.

On August 24, students throughout the Las Vegas Valley will go back to school … sort of. The vast majority of K-12 students will actually learn from home—for 90 days, at least—as Nevada continues to take safety precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19. And UNLV and CSN students, who kick off their academic year on the same day as the Clark County School District, will take approximately 80 percent of their classes online.

Prom, graduation, SAT testing—the global pandemic has disrupted all our usual rites of passage. And naturally, that has reverberated into the realm of college admissions. How do prospective students apply to their dream schools when they lack standardized test scores, completed semesters or extracurricular activities?

A 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first-ever minted is going up for auction by the owner in Las Vegas.

Hotel owners are facing an “unprecedented wave” of foreclosures without federal help with commercial debt relief, according to a Tuesday letter from the industry to Congress.

Tourists visiting The Strip could be fueling the pandemic, according to a ProPublica investigation.

In an interview with Fox News last month, President Donald Trump called Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, an "alarmist," using a pejorative straight from the playbook of those who deny the science behind climate change. Fauci rejected the characterization, describing himself as a "realist."

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